Property owners along Rogue bemoan removal of dam
ROGUE RIVER Jan Tarantino peers over her summer patio and dock on what used to be Savage Lake, looking down at the Rogue River flowing more than 15 feet below. The dock was a fishing platform and diving board for the past 10 summers when Savage R...
5.7K - Oct. 23, 2009; scored 552.0

Oregon coast town wants watershed protected
CANNON BEACH (AP) - The Ecola Creek watershed may get some extra protection if voters in the city of Cannon Beach approve the purchase of 800 acres of forest near the ocean. A $4 million bond measure to purchase the land is on the May 19 bal...
2.4K - May. 11, 2009; scored 1000.0

Nature Guide Journal: Understanding the coho salmon
We ve all seen the illustration of a salmon s life cycle: Eggs and freshly-hatched alevin in gravel; tiny fry in streams; smolt passing through estuaries on their way to sea; juveniles in the ocean; and mature adults returning to spawn. But it s real...
3.9K - May. 2, 2009; scored 636.0

Removal of Rogue dam spells end of bitter battle
GRANTS PASS - Within weeks, jackhammers will start knocking Savage Rapids Dam into rubble, and with it two decades of bitter battles over whether to keep what had become a crumbling symbol of a bygone era when rugged pioneers bent nature to their nee...
5.0K - Apr. 8, 2009; scored 545.0

Program offers grants for watershed restoration
The Coos/Coquille Small Grant Program offers a competitive program that awards funds of up to $10,000 for on-the-ground restoration projects. The program is awarded $100,000 each biennium from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board ...
1.4K - Jan. 13, 2009; scored 671.0