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| 02 Feb 2022 | What’s Next for the Elliott State Forest? - Bob Sallinger | 00:31:04 | |
Andrew interviews Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director at Portland Audubon, on the history and current conservation efforts for the Elliott State Forest in Oregon. Bob details the public process over the past three years to separate the Elliott State Forest from the Common School Fund and turn the Elliott State Forest into a publicly owned research forest. Learn more here. 2022 is a turning point for the Elliott State Forest, and there is a bill in the Oregon 2022 short session that makes this transition possible. Learn more about the bill here. | |||
| 25 Feb 2022 | The Tongass Rainforest and a US Strategic Natural Carbon Reserve - Dr. Dominick DellaSala | 00:29:00 | |
This episode is an edited broadcast of a presentation given to the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance by Dr. Dominick DellaSala. DellaSala is the Chief Scientist at Wild Heritage, a project of Earth Island Institute, and former President of the Society for Conservation Biology, North America Section. He is an internationally renowned author of over 200 science papers on forest and fire ecology, conservation biology, endangered species management, and landscape ecology. | |||
| 04 Apr 2022 | Building Just Rural Forest Economies - Chuck Willer | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Chuck Willer on how to build equitable rural forest economies in Western Oregon. Chuck describes how social benefit and community centered forest solutions can revitalize rural Oregon communities and economies. Chuck’s vision and analysis comes from 30 years of work addressing the underlying causes of social and environmental problems in Western Oregon. To learn more and support this work visit www.coastrange.org. | |||
| 05 May 2022 | Oregon's Marine Reserves, Part 1 - Cristen Don | 00:29:00 | |
Outgoing Coast Range Radio host and producer, Andrew, introduces Michael Gaskill. Michael will be the new host and producer of Coast Range Radio and is the new communications staff for the Coast Range Association. | |||
| 10 Jun 2022 | Best of CRR: Levi Van Sant, Part 1 | 00:29:00 | |
Hello! I'm Michael Gaskill, your new host for Coast Range Radio. I'm hard at work putting together brand new episodes for the show, and we have some great guests lined up. Levi wrote a formative piece in Dissent on Land Reform and the Green New Deal that influenced the Coast Range Association’s recent Climate & Oregon’s Industrial Forests: A Green New Proposal. Andrew and Levi discuss agricultural land transitions, the history of the First National Conference for Land Reform and the unifying opportunities that could come from including rural justice and land ownership solutions in the just transition mandate of the Green New Deal. Resource Links: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/land-reform-and-the-green-new-deal https://agriculture.auburn.edu/research/aers/alabama-timberland/ https://coastrange.org/challenging-wall-street-forestry/ownership/ | |||
| 27 Jun 2022 | Joe Seamons on Northwest Folk Music and Allyship | 00:29:00 | |
Joe Seamons is a musician and educator based in the Pacific Northwest and dedicated to helping people connect with their heritage through music and storytelling. Links to Joe's projects: | |||
| 26 Jul 2022 | Going Deep on Floating Offshore Wind Energy with Shannon Souza And Joe Liebezeit | 00:39:32 | |
On the show today, we’re diving into the exciting and choppy waters of offshore wind! Floating Off-shore wind energy is relatively a new technology with huge potential. The federal Bureau of Oregon Energy Management estimates up to 3 gigawatts in near-term commercial potential off of the Southern Oregon coast alone. That’s enough power for over 200,000 homes. I’m excited for today’s topic, because it really encapsulates a lot of the complexity and messiness around what it looks like to actually transition quickly away from fossil fuels. How do we move with the speed necessary to scale into a post-carbon energy society without creating collateral and unforeseen damage? What is the real economic and energy potential of projects like this, and what level of ecological disturbance is acceptable in the name of rapid decarbonization? To explore these questions, I’m joined by two guests - Joe Liebezeit and Shannon Souza. Joe Liebezeit has worked for Portland Audubon since 2013 as the staff scientist and leads Audubon's Community Science and Coastal Conservation Programs. Full disclosure - we work together as part of the Oregon Marine Reserves Partnership. Shannon Souza is the Policy Director for Pacific Ocean Energy Trust, co-founder of Oregon Coast Energy Alliance Network, and owns Sol Coast Companies, a renewable energy design, construction, and consulting business based in Coos Bay. Links and Resources Mentioned in the Show: Oregon Coastal Energy Alliance Network (OCEAN): https://www.oregonenergyalliance.org/ Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition Youtube panel presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjNZpbmLm20 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Selected studies: https://www.boem.gov/sites/default/files/documents/regions/pacific-ocs-region/environmental-science/Selected-BOEM-Research-Renewable-OR_4.pdf | |||
| 08 Aug 2022 | Exploring Oregon's Marine Reserves, Part Two - Cape Falcon & Cascade Head | 00:29:00 | |
