This spring and early summer, in response to the ongoing conflicts on the Upper Rogue between user groups and concerns over jet boat impacts, four state agencies engaged with Oregon’s Kitchen Table (OKT) to solicit input on the management of the Upper Rogue River. Click to read the update on this topic.
Read MoreEvery summer, Rogue Riverkeeper offers water quality updates as a free community resource to encourage safe recreation across the Rogue basin. Learn more about what we test for and how we do it.
Read MoreFive years after Congress designated 120 miles of the Wild Rogue’s tributaries as Wild & Scenic, we are still waiting for the Medford BLM to update the management plan. As part of an update, we are looking to amplify recommendations laid out in the agencies’ own report. Read more.
Read MoreLearn about what makes a “good” vs a “bad” riparian area, and understand Rogue Riverkeeper’s role in riparian area management and advocacy.
Read MoreThe increased use of commercial jet boats on the Upper Rogue River has led to aquatic effects and numerous conflicts of use. Four state agencies are asking for your opinion on how they should manage this issue. Read more here.
Read MoreCelebrate World Wetlands Day by learning about the critical role that wetlands play here in the Rogue River watershed!
Read MoreIn 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 MoreOur 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 MoreFall 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 MoreYour 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 MoreFor 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 MoreRead more about the proposal of the Lobster Creek dam.
Read MoreThe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreThanks 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 MoreThis 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 MoreRogue 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 MoreThe 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 MoreLast 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 MoreCurrently, 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.
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