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 via Zoom to update the public on the progress of Executive Order 14072. The order directs the Forest Service (FS) and Bureau of Land Management [...]
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 a proposal.
We have been at the Umpqua Valley Farmers one Saturday since a month since May and have put together nearly 100 postcards [...]
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 with the goal of having the whole project complete by May 2024. At the end of last month, our team of volunteers (Ken Carloni, Mark [...]
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. In doing so we expand our capacity, increase our resiliency, and maximize our financial resources. In 2023 I am proud to report that we have [...]
President’s Corner- Fall 2023
While I am not in the Umpqua Valley, my heart aches for the many friends challenged once again by the unhealthy smoke and threatening fires from the recent lightning strikes of last month’s thunderstorm. It reminds us again how the forces of nature can shape our lives, our plans for the future, and [...]
AmeriCorps Update- Fall 2023
…by Jessica Saxton
From one AmeriCorps to the next
My last day as Umpqua Watersheds’ AmeriCorps was July 31st, 2023. The Twin Lakes Youth Campout was the last activity I planned, and I am so grateful for the volunteers, UW staff, and parents who helped to support this event. Today’s article is my service’s [...]
Education Update-Fall 2023
UW Education committee and volunteers have been very busy this quarter having connected with 606 youth, 15 teachers/youth program instructors, and 44 adults. Totaling up the year so far we connected with 600+ youth, 50 adults and worked with 11+ teachers and program instructors. I would like to thank Jessica Saxton [...]
THE WINCHESTER DAM A Slow-Motion Ecological Disaster
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 not improve access to the upper North Umpqua River by salmon and steelhead. The state and federal agencies that regulate dams, fisheries, water rights, and [...]
Winchester Dam Repairs Begin Despite Permitting Irregularities, Collapsing Summer Steelhead Run, and Fears of Another Fish Kill
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FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Jim McCarthy, WaterWatch of Oregon, 541-941-9450, jim@waterwatch.org
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Winchester Dam Repairs Begin Despite Permitting Irregularities, Collapsing Summer Steelhead Run, and Fears of Another Fish Kill
2023 Repair at Dam First Since Botched 2018 Attempt Caused Fish Kill and Polluted Drinking [...] 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 book. Part of the proceeds benefit Umpqua Watersheds. A Generous Nature: Lives Transformed by Oregon offers [...] 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 was a beautiful day, and the trail is in good shape all along the 4+ mile segment. A good time was all. There will be [...] 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 event on April 1st. Thanks to Long’s Building Supply, who donated a large plywood board to be used for the art piece on Arbor Day. [...] 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 utmost importance from a conservation organization’s perspective to minimize the negative impact on the environment. Monitoring projects and activities on our public land allows conservation [...] by Ken Carloni 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. For the second year in a row, we had the event behind our building. We rented a 20’ x 20’ tent to provide shelter from [...] by Janice Reid by Kasey Hovik It is amazing to me how every year after our Annual Membership Banquet, I come away with so much energy, gratitude, and determination because of the support we receive from our members and supporters. Part of it is that in the process of creating our presentations and looking back over the past [...] by Janice Reid It is so encouraging to have supporters continue to give to Umpqua Watersheds so that the programs, events, and activities can continue. The recent Annual Banquet showed the dedication of so many of you as you stayed even through the rain. Many of the programs at Umpqua Watersheds have been a part [...] By Ken Carloni This month’s issue of 100 Valleys introduces a new occasional column on the spectacular natural history of the Baja Peninsula: Changes in Latitude. It is written by botanist/ecologist Ken Carloni who has made numerous trips to this unique and enigmatic strip of our planet over the last 25 years. Ken and his [...]
Umpqua Outback Covered Stage and Community Space
Book “A Generous Nature” on sale at Umpqua Watersheds Now
Wilderness Committee Update
AmeriCorps Update
Conservation Update- Illegal activities on BLM
CHANGES IN LATITUDE Super Bloomin’: Baja’s Central Desert Puts on a Rare Show
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. Exacting weather conditions must be met in the preceding year, and timing must be precise to produce a profusion of synchronous wildflower blooms. Unfortunately, with [...]
Outreach Update
Education update
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 of Southwest Oregon on Friday, May 12, and Saturday, May 13. Responding to an invitation from renowned herpetologists R. Bruce Bury, Ph.D., and Gwen Bury, [...]
Executive Director’s Update
President’s Corner
CHANGES IN LATITUDE: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology of the Baja Peninsula
