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Conservation Today episodes

  • Dr. Bob Dannenhoffer talks about the Covid pandemic in Douglas County

    This is a conversation with Dr. Robert Dannenhoffer, the Douglas County Public Health Officer. We discuss the current state of the Covid pandemic in Douglas County, and what you can do keep yourself healthy. The current situation is dire, with many dying needlessly at Mercy Medical Center.

    Bob discusses some of the myths surrounding the Covid vaccines. He explains how the vaccines were developed so quickly, yet safely, under Operation Warp Speed. For more information on how you can get a vaccine or a Covid test, see https://douglaspublichealthnetwork.org/. Or call 541-464-6550.

    Our ending song, Play One Song For Me, was written and played by Marnie Allbritten, from Douglas County.

    52 min
  • Winchester Dam, what is wrong with it and who will fix it?

    This is a conversation with Jim McCarthy, the Southern Oregon Program Director for WaterWatch of Oregon. Waterwatch is part of a coalition of conservation groups suing over the fish-killing Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River, North of Roseburg. Jim describes the history of the dam, ownership, management, and why the dam kills fish, including coho, steelhead, and pacific lamprey.

    Visit Waterwatch at: https://waterwatch.org/. Winchester Dam page: https://waterwatch.org/programs/winchester-dam/

    Fact sheet on Winchester Dam: https://waterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/WINCHESTER-DAM-FACT-SHEET-FINAL-11-10-20.pdf

    Our ending song is “Big Fat Fish” by “Walkin’ Jim Stoltz” from his “The Web of Life” album. You can download his song here: https://walkinjim.com/the-web-of-life-cd/

    59 min
  • Audrey Squires describes restoration projects funded by the PacificCorp Mitigation Funds

    This is a conversation with Audrey Squires, Umpqua Restoration Program Coordinator for the mitigation funds from the North Umpqua Hydro Project. The Hydro Project’s 2001 settlement agreement required PacificCorp to pay annual funding for restoration projects to mitigate their wildlife impacts. Audrey describes the types of wildlife impacts, types of restoration projects, and volunteer opportunities.

    For more information:

    • The North Umpqua Hydro Project, see https://www.pacificorp.com/energy/hydro/north-umpqua-river.html
    • The Umpqua National Forest page with mitigation fund information:  https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/umpqua/landmanagement/resourcemanagement/?cid=stelprdb5387276 (The FY 22 projects, soon to be announced, will be posted there).
    • Audrey Squires: [email protected]
    • National Forest Foundation:  https://www.nationalforests.org/
      • 56 min
    • Kimberly Holmquist, Douglas County Community Rights

      Today we talk with Kimberly Holmquist about Douglas County Community Rights and some issues before the Douglas County Commissioners, including the proposed 2,800 acre destination resort planned for near Yoncalla. Kimberly also describes the history of the “Doctrine of Discovery”, and how it favors corporate rights over community rights. 

      The ending song is "Why Am I An Anarchist?" by Norman Nawrocki.

      For more information about the Douglas County issues discussed in this podcast, see:

      https://celdf.org/community-rights/

      https://communityrightslanecounty.org/

      https://orcrn.org/Lincoln-county/

      https://orcrn.org/

      https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2019/11/former-oregon-securities-broker-charged-with-investment-fraud-tax-evasions.html

      https://www.ridgecrestca.com/news/20200114/despite-legal-trouble-pegasus-equestrian-facility-still-planned-in-yreka

      Pathway to Democracy Part 1--The Doctrine of Discovery and Thomas Jefferson's Legal Mind:

      https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/dGHJF5kpKJ6ZO-T9f7lFjN1fg9spFcAyeh3kx1qzpQEvir2QkDcjkRNfcFYU3vpd.OLUh4bT377LyCBNQ

      Pathway to Democracy Part 2-- The Doctrine of Discovery and Thomas Jefferson's Legas Mind:

      https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/bHmQPcwznh7Z4yS3zp-24FDp1-Ub9HRBDNq5V5JmIjyBDiwMsPKV8mbYyShxnhyQ.KofhCOjVwE5B17Bd

      53 min
    • Kyle Reed, Fire Prevention Specialist

      This conversation with Kyle Reed is about how to keep safer during fire season. Kyle is the Fire Prevention Specialists at the Douglas Forest Protective Association. Kyle talks about the Firewise program for neighborhood groups, ways to better protect your home from a wildland fire, and how to keep track of the changing guidelines for your work as the fire season progresses. Below are links to more information that Kyle referred to:

      www.firewise.org ... for your neighborhood group;

      https://www.dfpa.net/ ... to keep track of fires in our area and times chainsaws or mowers are allowed;

      https://catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/catalog/files/project/pdf/pnw590.pdf ... For a list of fire-resistant plants for your home;

      https://www.nfpa.org/Public-Education/Fire-causes-and-risks/Wildfire/Preparing-homes-for-wildfire ... How to prepare your home to resist wildland fire

      https://www.facebook.com/DouglasForestProtectiveAssociation ... DFPA’s facebook page, with the latest fire information.

