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.
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.
A great, no-cost way to begin preparing your home for wildfire is by creating defensible space, which is a buffer around your home to slow or stop the spread of wildfire and protect your home from catching fire.
Haleigh Martin: Our staff at KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper have pulled together a list of our favorite springtime hikes to get you outside and inspired by this incredible region we get to call home.
Haleigh Martin: The festival is designed to inspire and engage your inner activist, to remind you that you hold power to create change and be a critical part of creating the world you wish to see.
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.
KS Wild Side: With the help of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program, the state of Oregon will see its first wildlife overpass built in Ashland’s backyard. The proposed wildlife overpass is located roughly at mile marker 1.7 on Interstate 5, just north of the California border.
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.
George Sexton: Most of the folks in Forest Service local leadership positions view their job as balancing the sometimes competing values of wildlife, fuels, recreation, timber and watersheds on public lands.
KS Wild Side: If you remember life pre-pandemic, you may remember the KS Wild Annual Dinner. What began more than a decade ago as a small, annual celebration of the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion has transformed into one of KS Wild’s largest events, and this year, we’re bringing it back!
The 54th annual Talent Harvest Festival — the city’s biggest event of the year — kicks off at 10 a.m. Saturday, featuring live music across six stages, family-friendly activities, and a “Wheely Fun Parade.”
Ashland city leaders on Tuesday will revisit an amendment to an ordinance that aims to streamline the ability to ban repeat offenders from business corridors. The proposed amendment is up for a second reading after a 4-2 vote in favor of approval.
Southern Oregon University will have three new trustees at the table at their upcoming Oct. 16 and 17 board meetings, following new appointments by Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek this week.
Herbert Rothschild: I didn’t get a good read on whether my classmates acknowledge how pervasive the effects of racism still are and the imperative to address them.
Ashland is slated to host a first-of-its-kind voluntary evacuation drill on Saturday, Oct. 11, giving people the opportunity to practice wildfire evacuation procedures in real time. Registration closes on Tuesday, Oct. 7.
Time is getting short to see and experience Crater Lake up close. The Cleetwood Cove Trail, which provides the only access to the lake, is open but will be closing for up to three years for reconstruction.
(It’s free)
