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• Klamath water war poised to erupt - 5/8/2013
  

  With drought looming, the state of Oregon is preparing for the likelihood it will have to shut off irrigation access for many of the 200 cattle...

• Sanctuary One boss immerses himself in lives of swine - 5/2/2013
  

  Robert Casserly is getting in touch with his inner oinker out in the Applegate Valley.

• Don't dump that water — reuse it - 4/30/2013
  

  A great deal of household water can be recycled and piped outside for gardens and landscaping under a state law set up last year, and Ashland aquatic...

• New environmental rules tap trucking firm finances - 4/29/2013
  

  New environmental rules in California are bearing down hard on long-haul truckers, and a nonprofit shop in Medford, sponsored by Rogue Valley Council...

• EPA: Alaska mine could hurt salmon - 4/29/2013
  

  WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency says the proposed Pebble Mine in Alaska could wipe out nearly 100 miles of streams and 4,800...

• Fruit flies attack Oregon berry crops - 4/25/2013
  

  Wet springs, warm but not too hot summers and an abundance of wild blackberries have led to an infestation of the spotted wing drosophila locally.

• Forest Service appeals DEQ fine for creek algae - 4/10/2013
  

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• SOU student funds will restore water to creek - 4/9/2013
  

  Southern Oregon University has begun a student-funded program that essentially will restore the equivalent of all of the water used on campus to a...

• Medford hopes more power users want Blue Sky - 4/9/2013
  

  Medford officials are pushing for a 25 percent increase this year in the number of Pacific Power customers who rely at least in part on renewable...

• Mining firm interested in national forest nickel - 4/7/2013
  

  A Portland mining firm owned mostly by a U.K. company wants to explore the nickel laterite potential in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest.

• Forest plan seen as split decision - 3/31/2013
  

  Jack Ward Thomas remembers precisely what was on his mind while waiting to make his presentation at the historic 1993 Northwest Forest Conference in...

• Plan's eventual effectiveness gets mixed reviews from participants - 3/31/2013
  

  Twenty years later, participants contacted by the Mail Tribune uniformly said they were impressed by the Northwest Forest Conference, but their...

• Plastic roundup set for Friday, Saturday - 3/30/2013
  

  Organizers of an annual plastics recycling roundup have added a spring event and streamlined operations to one location to handle the burgeoning...

• Advisory approach for protecting vernal pools suggested - 3/24/2013
  

  Uncle Sam won't be coming down with a regulatory heavy hand to protect the imperiled vernal pool fairy shrimp and two rare plant populations in...

• 'Preserving Special Places' - 3/18/2013
  

  When Jim Scheffel looks out at the oak woodland surrounding the 33-acre Woolfolk Reservoir, he tries not to think about it dotted with houses some...

• Delay in lynx recovery plan spurs federal lawsuit - 3/15/2013
  

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• Thousands of comments on forest pour in - 3/11/2013
  

  Democracy is not the driver when it comes to making the final decision on the proposed Bybee management project in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National...

• Evans Creek dams are on state's list - 3/4/2013
  

  WIMER — The 100-year-old Wimer Dam that spans Evans Creek near this community is a classic example of a structure doing far more harm than good...

• Mining bill might curb dredges on state rivers - 2/23/2013
  

  A bill to restrict suction dredge mining on sections of 30 rivers in Oregon, including the Rogue and Illinois drainages, has fired up the mining camp...