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!
KS Wild Side: A salmon’s journey is nothing short of miraculous. The Rogue River and its tributaries support some of the largest salmon populations in Oregon. Middle Rogue tributaries such as Bear Creek, flowing through Ashland, Talent, Phoenix, Medford and Central Point, often have chinook spawning through the end of October into the beginning of November.
KS Wild Side: We send staff and volunteers out to popular swimming holes to take samples to test in our lab for E. coli, a common bacteria that can lead to gastrointestinal illness for people and pets.
Michael Dotson: June is a great month to get out onto local public lands and trails, and there are plenty of hiking options for folks to enjoy with a quick drive out of the Rogue Valley.
George Sexton: The city of Ashland, the U.S. Forest Service and many private landowners are doing the best they can to address widespread low elevation conifer mortality. It remains to be seen if BLM public land managers are going to alleviate or contribute to the problem.
Allee Gustafson: This year’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival is extra special as it is back in person for the first time in five years, providing a chance for Southern Oregon folks to come together and be inspired by the powerful films and the collective excitement and advocacy of the community.
Alexi Lovechio, KS Wild: We view this project as a way to make the land ready for wildfires, which can reduce the harm caused by aggressive firefighting suppression efforts.
KS Wild Side: The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is managed by the BLM and, over the last 23 years, has been under a mosaic of management plans which has created disjointed management.
KS Wild Side: The Northwest Forest Plan Area Federal Advisory Committee’s recommendations will become the basis for the first significant updates to the plan in nearly three decades.
KS Wild Side: Blue Heron Creek, represents a beacon of hope amid the mounting environmental challenges faced by wetlands and waterways.
Forecasters are predicting a “multi-day” rainfall event from Friday night through Sunday.
The Historic Ashland Armory will host a two-night event, “Share the Stoke,” to celebrate the premiere of the documentary “Mt. Ashland: More Than a Mountain” from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8. Along with a viewing of the film, the premiere will feature music, food, and other activities.
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.
Eight Mongolian scientists spent three days along the Klamath River to see how dam removal is changing salmon runs as Mongolia balances river conservation and hydropower ambitions.
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.”
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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