Crater Lake National Park

Friends of Living Oregon Waters

P.O. Box 2478, Grants Pass, Oregon  97528

flow@oregonwaters.org   541-251-FLOW

FLOW’s mission is to provide legal oversight, monitoring and public education to help protect Oregon Waters from the impacts of pollution and development.

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Public Waters and Lands

FLOW advocates for protecting public waters and lands from special interest groups and corporations that degrade the environment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Picture:  Cattle grazing tramples riparian vegetation along Daley Creek, Rogue River National Forest.

 

News

We need field volunteers for the 2008 grazing season! 

FLOW is monitoring a number of allotments throughout Oregon and we are in need of volunteers to monitor cattle grazing impacts.  Specifically, we are seeking volunteers to help monitor allotments such as the Deadwood Allotments and Grayback Mountain/Bigelow Lakes,  Joseph Creek Wild & Scenic River (WSR), Sprague & Sycan Rivers, N.Fk. John Day  and John Day Rivers and other areas.  Please contact FLOW and we will get you more information…

 

Public Lands Grazing

Conservation groups challenge Forest Service grazing without water quality compliance- Click here to read the press release...


Click here to see pictures of cattle grazing impacts to areas within the Deadwood Allotments during 2005. The areas shown include King Spruce Meadow, a spring-filled meadow and riparian area within the Sky Lakes Wilderness and Walch Fen, a rare wet meadow and riparian area.

 

Cattle grazing and Joseph Creek Wild and Scenic River! Click here to read more about this issue...

FLOW files appeal of cattle grazing along "Wild" Joseph Creek, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.  Click here to read the appeal...

 

FLOW files appeal of the Upper Sycan Allotments, Fremont National Forest

 

Click here to read the appeal...

Click here for more information and to see pictures of the area...

These allotments affect the upper segment of the Sycan National Wild and Scenic River. 

Click here to read FLOW's comments on the Upper Sycan Grazing EA. 

 

Grazing profile:  Click here to view pictures and read about public lands grazing on the Siskiyou Crest on Grayback Mountain.

 

 

Cattle grazing in the High Cascades/Sky Lakes Wilderness.  Click here to read information about the allotments and to view pictures from monitoring the allotment.

 

Click on National Forest or Bureau of Land Management to view a report of grazing costs (rancher subsidies) on federal lands in Oregon.

 

Hydropower Development   

 

 Applegate Dam proposed for retrofit to introduce hydropower generation capacity...