Beautiful aerial view of the Rogue River flowing through lush Oregon forest on a sunny day.

Member Spotlight: Naomi Vance on Rogue Restoration

Naomi Vance discusses her work restoring habitat along the Rogue River watershed.

January 13, 2026

This month CAEP spotlights Naomi Vance, whose restoration work along the Rogue River watershed has become a model for community-driven stream recovery. Vance describes balancing technical fish-passage design with the patient work of building trust among landowners and tribal partners. Her projects have reopened miles of habitat and inspired similar efforts in neighboring basins.