A Modern Treasure Hunt
Geocaching
I’m in a church parking lot just north of 13th Avenue in Eugene, staring at my phone, circling around the lot, looking at a little … Continue reading
Carl Segerstrom
Former Eugene Weekly intern Carl Segerstrom is assistant editor at High Country News covering the Northwest, Northern Rockies and Alaska.
Author: Carl Segerstrom
My Family is All I Have
Creswell man faces deportation stemming from charges since dismissed
Servando Lomeli Ramirez came to the U.S. illegally in 1991 when he was 16. He has been living in an average house on an average … Continue reading
Trouble on Water Lane
Will Alpine residents run out of water with new development?
For Southern Benton County resident Garrick Balsly, concern about his water supply and the health of his land started nearly five years ago when his … Continue reading
Sue, Die or Keep Waiting
Victims of aerial pesticide sprays still waiting for relief
John Burns could feel the spray on his body from a helicopter applying a mixture of pesticides to a nearby clearcut. He describes the well-publicized … Continue reading
DEQ has Oregon in Dirty Hot Water
For more than a decade, Oregon DEQ has failed to come up with an up-to-date permitting system for polluters
By Carl Segerstrom, Katherine Smith and Erin Carey Many of Oregon’s biggest polluters are allowed to pour wastes into the state’s rivers and streams using … Continue reading