This is part two of a three part series celebrating the 10th anniversary of Oregon’s Marine Reserve Program! A Marine Reserve is an area within coastal waters dedicated to scientific research and conservation, where all ocean development and removal of marine life is prohibited. Think of it as a combination of an underwater State Park, a wildlife preserve, and a living laboratory! Here in Oregon, we have five designated Marine reserves. From North to South, they are located offshore of Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Cape Perpetua, and way down South near Port Orford, Redfish Rocks. In part one, we got a great high level overview of Oregon's Marine Reserve System with Oregon Fish and Wildlife's former Marine Reserve Program Leader, Cristin Don. You can find that episode, along with all of our shows, wherever you are listening to this. For parts two and three of our Marine Reserve series, we’ll be talking with our community partners from each Reserve up and down the coast. We're heading North to South, and today we’ll be hearing from Nadia Gardner from Cape Falcon and North Coast Land Conservancy, and Duncan Berry with the Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve. If you have feedback or suggestions for future shows and guests, my email is michael @ coast range dot ORG. | |||
| 22 Aug 2022 | Exploring Oregon's Marine Reserves, Part Three - Otter Rock, Cape Perpetua, and Redfish Rocks | 00:29:00 | |
This is part three of our series celebrating 10 years of Oregon’s Marine Reserve Program. For those who aren’t familiar, a Marine Reserve is an area within coastal waters dedicated to scientific research and conservation. Think of it as a combination of an underwater State Park, a wildlife preserve, and a living laboratory! Here in Oregon, we have five designated Marine reserves. From North to South, they are located offshore of Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Cape Perpetua, and way down South near Port Orford, Redfish Rocks. In part one, we got a great high level overview of Oregon's Marine Reserve System with former Marine Reserve Program Leader, Cristin Don. In part two, we heard from Nadia Gardner with Cape Falcon on the North Coast, and Duncan Berry with Cascade Head near Lincoln City. You can find those episodes, along with all of our shows, at coast range dot ORG. We’re also on all the podcast apps at Coast Range Radio, and we’d be grateful if you would subscribe to the show, and leave a rating and review. If you’re listening on your community radio station, please make sure to support them! Ok, back to today’s episode! For part three of our Marine Reserve series, we’ll hear from folks representing community groups supporting Otter Rock (Roy Anderson), Cape Perpetua (Katy Bear Nalven), and Redfish Rocks (Tom Calvanese). If these episodes inspire you to get involved with any of the community groups, or learn more about the science and research happening at the reserves go to omrp.org for more information and web links. If you have feedback or suggestions for future shows and guests, my email is michael@coastrange.org. Oregon Marine Reserve Partnership: https://omrp.org/ Friends of Otter Rock Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofOtterRockMR/ Cape Perpetua Collaborative: https://capeperpetuacollaborative.org/ Redfish Rocks Community Team: http://www.redfishrocks.org/ Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Marine Reserve Site: https://oregonmarinereserves.com/ | |||
| 12 Sep 2022 | Fighting for Mature and Old Growth Forests with Lauren Anderson | 00:29:00 | |
Preserving mature and old growth forests across the US is a critical piece of the puzzle in fighting climate change, and on Earth Day of this year, President Biden issued an executive order to "strengthen America's forests, boost wildfire resilience, and combat global deforestation". Great news, right? Not so fast. To learn more about the good, the bad, and the ugly of Federal forest and climate policy, I spoke with Oregon Wild’s Forest Climate Policy Coordinator, Lauren Anderson. Lauren joined Oregon Wild in 2020 after several years in Washington, D.C. working on energy, climate and wildlife policy issues. Among other roles, Lauren helps coordinate the Climate Forests Campaign, a coalition of environmental organizations across the country, working to protect mature and old-growth forests. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did. Let me know what you thought, send suggestions, or just say hey at michael@coastrange.org. Climate Forests: https://www.climate-forests.org/ Worth More Standing Report: https://www.climate-forests.org/_filesx/ugd/73639b_03bdeb627485485392ac3aaf6569f609.pdf | |||
| 26 Sep 2022 | The Film Changing the Narrative Around Wildfires, with 'Elemental' Director, Trip Jennings | 00:28:59 | |
Fire is, and always has been, a permanent part of our western landscapes and ecosystems, but the debate and policy prescriptions around how to protect our communities is shockingly disconnected from the science and and on the ground reality. That’s why I’ve asked the director of an inspiring and powerful new film called ‘Elemental’ onto the show to talk about the realities of how we can co-exist with wildfires and create fire safe homes and communities. Trip Jennings is the Principal & Founder of Balance Media, a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and has won dozens of awards for his past films. His new film, ‘Elemental’, has been met with rave reviews, and is changing the narrative around wildfires. Oregon Department of Forestry Risk Assessment Explorer: https://tools.oregonexplorer.info/oe_htmlviewer/index.html?viewer=wildfire ODF Senate Bill 762 Homepage: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Pages/sb762.aspx | |||
