Past Engagement
Picnic table by a river with trees and hills in the background.
August 2024
Four state agencies–Department of State Lands (DSL), the Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB), Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD), and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)– partnered with Oregon’s Kitchen Table (OKT) to ask people how they use, protect, and feel about the stretch of the Upper Rogue River between between the old Gold Ray Dam site and Lost Creek Dam.
In May 2024, OKT launched a community engagement process with the goal of reaching a wide range of community members who live in or visit Jackson County. Community members participated through completing online and paper surveys, by attending one or more OKT-hosted community conversations, by attending a Kitchen Table conversation hosted by a local organization and/or County officials, by talking to OKT staff at community events, and by writing letters sharing their experiences and opinions. Between mid-May and early July, over 2,600 people participated across all forms of engagement.
The report from Oregon’s Kitchen Table consists of an Executive Summary followed by the full report, which includes the following sections:
- Engagement Goals and Participation
- Current Connections and Future Hopes
- Conflicts and Concerns
- Addressing Conflicts and Concerns to Realize Hopes
- Recommendations for Future Engagement