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/

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.

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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

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.