Posts in Water Use
Oregon's estuaries need protection.
Oregon's estuaries need protection.

The very laws that allowed Rogue Riverkeeper and our partner organizations to defeat the Jordan Cove LNG pipeline and export terminal project are now being threatened by a bill that would allow developers to circumvent important land use laws to massively dredge Oregon's estuaries.

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Clean Water Act Defense, No LNG, No Pipeline, Take Action, Water Quality, Water UseKlamath SiskiyouNo LNG, Jordan Cove LNG, estuaries, ports, Water Quality, land use, legislative, Oregon legislature
PFAS, AKA "forever chemicals"
PFAS, AKA "forever chemicals"

PFAS, one of many kinds of “emerging contaminants”, have been increasingly in the news as recent research has found these compounds more ubiquitous and harmful than previously believed. Learn more about RRK’s work in testing for PFAS in the Rogue basin.

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Clean Water Act Defense, Take Action, Water Quality, Water UseKlamath Siskiyoupfas, chemicals, water quality, water quality standards, water quality monitoring program, rogue river, rogue basin, rogue valley, Rogue Riverkeeper
Riparian Landscape Management
Riparian Landscape Management

If you have a creek, stream, river, or lake on your property, then there are special ordinances that must be followed to protect the habitat that surrounds these water bodies when altering your land. Check out the Rogue Riverkeeper blog to learn more about what a riparian area is, how wildfire can affect this type of habitat, and how you can properly manage a riparian area on your property.

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Bear Creek, Stormwater, Water UseHaleigh Martinriparian, restoration, terrestrial, aquatic, pollutants, bank stability, fire, wildfire, rogue valley, bear creek, streams, odfw, rogue watershed district, jackson county, josephine county