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YOUR LOCAL, NON-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Volume 6, Issue 12 // August 15 - September 11, 2019 SOUND Yah, mon. Like Father, Like Son: Julian Marley! CULTURE Stomp. Stomp. Irish Dance FOOD Ah! Summertime Smoothies The Wine Issue Facing Climate Change 2 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 3 The Rogue Valley Messenger PO Box 8069 | Medford, OR 97501 CONTENTS 541-708-5688 SCREEN roguevalleymessenger.com FEATURE page Gorilla Girl is the pilot page [email protected] The recipient of numerous for Grants Pass-based accolades and awards, Heartisan Films’ nature THE BUSINESS END OF THINGS including Decanter 6 series In Our Element, 24 WEB MASTER Tammy Wilder Magazine’s 2009 Power List which will focus on people OUR FINANCIAL WIZARD for top 50 most influential with unique perspectives (Taking applications) people in the world of DISTRIBUTION and approaches to Coleman Antonucci wine, Dr. Greg Jones travels their relationship with ADVERTISING MANAGER Sasha Armstrong the globe extensively, but nature. The kickoff OUR WORDSMITHS, ETC. took time between flights documentary spans to share some ideas with four decades of a heart- PUBLISHER & EDITOR Phil Busse the Messenger about wine, touching work of “animal MANAGING EDITOR Sara Jane Wiltermood climate and the potentially relations specialist,” Ann PRODUCTION MANAGER Donna Brosh bright outlook for southern Southcombe. CALENDAR EDITOR Oregon’s wine industry. Jordan Marie McCaw page page COLUMNISTS Rob Brezsny, Dr. Dan Smith, OUTDOORS Dr. Cory Tichauer, Dr. Margaret Philhower, To catch a drift about Tanya Shelander, Matt Jones ROGUE SOUND what is going on with the Derek Deon has a sound: He 20 26 FREELANCERS Catherine Kelley, Vanessa Newman, local rafting industry, the Josh Stirm and Jen Robison calls it “dream-pop.” And the Messenger caught up with Ashland singer/producer Mike Slagle with Orange GET IN TOUCH puts his confidence and Torpedo Trips in Merlin, talent on full display in his who has been riding the MAIL [email protected] debut album, Floating in the Rogue River for nearly 50 MUSIC [email protected] Backseat While the World years. Yes, since, oh, about EVENTS [email protected] Goes By. the time of Woodstock ADVERTISE [email protected] (the first one!). SALES DEADLINE: 5 pm Thurs EDITORIAL DEADLINE: 5 pm Thurs CALENDAR DEADLINE: 12 pm Thurs Profile .............................................................................. 4 Culture ..........................................................................25 CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 4 pm Thurs Deadlines may shift for special/holiday issues. Feature ........................................................................... 6 Art Watch.....................................................................25 Our Picks ......................................................................13 Sports & Outdoor .....................................................26 Live Music and Nightlife ........................................14 Wellness .......................................................................27 ON THE COVER: Events ...........................................................................17 Don’t Smoke the Messenger .................................28 Iman Pirasteh, Asst. Tasting Room Sound ...........................................................................20 Free Will Astrology ...................................................28 Manager for RoxyAnn Winery. Food & Drink ..............................................................23 Rec Room ....................................................................29 – Photo by Catherine Kelley. Screen ...........................................................................24 4 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 5 PROFILE Specialists John Alexander in Pediatric Executive Director Klamath Bird Observatory BY PHIL BUSSE Dentistry your child ’s first dental visit should be by their first birthday Pamela J. Ortiz, DDS, PC 541-773-2625 Rogue Valley Messenger: Your organization there you can view and sign up for our Klamath Call into the lake, river, and streamside habitats where www.grins4kidz.com indicates that birds are indicator species. What Note Blog where we post the latest news about our they are fattening up for their southward migration. 