| 10 Oct 2022 | Ron Wyden Goes Big! The River Democracy Act w/ Jamie Dawson | 00:29:00 | |
Today’s show is about a topic that is near and dear to my heart - Wild and Scenic rivers! We in Oregon are so fortunate to have not only amazing waterways, but also a history of elected officials who have been willing to fight for them, and for public access. Without Wild and Scenic protections, many of our most special and important places in Oregon would not exist as we know them. What most folks don’t know is that only about 2% of our waterways are protected with this designation. Last year, Senator Ron Wyden introduced the River Democracy Act, which would triple the mileage of waterways in Oregon with Wild and Scenic status. The River Democracy Act, which is co-sponsored by Senator Merkley, has drawn widespread praise from conservation groups and public land advocates If you’re not familiar with river protection lingo, The National Wild and Scenic Rivers System was created by Congress in 1968 to preserve certain rivers with outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values in a free-flowing condition for the enjoyment of present and future generations. The Act is notable for safeguarding the special character of these rivers, while also recognizing the potential for their appropriate use and development. It encourages river management that crosses political boundaries and promotes public participation in developing goals for river protection To learn more about the bill, I’m joined today by Oregon Wild’s Public Lands Campaigner, Jamie Dawson. Contact Your Elected Official: https://www.usa.gov/elected-officials Oregon Wild RDA webpage: https://oregonwild.org/rivers Oregon Wild factsheet: https://oregonwild.org/sites/default/files/1-Uploads/Documents/2021/River%20Democracy%20Act%202021%20Factsheet.pdf Cool Short Video: https://vimeo.com/534234263 | |||
| 24 Oct 2022 | Oregon's Wild 2022 Election, and its Impact on Climate, Forests, and More | 00:29:00 | |
Ballots are out for the 2022 general election, and it is no exaggeration to say that this is the most consequential election for Oregonians in years if not decades. Three out of six of Oregon’s seats for the US house of representatives are considered tossups where either the Democrat or Republican could win, and the race for Governor is anyone’s game. To put that into perspective, Republicans haven’t held the Governor’s seat since 1986, and our federal delegation to the US House could swing from a 4-1 Democratic majority to a 4-2 Republican majority. We at the Coast Range Association don’t make candidate endorsements, but I want to help listeners understand the choices we have and the stakes of this election. Whether we are looking at climate action, forest management, environmental and wildlife protections, women’s rights to control their bodies, investments in our rural communities, or any other issues you care about, the choices we make in this election will have real, tangible impacts. There is a lot of great reporting and trustworthy organizations out there to help you understand your choices, and though we’ll mainly be talking about the governor’s race today, our local elections are deeply impactful to our lives as well. However you vote, your choice really matters. That’s true with every election, buy more so this year than in a long time here in Oregon. So with that in mind, I reached out to Hillary Borrud from The Oregonian to learn more about the Governor’s race, and then I spoke with Sidra Pierson from the Rural Organizing Project about their non-partisan voter guide. I hope you enjoy the show, and if you know folks that don’t plan to vote or are undecided about who to vote for, talk with them! As always, I love hearing feedback and show ideas. My email is michael@coastrange.org. Official State Voter Pamphlet: https://oregonvotes.gov/voters-guide/english/votersguide.html Hillary Borrud Articles: https://www.oregonlive.com/staff/hborrud/posts.html Governor Candidates on Climate Action: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/09/16/oregon-governor-race-candidates-elections-2022-climate-change-crisis/ Rural Organizing Project STAND Election Guide: https://rop.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-STAND-election-guide-English.pdf Republican Money in Statehouse Races: https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/10/republicans-pour-astounding-money-into-races-for-oregon-legislature-hoping-to-flip-state-senate-to-gop-for-1st-time-in-20-years.html Measure 113: https://ballotpedia.org/Oregon_Measure_113,_Exclusion_from_Re-election_for_Legislative_Absenteeism_Initiative_(2022) VoteSmart- Non-partisan website showing candidate funding, positions, endorsements, and more: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/election/20 | |||
| 08 Nov 2022 | Rebroadcast: Oregon Author Robert Leo Heilman on Rural Extremism & Life in Timber Country | 00:28:58 | |
We're hard at work on some ambitious new episodes! In the meantime, we're re-visiting one of our most popular episodes: | |||
| 16 Nov 2022 | Rally For Climate Forests in Portland! Thursday Nov 17th, 11:30am, Terry Schrunk Plaza | 00:02:11 | |
