Rough and Ready Creek: A Magical — and Threatened — Place

The majestic, red soils of Rough and Ready creek draw in boaters from across the region. But they also draw in foreign mining companies in search of nickel. Read this guest piece written by Zach Collier about his love for the creek and his passion to protect it.

Campaign, Mining, Wild Rivers, WaterKlamath SiskiyouJuly 28, 2026rough and ready creek, mining, nickel strip mining, strip-mining, top story, illinois valley, illinois river

Field Report: Wild rivers threatened by nickel mining & exploration

We recently joined conservation partners and local community members to understand what's at stake and what can be done to address the potential risks that would come with an industrial mining district in the Illinois Valley. Read more here.

Campaign, Mining, Public Lands, Water, Wild RiversKlamath SiskiyouJune 30, 2026mining, strip-mining, nickel mining, nickel strip mining, illinois valley, illinois river, rough and ready creek, Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical Area, conservation, wild rivers

The Rogue River named one of America's "Most Endangered River

This spring, a national conservation organization, American Rivers, included the Rogue as one of America’s “Most Endangered Rivers”. Learn more about why the Rogue was named and what this means for the river here.

Backyard Forests, Campaign, Forests, Mining, Public Lands, Wild Rivers, Rogue RiverkeeperKlamath SiskiyouMay 21, 2026rogue river, most endangered rivers, american rivers, Bureau of Land Management, US Forest Service, mining, 2001 roadless rule, roadless areas, take action, top story

FIELD REPORT: Another proposed nickel mine threatens southern Oregon’s coastal mountains & communities

Dive into our latest field report from Red Flat—headwaters to Pistol River and Hunter Creek, and new target for Canadian mining company, Homeland Nickel.

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