Your browser does not support the audio element.Oregon has a lot of cleanup work to do after more than 1 million acres of land burned in last year’s wildfires.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:That cleanup involves removing burned trees near roads and structures that could fall and create safety hazards. But which burned trees are truly hazardous and need to be removed?More than 20 conservation groups to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opposing the post-fire roadside logging proposed or actively being carried out by federal agencies. And a growing number of people...…Your browser does not support the audio element.Oregon has a lot of cleanup work to do after more than 1 million acres of land burned in last year’s wildfires.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:That cleanup involves removing burned trees near roads and structures that could fall and create safety hazards. But which burned trees are truly hazardous and need to be removed?More than 20 conservation groups to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack opposing the post-fire roadside logging proposed or actively being carried out by federal agencies. And a growing number of people...WW…

In The NewsOregon lawmakers are considering two bills that aim to overhaul the state’s recycling system by requiring packaging companies to take responsibility for their products.Both bills would create a statewide list of what is recyclable in curbside bins, and both would ban the use of the chasing arrows recycling symbol on packaging that isn’t actually recyclable.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: came out of a two-year led by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Gov. Kate Brown is backing that bill, which calls for packaging companies to share the cost of recycling with governments and...…In The NewsOregon lawmakers are considering two bills that aim to overhaul the state’s recycling system by requiring packaging companies to take responsibility for their products.Both bills would create a statewide list of what is recyclable in curbside bins, and both would ban the use of the chasing arrows recycling symbol on packaging that isn’t actually recyclable.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: came out of a two-year led by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. Gov. Kate Brown is backing that bill, which calls for packaging companies to share the cost of recycling with governments and...WW…

In The NewsThe Nez Perce Tribe is reclaiming an ancestral village site in the Eastern Oregon town of Joseph more than a century after being pushed out the area.This month, the tribe purchased 148 acres of an area known as “the place of boulders,” or Am’sáaxpa.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Chief Joseph held council on the ridge above, before a sweeping view of the Wallowa Mountains. Hundreds of tribal members would camp there at the peak of the fishing season and catch sockeye salmon along the Wallowa River.“There’s a lot of excitement buzzing around,” Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Chairman...…In The NewsThe Nez Perce Tribe is reclaiming an ancestral village site in the Eastern Oregon town of Joseph more than a century after being pushed out the area.This month, the tribe purchased 148 acres of an area known as “the place of boulders,” or Am’sáaxpa.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Chief Joseph held council on the ridge above, before a sweeping view of the Wallowa Mountains. Hundreds of tribal members would camp there at the peak of the fishing season and catch sockeye salmon along the Wallowa River.“There’s a lot of excitement buzzing around,” Nez Perce Tribal Executive Committee Chairman...WW…

In The NewsWatch this Oregon Field Guide story to see how a fish trap that was outlawed for catching too many fish has been reinvented to protect endangered wild salmon.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Your browser does not support the audio element.About half the salmon swimming up the Columbia River come from hatcheries, and most of them are raised to be caught by fishermen. The rest are wild, and many of them are protected under the Endangered Species Act.For years, Oregon and Washington have been searching for the best way to catch more hatchery fish while letting the wild fish return unharmed to...…In The NewsWatch this Oregon Field Guide story to see how a fish trap that was outlawed for catching too many fish has been reinvented to protect endangered wild salmon.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Your browser does not support the audio element.About half the salmon swimming up the Columbia River come from hatcheries, and most of them are raised to be caught by fishermen. The rest are wild, and many of them are protected under the Endangered Species Act.For years, Oregon and Washington have been searching for the best way to catch more hatchery fish while letting the wild fish return unharmed to...WW…

In The NewsOregon’s recycling system is suffering from a long list of ailments.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Confusing labels and mismatched rules across the state are leading Oregonians to in their recycling bins.Recycling companies are from the recyclables and find buyers for the contaminated material they receive, so a lot of it is getting . Since China in 2018, local governments have had to collection or make in recycling services. Some places don’t have recycling services at all because .For the past two years, a statewide has been working on how to solve these problems.Their to the Oregon...…In The NewsOregon’s recycling system is suffering from a long list of ailments.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Confusing labels and mismatched rules across the state are leading Oregonians to in their recycling bins.Recycling companies are from the recyclables and find buyers for the contaminated material they receive, so a lot of it is getting . Since China in 2018, local governments have had to collection or make in recycling services. Some places don’t have recycling services at all because .For the past two years, a statewide has been working on how to solve these problems.Their to the Oregon...WW…

In The NewsOregon is officially done producing coal-fired energy. Portland General Electric permanently closed its Boardman coal-fired power plant in Eastern Oregon on Thursday.The plant closed 20 years ahead of a scheduled early closure date as outlined in a landmark 2010 agreement that was designed to reduce air pollution from the plant. The plant has been operating 11 miles southwest of Boardman since 1980.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The state still gets coal-fired electricity from power plants in other states, but the Boardman plant was the last coal-fired power plant still operating within...…In The NewsOregon is officially done producing coal-fired energy. Portland General Electric permanently closed its Boardman coal-fired power plant in Eastern Oregon on Thursday.The plant closed 20 years ahead of a scheduled early closure date as outlined in a landmark 2010 agreement that was designed to reduce air pollution from the plant. The plant has been operating 11 miles southwest of Boardman since 1980.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:The state still gets coal-fired electricity from power plants in other states, but the Boardman plant was the last coal-fired power plant still operating within...WW…