Oregon’s third Camas Festival highlights the joys and responsibilities of tending the iconic northwestern plant.
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Killing one owl to save another
Is it ever the right thing to do? Two ethicists weigh in.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Undamming the Klamath
Tribal nations are restoring the river while reclaiming and revitalizing their cultural heritage.
Posted inMay 2024: A River Returns
Scientists are tracking ecological changes as the Klamath River dams come down
A giant sediment pulse — millions of cubic yards of silt, clay and dead algae — trapped for decades behind the dams is now flowing downstream.
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What’s next for the Owyhee Canyonlands?
Supporters call it ’the largest conservation opportunity in the West.’
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Meet the tree-sitters who occupied a ponderosa pine
The Oregon activists call attention to ongoing clearcuts in old-growth forests.
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When dams come down, what happens to the ocean?
A long-term study of the Elwha River Delta reveals lasting change — and a healthier ecosystem.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
Managing predators from the sky
How to harness drones for conservation.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
Reflections on Barry Lopez
Terry Tempest Williams contemplates her friendship with the late author and what he left behind.
Posted inApril 2024: Epic Journeys
Pleistocene Park, flamingo eggs and a very cute baby rhino
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Fixing culverts can save migratory fish
A billion-dollar program is unblocking millions of killer culverts across the nation to help fish get to spawning grounds.
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What rural homelessness looks like
The lessons learned after spending months embedded with unhoused communities in Oregon.
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Underground seed banks hold promise for ecological restoration
Indigenous science is using natural regeneration to restore Western
ecosystems.
Posted inMarch 2024: Fertile Ground
Killer kitties, no-drama llamas and a brand-new arachnid
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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How a small town with limited resources is planning for climate change
Oregon’s Grants Pass is known for its climate, and its sustainability plan aims to keep it that way.
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A proposed bottle-deposit bill in Washington would help the environment — and low-income communities
The legislation would add a premium for bottles returned by organizations supporting people who rely on deposit refunds.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Climate Vigil aims to channel prayer into action
Christians in eastern Oregon fight for a safe climate as a human — and moral — right.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
Big-eared bats, badass boulders and very determined hikers
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inJanuary 1, 2024: January 2024
‘We recognize the sentience in other things’
#iamthewest: Giving voice to the people that make up communities in the region.
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Lower Snake River dams closer to coming down with new agreement
After decades of litigation, the historic initiative among states, tribes and the federal government signals a dramatic change for the region.