Boulder Creek Wilderness-Pine Bench Hike 5-1-24
BOULDER CREEK WILDERNESS-PINE BENCH 5-1-24
Six of us brave souls hiked three+ miles uphill into the Pine Bench area of the Boulder Creek Wilderness. Great weather! The big challenge [...]
Earth Day Oregon 2024
Umpqua Watersheds and Earth Day Oregon 2024 are partnering with local businesses to promote and celebrate the Earth while supporting local businesses that recognize the vital importance of our natural [...]
AmeriCorps Update
Winter seems to have passed us by in the blink of an eye, which marks the arrival of spring, my favorite season, just around the [...]
President’s Corner
By Janice Reid
There are nearly 1000 non-profits or charitable organizations in Douglas County, Oregon. Umpqua Watersheds is the only non-profit in the county that has fought to preserve older forests. [...]
Conservation Update
Lethal Barred Owl Removal…by Janice Reid
There are several opinions on the proposal by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to lethally remove barred owls within the range of [...]
Education Update
by Cindy Haws
Winter and Wetlands: Who Would Think They Go Together? Oh yeah, chest waders and chilly water….AND The BEAVER
This quarter, education activities have trained students, educators, and [...]
Outreach Update
Outreach Update…by Kasey Hovik
Lots is going on with Umpqua Watersheds’ Outreach Programs. In January, we started our monthly “Watershed Wednesdays,” held on the last Wednesday of each month in [...]
Restoration Update
PUBLIC FORESTS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM…by Ken Carloni
PROLOGUE
In late December, I wrote a guest column below for the Roseburg News-Review (see below) in response to the ever-increasing drumbeat [...]
Wilderness Update Spring 2024
by Diana Pace
Greetings as we prepare for the long-awaited spring. Bob Hoehne prepared the Four Ladies in Tennis Shoes history display and Rick Kreofsky got it beautifully framed. The [...]
Four Ladies in Tennis Shoes Display at Roseburg Library
Press Release from Umpqua Watersheds
Four Ladies in Tennis Shoes
A Display at the Roseburg Public Library
1409 N.E. Diamond Lake Blvd., Roseburg
Feb. 1-Feb. 28
Visit the “Four Ladies [...]