Join us TOMORROW (or today, depending on when you're listening), Thursday, November 17th, 11:30am, at Terry Schrunk Plaza in Downtown Portland, as we rally to say that Mature and Old Growth Forests are Worth More Standing! We'll start gathering between 11:30 AM and noon at Terry Schrunk Plaza (directly across from the regional Forest Service office) for live music and hot drinks, to make art together, and deliver a petition signed by over 100,000 forest lovers from across the US to make our message loud and clear that we need a lasting, durable rule that protects these climate forests from destructive logging projects. Bring a mug and a sign that says what you love most about Oregon's public forests! Carpools are currently being organized from Eugene as well. Sign up for more details and updates on this important event. | |||
| 21 Nov 2022 | Worth More Standing: The Poor Windy Timber Sale with George Sexton & Sangye Ince Johannsen | 00:37:58 | |
Today’s episode is part of an ongoing semi- monthly series i’m putting together on Threatened Mature and Old Growth Forest in the united states. Mature and oldgrowth forest are vital resources for carbon sequestration, biodiversity resilience, watershed protection, air purification, and so much more. some studies show that old growth counts for as little as seven percent of our remaining forestlands. Yet mature and old growth forests, which by definition take generations to regenerate, are being logged right now. Literally, if you’re listening to this during daylight hours, these heroes of our world are on the chopping block. And it’s not just about the trees, it’s about the entire ecosystems that they anchor. That’s why the Coast Range Association is proud to be a part of the Climate Forests campaign. Over the next few months, every couple episodes or so, I’ll be profiling a different threatened forest and some of the organizations working to protect them. These episodes are stand alone, but I suggest checking out episode 45 with Lauren Anderson to get a good overview of the Climate Forests campaign. You can find that, and all episodes of Coast Range Radio, wherever you get your podcasts or at Coast Range dot org. Speaking of our website, quick note: Most of the forests I’ll be profiling are on public land, but private timberland reform is an absolutely critical piece of the puzzle as well, and I’d encourage anyone listening to go to coast range dot org and check out our Green New Deal for Industrial Forests Proposal. Today, I’m bringing you excerpts from two interviews I did looking at Forest on Bureau of Land Management land threatened by a pair of timber sales called ‘Poor Windy” and Evans creek I spoke with Sangye Ince-Johannsen, staff attorney with the Western Environmental Law Center, or WELC, and George Sexton, conservation director for the Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center, also known as KS Wild. I really enjoyed my conversations with George and Sangye, and there was a lot I couldn’t fit into the radio episode, so I’ll be releasing bonus episodes of the separate conversations into the podcast feed over the next week or so. Let me know what you think of the format! If you like what we do, please consider becoming a monthly donor to the coast range association, at https://coastrange.networkforgood.com/projects/172942-support-coast-range-association. Worth more standing report: https://www.climate-forests.org/worth-more-standing Poor Windy: https://www.climate-forests.org/post/medford-district-bureau-of-land-management-oregon-poor-windy-project https://www.kswild.org/staff-board-1/2017/6/13/george-sexton | |||
| 06 Dec 2022 | What a Year! Coast Range Association's 2022 in review with Chuck Willer | 00:31:24 | |
2022, like the last several years, has been quite a ride! And we at the Coast Range Association have been hard at work all year, providing the kind of inter-sectional analysis that no other organization brings to western Oregon and the coast. | |||
| 20 Dec 2022 | California's Tribal Marine Stewards Network, with Amah Mutsun Chairman Valentin Lopez | 00:28:59 | |
On today’s show, we’re heading south to California to learn about the groundbreaking Tribal Marine Stewards Network. The Tribal Marine Stewards Network, or TMSN, is an alliance of Tribal Nations working collaboratively to reclaim their right to protect and restore coastal and marine ecosystems in California. Even in the modern era, government agencies have historically been either resistant, or outright hostile to, Tribal co-management and sovereignty, (google northwest fishing wars for just one modern example) and so I was really excited to see the State of California changing course and supporting a co-management strategy. Of course, that is not the way it started. Tribes had to work for years to bring State agencies around to a collaborative approach, and I think there is a lot to learn from their success. So I’m joined today by Chairman Valentin Lopez of the Aham Mutsun Tribal Band, which is one of the founding tribes of the TMSN. There is way more to the Tribal Marine Stewards Network, and the history of colonizers and indigenous peoples in California in general, than we were able to get into in this conversation. So I highly recommend that you check out our show notes for links and resources. And since all non tribal land in this country is stolen land, if you want to learn more about the history of whose land you’re on, a good place to start is https://native-land.ca/. As always, email me with feedback, show ideas, or anything else at michael@coastrange.org. And if you like what we do, please leave us a review in your podcast app and click the donate link in the podcast show notes. Your support really matters. Research Links/Show Notes: Tribal Marine Stewards Network website: https://tribalmsn.org/ Aham Mutsun Tribal Band: http://amahmutsun.org/ Aham Mutsun History: http://amahmutsun.org/history Californian Native American Holocaust Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwgopN9lFpg More California Native History: https://nahc.ca.gov/resources/california-indian-history/ California tribal map: https://www3.epa.gov/region9/air/maps/pdfs/r9-california-tribal-lands-reservations-air1100040_3.pdf Native Land Map: https://native-land.ca/ | |||
