Protecting the beautiful rivers, wild lands and legendary botanical diversity of Oregon's Kalmiopsis Country
Protecting the beautiful rivers, wild lands and legendary botanical diversity of Oregon's Kalmiopsis Country
Update 5/24/2013: See new comment below. Kathie Durbin sadly passed away on March 15th. She’s someone who mattered. For those who knew her, wished they’d known her better or have no idea who she was, I recommend Andy Kerr’s beautiful tribute at Oregon…
The refrain often used by opponents of protecting federal lands in Josephine County is that the mostly rural southwest Oregon area has already contributed more than its share. First, Josephine County lags far behind most other counties in the Klamath-Siskiyou…
Update March 11, 2013: Today the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee announced they will consider S. 354, the Oregon Caves Revitalization Act of 2013, on Thursday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m. EDT. Click here for the agenda and other…
More and more we’re seeing simplistic portrayals of Josephine County as a rural backwater and “resource or timber dependent” community. It’s neither. The reality is far more complex. Josephine County is a mix of well-to-do neighborhoods and enclaves of half…
Help prevent the mining of 14 miles of this beautiful National Wild and Scenic River. The existing mineral withdrawal—the primary roadblock to the river being mined—is set to expire. You can help by sending a letter in support of extending…
“Watch it” is the most important thing we can say about the September 27, 2012 Livestream interview with Yvon Chouinard and Vincent Stanley at Yale University. They provide us with a successful model of a new way of doing business…
Understanding the whole forest — above and below the ground — is critical to understanding forest and watershed health. Much of the early work on the importance and extent of the forest below the ground was done at Oregon State…
Fisheries scientists Jack Williams and Mike Dombeck, in their recent guest opinion for the Oregonian, urge Congress to pass the Chetco River Protection Act “sooner rather than later.” Instream mining on the nearby National Wild and Scenic Illinois River is one of the…
Southern Oregon Resources Alliance is wrong on what caused the downturn in the economy of Southern Oregon and who’s to blame. In their anti-Wilderness video, they claim: Ever since the Northwest Forest Plan decimated our timber industry, we’ve had chronically…
We are reminded that being open to wild places often yields unexpected gifts. On May 3rd, in search of soft light to photograph the illusive Kalmiopsis leachiana, Dick and Gwen Adams made the 17 mile (often bone jarring) drive from the Redwood…