As we finally witnessed snow flutter down on the valley floor last week, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the importance of this winter wonderland. The snow glistening on the scraggly trees capping the surrounding mountains brings more than beauty to our communities. After 20+ days of dry weather, this fresh powder is more than just beautiful—it’s a crucial boost for our water levels heading into the summer months. In the Rogue Basin, winter precipitation accounts for the v
A place becomes a home when it is known. Dwellings, Linda Hogan Like countless others, I had only ever breezed past the Rogue Valley on the I-5, until about a year ago when I took a job with The Nature Conservancy (TNC). On my first day, my coworkers whisked me into the Ashland watershed, through an area which had been tended to through the Ashland Forest Resiliency Project. For years, they had stewarded and monitored that land, learning every valley and every rise, and
