Join Brandon Breen for a special nature photography show at the KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper office as part of our First Friday art shows. Brandon will be donating 25% of his photography sales proceeds to KS Wild. Wine and refreshments provided.
Join us on Armistice Day, November 11th, at the SOU Music Recital Hall for a tribute to beloved local activist Dot Fisher-Smith and a fundraiser benefiting two organizations close to her heart: KS Wild and Peace House.
Looking for a challenge? Join Haleigh for a summit hike to the top of Stein Butte! This 10 mile hike will climb nearly 2,500’ and will offer sweeping views of the Red Buttes and the surrounding public lands from southern OR to northern CA.
Join us for our November Activist Night! Topic is TBD, but is certain to be timely and relevant. Sign up here to be alerted to our topic and of any materials to bring.
Join us for our November Activist Night! Topic is TBD, but is certain to be timely and relevant. Sign up here to be alerted to our topic and of any materials to bring.
Join us for our 5-day, 4-night, raft-supported hike of the Rogue River Trail! Cover 40 miles with ease as ARTA boats carry your gear and you get to enjoy the peace of the wild.
Join us for an evening to view salmon spawning at the Provolt Recreation Site over a happy hour picnic! We will provide light snacks, and you are welcome to bring your own beverages (BYOB). This will be a fun and educational evening learning about the native fish in our region.
Join us for our October Activist Night where we'll dig into the field portion of our work: aka groundtruthing. Learn how to use agency websites and maps, what to look for when you’re in the field, and get resources to help be our eyes on the ground.
Join Rogue Riverkeeper for a moderately easy, out-and-back walk along the Bear Creek Greenway. Along the way we'll talk about riparian ecology, fire restoration, and some of the local flora and fauna who call Bear Creek home. If we're lucky we may even see a salmon or two along the way.
The Pacific Crest Trail is a national gem that we get to have in our very own backyard! Join George, our Conservation Director, for a moderate 4-6 mile hike on the PCT in the Soda Mountain Wilderness Area to enjoy the old-growth forests and sweeping views of the Siskiyou Crest from the trail!
Join Shari O'Neal for her first solo art show in over 15 years at the KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper office as part of our First Friday art shows. Shari will be donating 15% of her sales proceeds to KS Wild. Wine and refreshments provided.
The trail at McGregor Park along the Upper Rogue River is a quiet, leafy walk. We will stop at locations along the river to look for spawning Chinook salmon who start arriving here in early September. We will also drive a short distance to Big Butte Creek where there is typically a good view of spawning fish visible from the Crowfoot Road bridge.
You are invited to join KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper for our premier party of the year—our Annual Dinner! We’ll have live music, an open bar, a catered meal, a live auction, a special guest speaker, and more! You won’t wanna miss it. Get your tickets here.
Join us to see the iconic Rainie Falls on the Rogue River. We will hike to the rocks overlooking the falls and look for fall run Chinook salmon as they try to jump the falls on their way to seek spawning areas upstream.
Join Rogue Riverkeeper, Stop Oregon Litter and Vandalism (SOLVE), Jackson County Parks & Recreation, Rogue Valley Council of Governments, and other groups and volunteers, and other in clean-up and restoration tasks focused on Bear Creek.
Experience the Wild & Scenic Rogue River for yourself on this multi-day whitewater rafting trip with ROW Adventures. Your trip cost benefits Rogue Riverkeeper. Learn more here.
Join us for this moderate 6-mile hike into the McDonald Peak Roadless Area to connect with your roadless public lands, learn more about how the Roadless Rule has worked to successfully protect places like this, and take ACTION with us to stand up against the rollback of the 2001 Roadless Rule.
Join us for our August Activist Night where we’ll dig into the 2001 Roadless Rule. What is it, how did it come to be, why is it important to protect our wildlands, what's under threat with the proposal to revoke it, and how you can help.
Join us for this free virtual webinar to learn more about current foreign mining threats looming over southern Oregon’s watersheds, what KS Wild is doing to protect our public lands and waters, and how you can help.
Join our Conservation Attorney, Sydney, for a hike to Bigelow Lakes just outside of the Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve! Enjoy gorgeous meadows bursting with native wildflowers at their summer peak. This adventure will offer stunning mountain views, peaceful alpine ponds, a chance to experience the beauty of southern Oregon's backcountry, and the story of KS Wild's involvement in protecting these meadows.
Join KS Wild and the Siskiyou Field Institute for an easy 4-mile hike near Eight Dollar Mountain that offers beautiful views of the Wild & Scenic Illinois River. On this hike, we will enjoy the unique serpentine landscapes of the Illinois Valley and discuss the current mining threats along the Illinois River. This outing is part of our effort to stop nickel mining threats in Southwest Oregon by connecting supporters with the wild rivers and botanical areas at risk.
Join KS Wild and the Siskiyou Field Institute at the Rough and Ready Botanical Wayside for a walk through unique serpentine plant communities. This hike supports the campaign to protect the Illinois Valley from mining threats by highlighting the rare and endemic species that thrive in these serpentine soils.
Join us hike along the Pacific Crest Trail and scenic portion of the Siskiyou Crest. We'll hike around Big Red Mountain, a special spot where Beargrass is often in bloom in early July. Other wildflowers will be blooming as well, and we will enjoy sweeping views that include Pilot Rock, Mt. Shasta, as well as the Little Applegate Valley.
Join KS Wild's Executive Director, Michael Dotson, during National Rivers Month for a hike along the beautiful Upper Rogue River! We will enjoy a moderate 5-6 mile hike along the river, walking under towering old-growth trees and scoping out wildflowers. We might also check in on a secret location that includes habitat for the world's only known underwater mushroom species...
Join us for a special Activist Night where we'll welcome Amy Godard, local artist and activist, to share her screen printing skills so you can upcycle a shirt, tote bag, or other cotton-based item with a KS Wild or Rogue Riverkeeper logo for yourself!
Join Rogue Riverkeeper for a Class II river float on the Rogue River! Bring your own boat, or hop in a Rogue Riverkeeper boat or inflatable kayak.
KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper invite you to stop by during Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk and see the work of our latest artist while snacking and sipping with members and supporters in the community.
Join KS Wild staffer Isaak Oliansky on a beautiful 4-mile hike exploring a seldom-seen corner of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. This hike is rated moderately difficult and is recommended for experienced hikers only.
There are countless ways YOU can make a difference for the places and the creatures you wish to see protected. Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month for our Activist Nights where we will offer you a new timely, relevant way you can take an action. Positive change begins with us!
Join us for a 5-day, 4-night raft-supported hike on the world-renowned Rogue River Trail this spring in partnership with ARTA River Trips!
Explore the darlingtonia fens, see spring wildflowers in action, and learn more about the mining proposals that are threatening this special botanical hotspot.
Join us for our 5-day, 4-night, raft-supported hike of the Rogue River Trail! Cover 40 miles with ease as ARTA boats carry your gear and you get to enjoy the peace of the wild.
Dust off your boat and come help pull some invasive plants and remove trash from some locations only accessible by boat!
Improving habitat and function means reducing invasive plants and trash. Join Rogue Riverkeeper at the Robertson Bridge Josephine County Parking area and we will walk to the floodplain area downstream to pull invasive broom and remove trash.
KS Wild and Rogue Riverkeeper invite you to stop by during Ashland’s First Friday Art Walk and see the work of our latest artist while snacking and sipping with members and supporters in the community.
Join Rogue Riverkeeper in giving back to Bear Creek. This is a fun and laid back morning of community service that is absolutely critical to the health of Bear Creek—a salmon bearing waterway that serves as the most populated tributary of the Rogue River.
