Events Archive

2010 Twin Lakes Youth Wilderness Camp Umpqua Watersheds will host its annual Youth Wilderness Camp at Twin Lakes July 30 to August 1. Camp is open to youth ages 12-20. Younger children may attend with an accompanying adult. This year we have a fun-filled weekend planned with lots of opportunities for learning. Cost: $20/UW member; $40/non-member. This fee covers food and travel expenses for the weekend. We are also looking for a few more adult volunteers. Scholarships Wanted Please donate $20-$40 so that kids can go to camp Please contact Mary or Ed Cooley at 541-584-2693 or edcooley@relianceconnects.com to register or for more information.

Wild On Wilderness Meeting Wednesday July 28th, 7PM at Chi's Garden restaurant, 528 SE Stephens St in Roseburg This months agenda:     Road Truthing Update     WOW at Umpqua Brew Fest Sep 17th & 18th     Discussion of Joe Laurance’s biomass and pre-European landscape proposal     Outreach Update/Meeting with Partners     WOW Committee Strategic Plan

Mollusk Survey Training Due to the increased number of volunteers, the location of the Mollusk Survey Training has been relocated to the Tiller Ranger Station’s ‘Tiller Retreat’ room. Car pool will meet at the Myrtle Creek I5 exit 108 and leaving at 7:30am. Training at the Ranger Station will begin at 8:30am with hands on field work following initial training. Expect training to last until 2pm. Please be sure to wear field clothes including ball cap hat if you have one, and shoes you do not mind getting wet. Ponds on the Umpqua Forest and across the Umpqua Basin have been impacted by non-native invasive species. Many native species like the northern red-legged frog, long toed salamander, western pond turtle, fairy shrimp and other important aquatic organisms have been adversely affected. Umpqua Watersheds is supporting the Tiller Ranger District in development of restoration methods and monitoring the results. The first work is to establish presence and relative abundance of invasive species & the impacted native species. Then this information will be compared with post treatment surveys. If you can afford to spend up to 4 days helping us with these surveys, please contact cindy@umpqua-watersheds.org for more information.

Float the North Umpqua Saturday morning, JULY 17, there will be a river float from below Colliding Rivers to Whistler’s Bend Park. Rafter can meet at 8am to pump up rafts and join the shuttle trucks. Each rafter is responsible for their own oars, lifejackets and floating device. River float should arrive to Whistler’s Bend Park before the free music starts at 1pm. For more info please email Patrick Starnes at: starnesforest@live.com or call: 580-9120 Camping at River Day Make the fun last while at River Day! Camping Friday and Saturday night, $5 per tent each night. Reserve your spot now! Register Online HERE.

2nd Saturday Volunteer Opportunities The City of Roseburg, the Phoenix Charter School, and Umpqua Watersheds are collaborating on a massive invasive weed removal and restoration project of the South Umpqua Greenway. The Greenway lies between Deer Creek Park and Gaddis Park. The project’s first focus is cleaning up Deer Creek Park itself, clearing the banks of Himalayan blackberry and increasing visibility of the elegant stream flow. Saturday, July 10th Read More>

Road Inventory Training The Umpqua National Forest’s travel management plan THREATENS to eliminate large areas of quiet recreation and impact both existing and proposed wilderness areas. Wildlife such as the endangered Pacific Fisher and Wolverine will also be harmed. The plan proposes to create motorized 4-wheeler/ATV recreation over hundreds of miles of closed roads and trails. We need your help to go out in July and August and conduct an inventory of the “Maintenance Level 1 roads”, dispersed camp sites and proposed motorized trail areas with a simple protocol. We need this to effectively address the agency’s proposal. We will be providing training to those who can attend Monday June 28th 10am - 5:30pm at the Umpqua Watershed’s Office. Please contact Cindy Haws at the Umpqua Watersheds Office for more information: cindy@umpqua-watersheds.org

Waterfall walk after LNG hike in Camas Valley - June 19th Discover the Rock Creek caves and waterfall after the LNG hike in Camas Valley Saturday morning join neighbor Patrick Quinn as he guides us to destructive path of the LNG pipeline where it plans to clear-cut a 100 foot swath through the BLM old growth forests. Afterwards, Mr. Quinn will show us the Rock Creek caves and waterfall in the area. Carpool starts behind the Library headquarters in Roseburg at 9am and then stops at the Camas Valley General Store at 9:30am. For more details call 580-9120 or email: : jquinn@jeffnet.org

River Day Planning Meeting - JUNE 21 Monday, help organize and plan the 24th Annual River Appreciation Day celebration. Meet at UW office upstairs on Main Street at 5pm. We hope to have the River Day poster ready to hang all over Douglas County so please come by to grab some posters. Email River Day ideas or make camping reservations to: starnesforest@live.com or call: 580-9120.

Little River Forest Restoration Collaborative - June 10th Thursday afternoon from 4pm to 6pm, join the general public in an important discussion about how we restore old clearcuts on federal forests (BLM & USFS) at the Roseburg BLM office on Garden Valley Blvd. Thursday, June 10th

2nd Saturday Volunteer Opportunities The City of Roseburg, the Phoenix Charter School, and Umpqua Watersheds are collaborating on a massive invasive weed removal and restoration project of the South Umpqua Greenway. The Greenway lies between Deer Creek Park and Gaddis Park. The project’s first focus is cleaning up Deer Creek Park itself, clearing the banks of Himalayan blackberry and increasing visibility of the elegant stream flow. Saturday, June 12th Read More>

MAY 21, 22 & 23 - Umpqua Wildernes Campout on Steelhead Creek Use your road-truthing skills learned at the Wilderness Workshop (Tuesday) while camping in the Umpqua's wild backcountry at Steelhead Creek in the Steamboat watershed. For campsite information, call 541-672-6982.

