Conservationist urges irrigation districts to focus on water markets by Michael Kohn | April 10, 2020 | Bend Bulletin For decades, Rob Rastovich relied on flood irrigation to water the hay fields on his family-owned ranch outside Bend. The system was archaic and wasted large amounts of water, which ran off the edge of his 200-acre ranch. Today his system is …
Lawsuit targets shrinkage of Willamette Basin water for salmon
Environmental groups say the Army Corps of Engineers’ reallocation plan will hurt threatened fish species by Emily Green | March 20, 2020 | Street Roots The Army Corps of Engineers has proposed a drastic cut to the volume of water stored among its 13 dams and reservoirs in the Willamette River Basin that goes to supporting fish flows. Environmentalists are …
Murmurs: Businesses Seek Relief From Tax Measures (See: Salmon Wars Continue)
By WW Staff | March 18, 2020 | Willamette Week BUSINESSES SEEK TAX MEASURE RELIEF: Oregon business groups, facing crushing pressure from COVID-19 impacts, on March 17 proposed 14 steps the state could take to help. Among the biggest: “Delay implementation of the new corporate activities tax, at least for the first quarter of 2020, so those funds can be diverted …
WaterWatch of Oregon’s Rogue Dam Removals Highlighted in Conservation Alliance Video
by The Conservation Alliance | January 2020 | The Conservation Alliance: Rogue River from Uncage the Soul Productions on Vimeo WaterWatch of Oregon is proud of our role in the dam removal efforts happening along The Rogue River. Of course, many other organizations have played key roles in these projects. Some of these efforts have been highlighted in a short …
The Statesman Journal: January 2020: “Proposal to Demolish Crumbling Scotts Mills Dam Gaining Momentum”
by Bill Poehler, Statesman Journal | January 2020 | The Statesman Journal The first time Anna Rankin went to the Scotts Mills Dam, she noticed crosses and flowers on the banks below the dam. When Rankin, the executive director of the Pudding River Watershed Council, asked about the markers, she learned there had been a number of deaths from people …
The Statesman Journal: December 2019: “Farmers Band Together to Stop Dam from Being Built on Drift Creek”
by Bill Poehler, Statesman Journal | December 2019 | The Statesman Journal Joel Rue welcomed a group of fellow farmers and friends into his home in Victor Point, located in a canyon between Silverton and Silver Falls State Park, in 2005. Over the next few hours, the farmers from around Mt. Angel explained how for decades they sought ways to …