Water League and Southern Oregon Pachamama Alliance launched the Water Action Community on Saturday, February 4, 2023. We held an opening blessing, a land acknowledgement, discussed the past year’s events and how we are planning to take action in 2023… Read More »Water Action Community
The Public Trust Doctrine Joseph L. Sax, the leading scholar of the 20th century on the Public Trust Doctrine wrote in 1970: “Private citizens, no longer willing to accede to the efforts of administrative agencies to protect the public interest,… Read More »The Public Trust Doctrine
Water League’s First Newsletter Let’s Get in League with Water! Hello! Welcome to the first edition of Water League’s newsletter. Water League has been busy since we first gathered around a friend’s kitchen table last May, determined to secure an… Read More »Autumn 2022
Have a listen to Water League’s chat with host Kate Dwyer on “Valley News & Views.” The interview starts at 30:45.
August 16, 2022 We appreciate the state’s leadership stewarding the Oregon public’s water resources during this trying time of megadrought, declining groundwater levels, water theft, and shifting public opinion on the use of their water. We thank you for working… Read More »Beneficial Use
The cannabis industry laid waste to the Illinois River Basin in 2021 in ways previously unseen. The Illinois Valley Soil & Water Conservation District initially discussed ways to address the community’s concerns about the negative impacts. The signs of wanton… Read More »Cannabis Impact Report