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Wilderness Committee Update Summer 2021

Published June 19th, 2021

Robbin Schindele

In late May Wilderness Committee members presented an overview of the Crater Lake Wilderness proposal (CLWP) to an enthusiastic group from the Many Rivers Chapter of the [...]

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Q2 Update

Published June 8th, 2021

With the relaxing of covid restrictions the Wilderness committee is starting to roll at full speed.

We’ve continued our legislative postcard campaign at the Umpqua Valley Farmers market [...]

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Volunteers of the Year 2021

Published June 8th, 2021

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Umpqua Watersheds Lidar Presentation March 29, 2021

Published March 31st, 2021

For anyone who missed the live Presentation, or wants to review the information.March 29, 2021 Lidar Presentation

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Wilderness Update (2)

Published March 7th, 2021

by… Robbin Schindele

After a tumultuous 2020, the Wilderness Committee is looking forward to getting back to in-person activities without fearing for our health and well-being as more [...]

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Wilderness Update

Published March 7th, 2021

Wyden’s rivers bill comes to life

After over 2 years of research, many town halls and public meetings, and 15,000 nominations from Oregonians across the state, Senator Ron Wyden’s [...]

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Exploring Wilderness Using LIDAR Imaging

Published March 2nd, 2021

How and Why to use LIDAR images in combination with your other mapping resources to get a more complete picture of areas you want to explore.
Online Presentation by [...]

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Wilderness Committee Update Winter 2020

Published December 2nd, 2020

By Bob Hoehne

Our hearts and prayers are with our many friends and neighbors who lost their homes in the recent fires. Some were UW members, and on the Wilderness [...]

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South Umpqua Scenic Waterway

Published November 17th, 2020

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Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal Business Supporters ers

Published November 14th, 2020

Please support the businesses who support the Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal. Here’s a partial list. For contact information contact diana@umpquawatersheds.org                      [...]

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Slow Ponies has a new album and will be in UV Magazine

Published November 2nd, 2020

A seven-piece all-woman band specializing in songs of the Silver Screen era, The Slow Ponies started singing together in 2004 although the members have been singing all their lives. Based [...]

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Wilderness Update

Published September 7th, 2020

Wilderness Committee update.. Bob Hoehne

 

Congratulations go out to Wilderness Committee member Dan Amos! Dan is the recipient of the Umpqua Watersheds’ “Volunteer of the Year” award. We are [...]

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Crater Lake Wilderness Campaign recommended hikes

Published June 26th, 2020

Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal Hikes Summer 2020                                           [...]

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Wilderness Committee Update…Summer 2020

Published June 18th, 2020

Wilderness Committee update.. Robbin Schindele

I hope this finds everyone well after the events of the past few months. Summer is upon us, the Covid-19 restrictions are easing and its [...]

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Wilderness Committee Summer 2020

Published June 18th, 2020

“High above the world of people and their dramas, lives the world of the wild. Where the lengthened light at sunset sets aglow the towering firs and hemlocks at the [...]

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Wilderness Update

Published March 16th, 2020

The Wilderness committee has been busy this winter. Crater Lake Wilderness Coordinator Robbin Schindele has been working on activities and events in the coming year. Susan Applegate and Robbin have [...]

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THE TRUTH ABOUT WILDERNESS

Published February 25th, 2020

I would like to correct a number of inaccurate statements made by one of our county commissioners in his recent guest column: “The proposed Crater Lake Wilderness: A dangerous road [...]

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Susan Applegate and Crater Lake Wilderness Proposal

Published February 22nd, 2020

Crater Lake is an Oregon icon and our only National Park. The wildlife it supports, the clean water it provides and the amazing outdoor recreational opportunities it offers is unique [...]

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Wilderness Committee update

Published December 6th, 2019

By Robbin Shindele

The Wilderness Committee had a busy fall. In September we wound down our postcard campaign. Various committee members were at the Saturday farmers Market in Roseburg most [...]

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Comments Due Dec 17, 2019

Published November 29th, 2019
USDA Forest Service Seeks Public Comment on Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Alternatives to a Proposed Alaska Roadless Rule Development of a proposed state-specific rule is in response to a petition [...]

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