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We are a part of Earth Day Oregon-Partner with Us!

Published February 17th, 2023
Earth Day Oregon 2023 Umpqua Watersheds is excited to announce that we are a part of Earth Day Oregon 2023. A statewide effort to draw attention to the [...]

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Opinion: Follow Biden’s lead and protect Oregon’s old-growth on national public lands

Published February 2nd, 2023

This article was published in the Oregonian Jan 15, 2023

https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2023/01/opinion-follow-bidens-lead-and-protect-oregons-old-growth-on-national-public-lands.html

Old and mature forests clean our water and [...]

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News Updates from Greenwire regarding forest carbon storage

Published January 19th, 2023
Biden admin may boost carbon storage in national forests

In the latest update to proposed regulations, the Forest Service said it’s weighing a new measure to allow for underground carbon [...]

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Umpqua Watersheds highlighted in the local paper

Published January 17th, 2023

The News Review coverage of MLK River cleanup event

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Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service

Published January 12th, 2023

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Press release for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service

Published January 12th, 2023

2023 MLK Press Release.final

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Oregon, Northern California Coastal Chinook Salmon Move Closer to Endangered Species Protection

Published January 11th, 2023

For Immediate Release, January 11, 2023

Contact:

Meg Townsend, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6409, mtownsend@biologicaldiversity.org
Stanley Petrowski, Umpqua Watersheds, (541) 825-3070, stanley@surcp.org
Liz Perkin, [...]

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ARCHIE CREEK REVISITED: Lessons From Pacific Northwest Megafires?

Published December 8th, 2022

Ken Carloni, Ph.D.

Two years ago, I wrote an article in the 100 Valleys on the Archie Creek Fire and its implications for future forest management1. Recently, [...]

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WILDERNESS UPDATE

Published December 8th, 2022

By Robbin Schindele.

Happy Holidays everyone, may all the best come to you and yours during this joyous time of year. There’s plenty of snow at Crater Lake as this [...]

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AMERICORPS AND EDUCATION UPDATE

Published December 8th, 2022

By Jessica Saxton

It’s been about four months since I joined the United Communities AmeriCorps, serving with Umpqua Watersheds as the Environmental Education and Outreach Leader. During this time, I’ve [...]

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New AmeriCorps Service Member

Published December 8th, 2022

Hello, Umpqua Watersheds community. My name is Jessica Saxton, and I am the new Environmental Education and Outreach Leader for Umpqua Watersheds via the United Communities AmeriCorps program.

I am dual [...]

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THE WILDERNESS COMMITTEE NEEDS YOUR HELP!

Published December 8th, 2022

The Wilderness Committee is in the early stages of developing a new radio show for KQUA, Umpqua Watersheds’ radio station, and we need your help.

Besides news about wilderness and [...]

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CONSERVATION UPDATE

Published December 8th, 2022

By Janice Reid
DIFFICULTIES IN ACCESSING OUR PUBLIC LANDS ARE ON the rise. Public land management agencies invite the public to comment on their management actions, but in many [...]

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FROM THE PRESIDENT

Published December 8th, 2022

By Janice Reid

As we close another year, we are in awe of how fortunate we are here in our corner of the world. Umpqua Watersheds continues to celebrate, [...]

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OUTREACH UPDATE

Published December 8th, 2022

By Kasey Hovik
Looking back on 2022 we are very happy to be able to meet again in person. The 11th Umpqua Brew Fest was a great success. It [...]

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Umpqua Watersheds joins the Combined Federal Campaign

Published October 27th, 2022

Federal employees and retirees can now give through the workplace.

Combined Federal Campaign

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Hikes in the Archie Creek Fire area of the North Umpqua River

Published September 19th, 2022

With the trails reopening Diana and Connie went on post fire hike to Fall Creek Falls and Susan Creek Falls. Fall Creek Trail bridge is replaced. The view is of [...]

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORT: AMERICORPS SUPERHEREOS

Published September 10th, 2022

By Kasey Hovik

Fall is always an exciting time for Umpqua Watersheds and me personally because it starts another term for our AmeriCorps program. We are very proud of all [...]

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WHATS NEW IN OUTREACH

Published September 10th, 2022

By Kasey Hovik

While we continue to face challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are progressing to a new normal in which we are all doing [...]

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT: STATE OF THE UMPQUA

Published September 10th, 2022

By Janice Reid

On a recent trip to Minnesota via Canada, we visited the west side of the Olympic Peninsula and Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We had heard about [...]

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