Another Milestone Rogue Basin Dam Removal
Crews have completed demolition of the abandoned Williams-Whalen Dam on Evans Creek, a key spawning tributary of the Rogue River near Grants Pass. After years of unsuccessful attempts by others, WaterWatch partnered with Crag Law Center in 2022 to secure the landowner agreements necessary to demolish the structure and improve access to the 37 miles of upstream spawning and rearing habitat for native salmon and steelhead. Williams-Whalen is the third dam WaterWatch has removed from Evans Creek in nine years.

WaterWatch Annual Auction Tickets On Sale Now
Tickets for our 22nd Annual Celebration of Oregon Rivers are on sale now and you, your family, friends, and colleagues are invited to join us Saturday, Oct. 5th, at the World Forestry Center in Washington Park for an evening of hors d'oeuvres, drinks, dinner, and bidding as we celebrate another year of victories for Oregon's rivers with a fully-catered menu from Elephants Delicatessen, craft beer from Hopworks, and wine from Sokol Blosser. And don't be late — silent auction bidding begins promptly at 5 p.m. when doors open.

Columbia and Snake River Dams "Devastated" Tribes
In a report published last week the federal government acknowledged the devastating impact the construction and operation of 11 hydroelectric dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers have had on eight Pacific Northwest tribes and more than a dozen native fish species, some of which have gone extinct since the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River was completed in 1938. The report marks the first time the U.S. government has detailed the "harm these dams have caused and continue to inflict on Northwest tribes."

Oakshire Brewing Welcomes WaterWatch Tuesday, July 9th
Bring your friends, colleagues, and fellow water advocates to Oakshire Brewing's Portland Beer Hall location at 5013 NE 42nd Ave. in the Cully-Concordia neighborhood on Tuesday, July 9th, from 5 to 7 p.m. for some after work conservation fun as Oakshire Brewing welcomes WaterWatch back for another edition of Oakshire Inspires. Part of Oakshire's ongoing support for local nonprofits, WaterWatch will receive $1 from each pint sold, along with 10 percent of food sales. We look forward to connecting and talking about our work!

Summer Issue of Instream Arrives in Mailboxes in July
WaterWatch celebrates summer adventure, long days, and the outdoors in our upcoming issue of Instream, with updates on the approval process for revised groundwater allocation rules, opportunities for greater water sustainability with three new state natural resource agency directors, a new collection of river hikes for the summer, water briefs, and a visitor's guide for safely visiting the reemerging Klamath River in the wake of ongoing dam removals — all in our summer issue of Instream, arriving soon.