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THE WINCHESTER DAM A Slow-Motion Ecological Disaster

Published September 10th, 2023

by Ken Carloni

The Winchester Dam has degraded the fish runs and aquatic habitats of the North Umpqua River for over a century. It is currently undergoing repairs that will [...]

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Winchester Dam Repairs Begin Despite Permitting Irregularities, Collapsing Summer Steelhead Run, and Fears of Another Fish Kill

Published August 3rd, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Jim McCarthy, WaterWatch of Oregon, 541-941-9450, jim@waterwatch.org

Kirk Blaine, Native Fish Society, 307-299-7834, kirk@nativefishsociety.org

 

Winchester Dam Repairs Begin Despite Permitting Irregularities, Collapsing [...]

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Umpqua Outback Covered Stage and Community Space

Published July 1st, 2023

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Book “A Generous Nature” on sale at Umpqua Watersheds Now

Published June 27th, 2023

2023 Banquet Speaker Marcy Cottrell Houle’s book A Generous Nature is available at the Umpqua Watersheds Office for $25. Stop by during office hours (M-W, 1-5 and TH-F, 9-1) and purchase the [...]

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Wilderness Committee Update

Published June 15th, 2023

by Robbin Schindele

 

Members of Umpqua Watersheds and the Wilderness Committee went on a fine hike this month on the Jesse Wright section of the North Umpqua Trail. It [...]

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AmeriCorps Update

Published June 15th, 2023

by Jessica Saxton

 

The last few months have been pretty busy, which means there are lots being done! UW joined the Roseburg Parks and Recreation for their Arbor Day [...]

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Conservation Update- Illegal activities on BLM

Published June 15th, 2023

by Janice Reid

 

Timber harvesting and related activities such as road building can devastate forest ecosystems and biodiversity. Monitoring public land and the activities in our forests is of [...]

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CHANGES IN LATITUDE Super Bloomin’: Baja’s Central Desert Puts on a Rare Show

Published June 15th, 2023

by Ken Carloni


As a botanist and ecologist, experiencing a desert super bloom has been high on my bucket list, but has proved to be an elusive prize. [...]

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Outreach Update

Published June 15th, 2023

by Kasey Hovik

On Sunday, May 7th we celebrated the 27th Umpqua Watersheds Annual Membership Banquet. As always, it was great to see so many of our friends and supporters. [...]

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Education update

Published June 15th, 2023

by Janice Reid


Umpqua Watersheds recently teamed up with Umpqua Community College and Umpqua Natural Leadership Science Hub to participate in a conference on Stream Amphibians and turtles [...]

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