Celebrate World Wetlands Day by learning about the critical role that wetlands play here in the Rogue River watershed!
Read More
In the heart of southern Oregon near the Bear Creek Greenway, a much-needed victory has taken place. Learn more about Blue Heron Creek here.
Read More
Our 2023 Water Quality Monitoring Program concluded in September. The results? Mostly optimistic! We tested various waterways and recreational spots for E. coli, Oregon's standard for water contact safety, and you can see the results here.
Read More
Fall is the time that salmon return inland to their natal watersheds from the Pacific Ocean. Read about the salmon lifecycle and see opportunities to get outside with us to spot spawning salmon for yourself!
Read More
Your help is needed. On Tuesday, August 29, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in the Sackett v. EPA case that notably shrinks the waters previously sheltered under the WOTUS framework.
Read More
For voters registered in the small town of Gold Hill, ballots for a special election are due on August 22. This special election is to determine if the city of Gold Hill will be annexed into the Rogue Valley Sewer Services district (RVSS). Learn more here.
Read More
Read more about the proposal of the Lobster Creek dam.
Read More
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced its revisions to the Clean Water Act (CWA) on December 30th 2022. These changes go into effect March 20, 2023. See our blog for more information about Waters of the United States, or WOTUS.
Read More
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced its revisions to the Clean Water Act (CWA) on December 30th 2022. These changes go into effect March 20, 2023. See our blog for more information about Waters of the United States, or WOTUS.
Read More
Thanks to over two thousand responses from the public regarding the possibility of a long-term business agreement to allow commercial jet boats to operate at TouVelle Recreation Site, Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has decided to abandon the project. Read more at in our blog post here.
Read More
This year, we celebrate #ACT50 as a collective call to unite in the fight for clean water. Working together, we can ensure that water is drinkable, fishable, and swimmable by enforcing laws, holding polluters accountable, and empowering citizens.
Read More
Rogue Riverkeeper is working diligently to protect the Rogue River’s integrity by pushing for the denial of RogueJet’s recertification to dredge over 1,000 cubic yards of sand, sediment, and gravel from 42 different locations within the Rogue River, but we need your help.
Read More
The extended drought and the record-breaking dry spell we experienced this winter will have intense, long lasting effects this summer. Read to learn more about our municipality’s water and your water use as an individual.
Read More
Last week, the Rogue Riverkeeper team took a socially distanced trip to get out on the river and check out the proposed site of the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline crossing near Shady Cove. The cold, clear water and the other boaters floating past made it hard to imagine that this could ever be the site of a massive Horizontal Directional Drill (HDD) cutting through bedrock deep below the river to build a 36-inch, high pressure fracked gas pipeline. Learn more about what you can do to help stop Jordan Cove LNG this summer!
Read More
Currently, streams in southern Oregon are left with a less protective stream buffer standard under the Oregon Forest Practices Act that allows logging closer to streams that support salmon and steelhead than in the rest of western Oregon. Cutting trees near streams means less shade and warmer, dirtier water, which can harm salmon and put clean water at risk. The Oregon Board of Forestry needs to update its rules to require the more protective stream buffer standard for the Siskiyou region that applies to the rest of western Oregon. The Board will decide whether or not they need to change these rules in July.
Read More
In the middle of a global health crisis, it might be a little hard to answer that question. Even a month ago, most of us had no idea how our world would change with the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Although fifty years later Earth Day 2020 looks a little different than in 1970 when 20 million Americans gathered together at protests and rallies, the heart of this day remains the same. No matter where you are, you can make a difference. Will you join us?
Read More
How well do you know your neighborhood creeks? If you can safely get outside while following the Governor’s stay at home order and public health requirements, now is a great time to get to know your local waters. Like the roots of a tree, the small headwater streams and wetlands that flow into larger creeks and rivers are critical to the health of the entire Rogue River. But right now, some of these smaller waterways will lose protections under the Clean Water Act if a Trump Environmental Protection Agency rule is finalized. Learn more about how you can help take action to protect these waters!
Read More
Oregon’s current forest practices are already decades behind other states, and our streams and salmon can’t wait another decade. On February 10th, 2020, we joined with groups from all sides to adopt a process that we hope will lead to improved protections under current forest practices on state and private forestlands. This agreement is a first step towards closing the gap to reform forest practices in Oregon to better protect clean water, thriving forests, and healthy communities.
Read More
There are so many reasons to become a member of Rogue Riverkeeper. To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we picked our top ten. But you really only need just one….
Read More
A few weeks ago, I got to join an aerial tour by EcoFlight of the proposed Pacific Connector Gas pipeline crossing of the Pacific Crest Trail and the Rogue River near Shady Cove. If built, the Pacific Connector Gas pipeline would transport fracked gas from Malin, Oregon to the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal at Coos Bay. The fracked gas pipeline would cut through more than 485 rivers and streams, including the Klamath, Umpqua, Coos, and Coquille Rivers.
Read More