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  • Wild Rogue Wilderness Legislation Introduced

    George Wuerthner

    The Rogue River cuts through the coastal Siskiyou Mountains. Photo George Wuerthner  Congressman Peter DeFazio (D) from Eugene, Oregon, has introduced into the House the Wild Rogue Conservation and Recreation Enhancement Act. It is a companion bill to earlier legislation in the Senator supported by Senators Wyden and Merkley. Rogue River. Photo George Wuerthner  The…

  • Savage Rapids Dam gone. Oregon's Rogue River closer to freedom

    Ralph Maughan

    All sides win as 90-year-old salmon killer is demolished- When Gold Ray Dam (further upstream) is taken out next year, over 150 miles of the magnificent Rogue River of SW Oregon will have been returned to freedom. Story in the LA Times. Oregon dam’s demise lets the Rogue River run. By Kim Murphy.

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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