Bend

Central Oregon Crossroads: Bend’s Community Climate Action Plan a helpful guide

The goal of the Bend Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) is to achieve a 40% decrease in fossil…

Climate

Warm Springs evaluates carbon sequester project in wake of wildfire

Five years ago the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs set aside 24,000 acres of forestland for a project…

Climate Changed

Farmers watch and wait as reservoir levels inch higher

Lower-than-average snowpack in the Cascades could set the stage for another challenging growing season in Central Oregon, but…

Bend

Central Oregon Crossroads: Cannabis in our environment

Recreational marijuana, medical marijuana and hemp are three distinct crops derived from the same species of plant (Cannabis…

Climate Changed

Survey shows considerable glacier loss in the mountains of Oregon

A new analysis finds that Oregon has now lost nearly 30% of its named glaciers since the mid-1900s.…

Climate Changed

Central Oregon Crossroads: Brewery waste can be a resource

Beer is made from barley, hops, yeast and water. To brew beer, start by germinating barley grain, then…

Climate Changed

Central Oregon Crossroads: Carbon can be set in concrete

You have probably heard about Portland cement, which is the glue that holds together the aggregates of stone…

Climate

Climate change heats up fire risk in Oregon’s forests

Before Labor Day, Detroit was a quaint community on the shores of its namesake reservoir in the Santiam…

Climate Changed

A ‘churkey’ by any other name: How the pandemic supply chain made a Thanksgiving meal out of Weston chickens

A local ranch has pivoted to direct customer sales to get through COVID-19. And now "churkeys", bigger chickens…

Business

Foragers make a living from forest’s specialty products

Making a living from specialty products

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