| 10 Jan 2023 | Celebrating Victory on the Flat Country Timber Sale with Madeline Cowen! | 00:39:44 | |
Today’s show is a perfect start to the new year - celebrating a win! Even as the climate emergency deepens and President Biden has issued executive orders to preserve mature and old growth forests, the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management have proposed timber sales of those endangered forests all across the country. Well, the Coast Range Association has been proud to be a part of a broad coalition fighting back, and a couple weeks ago, the Forest Service suspended it’s proposed Flat Country Timber Sale in the Mckenzie River Ranger District east of Eugene. Links and Resources Worth More Standing Report: https://www.climate-forests.org/_filesx/ugd/73639b_03bdeb627485485392ac3aaf6569f609.pdf Climate Forests Flat Country Page: https://www.climate-forests.org/post/willamette-national-forest-oregon-flat-country-timber-sale Cascadia Wildlands 42 Divide Campaign page: https://www.cascwild.org/cancel-bureau-of-land-management-plans-to-log-coast-range-forests-200-years-old/ | |||
| 23 Jan 2023 | Exploring the Potential of Regenerative Aquaculture in the Pacific Northwest | 00:32:53 | |
Aquaculture is the intentional cultivation of aquatic organisms like fish, mollusks, and aquatic plants, and humans have been practicing it in various forms for thousands of years. If I asked you to picture what aquaculture looks like, there’s a good chance that if anything comes to mind, it would be environmentally destructive salmon farms, which are basically the underwater equivalent to confined factory animal farming operations. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Aquaculture can be not only sustainable, but environmentally regenerative. The Pacific Northwest is ripe for a boom in aquaculture, but we need to do it right. So I reached out to Megan Considine of The Nature Conservancy and Steve Rumrill with the Oregon Department of fish and wildlife to learn more about the potential and risks with this burgeoning industry. Quick note: we had some technical difficulties with Steve’s audio, but he is a wealth of knowledge and experience, so I felt that it was important to leave in. As always, I love hearing feedback and guest ideas! My email is Michael@coastrange.org. If you like the show, please leave a rating and review, share this episode with at least one friend, and please consider a donation of any amount to Coast Range Association at coastrange.org. Links and Resources:
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| 27 Feb 2023 | What You Need to Know About Oregon's 2023 Legislative Session | 00:29:29 | |
The 2023 legislative session is underway, and a LOT of interesting Bills have been introduced. Speaking from experience I think the legislative process can be pretty daunting and somewhat byzantine if you’re not already familiar with it. So I wanted to make an episode to help folks understand some of the most important climate, forestry, and conservation focused bills that have been introduced, and how to meaningfully engage with the process To help me unpack what we should all be paying attention to this session, I’m very happy to be joined by Catherine Thomasson. Catherine is a retired physician, former executive director for Physicians for Social Responsibility, the current lobby coordinator for the Metro Climate Action team, and a lot more. Before we get started, I want to encourage you to share this podcast with your friends, and leave us a rating and review on your podcast app. I have ambitious plans for this year’s shows, and we need your help to spread the word. I also love hearing feedback, guest ideas, or anything else! My email is michael@coastrange.org, and our website is simply coastrange.org. Research Links/Show Notes: Legislative Bill lookup tool: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/listbills/2022R1SessionBills.html KGW Legislative Engagement Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI100VFzQN0 Metro Climate Action Team: https://www.olcv.org/metro-climate-action-team/ | |||
| 13 Mar 2023 | Why You Should Care About 'Blue Carbon', with Joanna Lyle and Sylvia Troost | 00:31:01 | |