Wilderness Slideshow & Workshop - May 18th Tuesday night at 7pm at the Douglas County Museum in Roseburg off I-5 Exit #123 Learn about Umpqua Valley paths less traveled and sensitive, special, threatened areas of beautiful Douglas County. - Enjoy a beautiful 20 minute Umpqua Wilderness Slideshow. - Learn how to adopt a Roadless Area along your favorite creek. - Learn how to Road-truthing with inventory maps, etc. ~ FREE and OPEN to the Public with refrshements. ~ Sponsored by Wild on Wilderness (WOW) Committee. For more information call: 580-9120 or email: starnesforest@live.com

LNG Hike in Umpqua National Forest Old Growth - May 15th Saturday, learn more about the impacts of the LNG Pipeline on our beautiful native old growth forest with neighbor, Marlene Koch (pronounced Cook). Marlene will show us where the LNG pipeline will cut a 100 foot swath through old growth forests including a visit to a 7 foot sugar pine. Carpool will meet in Roseburg at 9am behind the Library off Fowler Street, then in Canyonville at 9:45am at the Promise Bakery with final meeting point above the Galesville Dam at the Devil's Flats campground at 10:30am. Hikers should bring their own lunch, water, sunscreen and Oregon outdoor gear.        For more information call: 580-9120 or email:starnesforest@live.com

2nd Saturday Volunteer Opportunities The City of Roseburg, the Phoenix Charter School, and Umpqua Watersheds are collaborating on a massive invasive weed removal and restoration project of the South Umpqua Greenway. The Greenway lies between Deer Creek Park and Gaddis Park. The project’s first focus is cleaning up Deer Creek Park itself, clearing the banks of Himalayan blackberry and increasing visibility of the elegant stream flow. Saturday, May 8th 8:30am - Noon Read More>

Magic Forest Hike - May 1st Come join Umpqua Watersheds for a wildflower hike to the Magic Forest! This 260 acre stand of classic old growth forest sits on the Cow Creek/Olalla Watershed divide between Riddle and Dillard and is surrounded by serpentine meadows and oak/madrone woodlands. Botanist and fire ecologist, Dr. Ken Carloni will lead a moderate to easy hike that will encounter at least 3 species of wild orchids along with a myriad of other wildflowers. Carpool will meet behind the Douglas County Library Headquarters in Roseburg off Fowler Street at 9am followed by another meeting site at Riddle McDonalds off I-5 at 9:30am. Hikers will be responsible for their own water, lunch, sunscreen and other protective gear. For more information call: 580-9120 or email: starnesforest@live.com

Devil’s Staricase Hike - April 3rd Hike into the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness in the central Oregon Coast Range. The all-day, off-trail and strenuous hike won't necessarily go to the Devil's Staircase waterfall. For more information about the hike, meeting location and to RSVP, contact hike leader Cameron Derbyshire at 541.747.1250.

Devil’s Staricase Hike - March 28th Hike into the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness in the central Oregon Coast Range. The all-day, off-trail and strenuous hike won't necessarily go to the Devil's Staircase waterfall. For more information about the hike, meeting location and to RSVP, contact hike leader Cameron Derbyshire at 541.747.1250.

CANCELED - 3rd Friday Concert - Tony Kaltenberg From the wild and misty Oregon coast speaks a powerful voice for the mystical guitar tradition, with roots extending back through the innovative works of Fahey, Kottke & Hedges. His sounds are reflections of his surroundings, the people in his life, the ocean where he lives, the yogic lifestyle - music from the core. March 19th Read More>

Devil’s Staricase Hike - March 14th Hike into the proposed Devil's Staircase Wilderness in the central Oregon Coast Range. The all-day, off-trail hike won't necessarily go to the Devil's Staircase waterfall and will be moderately difficult. For more information about the hike, meeting location and to RSVP, contact hike leaders Dee and Dave Tvedt at 541.689.7189.

Lookingglass Rock Hike - March 13th Discover the geological wonder of the Lookingglass ROCK (1700 feet elevation) with great views of Tenmile Valley and Looingglass Valley and hopefull the first wildflowers of spring. Meet behind the Douglas County Library off Fowler St. at 9am. Be prepared for a short yet steep hike. Please bring plenty of water, lunch, appropriate hiking gear, and expect to share fuel expenses. For more details call: 541.580.9120

Devil’s Staricase Hike - February 20th Umpqua Watersheds members Dee & David Tvedt will lead a trek to Douglas County’s newest wilderness candidate, Devil’s Staircase Wilderness near Scottsburg. Meet behind the Douglas County Library off Fowler St. at 8am. Be prepared for a long day with plenty of water, food, appropriate hiking gear, and expect to share fuel expenses. North County folks can meet at Tomacelli's in Elkton at 9am. For more details call: 541.514.6352

CANCELED - 3rd Friday Concert - A Strange Attractor A Strange Attractor plays Jamericana music: a Roots Rock gumbo seasoned with Reggae, Funk, Worldbeat and Americana. February 19th Dinner starts at 6 pm, with music at 7 pm. Read More>

14th Annual Winter Celebration Celebrate the Umpqua’s mighty rivers and towering forests along with the end of winter with live music from the local band Irish Crème and Mark Baratta at Umpqua Watersheds 14th Annual Winter Celebration with its theme entitled: Think Like a Mountain. Thinking like a mountain, Umpqua Watersheds plans to start off the New Year by continuing its agenda to protect the best and restore the rest. The restoration of old clear-cuts back into viable forest habitat is one the highest priorities Read More>