Caleb Galloway of the Applegate Partnership & Watershed Council talks to an audience at the Provolt Recreation Site on Saturday about restoration work done at the site, which has Applegate River frontage, and how it helps salmon and other native species. The recreation site was a Bureau of Land Management seed orchard before it was repurposed as a public park in 2019.
By Chrissy Ewald of the Daily Courier
PROVOLT — Signs of wildlife are everywhere at the Provolt Recreation Site, if a person knows where to look.
Sometimes, it’s as simple as looking to the banks of the Applegate River on a quiet day to spot river otters or beavers. More wildlife can be found in the trees, where avians like great blue heron nest while hawks and other birds of prey loop silently overhead.
Local authorities were kept busy with three fatalities on public roads in two days.
On Friday, a 72-year-old man was killed when his Dodge Ram pickup truck left the Redwood Highway in Selma and crashed into trees, Oregon State Police said.
The crash happened at about 2:30 p.m. near milepost 20, troopers said. The driver, Harvey Anthony Caron, of Cave Junction, was pronounced dead at the scene.
A representative from the Oregon Humanities Conversation Project will lead a community conversation centered around the question “what does it mean to be a citizen” and exploring the history, philosophy and real-world practice of self-government.
The free 90-minute program is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday at the Grants Pass branch of Josephine Community Library, 200 N.W. C St. in Grants Pass.
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