Today’s topic is something I’ve been interested in learning more about for a while now. Many of you may be familiar with the amazing carbon sequestration potential of mature and old-growth forests, and I hope our listeners are familiar with the Coast Range Association’s groundbreaking land reform work focusing on private timberlands. But forests aren’t the only ecosystem heroes in our fight against climate change. Our oceans and nearshore environments hold enormous potential as well. Blue Carbon refers to the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems. The Nature Conservancy has just released a Blue Carbon State of the Science Report focusing on Oregon, and I am excited to be joined by one of the authors of that report, Joanna Lyle. Joanna is a Oregon Sea Grant Fellow, working with the Nature Conservancy to explore the carbon sequestration potential of Oregon’s coastal and near shore environments. We are also joined by Sylvia Troost from the Pew Charitable Trust. Sylvia’s work focuses on incorporating Blue Carbon into Pew’s marine based climate action plans. I want to encourage you to share this podcast with your friends, and leave us a rating and review on your podcast app. I have ambitious plans for this year’s shows, and we need your help to spread the word. I also love hearing feedback, guest ideas, or anything else! My email is michael@coastrange.org, and our website is coastrange.org. | |||
| 27 Mar 2023 | Fighting Back Against Big Ag in Oregon with Stand Up to Factory Farms | 00:33:05 | |
We talk a lot on this show and in the Coast Range Association work more broadly, about the invasive plague of global capital into our timberlands, all just about all other aspects of our world. One of the key frontlines in the fight against that invasion is mega factory farms, and the pacific northwest is a huge land grab target for Big Ag. I want to say right up top, this episode is not about eating meat or not. No matter where you stand on eating meat, factory farms are an indefensible way to raise animals for all the reasons we’ll get into today, and many more. Like most issues, when we make it about personal choice and personal responsibility, we let the true culprits off the hook, in this case, the agribusiness giants who control our food systems. Real progress requires systemic change. That’s why I’m so excited to speak with three representatives of the Stand Up to Factory Farms coalition about their campaigns to change policy, and what we can all do to help. The guests for this show are:
If you are inspired to get involved in this fight, their website is standuptofactoryfarms.org. Before we get to the interview, please consider sharing this episode with a friend, leaving us a review on your podcast app, subscribing if you haven’t already, all of these things that really help us reach a broader audience. And finally, you can donate at https://coastrange.networkforgood.com/projects/172942-support-coast-range-association or click the donate button in the show notes. Your support, in any and every form, truly helps, thank you. | |||
| 10 Apr 2023 | Oregon's Most Important Climate Legislation This Year, with Teryn Yazdani | 00:30:46 | |
We’ve already done a couple shows this spring on Oregon’s 2023 legislative session, and I would highly recommend you give those episodes a listen if you haven’t already. But today we’re going to talk about the bill I’m most excited about this year - Senate Bill 530, aka the Natural Climate Solutions bill Amid all of the other pressing issues worthy of our time and energy, climate change stands alone as the singular crisis where we have no second chances if our society does not act now. It’s like a ticking time bomb, except it’s already exploding. But there is still time to defuse the bomb, and some of our most important tools are Oregon’s forests and farmlands. I’m so excited to be joined by Teryn Yazdani of Beyond Toxics to talk with me about SB 530, Natural Climate Solutions, and what we can do to help pass this critical legislation. Before we get started, if you want a great primer on all the environmental and climate legislation we’re tracking this year, as well as how to engage in the legislative process, check out my conversation with Catherine Thomasson from a couple months ago (click HERE). Please do me a favor and share this episode with at least one friend, or maybe blast it out to everyone you know on facebook or instagram! Finally, consider donating to the Coast Range association at coastrange.org or click the donate link below. | |||
| 24 Apr 2023 | Rebroadcast: A Tale of Two Fires with Tim Ingalsbee | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio’s interview with Timothy Ingalsbee, Ph.D. We discuss a new messaging guide - Incendiary Rhetoric: Climate Change, Wildfire, and Ecological Fire Management from Tim’s organization, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics & Ecology. To find the guide and to learn more visit their website, fusee.org. | |||
| 08 May 2023 | Oregon's State Forests Need Your Help! Creating an Enduring Conservation Legacy on the North Coast | 00:37:13 | |
Oregon manages over half a million acres of state forest land. That land is every bit as public as national forests, but historically, the state and the timber industry has treated it as just another timber plantation. But that’s finally changing, and right now, the Oregon Board of Forestry is considering a Habitat Conservation plan which would set aside almost half of that land for long term stream and forest habitat conservation in the most critical areas of the forest. This would be a huge win for salmon, steelhead, and other endangered species, and provide a major source of temperate rainforest carbon sequestration when we need it the most. That’s where you come in. Your voice is needed, and there are many ways big and small for you to use it! If you’re inspired by this conversation today, please go to forestlegacy.org to learn more and get involved. And share this episode with your friends! Ok, to break all of this down, I am so excited to be joined by Bob Rees. Bob is a 6th generation Oregonian who has worked for decades as a professional fishing guide, and serves as the executive director of the Northwest Guides and Anglers Association. State Forest Campaign Website: https://forestlegacy.org/ https://wildsalmoncenter.org/2020/10/19/a-70-year-conservation-plan-for-the-tillamook/ Bob Rees: https://nwguidesandanglers.org/contact-us/ Coast Range Association State Forest Page: https://coastrange.org/forests/ | |||
