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Thoughts from editor Peg Herring
The Once & Future River
A consortium of scientists helps residents in Oregon’s most populated region plot their shared future.
The Life Aquatic in Flooded Fields
Flooded grass fields offer refuge to fish and wildlife more associated with streams than fields.
Underground Treasure
A basin sculpted by prehistoric floods faces the challenge of protecting its groundwater.
Water, Water Everywhere?
Coastal communities are running short of water, where and when it’s needed the most.
The Ocean Next Door
The mighty Pacific Ocean shows its power—and its vulnerability—in recent OSU research.
The Secret Code of Salmon
Researchers are developing new genetic tools to sort out salmon in the ocean and help fishermen target healthy stocks and avoid endangered ones.
The Docs of the Bay
Marine Team students provide the fundamentals of research in the Yaquina Bay.
Getting Ready for the Big One
Why OSU Extension urges you to “find friends in high places.”
Uniting the Umatilla
Twenty years of negotiations among tribes and irrigators have created a plan to sustain both salmon and crops, and OSU researchers and graduates help make it happen.
Waste Not, Want Not: Reusing Water
Innovative growers are re-using industry’s water in the Umatilla Basin.
Invaders From the Deep
The campaign against invasive species needs your help.
Measure for Measure
New tools allow scientists more precision in measuring water quality.
Genetically Pinpointing Pollution Sources
Now we can tell who’s pooping in the pool.
Descending Crater Lake
Reflections from Deep Rover.
Cleaning Up the Hood
Hood River growers help tackle the problem of non-point pollution.
Klamath Basin Revisited
Five years after a devastating drought split the community, Klamath Basin residents are working out a solution.
Casting a Wide Net for Science
OSU researchers wade into the West’s largest wetland.
Taking Down a Dam
Ninety percent of Oregon’s small dams are more than a half a century old, and some are falling apart.
Riparian Wranglers
Long-term studies help ranchers manage cattle to protect streams.
Drop by Drop
Innovations in irrigation are helping growers save water and protect water quality.
Liquid Assets
Like the air we breathe, water is difficult to price.
Blood and Bones: Water Policy and Land Use
Water Policy and Land Use
Water Pressures
An international view of managing water conflicts.
Waterwise in Central Oregon
Landscapes for an arid country
Precipitating Change
Six OSU experts weigh in on what climate change might mean for Oregon's water.
Taking It to the Streams
OSU’s Master Watershed Stewardship Program marshals a legion of volunteers to care for neighborhood streams.
Repairing the Commons
An Oregon-born idea is powered by community involvement.
Wet & Wild
OSU’s 4-H Wildlife Stewards get kids involved in their own backyards.
Profile: Institute for Water and Watersheds
"Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it."
The Research Magazine for the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station