Community Connections

The informal networks that we build are often our greatest asset. Rather than starting fresh every year, we have compiled a list of groups for you. These are groups with whom ECOS has had a relationship in the past. They may have resources and information that we do not, so keep them in mind if you have questions or need information, or just call to find out what they are about.

If you would like your link added here,
please contact us.

Wilderness Charter School:
(Affiliated with Ashland High)
(541) 482-8771 ext: 150
Contact: Jim Haim
Email: jim.haim@ashland.k12.or.us

Peace House:
Mission: to provide education advocacy
and programs that foster non-violence.
543 Mountain Ave.
Ashland, OR 97520
Contact: Justine
541-482-9625
E-mail: info@peacehouse.net
peacehouse@mind.net

The Siskiyou Project:
P.O. Box 220
Cave Junction, OR
Mission: to develop a national network dedicated to the protection of wildlands of the Siskiyou Mountains.
(541) 592-4459
Project@ Siskiyou.org
http://www.siskiyou.org

Lomakatsi Restoration Project:
P.O. Box 3084
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 488-0208
Contact: Oshana Catranides
Mission: Organize communities to restore native forest ecosystems.
E-mail: lomakatsi@hotmail.com
http:// www.lomakatsi.org

Real Corps:
Americorps program on SOU campus focusing on restoration forestry. Participants have been a valuable source of volunteers in the past.
Southern Oregon University
1250 Siskiyou Blvd.
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 552-8239
Contact: Bill Fleeger
E-mail:wfleeger@sou.edu
http://www.sou.edu/realcorps/

North Mountain Parks and Recreation:
Mission: Offers an outdoor classroom for environmental events, and also help run another community garden in Ashland.
340 South Pioneer
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 488-5340
Contact: Kari, Tuck or Linda
Email: ashparksesp@wave.net

Mazama Forest Defense:
Mazama Forest Defense (MFD) is a non-hierarchical, consensus-based organization committed to preserving and maintaining the integrity of remaining native and old growth forests in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion.
Ashland, OR, 97520
(541) 482-2640

Soda Mountain Wilderness Council:
Mission: To protect the wilderness in Soda Mountain where the Siskiyou join the cascades by pilot rock.

P.O. Box 512
Ashland, OR, 97520
(541) 482-8660
Contact: Dave Willis
Email: sodamtn@mind.net

Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center:
Mission: Provide lectures and info about the bioregion, and fight through legislative channels to protect the Klamath Siskiyou.
84 4th Street
Ashland, OR, 97520
(541) 488-5789
Contact: Joseph or George

Klamath Forest Alliance:
P.O. Box
Etna, CA, 96027
(530) 467-5405
E-mail:Klamath@sisqtel.net
http://snowcrest.net/klamath
http://www.mind.net/maps/htmlb/natural.htm

World Wildlife Fund:
116 Lithia Way Suite 7
Ashland, OR, 97520
Zach: (541) 488-2197
Email: zach@wwwfks.org
http://www.worldwildlife.org/klamathsiskiyou


North Mountain Park:
Ashland Parks Recreation
340 South Pioneer
Ashland, OR, 97520
(541) 488-5340
E- mail:ashparkesp@wave.net

Rogue Valley Audubon Society:
P.O. Box 8597
Medford, OR 97504
(541) 482-9594

Bear Creek Greenway Foundation:
1265 Munson Dr.
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-4927
or
P.O. Box 4561
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 774-6231
Contact: Wes Reynolds

Siskiyou Environmental Education Center:
SOU SC 209 Bio Dept.
1250 Siskiyou Blvd
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 552-6876
Email: seec@students.sou.edu

Ashland Sanitary and Recycling:
*Good source of recycling stickers and info.
170 Oak St.
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-0579

City of Ashland Conservation
Commission- City Hall:
20 East Main
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 552-2061

Rogue Valley Council of Governments:
Work with SOU students on regional
environmental issues.
P.O. Box
Central Point, OR 97502
(541) 779-6785
Contact: Beth Franklin
E-mail: beth@RV.cog.or.us


Ashland Ranger District:
645 Washington St.
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-3333
http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/rouge/

Rogue Institute of Ecology and Economy:
Mission: To develop advocate and support beneficial relationships between people and the landing Southern Oregon.
762 A Street
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-6023
Email: info@rogueinstitute.org

Population Coalition:
Mission: To educate the public about overpopulation.
321 Clay St. #44
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-6313

Friends of the Green Springs:
Mission: Green springs wilderness preservation.
1525 Tyler Creek
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 482-2859

Oregon Natural Resources Council:
Mission: aggressively protect and restore Oregon’s wild lands and put together a statewide calendar of earth day events.
5825 N. Greeley
Portland, OR 97217
(503) 283-6343
http://www.onrc.org

Oregon Trout Southwest Field Office:
Mission: Allow students to witness spawning along with classroom instruction and service learning projects.
Ashley Henry
33 N. Central #207
Medford, OR 97501
(541) 772-7988
Email: ahenry@mind.net


Southern Oregon Forest Coalition:
P.O. Box
6709 Selma, OR 97538
(541) 597-2880

Northcoast Environmental Center:
Mission: To agitate and litigate for the Northcoast of California.
879 9th St.
Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 822-6918


Earthsave Southern Oregon:
472 Walker Ave.
Ashland, OR
(541) 488-2018

Oxygen Collective:
FOTAS: Friends of the Animal Shelter
PO BOX 3412
Ashland, OR 97520
(541) 774-6646

CCAT: Campus Center for Appropriate Technology
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA 95521
http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/leftnav/Water/index.html

Alliance for Forest Workers and Harvesters:
1125 SE Madison Ave
Portland, OR 97214
(503) 736-9777
http://www.asje.org

Contact Us At:

Ecology Center of the Siskiyous
1250 Siskiyou Boulevard
SU 329
Ashland OR, 97520
ecos@students.sou.edu

541-552-8512
1-800-482-SOSC (daytime only)