| 22 May 2023 | Is the Forest Service "Falsifying the Scientific Record" on Wildfires? With Chad Hanson, PhD | 00:29:00 | |
Wildfires are a fact of life in the American west. They have played a major role in our western ecosystems for millenia. But as the climate crisis deepens, and more people move into wildfire country, fires loom larger and larger in the public consciousness. Wildfires are reshaping everything from our landscapes to our politics, and the implications of how we respond to them will play a huge role in shaping our future. | |||
| 13 Jun 2023 | Only YOU Can Prevent Logging Old Growth on Federal Lands! Take Action By June 20th | 00:28:59 | |
As regular listeners may know, the Coast Range Association is a member of the Forest Climate Coalition, which is pushing for strong and durable protections of mature and old growth forests on our federal lands. As you probably also know, mature and old growth forests are absolute superstars for preserving biodiversity and sequestering carbon. Both of those ecosystem services are desperately needed in the face of the twin crises of climate chaos and ongoing mass species extinction. As an added bonus, they generously offer these services free of charge, and give us cold clean drinking water to boot! What’s not to love?? Well, the timber industry has long viewed our public lands as an extension of their own fiefdoms, and many of our public lands managers remain fully bought into an outdated and destructive model of "forest management" that prioritizes plantation style tree stands and harvest quotas above all other values. And that’s where we come in! After years of pressure from the conservation community and in the face of mountains of scientific research, the Biden administration issued an executive order on earth day on 2022(*) aimed at inventorying and protecting mature and old growth trees and forests on federal lands. This could, and I am underlining could with a giant metaphorical sharpie here, be an absolute game changer, and everyone listening should be incredibly excited about the potential of that executive order. Buuut - the devil is in the details, and the only way to get from Biden’s well meaning but vague executive order to actual lasting protections for our most important forests is massive public pressure and engagement towards the federal agencies tasked with implementing that order. Climate-Forests Action Page (for both the Forest Service and the BLM: https://www.climate-forests.org/take-action CRR #45- “Fighting for Mature and Growth With Lauren Anderson”: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1046044/11295389 White House fact sheet on President Biden's Executive Order on Forests: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/04/22/fact-sheet-president-biden-signs-executive-order-to-strengthen-americas-forests-boost-wildfire-resilience-and-combat-global-deforestation/ | |||
| 26 Jun 2023 | (Updates!) "Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire", with Oregon Filmaker Trip Jennings | 00:29:00 | |
As we head into fire season, I wanted to revisit an episode from last year about an amazing documentary film called Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire. After a nationwide theatrical release and over a dozen awards, Elemental has just come out on streaming on Amazon, Apple TV, Google play, and Vimeo. On this episode, we spoke with the director of “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” to learn about the realities of how we can co-exist with wildfires. Trip Jennings is the Principal & Founder of Balance Media, a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and has won dozens of awards for his past films. His new film, ‘Elemental’, has been met with rave reviews, and is changing the narrative around wildfires. “Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire” is available to stream on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, Vimeo, or at Elementalfilm.com https://www.elementalfilm.com/streaming Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics, and Ecology: https://fusee.org/ ODF Senate Bill 762 Homepage: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/Pages/sb762.aspx | |||
| 10 Jul 2023 | Representative Mark Gamba is NOT Happy About Oregon's 2023 Legislative Session - Part One | 00:28:59 | |
As the dust settles on another chaotic legislative session, I wanted to look back, revisit some of the bills we dug into on previous episodes, and explore how we can keep pressure on our legislators between sessions. I couldn’t think of a better person to guide us through the good, the bad, and the ugly of this legislative session than one of oregon’s most tireless climate champions, State Representative Mark Gamba. I’ve known Mark since I worked as the field director for his 2020 congressional bid, so I knew I could trust him to give a no BS account of his perspective on the session. However, I didn’t realize just how honest and unfiltered he was prepared to be. He had a lot to say about how business gets done in Salem that I think people need to hear, and I think his perspective is one that you don’t often hear from a politician, regardless of party affiliation.
