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Guided Plant Walk at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (55+ words) NPR for Oregonians Guided Plant Walk at Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge Guided Plant Walk: Explore Native Coastal Prairie with U. S. Fish and Wildlife Plant Experts Cloverdale, Ore. " Join the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a guided plant walk at Nestucca…...
Blue Whale Skeleton Celebration
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (178+ words) On Thursday, July 16, celebrate the completion of a blue whale skeleton at Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, one of only five fully assembled blue whale skeletons on display in the United States. The event runs 11 am to 1 pm, including…...
Two wildfires break out near Redmond; Coyner Fire triggers evacuations
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (152+ words) Two wildfires broke out near Redmond last night. According to Watch Duty, the Coyner Fire started as a vegetation fire around 8: 30 p. m. Saturday night. Level 3 "Go Now" evacuation orders were issued around 9 p. m. for Zone 131-B. A Level 2 "Be Set" evacuation order was…...
It's been 5 years since deadly heat gripped Oregon. Here's what's changed
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (1809+ words) In June 2021, Steve Carr set out to check on fellow Vietnam veterans he thought might be at risk in the heat. He'd been living in Portland since 1974 and very rarely recalled temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit. During those last few days…...
Heat waves and summer days: EWEB on predicting power needs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1226+ words) Aaron Orlowski: Thanks for having me on the show, Michael. Dunne: Yeah, let's start with this. We just went through a bit of a heat wave last week. How does a heat wave impact EWEB's ability to service the community…...
KLCC's Oregon Ready: Why creating defensible space takes a village in rural Oregon
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1050+ words) It's wildfire season in Oregon, and this year could be a big one. As we work our way toward better disaster preparedness with KLCC's Oregon Ready, we look at how one community continues to prepare for what's becoming a yearly…...
University of Oregon sets aside $15 million in student building fees to replace natural gas boiler
1+ week, 2+ day ago (435+ words) The University of Oregon's Board of Trustees has set aside $15 million in student building fees in hopes of eventually replacing a natural gas boiler with an electric one. UO's methane boilers are the largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions…...
City Club of Eugene: The Emerald Ash Borer Cometh: Tree Health in a Changing Climate
1+ week, 2+ day ago (359+ words) Program date: June 26, 2026 Air date: June 29, 2026 From the City Club of Eugene: Ash trees are abundant in the Willamette Valley and are endangered by one beetle, the highly destructive invasive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) wood-boring beetle. The EAB kills nearly…...
Mountains of mattresses recycled in first year of Oregon's new recycling program
1+ week, 5+ day ago (266+ words) Since the Mattress Stewardship Act went into effect in 2025, the Mattress Recycling Council has teamed up with partners like St. Vincent De Paul to recycle 130, 000 mattresses in Oregon. The Mattress Recycling Council's Chief Operating Officer, Mike O'Donnell, said it's amazing…...
Do you like tiny, furry, squeaky animals? Cascades Pika Watch wants your help
1+ week, 5+ day ago (759+ words) If you look up, there are smaller boulders, basketball-sized boulders," she whispers. They have decent holes underneath for the pikas to hide in." Steider is looking for pikas, mammals with furry, little bodies " about the size of a russet potato…...