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Terry Chea/AP PhotoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom is pledging to fast-track more than half a dozen projects to remove or bypass dams that have blocked salmon. The proposals are part of Newsom's strategy to protect salmon. -
WaterWatch of OregonA small, abandoned dam in Southern Oregon was removed last week using funds from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The dam removal will greatly improve access to habitat for many different fish species.
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Though tributaries like Horse Creek are far out of the spotlight, they are an integral part of the whole Klamath River ecosystem. Without these, it鈥檚 unlikely that dam removal alone will help coho and Chinook fully recover. -
The Rogue River Watershed Council has been restoring sections of Little Butte Creek north of Medford. It鈥檚 part of a unique partnership focused on cleaning up drinking water and restoring fish habitat that has provided almost $4 million dollars for environmental projects across the Pacific Northwest. -
For four years, Jeanine Moy has led programming to restore, monitor and explore Vesper Meadow, near Ashland. One of her prime objectives has been to restore Latgawa Creek and set the table for the beaver鈥檚 return. -
Autumn rains have arrived, and the streams are up. It's no accident that this is the week Lomakatsi Restoration Project chose for its annual streamside鈥� -
It's easy to take our physical surroundings for granted, especially if we're outdoors and the landscape is pretty. But could it be pretty in different鈥� -
Maybe you drive past quickly on your way to the beach, but those wetlands on the coast are important places.They teem with life, and are important鈥� -
The Smith River, California's only un-dammed river, is a jewel in the redwoods. It is also not exclusive to California; some of the Smith's headwaters lie鈥� -
Drought and heat waves are making it a tough summer for some of the region's waterways.But even before the drought and summer, many streams had already鈥� -
JeffX 7/7 @ 8:30: The efforts to improve living conditions for fish tend to focus on big dams, like the four proposed for removal on the Klamath River.鈥� -
Using renewable energy in Oregon provides a double benefit. First, there's the obvious benefit of using wind or solar or geothermal power instead of鈥�
