Winchester Dam - North Umpqua River updates

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The Derelict Dam that needs to go

Now that the dust has settled from the disastrous repairs at Winchester Dam, I wanted to give an update on what happened and where conservation advocates go from here. I was at the dam site...

Kirk Blaine

Nov 2, 2023 0 min read

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Press Release: Survey Shows Only 17 Wild Spring Chinook Salmon observed in Oregon’s South Umpqua River

For Immediate Release, October 23, 2023Contact:Meg Townsend, Center for Biological Diversity, (971) 717-6409, mtownsend@biologicaldiversity.orgStanley Petrowski, Umpqua Watersheds, (541) 825-3070,...

Mark Sherwood

Oct 25, 2023 0 min read

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Fishermen, Conservationists Welcome Early Win in Case Over Outlaw Dam

Eugene – Steamboaters, WaterWatch of Oregon, and the Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermens’ Associations yesterday welcomed a U.S. District Court decision denying a bid by Winchester Water Control...

Kirk Blaine

Oct 1, 2021 3 min read

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Recap - Winchester Dam Lunch and Learn

Wednesday, February 3, 2021 - Native Fish Society hosted a Lunch and Learn featuring a presentation on Dam on the North Umpqua River with WaterWatch's Southern Oregon Program Director, Jim...

Kirk Blaine

Feb 3, 2021 2 min read

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Winchester Dam - A Concern for Fish and Public Safety

Jim McCarthy, the Southern Oregon Coordinator for WaterWatch of Oregon has been working on bringing the rule of law to owners of Winchester dam for the past three years. As recently shared with...

Kirk Blaine

Dec 8, 2020 6 min read