Oregon Department of Forestry helping prepare landowners for Forest Practices Act rule changes
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/ORFORESTRY/bulletins/37b706e
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) is helping to prepare forest landowners for big changes to the Forest Practices Act (FPA) that go into effect [...]
OSU backs out of proposal to Manage Elliott State Forest
President Murthy Letter to State Land Board 11-13-2023
Message from Department of State lands regarding the Elliott Forest
https://mailchi.mp/news.dsl.oregon.gov/elliottupdate111423?e=c4889c9476
View this email in your browser A Message from DSL Director Vicki Walker November 14, 2023Dear Elliott State Research [...]
Autumn Hikes
Some friends and I have enjoyed some great autumn 2023 hikes. We hiked in the beautiful Mt Thielsen Wilderness to Tipsoo Peak in the snow. Wolf Creek Falls. Hiked some [...]
Tipsoo Peak Mt Thielsen Wilderness Hike 10-23
My friend Deb, her dog and myself made the 3+ horizontal mile hike to Tipsoo Peak with an elevation of over 8000 feet in the Mt. Thielsen Wilderness. The [...]
A WIN FOR EASTSIDE OLD GROWTH! Fall 2023
by Ken Carloni
“A federal judge has found that a Trump-era rule change that allowed for the logging of old-growth forests in the Pacific Northwest violates several laws.” NPR Aug. 31, [...]
Conservation Committee Update: Fall 2023
During the last few months, the Conservation Committee followed up with several state and federal projects.
In July, the Forest Service held an information meeting [...]
Wilderness Committee Update: Fall 2023
Hello everyone hope you had a fun summer. The Wilderness Committee has been chugging along, moving our efforts towards making the Crater Lake Wilderness a reality rather than [...]
Outreach Update: Fall 2023
We are making progress on the Umpqua Outback Community Space! As expected, it is a slow process and will involve 4 stages [...]
Executive Director’s Update: Fall 2023
Over the last couple of years Umpqua Watersheds (UW) has increased our focus on building partnerships and increasing collaborations to support our mission and our community. [...]
