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Education Update

Published September 10th, 2022

Exciting New Radio Show Coming Soon!

We will be partnering with Stone Soup Leadership Institute and Green Teacher to produce a podcast featuring the inspiring stories of young change-makers [...]

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UMPQUA WATERSHEDS PETITION FOR THE LISTING OF SPRING CHINOOK SALMON

Published September 10th, 2022

By Stanley  Petrowski

Well, here we go again! As most of our faithful members know, Umpqua Watersheds – and a handful of sincerely committed members in particular – [...]

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KQUA UPDATE

Published September 10th, 2022

By Patrick Schneider

So many great things are happening at KQUA. We are set to reach large parts of the county, we are expanding our programming, and we have [...]

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THE KEYSTONE ROLE OF OAKS IN PNW ECOSYSTEMS

Published September 10th, 2022

By Ken Carloni

A couple of decades ago, a timber company clearcut all the conifers in a forest adjacent to a historic property in Yoncalla. While this was a [...]

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CONSERVATION ON A SMALLER SCALE

Published September 10th, 2022

By Angela Jenson

I often write about what our Conservation Committee is doing, the challenges we face in our efforts, and inevitably, the ongoing uphill battle of climate change [...]

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Guest Article: ANNUAL MOONLIGHT TREK AROUND MT. THIELSEN

Published September 10th, 2022

By Paul Nolte

Over thirty years ago I began an annual trek encircling Mt. Thielsen in the Winema and Umpqua National Forests. The inspiration was Holly Jones, who [...]

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Learning in the Umpqua

Published June 13th, 2022

LEARNING IN THE UMPQUA WATERSHED

By Ryan Kincaid

Thank you to everyone who helped make our second annual Learning in the Umpqua Watershed (training for local educators) a success. Fourteen [...]

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Big Tom Right-of-Way Update

Published June 13th, 2022

By Janice Reid

I spent 33 years studying the federally listed northern spotted owl (NSO) for the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station in the Roseburg Bureau of Land [...]

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Applegates At Crater Lake

Published June 13th, 2022

By Susan Applegate

I wrote this article with the hope that the National Park Conservation Association would print it in their magazine, but they had already planned to publish articles [...]

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Outreach Update

Published June 13th, 2022

By Kasey Hovik

It was wonderful to see nearly 100 people at the Umpqua Watersheds 26th Annual Membership Banquet on Sunday, May 1st—our first in-person banquet in two [...]

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North Umpqua Summer Steelhead Hatchery Program Update

Published June 13th, 2022

By Ken Carloni

Those of you who are following Umpqua Watersheds’ reports and recent newspaper articles may be concerned about the status of the North Umpqua summer steelhead hatchery program. [...]

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Education and Diversity Committees

Published June 13th, 2022

Do you want to be part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or Education Committees? We are currently having a combined meeting on the second Tuesday of each month at [...]

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Presidents Corner

Published June 13th, 2022

By Janice Reid

We have many things going on at Umpqua Watersheds. Members of our committees continue to keep abreast of issues on public lands and waterways and provide public [...]

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Wilderness Committee Update

Published June 13th, 2022

Robbin Schindele

Spring, a time of rejuvenation and renewal, is here and almost over. In a few weeks, it will be Summer, a time of fun and recreation. I’d like [...]

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An AmeriCorps Farewell

Published June 10th, 2022

As we move into summer, the school year ends and my role in local science classrooms draws to a close. It was a great year full of fun activities including [...]

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Archie Creek Fire Danger Tree challenge to the Umpqua National Forest

Published April 4th, 2022

In the aftermath of the 2020 Archie Creek Fire, the Umpqua National Forest issued a decision to clearcut post-fire forest along 65 miles of roads above the North Umpqua River [...]

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Umpqua Watersheds Annual Banquet

Published April 1st, 2022

The 26th Umpqua Watersheds Annual Banquet 2022

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New Climate Change Page

Published March 9th, 2022

UW IS PROUD TO PRESENT TWO AWESOME NEW FEATURES!

Check out the new Climate Change page on the UW website…

It contains lots of great information about the ins and [...]

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KQUA has a new Android App!

Published March 9th, 2022

99.7 KQUA Android app

 

 

Download it now from the Google Play Store

 

Don’t despair iPhone fans…an Apple app is coming soon!

 

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Remembering Larry Flanagan

Published March 9th, 2022

LARRY’S STORY

Umpqua Watersheds lost a dear friend recently. Larry Flanagan, known and loved by many in the greater Roseburg and environmental community, has died. Larry was a Watersheds board member [...]

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