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PUBLIC FORESTS ARE NOT THE PROBLEM

Published December 22nd, 2023

By Ken Carloni, PhD. Forest Ecology

Ken Carloni has studied wildfire for over 30 years and earned his doctorate researching historic fire patterns in SW Oregon. He currently consults on [...]

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Restoration Update- WINCHESTER DAM UPDATE

Published December 10th, 2023

By Ken Carloni

 

Faithful readers of this newsletter will recall that for the past several years, UW has been actively involved with our North Umpqua Coalition (NUC) partners to [...]

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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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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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CHANGES IN LATITUDE: Evolution, Diversity and Ecology of the Baja Peninsula

Published June 15th, 2023

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 [...]

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New Study Shows Hatchery Fish are detrimental to the Native Fish Populations

Published April 11th, 2023

 

https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/more-evidence-releasing-hatchery-reared-native-fish-harmful/7715689

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MORE ON FOREST THINNING FOR WILDFIRE RESISTANCE (OR NOT)

Published March 8th, 2023

A Deeper Look by Dominick DellaSala


My wife Jenny and I are currently in Cabo Pulmo on the southern Baja Peninsula exploring the only coral reef system in [...]

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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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