Looking back at 'On the Origin of Species'
It was revolutionary. This month, 150 years ago, Charles Darwin published "On the Origin of Species." Darwin's experiences as the naturalist on the HMS Beagle on its five-year 'round the world voyage were just part of a life-long love of natural scie...
 3.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 68.0 Bandon library beckons birders
BANDON Ameri-Corps volunteer Kelly Balcarczyk needs some local volunteers to help with her community project. On assignment with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Bandon, Balcarczyk is recruiting potential bird watchers who regularly visit the ...
3.5K - Nov. 10, 2009; scored 68.0 Looking back at On the Origin of Species
It was revolutionary. This month, 150 years ago, Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. Darwin s experiences as the naturalist on the HMS Beagle on its five-year round the world voyage were just part of a life-long love of natural scien...
3.5K - Nov. 7, 2009; scored 68.0 Childhood chums paddle the Rogue to the sea
MEDFORD Waking in a sleeping bag to a bone-drenching rain on the fifth day of a nine-day raft trip down the Rogue River, Sam Jackson and his two childhood pals wondered whether this adventure would match what it looked like on paper. For 91 miles, ...
4.8K - Nov. 6, 2009; scored 68.0 Workshop will cover wetland permit process
The Coos Watershed Association invites local residents to attend a free permitting workshop at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Coos Bay. The two-hour workshop is meant to provide landowners with a better understanding of the permitting process for work they would ...
0.8K - Nov. 2, 2009; scored 272.0 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 68.0 Timber sale will destroy watershed
There will be an Oregon Department of Forestry Timber Sale, Stull s Ridge No. 33, Contract No. 341-10-31, on Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Coos District Coos Forest Patrol Crewhouse, 63612 Fifth Road, in Coos Bay (267-4136). This is an auction that goes...
2.5K - Oct. 20, 2009; scored 272.0 Sustainable cranberry efforts gain momentum
Local sustainable cranberry efforts are gaining momentum Two farming families recently partnered in a business venture to produce conscientiously-grown cranberries. Scott and Carol McKenzie, of Seaview Cranberries, in the Sixes community, joined Rand...
1.4K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 107.0 Everything flows downhill
Myrtle Point is concerned about pollution in the Coquille River, since that s where the city gets its drinking water. It wants people to help cut back on chemicals and crud draining into the stream. The rest of us who live in the lower Coquille, Coos...
1.7K - Oct. 9, 2009; scored 107.0 West s wild horses may move East
WASHINGTON Thousands of mustangs that now roam the West would be moved to preserves in the Midwest and East under a new Interior Department plan to protect wild horse herds and the rangelands that support them. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said ...
3.6K - Oct. 8, 2009; scored 68.0 MP eyes water source
Potentially toxic pollutants are threatening Myrtle Point s drinking water. Local water experts think educating the community may be the key to improving its quality. The point where the North Fork Coquille River converges with the Coquille River nea...
2.7K - Oct. 6, 2009; scored 68.0 Workshops will focus on resort planning
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition is joining with 1000 Friends of Oregon to sponsor two workshops to help Curry County residents understand mapping and resort planning processes. Free workshops are planned at two locations. Gold Beach: 10 a.m. to ...
1.6K - Oct. 5, 2009; scored 68.0 A fresher fish
MEDFORD After nearly a decade of cooperation with scientists, government entities and conservation groups, Aaron Longton can bring his sustainable fish to market. Direct sale to Rogue Valley consumers is the culmination of efforts by the Port Orf...
4.6K - Oct. 3, 2009; scored 68.0 Vaccine helps prevent AIDS
BANGKOK (AP) For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led many scientists to think such a vaccine might never be possi...
8.1K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 68.0 Coalition offers resort planning workshops
Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition is joining with 1000 Friends of Oregon to sponsor two Oct. 10 workshops, designed to help Curry County residents understand mapping and resort planning processes and to become involved. Free workshops are planned ...
1.7K - Sep. 24, 2009; scored 68.0 Watershed group to show off projects
The Coos Watershed Association will host a tour of restoration projects in the Larson Slough area this weekend, and it s inviting local residents to come along for a free ride. A tour bus will depart from Ferry Street Park in North Bend at 1 p.m., Su...
1.7K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 976.0 County OK's flooding Kentuck Golf Course
COQUILLE - Developers of a local liquefied natural gas terminal have cleared another hurdle in addressing environmental concerns, as they try to move forward with the project. The Coos County Commissioners approved a zone change Tuesday for the Kentu...
5.0K - Sep. 23, 2009; scored 68.0 Give Lakeside a round of applause
On behalf of the Tenmile Lakes Watershed Council, I want to express a sincere thank you to the many groups that helped with our second-annual free barbecue on Aug. 21. Our event was a great success due to the incredible support from the Lakeside Lion...
0.7K - Sep. 11, 2009; scored 68.0 Korean pulls off stunning PGA win
CHASKA, Minn. Knowing his last remaining challenger was about to make birdie, he chipped in from 60 feet for an eagle. The crowd roared, and he responded with a scream and a fist pump. Got to be Tiger Woods wrapping up another major. No, not this t...
6.8K - Aug. 17, 2009; scored 68.0 Marines assault Taliban town
DAHANEH, Afghanistan (AP) Helicopter-borne U.S. Marines backed by Harrier jets stormed a Taliban-held town in southern Afghanistan before dawn today, the launch of a new operation to uproot Taliban fighters from a longtime base and provide security...
7.0K - Aug. 12, 2009; scored 68.0 | 