            Our ending song is “Fire Of ’87” by Bruce Marsh from his album Siskiyou. This album is from 1993, and unfortunately, I can’t find a reference to where you can download his music. I found this album used, and all his music is great.

      51 min
    • Kat Stone and her Oregon Senate District 1 campaign, and other work in Douglas County
      We speak with Kat Stone who ran for the Oregon State Senate District 1 last year, against the republican Dallas Heard. Kat will tell us about her campaign, including reforming the tax structure for private industrial land owners. Kat will also talk about her other activities, like monitoring the Douglas County Commissioners meetings.
      The day after we recorded this podcast, Kat's campaign manager for her 2020 senate campaign, Christian Avana, suddenly passed away. So we got back together to talk about Christian and his gifts to our community.
      In Memory of Christian, our final song is "Rise" by Alice DeMicele. It is available for a free download here: https://www.alicedimicele.com/store.
      Links relevant to this podcast:
      Douglas County Commissioners Meetings:
      https://video.ibm.com/channel/douglascountyoregon
      Douglas Complex fire research showing private lands burn hotter than public lands: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Location-of-and-fire-severity-within-the-Douglas-Complex-in-Oregon-USA-Fire-severity_fig1_324786837
      Britt Nichols County Park and Dave Busenbark County Park:
      https://flic.kr/s/aHskAvo63S
      1 hr
    • Thacker Pass Lithium Mine occupation, with Will Falk
      Will Falk is occupying the site of an approved lithium mine in northern Nevada, near the southern Oregon border. Will describes why the BLM approved this mine in January 2021, and why he, and his friend Max Wilbert, are determined to stop it. To find out how you can help or how to join Max and Will, visit their web site at https://www.protectthackerpass.org/
      Will and Max upload beautiful writings and photos of the sagebrush habitat at that site. Note the donation button. Also visit Will's other web page at http://willfalk.org/
      Our closing song is "Paradise", by John Prine, one of Will's favorite songs these days.
      59 min
    • Oregon People's Rebate
      This is an interview with Antonio Gisbert and Patty Sherin about the Oregon People's Rebate, a proposed initiative petition for the November 2022 election that will rebate about $750 to every Oregonian, every year, by raising taxes on the largest corporations to 3%. Currently Oregon corporations pay some of the lowest corporate tax in the nation. Under this initiative large corporations would pay just a little more. This money would then be distributed to people in Oregon. For more information, see https://opr2022.org/en.
      Our ending song is "Occupy the USA" by Emma's Revolution. You can download it here: https://emmasrevolution.com/track/1280877/occupy-the-usa
      56 min
    • Dr. Phil Harding with Citizens Climate Lobby
      Dr. Phil Harding is with Citizens Climate Lobby. We talk about HB 763, a federal climate bill supported by Citizens Climate Lobby, including what its impact would be on citizens, companies and our climate, as well as its impact on Oregon projects, such as Jordan Cove LNG and the timber industry. How does it differ from a state bill we have tried to pass in Oregon? Later, Phil talks about his work at Willamette Falls Paper Company, developing non-tree-fiber paper. Do they use hemp fiber? What about the carbon footprint of recycled paper? Phil will answer those questions.
      Ending music is by Roy Zimmerman, "Hope, Struggle & Change" from his "You're Getting Sleepy" album. You can download free songs from Roy here: https://www.royzimmerman.com/
      Other links from today's show:
      Citizens Climate Lobby: https://citizensclimatelobby.org/
      OSU's Study on Carbon released by logging: https://sustainable-economy.org/osu-research-confirms-big-timber-leading-source-greenhouse-gas-emissions-oregon/
      58 min
    • Kirk Blaine, Native Fish Society
      This is a conversation with Kirk Blaine, the Southern Oregon Regional Coordinator of the Native Fish Society. We talk about native fish in the Umpqua basins, including impacts from Winchester Dam (north of Roseburg, near Umpqua Community College), Rock Creek Fish Hatchery (east of Glide near Swiftwater Park), the Archie Creek fire, and more. You can contact Kirk at [email protected] and find out more about The Native Fish Society here: https://nativefishsociety.org/about
      We finish by listening to Ashland artist Alice DiMicele singing "Chinook Blues" from the One Land, One Heart album.
      54 min

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