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KS Wild Side: Salmon in Bear Creek are real!

Frances Oyung: Because Bear Creek is the most urbanized watershed in the Rogue basin, many people are unaware that running through their towns and along the interstate we still have important habitat for native fish.

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Garden of the Month

Garden of the Month: Mastering outer spaces

Elizabeth Essex: Gardens catch our attention for various reasons. It might be a striking new plant we haven’t seen before, or the scent of a blossom wafting on the breeze, or the image of a butterfly waving its wings at us! This month, the pergola at 903 Stoneridge Ave. is compelling for its ability to create a garden room much enjoyed by the owners, Christina and David Boenitz.

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KS Wild Side: Rolling back the Roadless Rule would threaten wild places

Haleigh Martin: Eliminating the Roadless Rule would destroy some of the most cherished recreation areas, including 11,337 climbing routes, more than 1,000 whitewater paddling runs, 43,826 miles of trail, and 20,298 mountain biking trails as well as sections of the Continental Divide, Pacific Crest and Appalachian National Trails.

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Economy

KS Wild Side: The uncertain future of the Northwest Forest Plan

KS Wild Side: Along with providing a sustainable supply of timber to rural communities in the Northwest, one of the main premises of the Northwest Forest Plan was to also protect species dependent on old-growth ecosystems, mainly the northern spotted owl, the red tree vole, and the marbled murrelet.

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Environment

KS Wild Side: Celebrating 2024 victories for public lands

KS Wild Side: As 2024 comes to a close, it’s always nice to reflect on the year, so we bring you a 2024 highlight reel featuring good news and positive updates for public lands and all that live in and enjoy them all across the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion across Southern Oregon and Northern California.

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Council may seek permanent food and beverage tax

A debate among Ashland City Councilors is already heating up over a prospective ballot measure that might ask voters to approve a permanent food and beverage tax. The existing 5% food and beverage tax, originally approved by voters in 1993 but renewed several times, provides about $3 million a year in revenue and will sunset in 2030.

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Obituary: Hector Meletich

Obituary: Retired Lt. Hector Meletich, who passed away on Oct. 15, was a 13-year veteran of the Ashland Police Department where he “wore the badge with honor and brought professionalism and compassion to all he encountered.”  

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Relocations: The U.S.-Russia arms control treaty ends Feb. 5

Herbert Rothschild: Vladimir Putin has said he is willing to abide for one more year by the limits on nuclear arms in the New START treaty while another treaty is being negotiated. Our immediate task is to convince Donald Trump to accept that offer. Don’t react to this call to action in a knee-jerk fashion. Trump wants to be seen as an international peacemaker.

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