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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

ASA's End of Summer Celebration, September 20th, Valley View Vineyard! Drinks, food, music, silent auction, raffle, dance performance, environmental updates, award ceremony. Donations to ASA over $25 between now and September 18 will receive a ticket. $30 @ door. donate.applegatesiskiyou.org/donate/

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Several of Applegate Siskiyou Alliance board members live just below the Woodrat Fire that started off Sterling Creek yesterday. We're watching the fire closely and wish all our board members and neighbors who live in the area the best. This photo was taken last night from Little Applegate/Buncom.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Medford BLM released the aptly named Douglas Fir Mortality Complex Project, a sprawling Applegate Valley timber sale of epic proportions. Take Action! applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/the-medford-... This logging project would log over 4,000 acres and build up to 6.7 miles of new road.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

SAVE APPLEGATE FORESTS rally in Ruch yesterday! Save Applegate Forests for Everyone (SAFE), Applegate Siskiyou Alliance and Williams Community Forest Project held a rally in Ruch yesterday with about 40 people along Highway 238 encouraging passersby to help us save Applegate forests!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

There's a lot happening on BLM lands right now. This graphic gives a round up of the local, state, and national projects taking place on BLM land right now.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Celebrating Earth Day With Action! ASA Filed a Lawsuit Against the BLM’s SOS Logging Project in March. Today, for Earth Day, We Filed for Preliminary Injunction to Stop the Logging While the Case Works its Way Through Court!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Tomorrow! Jackson County No Kings - ORD2 Indivisible - 12-2 pm - Medford Sidewalk protest all along Biddle Road between Jackson Street (Hawthorne Park area) and Food 4 Less. Josephine County with Rogue indivisible No Kings Rally and March - 12-2 pm - Grants Pass In front of Jo. County courthouse

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Yesterday ASA led a field trip to see the BLM's Apple Saws Timber Sale on Ben Johnson Mountain above Ruch. In addition to seeing the ecological impacts of the logging, we visited a majestic, old-growth madrone tree growing on the edge of a logging units. This tree is likely hundreds of years old!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

New ASA blog post about the Trump administration's plans to quadruple logging on BLM lands in Western Oregon: applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/blm-proposes... Photo: Logging equipment above Ruch in the Holcomb Hollow Timber Sale.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Today in Ashland! Moths Matter presentation-because moths are beautiful and ecologically important! 2:30pm at the Bellview Grange.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Breaking News: ASA Files Suit to Save Applegate Forests! Lawsuit Challenges the BLM’s Ashland 2025 SOS Project and its Apple Saws, Chopper Styx, Holcomb Hollow, and Thom Bone Timber Sales. You can read the lawsuit here: applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/wp-content/u... Photo: Clearcut in Apple Saws Sale

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Beetle Mania in the Applegate: Is Tree-Kill a Fire and Ecological Problem that Justifies BLM Logging? Free presentation tomorrow in Ruch at 6pm at the Ruch Library. Dr. Dominick DellaSala will discuss native beetles as forest architects, their ecological role in forest ecosystems, and BLM logging.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Moths Matter: A talk with Glenn Fine & Dana Ross in Ashland March 8 at the Bellview Grange at 2:30pm. Because moths are beautiful and important!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Apple Saws Timber Sale: The Myth and The Reality, a new blog by Applegate Siskiyou Alliance. Read detailed reports about our monitoring work, the claims the BLM is making about the timber sale, and the realities of the results of the logging on site. applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/apple-saws-t...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Native Planting Day on the Applegate River with Applegate Siskiyou Alliance. Sunday November 23. Meet at McKee Bridge at 10am to carpool to the site. Bring a shovel and gloves. RSVP to luke@applegatesiskiyou.org. Help restore pollinator habitat on public lands along the Applegate with great views!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Two new timber sales that are part of the BLM's SOS Project have sold. Holcomb Hollow Timber Sale along the East Applegate Ridge Trail, on Woodrat Mountain and Sterling Creek. Apple Saws Timber Sale on the face of Ben Johnson Mountain overlooking Ruch. applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/sos-project-...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

COMMENT NOW! Comments are due by Friday, September 19th. For more information about the Applegate's Roadless Areas and how to comment to say NO to repealing the Roadless Rule, go to: applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/take-action-...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Luke Ruediger, from ASA, will give a talk, "Subalpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) on the Siskiyou Crest and in the Klamath Mountains," tonight for the Siskiyou Chapter Native Plant Society of Oregon at SOU in Ashland at 7pm. SOU Science Building, Room 161. Or Zoom in from home at: bit.ly/npsotalks.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Joins us for the ASA fundraiser this Sunday, featuring music by the Upwind Groovers! For the schedule of events and to buy tickets, click here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1592499632...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Get your tickets today for the APPLEGATE SISKIYOU ALLIANCE FALL FUNDRAISER at Red Lily Vineyards on September 14th! Applegate River riparian flora workshop, music by the Upwind Groovers, Sultan's Delight food truck, environmental advocacy award, silent auction. www.eventbrite.com/e/applegate-...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Turtle Tales: Western Pond Turtle Zoom Presentation July 28 at 6pm Register here: us06web.zoom.us/.../register... followed by Turtle Tales: Western Pond Turtle Field Trip at Acorn Woman Lake Friday August 1 at 9am Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/1471491242...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

