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When the Milepost 97 wildfire tore through more than 13,000 acres south of Canyonville in the summer of 2019, it burned just about everything in its path. But long after the fire was extinguished a different kind of damage occurred, and efforts to mitigate that damage and return the land to …

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Some of the topics of discussion during a tour of the Archie Creek Fire area included salvage logging, reseeding and replanting seedlings, future fire prevention, road construction and maintenance, stream restoration to benefit fish and recreation accessibility and opportunities.

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ROSEBURG — The Umpqua Valley Audubon Society and Roseburg Public Library are inviting the public to hear from Steve Denney on the importance of the preservation and the restoration of oak woodlands in Umpqua River Basin.

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IDLEYLD PARK — A group of approximately two dozen volunteers gathered at Susan Creek Falls on Saturday morning to take part in a trail work party, organized by the Umpqua National Forest, Roseburg Bureau of Land Management and the National Forest Foundation.

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The Oregon Department of Forestry started a seed-collecting effort in 2019 and five staff members have collected 900,000 seeds from 245 mother ash trees that represent 27 distinct forest populations around Western Oregon.

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IDLEYLD PARK— The Umpqua Fishery Enhancement Derby hosted its first event Wednesday with the annual Student Day, where local high school students traveled to the Rock Creek Pavilion outside of Glide to hear from industry professionals working in natural resources.

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DOUGLAS COUNTY — Jennifer Catlett misses the nice, quiet neighborhood she moved to near Council Creek outside of Riddle two years ago. It’s where children played freely and livestock — such as horses, chickens and goats — wandered around.

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After nearly a decade of consistent, deadly wildfires across the United States, funds are being invested to stem the next disaster before it starts.

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Nicole Watson and her family have lived in the yellow house on Grange Road in Green for nearly four years. The one-mile stretch next to her home is nothing short of chaos: trash, RVs, dogs and about 10 homeless people occupy the area. Piles of garbage bags litter the wet dirt and grass.

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Throughout the Hundred Valleys of the Umpqua during the first 10 months of this year, the specialists for Wildlife Services Oregon predator control have assisted landowners of about 110 properties in protecting their livestock, pets and infrastructure.

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WINCHESTER BAY — The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife reopened all recreational crabbing from Cape Blanco to the California border, after two consecutive tests show domoic acid levels are under the closure threshold.

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Gathering along the Klamath River in Siskiyou County on Thursday, Governor Kate Brown joined California Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and leaders of the Klamath, Yurok and Karuk tribes to celebrate final approval of a dam removal project that advocates say…