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Poetry Corner: Shakespeare and elk sightings are common occurrences in Southern Oregon. These two poems help keep them alive.
May 13, 2025
Poetry Corner: Shakespeare and elk sightings are common occurrences in Southern Oregon. These two poems help keep them alive.
“With a sense of smell about seven times greater than a bloodhound, bears zero in on the scent of unsecured garbage, dirty grills, bird feeders and pet food left outside.” — Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Siskiyou Singers present their Spring 2025 concerts, “Earth Song,” featuring music celebrating nature and admonitions to protect it. Performances will be at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and
Join us for this Southern Oregon tradition of celebrating the natural world with film. Where activism gets inspired! We are thrilled to announce the 2025 Wild & Scenic Film Festival.
Poetry Corner: A Valentine’s gift for parents, grandparents, and great grandparents who would like to help their young one’s count with a rhythmic and rhyming poem.
Join KS Wild, Pollinator Project Rogue Valley, and Bestow as we celebrate National Seed Swap Day for our third annual Seed and Plant Swap! Hosted at the KS Wild office
Come learn about the shared birds of southern Oregon and the western region of Mexico with Martín López Aguilar from Jalisco, Mexico. The presentation and bird walk will take place
Poetry Corner: Fascination with flight is universal, especially when observing birds, butterflies, and any animals that seemingly become weightless.
Join The Understory Initiative (TUI) and the Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument at the Sampson Creek Preserve in Ashland for a volunteer seed cleaning event where you’ll help ensure seeds
This presentation explores how The Understory Initiative’s (TUI) grassroots approach is actively helping to restore native ecosystems in southern Oregon, including the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Through collaborative projects like the
A wealth of tips to help protect Ashland homes and yards from wildfire risk was the hot topic during the latest Better Prepared Wildfire Series installment on Wednesday.
Ashland City Council will consider and be asked to vote on a $5-per-meter monthly charge for electricity to support Ashland Parks & Recreation programs during its Tuesday business meeting.
This summer, a small group of local high school students will have the opportunity to learn about restoration of the Southern Oregon landscape and wildfire prevention.
Herbert Rothschild: Trump is only the latest Republican who has told working-class white males that they lost their power because women and especially peoples of color have been given advantages they didn’t have.
The Ashland Citizens’ Budget Committee Wednesday recommended a $373 million biennial city budget that avoids drastic cuts to parks and throws a lifeline to a preschool grant program.
Plans are moving ahead to replace the two oldest chairlifts at the Mt. Ashland Ski Area.
(It’s free)