NO KINGS Nationwide Mass Protest tomorrow! Starts at 10am in Medford on E. McAndrews Rd.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Siskiyou Crest Coalition fundraiser June 7th at Troon Vineyard with workshops, tours, butterfly ID, music, catered dinner, and speakers such as Pepper Trail, Kristi Mergenthaler, Luke Ruediger and more! Support the Siskiyou Crest! Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/siskiyou-c...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Siletz Tribal History in the Applegate and Rogue Valleys A presentation by Robert Kentta May 30th at 6pm at Pacifica: A Garden in the Siskiyous Registration is already filling up fast! Reserve your spot soon! Get your free tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/siletz-tri...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

SIskiyou Mountains salamander habitat is being obliterated through road building and logging in the BLM's Boaz Timber sale being logged right now in the Applegate. The Siskiyou Mountains salamander is primarily endemic to the Applegate River watershed and is a very special species for our area.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

*Rare Plant Alert!* Also blooming in the Upper Applegate Fire footprint this week is a rare species, western false rue anemone (Enemion occidentale), which only grows in the foothills of the Applegate in Oregon, and is otherwise restricted to California. It burned in the fire but is coming back well

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Right now the first wave of very early-blooming species is starting in the footprint of 2024's Upper Applegate Fire, but in a few weeks even more will be blooming in profusion, and ASA is working to plan a field trip into the area to help people see the vibrant life that is triggered by wildfire.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

In southwest Oregon wildfires can produce superblooms, and it's looking like the fire footprint from last June's Upper Applegate Fire is gearing up for a good bloom this year, and it might even be better next year, as the second year after a fire can be even more impressive. Photos taken this week.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

ASA supports the economic boycott today! A 24-hour economic blackout is happening today, part of a broader movement against corporate greed, billionaires, and changes to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

California tortoiseshell butterflies are enjoying the warm days we're having in the Applegate right now. This species overwinters as an adult, emerging from hibernation in large numbers in some places of suitable habitat. They are often mistaken for monarchs and use Ceanothus as larval host plants.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

We hope to keep this trail open into the future, although the Forest Service has dropped this old trail from their maps. This trail originally was used to access the old fire lookout on Steve Peak that no longer exists. The first two photos are looking down Carberry Creek towards old Steamboat.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The trail starts about a mile up Steve Fork Rd. (Forest Service Road 1030), and winds through mature and old-growth forests before popping out onto an old mine track in open serpentine/Jeffrey pine habitat on the ridge where the views open up.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Baker's cypress only grow in only eleven populations in the world, all located in northern California and southwest Oregon. Iron Mountain has serpentine soils and an unusual plant community, and amazing views! While we hiked we did some minor trail clearing to help keep this old trail alive.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

There are some downed trees and the trail can be obscure in places, but is still very visible on the landscape. The Osier Creek Trail also provides access to an off-trail detour up to Iron Mountain to one of the unique stands of rare Baker's cypress trees.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The old Osier Creek Trail is no longer maintained, but can still be followed from Steve Fork up to the historic Mountain View Mine site on Steve Peak, in the Carberry Creek watershed at the headwaters of the Applegate River.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Last Chance to Speak Up for Williams Forests! Comments are due today by 5pm! Today marks the end of BLM's comment period and we need you to speak up for Williams Creek forests! For more information on the Cedar Flat Timber Sale, and a link to comment: applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/cedar-flat-t...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Help ASA Buy a Drone for Forest Monitoring! ASA needs a drone for our forest and wildlands advocacy. Can you chip in to help us buy a drone? donate.applegatesiskiyou.org/donate/ ASA is a small, rural non-profit that operates on a shoestring budget and we need help to make this expensive purchase.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out to our Botanical Areas of the Siskiyou Crest presentation on Sunday! It was great to break the snowbound cabin fever, look forward to wildflower season, and explore the high concentration of botanical areas on the Siskiyou Crest!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Dreaming of summer wildflowers while you dig out of the snow? Our presentation about the Botanical Areas of the Siskiyou Crest is still on tomorrow, Sunday February 9th at 1pm at the Applegate Fire District training room in Ruch. Their parking lot has been plowed and is clear, so we're good to go!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Snow on the Applegate River this morning in Upper Applegate.

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Come voice YOUR support for old-growth forests this Wednesday in Medford at 5pm! Bring a sign, bring your friends and family, and support the forests of southern Oregon and the entire Pacific Northwest in the Forest Service's amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

ASA presentation about the Botanical Areas of the Siskiyou Crest coming up on February 9th at 1pm in Ruch. The Siskiyou Crest has 31 botanical areas, one of the highest concentrations of officially designated botanical areas on National Forest lands in the country!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Rally for Old-Growth Forests on January 29th 5-6PM at the Interagency Office on Biddle Rd. in Medford. Come with a sign in support of protecting old-growth forests in the amendments to the Northwest Forest Plan!

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Read ASA's new blog post about the Medford District BLM's Boaz clearcut logging project that is being logged right now in the Applegate Valley of southern Oregon, above Ruch . applegatesiskiyoualliance.org/blm-is-clear...

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

BLM has begun clearcutting Applegate forests this week in their Boaz clearcut logging project. These are green, living, stands of trees. BLM is mowing them down, leaving slash and torn up earth in its wake. Say No! Contact: BLM District Manager: eburghar@blm.gov Senator Wyden Senator Jeff Merkley

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applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social @applegatesiskiyou.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Applegate Siskiyou Alliance is now on BlueSky social. applegatesiskiyoualliance.org

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