A 65-year-old Central Point man driving a passenger truck struck and killed a 48-year-old man in the crosswalk at the Interstate 5 Exit 33 northbound on-ramp Wednesday evening in Central Point. The Jackson County Serious Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) Team is investigating the incident. ECSO Dispatch received a report of[Read More…]
Outdoors
Clean Water Through Rogue Riverkeepers
Frances Oyung, program manager for Rogue Riverkeepers, spends much of her time helping people understand something many take for granted: clean water. Rogue Riverkeepers is a program of the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center (KS Wild), and Oyung is one of seven staff members, focusing specifically on water protection in the Rogue[Read More…]
Dizzy Rescued After Four Cold Nights
Kristy Littlefield learned two things when her male cat, Dizzy, was stuck high up in a pine tree for four nights during a Southern Oregon winter and finally rescued on Fri., Jan. 16. One, the obvious one, is that cats are crazy. The second is that chances are someone’s available[Read More…]
City Reservoir Construction May Start In May
Bidding is expected to begin in April to select contractors for the City of Rogue River’s million-gallon water reservoir, with construction planned to start in May. This was according to Rogue River City Administrator Ryan Nolan in a report to the City Council at its workshop session on Thurs., Jan.[Read More…]
Fee Waived For ’26 B&C Entries
A long-time Lifetime Associate and benefactor to conservation has provided the Boone and Crockett Club the opportunity to waive entry processing fees into the organization’s Records program. Thanks to the generous donation, the club announced that the usual $40 entry fee will not be charged this year. The vision is[Read More…]
City To Have Schedule For The Reservoir This Week
Rogue River Public Works Director Michael Bollweg said the city was “at 90 percent” in the planning and design of the million-gallon reservoir on Classick Drive and the fire hydrant project. He said the city is hoping to get the construction of the reservoir out to bid “soon, very soon”[Read More…]
Ready For The Backyard Bird Count?
The 29th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, a free, global event that helps scientists understand changes in bird populations and distribution, will be held Feb. 13-16. Participants spend as little as 15 minutes tracking the birds in their favorite places, whether the backyard, afield or from a vehicle. They then[Read More…]
Wolf Delisting Bill Passes 1st Hurdle
Wolves are one step closer to being delisted after the U.S. House voted 211-204 in favor of the Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025 recently. Blake Henning, Chief Conservation Officer for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, said the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service delisted wolves under both Obama (2011)[Read More…]
Sea Lion Hunt? The Idea Could Save Fish, State Dollars
The U.S. House Committee of Natural Resources recently held a hearing on sea lions that are preying on vulnerable salmon and steelhead below dams, near fish ladders and natural pinch points in the Columbia River and its tributaries. State and federal agencies have tried many non-lethal options with limited success,[Read More…]
Winter Whale Watch Week Returns
Oregon State Parks will host Winter Whale Watch Week along the Oregon Coast Saturday, Dec. 27 through Wednesday, Dec. 31. Trained Oregon State Park volunteers will be stationed at 14 sites along the Oregon Coast from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help visitors spot gray whales on their southward[Read More…]