Protecting Rivers as Oregon Grows
WaterWatch of Oregon
http://www.waterwatch.orgThe population of the Pacific Northwest is increasing at nearly twice the national rate. Portland State University projects that by 2025 Oregon’s population will increase by nearly one million people. All this growth is leading to increasing demands for water, but unfortunately few rivers in the state have any water available for new uses in the summer and fall months, and Oregon’s state government has no plan to ensure that new water development is sustainable. A representative of the river conservation group WaterWatch of Oregon will describe the challenges that growth places on our rivers, highlighting particular streams that are in trouble as a result, and what commonsense measures we can adopt that will help protect our rivers while allowing growth. Need: three week notice to schedule. Available in Portland, Eugene, Corvallis and Bend.
For more information please contact Earth Share of Oregon or John DeVoe at john@waterwatch.org.
