Inside each issue of Ridgeline, we’re giving local conservation groups throughout the region a chance to share their updates with our audience.

The passage of time, itself, is a great forgiver.

Whether you prefer the comfort of the thermostat or the wild weather outdoors, there’s always something to do around Eugene during the winter.

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Today, I’m going to talk to you about what made me a customer at this hallowed store for life; the Bi-Mart boot.

There are many paths toward progress, but one in particular leads down a dark road— The road of optimization.

Westfir is the ideal destination for a family or group of friends to make base camp in the community just a 40-minute drive from Eugene’s city center.

A shadow has been passing over the face of the Oakridge/Westfir boom, threatening the communities’ hard-won economic and environmental stability.

Inside each issue of Ridgeline, we’re giving local conservation groups throughout the region a chance to share their updates with our audience.

Low tide was about an hour ago, and the path around the rocks is clear. I take a deep breath, put on my rubber boots, and head down the embankment to the shore. It’s a beautiful day for rockhounding.

“Here the beginnings of the Coast Range back right to town, and yet the foothills rarely see a snow event capable of even a sled run. So I started asking, ‘What about up there, at Marys Peak?’”

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Like the fish he loves, Karl travels...Come winter, though, he’s here, like he is every winter, fishing for winter steelhead on the North Umpqua, catching what he’s chasing, making it all look easy.

I took a look at the weather for the next few days. 4-6” on Wednesday, over 12” that night. Very quickly, the powder flu took hold.

It wasn’t until January that the temperatures began to drop and the weather radars started to pick up a large storm system heading south towards Oregon. The snow estimates got bigger, and bigger, and bigger. Then, it happened.