Time To Act On Climate
Climate change is here! We could contact Congressman Peter DeFazio and ask for real action — or is it too late? DeFazio, with his years … Continue reading
Year: 2020
Fanning the Flames
Holiday Farm Fire debunks the forest management narrative
On a media tour of Weyerhaeuser timberland 10 days after the start of the Holiday Farm Fire, a press information officer leading the trip says … Continue reading
Library Levy
Having fun isn’t hard when you have a library card
The traditional experience of going to a library, which may include browsing for a book and finding a quiet place to read next to a … Continue reading
Hold Trump Accountable
President Donald Trump’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration values a meat packer’s life at $142.86 through fines of $29,000 against JFB and Tyson Foods. With … Continue reading
Difficult Visions
In life, Tom Blodgett sabotaged his own career. Eight years after his death, his art gets a second look.
One night while they were both on the art faculty at Lane Community College, Tom Blodgett and Craig Spilman literally came to blows. The two … Continue reading
Donate To Good Candidates
We have about 40 days until the election, which has already started with early voting in some places. The pandemic and the fires and the … Continue reading
The Burning Question
When do we get serious about climate action?
By Emily Semple and Ralph McDonald “Big Trees Cause Rain.” As long-term Eugene residents, we remember the vintage bumper sticker. But in no prior September … Continue reading
Pod People
The Hult Center and WildCraft are partnering to let live music happen
The first time I heard Brown Stallion perform, I was in a prison yard at Oregon State Correctional Institution in Salem. I wasn’t there as … Continue reading
Hedwig, the rooster who survived Holiday Farm Fire
Fighting a Forest Fire With The Force
A trip to a fire line on private forestland shows how wildland firefighters are staying safe and preventing wildfire spread
When a Baby Yoda doll shows up to the Holiday Farm Fire, no wildland firefighter is too cool to pose with it. Firefighters drop their … Continue reading