2013 Chevy Volt for sale
We’re reaching out to our trusted members first with a special opportunity: Umpqua Watersheds is offering our 2013 Chevy Volt for sale. This well-maintained plug-in hybrid has only 68,000 miles on it and is in excellent [...]
Federal Cuts Devastate Umpqua Watersheds AmeriCorps Environmental Education Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Federal Cuts Devastate AmeriCorps Environmental Education in Douglas County
Umpqua Watersheds Calls on Community to Stand with Umpqua Community Action Network, (UCAN), Students, Service Members, [...] **The federal government is proposing to narrow the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA),** removing habitat degradation from consideration. This means only direct injury or death of [...] After a long career in government employment, public life, and Democratic Party activism, Roseburg’s Lenore Paulsen has died at the age of 90 in the home she lived in for [...] Please comment by March 27, 2025 https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/02/25/2025-03014/removal-of-national-environmental-policy-act-implementing-regulations Unfortunately, the CEQ itself cannot rescind an executive order issued by the President. Since Executive Order 14154 directs the removal of NEPA’s implementing [...] News release: For Immediate Release, February 18, 2025 Contact: Jeremiah Scanlan, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6400, jscanlan@biologicaldiversity.org https://www.northcoastjournal.com/news/complex-tradeoffs-31988826 January 30, 2025 ‘Complex Tradeoffs’ Five [...] Conservation groups, including Umpqua Watersheds, issue press release. Press Release January 21, 2025 Umpqua Watersheds member Bob Allen has an article in the Oregon Humanities Magazine Winter 2025 edition. https://www.oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine/currents-winter-2025/posts-currents/ In the mid-1980s, my family lived outside Roseburg, not far from River Forks [...] The success of the program to curtail the invasion of the barred owl on the Hoopa Valley Tribal Land gets a big boost from the federal government. “The USFW’s controversial [...] Pictures of nature’s beauty are awe-inspiring—a wonder to behold. But for many of us, simply admiring them is not enough. We feel called to venture out, to experience the [...] Notice of Non-compliance gives the owners of Winchester Dam until Nov 17 to request a hearing. cover-letter-winchester-proposed-order winchester-notice-of-non-compliance-proposed-order-and-opportunity-for-con-1 https://www.propublica.org/article/biden-logging-blm-oregon-climate KEZI reports on River Cleanup in the Umpqua By Diana Pace The Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal team has been implementing guidance from experts such as Dave Stone, Andy Kerr, the Umpqua National Forest supervisor and the Wilderness Society. [...] https://kqennewsradio.com/2024/07/05/morning-conversation-7-5-24-2/ A recent victory for conservation group, Cascadia Wildlands, gives protection to a Marbled Murrelet nest site.
Proposed ESA Change Threatens Wildlife Protection
In Memory of Lenore Paulsen
NEPA is under attack!
Lawsuit Aims to Protect Spring-Run Chinook Salmon in Pacific Northwest
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-aims-to-protect-spring-run-chinook-salmon-in-pacific-northwest-2025-02-18/
Mark Sherwood, Native Fish Society, (503) 344-4218, mark@nativefishsociety.org
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Complex Tradeoffs
EPIC among conservation groups defending barred owl removal in court
By Kimberly Wear kim@northcoastjournal.com @kimberly_wear
Conservation Groups support US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Efforts to reduce barred owl impacts on spotted owls
How a Fight Led to a Festival
Hoopa Valley Tribe receives major grant to remove barred owls
Honoring the Life of Emily Hopfer
ODFW issues letter of Non-compliance to Winchester Water Control District
Despite Biden’s Promise to Protect Old Forests, His Administration Keeps Approving Plans to Cut Them Down
Umpqua Watersheds hosts the 40th Annual River Cleanup
Seeking expert bill writer, preparing wilderness characteristics booklet
Restoration Chair and Vice President of UW interview
Marbled Murrelet nest site protected on the Elliott
Wyden introduces The River Democracy Act
Conservation groups win lawsuit
Coastal Marten Critical Habitat Designation
