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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Why no one knows exactly how much old-growth forest we have left
April 18, 2024
To use older trees to fight climate change, we need to know where they are. But new maps created by the Forest Service aren’t that detailed.
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Whitebark pines are in trouble. That means our water supply is, too
April 11, 2024
A nationwide effort to save the whitebark pine in underway. Much of the story is happening in the Pacific Northwest.
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In Washington, a missing wolf mystery baffles officials
February 26, 2024
Wolf experts with the state wildlife agency aren’t sure the pack still exists. And some locals are wondering if the wolf may have been intentionally killed.
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Can Oregon protect its farmland against rapid development?
January 17, 2024
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s agricultural land will change ownership in the next 20 years. Urban sprawl has been swallowing farms around the peripheries of our nation’s cities.
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Condit Dam is gone. The fate of the land around it remains in question
November 29, 2023
The Lower White Salmon Coalition is pushing a new plan for conservation of fish and wildlife habitat. PacifiCorp, the power company that owns roughly 500 acres of land along the White Salmon River where the dam once stood, has yet to announce a decision regarding its intentions.
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A new idea could ease tensions between farmers and solar energy developers
November 23, 2023
Agrivoltaics integrates solar power and crop cultivation to the benefit of both. An OSU prof thinks it could be the future.
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In the Klickitat River Delta, a microcosm of Pac NW stakeholder clashes
October 26, 2023
Can salmon, steelhead, eagles, kiteboarders, Tribes, BNSF, the Forest Service and one tiny Washington town come together to share a unique piece of water?
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Wind turbines and white nose: The perilous lives of bats
August 16, 2023
Researchers are concerned about new threats to populations, especially in Washington.
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Why Washington’s Tunnel 5 Fire is destined to be repeated
August 03, 2023
Without a major policy shift, more private homes will burn and more public money will be spent trying to protect them.
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An Oregon town is buying surrounding forests to confront wildfires
July 09, 2023
A logger, forester and former mayor have joined forces to help Butte Falls protect its town and build an economy supported by tourism.
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Oak trees at risk in Columbia Gorge
July 06, 2023
Once abundant, Oregon white oak populations in the East Cascades face numerous obstacles, the legacy of fire suppression among them.
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Mule deer and solar farms may be on a collision course
June 29, 2023
As Oregon’s mule deer population drops, large solar installations and a warming climate have emerged as new threats.
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Why are we still mismanaging beavers?
May 25, 2023
A surge in efforts to find ways to co-exist with beavers continues to be opposed by ag lobby and other landowners.
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Data center on Columbia River would nearly double town’s energy consumption
May 09, 2023
The Bonneville Power Administration has confirmed Cascade Locks mayor’s concerns about proposed new construction. In March, Columbia Insight published a lengthy investigative story on the new $100 million data center proposed for the small Columbia River Gorge town.
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As climate change intensifies, organizations are scaling up by joining forces
May 04, 2023
Accustomed to working in silos, land trusts are realizing fractured efforts to save the environment won’t cut it.
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