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Fostering cooperation for stewardship of natural resources in the Lower Umpqua River Basin.
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Aging tide gates threaten Oregon’s coast, but replacing them isn’t cheap
There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed more than 70 years ago. And now, they’re at risk of failure. But replacing...
www.opb.org
Side opening tidegates offer improved fish passage over old style, top hinged flap gates.
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Umpqua River flows generally west-northwest for 111 miles (179 km), from the Cascade Mountains through the Coast Range to Winchester Bay in the Oregon Dunes, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Coos Bay and 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of Reedsport, Oregon. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/04/13/u...
April 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Umpqua River flows generally west-northwest for 111 miles (179 km), from the Cascade Mountains through the Coast Range to Winchester Bay in the Oregon Dunes, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Coos Bay and 5.5 miles (9 km) southwest of Reedsport, Oregon. Read more here: coastview.org/2025/04/13/u...
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By establishing a partnership with Lower Umpqua Library in Reedsport, the State Director for the Imagination Library of Oregon said that now every zip code in the state has access.
Imagination Library is now available to every young child in Oregon
The Imagination Library program, created by Dolly Parton, gifts books to children from birth to the month of their 5th birthday. Currently, 65,000 Oregon children are enrolled in the Imagination Library. The Lower Umpqua Library is the 57th community partner enrolled in the Imagination Library in Oregon.
www.opb.org
May 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
By establishing a partnership with Lower Umpqua Library in Reedsport, the State Director for the Imagination Library of Oregon said that now every zip code in the state has access.
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Vernal pools may look like simple forest ponds, but they’re teeming with life each spring. Frogs, salamanders and insects rely on these seasonal wetlands to breed. Dry by summer, they’re vital for biodiversity and ecological balance. Dive into the alien worlds of vernal pools!
The Birth of a Salamander
Each year thousands of salamanders crawl out of forest ponds fully formed. Go under the surface of those ponds with this vernal pool photography.
nature.ly
May 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Vernal pools may look like simple forest ponds, but they’re teeming with life each spring. Frogs, salamanders and insects rely on these seasonal wetlands to breed. Dry by summer, they’re vital for biodiversity and ecological balance. Dive into the alien worlds of vernal pools!
Side opening tidegates offer improved fish passage over old style, top hinged flap gates.
Aging tide gates threaten Oregon’s coast, but replacing them isn’t cheap
There are over 1,000 tide gates in Oregon, preventing the ocean from flooding valuable agricultural land. Many were installed more than 70 years ago. And now, they’re at risk of failure. But replacing...
www.opb.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Side opening tidegates offer improved fish passage over old style, top hinged flap gates.