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Conservation related news clips from the Klamath Siskiyou.
The Yurok Tribe and Western Rivers Conservancy have joined forces to preserve the Klamath River’s Blue Creek watershed.
PORTLAND, Ore - Passed by the U.S. House and moving on to the Senate, the Resilient Federal Forests Act is aimed at protecting forests from fires. But conservation groups in Idaho and across the country say it undermines the most meaningful efforts to do just that. ...
When I laid eyes on the KS Wild office in 1999, I fully grasped the meaning of “grassroots.” Tucked in the woods in Williams, Oregon, the “office” was a canvas yurt full of recycled furniture and hand-me-down computers. There, I met the two employees — Marty, a bona fide genius astrophysicist turned attorney, and Spencer, the charismatic founder. Shortly after, I quit my wildlife survey job to join their effort to protect the ecologically world-class Klamath-
In response to Trump, the West’s most liberal state goes on the offensive.
When gray wolf OR-7 made his historic and famous trek from northeastern Oregon to find a mate and territory of his own, the lone wolf wandered well over 1,000 miles throughout Southern Oregon and even Northern California before he finally found what he was looking for in remote eastern Jackson County.These days, he might be thinking the neighborhood is getting a little crowded.A new draft report on Oregon's wolves concludes that OR-7, his mate and four offspring remain the only official wolf
Two years after the startling discovery of five newborn wolves in Siskiyou
County, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife announced on
Wednesday that three more youngsters have been found in western Lassen
County, photographed while playing in front of a trail camera. (U.S. Forest
Service)
It's official: Rogue Pack alpha wolf OR-7 is a grandfather.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Wednesday that the son of the famous wandering OR-7 has paired with a female, and they produced three pups this year.
The adult female, whose origins are unknown, was trapped and collared June 30 in Lassen National Forest, where biologists discovered evidence of wolf presence in May, according to CDFW.
The following day, California biologists returned to the area for a routine
The Take for Friday, from The Sacramento Bee Editorial Board
ASHLAND — Darlene Southworth strolls quietly down the Pacific Crest Trail and into the Soda Mountain Wilderness Area, her eyes drawn to the popping wildflowers just as much as the transformer towers.To this 75-year-old watercolorist, the towers are not out of place here in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Forest. Just part of the place."I think they look like petroglyphs, almost like guardians of the land," Southworth says. "I shall paint them."When she does, Southworth will present
Cascade-Siskiyou differs from Utah’s Bears Ears
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners and opponents of a proposed natural gas pipeline through southwestern Oregon are asking the federal agency overseeing the project to schedule a public meeting here in the county.Commissioners and opponents also want a longer public comment period than the 30 days recently announced by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The comment period ends on July 10.FERC scheduled public meetings in Coos, Douglas and Klamath counties, but not in Jackson
It's no doubt overly optimistic to think President Trump will care that 18 reptile and amphibian species were found in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument during a "BioBlitz" day in portions of the monument on May 20. But it is important and does reinforce the value of the monument, not only for its ecological impact, but also for the educational opportunity it provides.Led by members of a Southern Oregon University herpetology class, more than 75 people (including local high school and
Eighteen species, 18 Southern Oregon University biology students and 60 volunteers may add up to continued protection for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, whose status is currently under review by the Trump administration.The volunteers and students participated in the third annual BioBlitz of the monument, this year collecting information on amphibian and reptile species. In previous years inventories were taken of butterflies and plants.“This initial inventory that was collected
A state legislator hopes the Oregon House will pass a permanent ban on suction dredging in Western Oregon's wild salmon habitat that was championed by the late Democratic Sen. Alan Bates.A "log jam" of bills sent to the House floor caused a vote on Senate Bill 3 to be bumped five straight times, and it is scheduled again for Monday morning for consideration, according to the Legislature's bill tracking website."There's just this log jam of legislation at this point in the session, and
Reptile and amphibian enthusiasts are invited to join in the first herpetology survey of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument, set for Saturday, May 20, at Pinehurst Elementary School.Conducting the survey are the Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Southern Oregon University Biology Department.Herpetology derives its name from the Greek word "herpein," meaning "to creep," and includes such animals as frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, snakes, lizards, turtles, tortoises and
Four Klamath River dams are set to be dismantled, beginning in 2020, in a colossal effort to save fish species from the brink of extinction and improve water quality. The same river that was once gleaming red with crowds of sockeye salmon venturing upstream to spawn is now littered with thousands of white, decomposing fish carcasses. However, we’ve lost more than salmon in the last century. Klamath tribes have largely lost the ability to feed themselves. Indigenous peoples are caught in
To protect illegal marijuana plants from wildlife, growers are poisoning wildlife in Northern California forests, new research shows.
When gray wolf OR-7 made his historic and famous trek from northeastern Oregon to find a mate and territory of his own, the lone wolf wandered well over 1,000 miles throughout Southern Oregon and even Northern California before he finally found what he was looking for in remote eastern Jackson County.These days, he might be thinking the neighborhood is getting a little crowded.A new draft report on Oregon's wolves concludes that OR-7, his mate and four offspring remain the only official wolf
Rachel Carson’s 1962 book "Silent Spring" helped jump-start the modern day environmental movement. Carson passed away before the inaugural Earth Day in 1970, but as Earth Day approaches on April 22, it’s important to remember that we are part of a movement to safeguard our planet, its wildlife and precious waters. Here in the Klamath-Siskiyou, over a very short period, humans utterly transformed the landscape. As recently as the 1950s, we clear-cut vital old growth forests and
The Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center is an advocate for the forests, wildlife and waters of the Klamath and Rogue River Basins of southwest Oregon and northwest California. We use environmental la...
