Conservation Today

Joe Walicki in the Wild

Joe Walicki tells us the special places in Oregon to go for the best wilderness experience. He speaks about how wilderness was designated in the Umpqua in the 70's. He al

Winchester Dam, The Most Dangerous Dam in Oregon

Permit violations during the August 2023 repairs of the Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River near Roseburg, resulted in the biggest fish kill on an Oregon River this

Kai Huschke and the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund

Kai Huschke, with the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund, talks to us about the hierarchy of community rights, states rights, and corporate rights. We look at exa

Rights of Nature in Lane County

Michelle Holman (Community Rights Lane County) and Craig Kauffman (UO professor and author) talk about a ballot initiative to help protect Lane County watersheds and give

Wild Horses on Public Lands, PART 2

A panel of speakers discusses the plight of native wild horses in "Horse Management Areas" on public lands in western states. Speakers on Part 1 and Part 2 of the Wild H

Wild Horses on Public Lands, PART 1

A panel of speakers discusses the plight of native wild horses in "Horse Management Areas" on public lands in western states. Our speakers on Part 1 and Part 2 of the Wi

Carol Van Strum

This is a conversation with Carol Van Strum, who has fought against the aerial spraying of pesticides, including Agent Orange, since 1975. Join Carol on the webinar Wedn

Patrick Starnes talks about Oregon state issues.

This is a conservation with Patrick Starnes, long time environmental activist, and now a candidate for governor of Oregon. We talk about some recent environmental victori

Issues with the lower Snake River Dams, a conversation with Bonnie Olin

This is a fascinating conversation with Bonnie Olin. Bonnie is an avid river user, including kayaking on the Snake River. Bonnie talks about the four lower Snake River Da

Latest on Jordan Cove LNG project in Oregon

This is a conversation with Deb Evans and Ron Schaaf about the Jordan Cove project. Deb and Ron are landowner plaintiffs in the Deborah Evans v. FERC lawsuit. We talk abo

Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer talks about the Covid pandemic in Douglas County

This is a conversation with Dr. Robert Dannenhoffer, the Douglas County Public Health Officer. We discuss the current state of the Covid pandemic in Douglas County, and w

Winchester Dam, what is wrong with it and who will fix it?

This is a conversation with Jim McCarthy, the Southern Oregon Program Director for WaterWatch of Oregon. Waterwatch is part of a coalition of conservation groups suing ov

Audrey Squires describes restoration projects funded by the PacificCorp Mitigation Funds

This is a conversation with Audrey Squires, Umpqua Restoration Program Coordinator for the mitigation funds from the North Umpqua Hydro Project. The Hydro Project’s 2001

Kimberly Holmquist, Douglas County Community Rights

Today we talk with Kimberly Holmquist about Douglas County Community Rights and some issues before the Douglas County Commissioners, including the proposed 2,800 acre des

Kyle Reed, Fire Prevention Specialist

This conversation with Kyle Reed is about how to keep safer during fire season. Kyle is the Fire Prevention Specialists at the Douglas Forest Protective Association. Kyle

Kat Stone and her Oregon Senate District 1 campaign, and other work in Douglas County

We speak with Kat Stone who ran for the Oregon State Senate District 1 last year, against the republican Dallas Heard. Kat will tell us about her campaign, including refo

Oregon People's Rebate

This is an interview with Antonio Gisbert and Patty Sherin about the Oregon People's Rebate, a proposed initiative petition for the November 2022 election that will rebat

Dr. Phil Harding with Citizens Climate Lobby

Dr. Phil Harding is with Citizens Climate Lobby. We talk about HB 763, a federal climate bill supported by Citizens Climate Lobby, including what its impact would be on c

Kirk Blaine, Native Fish Society

This is a conversation with Kirk Blaine, the Southern Oregon Regional Coordinator of the Native Fish Society. We talk about native fish in the Umpqua basins, including im

Douglas County, shall the name refer to Stephen or David Douglas?

We talk with Ken Carloni and Kasey Hovik about changing the "Douglas" reference, for Douglas County, from Stephen Douglas (a politician) to David Douglas (the botanist wh