691 Murphy Rd., Ste 210 are birds in southern Oregon currently telling upcoming events. Klamath Bird Observatory is using new technologies Medford, OR 97504 us? RVM: Is there one species that is particularly to track these birds so we can learn more about John Alexander: Results from our long-term interesting or active right now? where specifically they spend their winters in monitoring and research show that many western JA: Birds are on the move, especially the migrants. western Mexico and central America. forest birds are in decline, likely as a result of Watch for Hermit Warblers bringing their young RVM: Do you have a favorite hike for spotting intensive forest and river management, including down from the tall conifers where they nest, down or listening to local birds? fire suppression and dam building. Many JA: The Upper and Lower Table Rocks are of our declining bird species benefit from great places to hike and watch birds. The conservation and management efforts trails weave up to the two plateaus through designed to protect and restore old-growth, oak woodland forests. These oak forests oak woodland, and riverine forests. host the highest diversity of bird species in Disturbance from naturally occurring fires southern Oregon. Oak woodland restoration and floods is an important process that efforts at Table Rocks are helping some of helps to maintain these habitats. We have our most at risk birds, including the Rufous shown time and time again that investing Hummingbird, a long-distance migrant, in conservation saves species and results in and the Oak Titmouse, a year-round greater sustainability and resilience for the resident. Most of the oak woodlands in the forests that surround us. western US have been destroyed, making RVM: You host educational programs. the forests of the Table Rocks a rare Are there some coming up in late summer treasure. Klamath Bird Observatory works and fall? with the Klamath Siskiyou Oak Network JA: In addition to our Wings and Wine to protect and restore the oak woodlands Gala on September 22 at Grizzly Peak at Table Rocks and throughout southern Winery in Ashland, we are offering many Oregon and northern California. other community education opportunities. RVM: Birding has become high This fall we are offering free public visits tech! What Apps are available to help to our banding stations at Klamath Bird people better engage as birders? Observatory’s Upper Klamath Field Station JA: eBird Northwest is part of a world- and at Crater Lake National Park. Also, our wide community science program. eBird fall and winter Talks and Walks series will transforms your bird sightings into science include two-part classes with an evening and conservation. You can also use eBird to presentation followed by a field trip; track your bird lists, plan trips, find birds, these events feature local birding experts, explore range maps and bird migration, conservation professionals, authors, and and learn more about and get involved artists. We are also planning a new Pub with science-driven bird conservation Talks series later this winter. Visit our efforts. The online website and telephone website for more information about KBO’s applications are free. YELLOW-BREASTED-CHAT-C-LIVAUDAIS. Community Education Programs; from 6 / WWW.ROGUEVALLEYMESSENGER.COM AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 / THE ROGUE VALLEY MESSENGER / 7 FEATUREFEATURE First Crush Science and Spirit Meet for the Love of Southern Oregon’s manage it for optimal plant growth and fruit ripening has changed tremendously.” Varietals “The concern is not so much the supply of grapes as the supply BY CATHERINE KELLEY of natural resources,” says Dr. Alec Levin, Viticulturist and Asst. Professor at Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center. As agricultural industries in Jackson County vie for water here is no turning back: Climate change is rights using the same water resources, Levin says there’s a happening. And, along with the forest fires, growing concern as to its distribution. it will hit southern Oregon in terms of, well, “How are water managers going to allocate this finite resource?” all aspects of agriculture; yes, including the he asks. Tburgeoning wine industry. Irrigation districts can measure very gross withdrawals, like But Oregon’s cultural heritage of perseverance, from a reservoir or what’s arriving at someone’s diversion ditch. progressiveness and environmental awareness seem But they don’t know how much water people are using after the to be creating a storm wall against the impacts. From ditch, or what they’re using it on. water conservation and climate research to investigating “This is concerning because it’s difficult to manage what you the microbiomes of soil, the science and spirit behind don’t measure.” southern Oregon wine-making has it primed to become Much of Levin’s research program at the extension center “the next Napa,” in spite or even because of the climate focuses on conservation methods for water use on crops. He is changes. also helping develop new technologies for monitoring water stress Start with the terroir of a wine, which

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