Feedback, questions, suggestions? My email is michael@coastrange.org. Representative Mark Gamba’s legislative website: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/gamba Some of our allied organizations’ 2023 Session recap:
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| 25 Jul 2023 | Representative Mark Gamba on Oregon's 2023 Legislative Session - Part Two | 00:29:00 | |
This episode is part two of my conversation with State Representative Mark Gamba, breaking down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the 2023 legislative session Mark Gamba represents house district 41, which encompasses Milwaukie, Oak Grove, and parts of Southeast Portland. I knew I could trust him to give an honest assessment of his first year in Salem, and he really delivered. You don’t need to listen to episode one before jumping into the second half of our conversation, but I highly recommend listening to both episodes. Find the first episode in our podcast feed or HERE. Representative Mark Gamba’s legislative website: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/gamba Some of our allied organizations’ 2023 Session recap:
About the Oregon Forest Resources Institute: https://www.propublica.org/series/the-cutting Polluted By Money Series: https://projects.oregonlive.com/polluted-by-money/ | |||
| 14 Aug 2023 | North Coast Land Conservancy's Katie Voelke on Oregon's Land-Sea Connection, reckoning with ownership of stolen lands, and more! | 00:29:00 | |
North Coast Land Conservancy, or NCLC, has been working to conserve land along the northern Oregon coast and coast range for nearly 40 years, and Katie Voelke has been its Executive Director since 2008. | |||
| 29 Aug 2023 | Fighting the "Biomass Delusion" with Rita Frost and Peter Riggs | 00:36:51 | |
One of the most important questions in the drive to rapidly decarbonize our society is how to replace fossil fuel generated electricity with clean, renewable sources And one of the key questions there is, what counts as clean and renewable? But is it really? Or is it one more false solution which is polluting communities, exploiting natural resources, and worsening the climate crisis? And with the Biomass industry looking to expand into the Pacific Northwest, what does that mean for our timberlands and rural communities? Rita Frost is a forest advocate with the Natural Resources Defense Council. Born and raised in the Southern US, she lives on unceded Kalapuya land in the Willamette Valley. Rita has worked with communities confronting the biomass manufacturing industry in the Southern U.S. for the past 8 years. Peter Riggs is the director of Pivot Point, which works on a variety of land use and climate change issues in Washington state, nationally, globally. He is based on Harstine Island in the southern Salish Sea. | |||
| 12 Sep 2023 | "Who Will Own The Forest?" With Brenna Bell | 00:29:00 | |
We talk a lot on this show about the devastation wrought on our environment and communities by invasive capitalism, and today we get to talk about something tangible we can do to fight back! On September 26-28, Wall Street investors will join timber corporations, big oil, carbon offset & biomass companies in Portland for their annual “Who Will Own the Forest?” conference. | |||
| 09 Oct 2023 | Forests Over Profits, part 1 - Following Indigenous Leadership | 00:29:00 | |
This September, The Coast Range Association, along with partners like 350pdx, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rainforest Action Network, the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, and many more, organized a major protest and counter conference in response to the Who Will Own The Forest timber investor conference. | |||
| 18 Oct 2023 | Forests Over Profits Bonus Pod: Indigenous Environmental Network Panel! | 01:02:56 | |
Hopefully, you’ve already heard our last two episodes on the Who Will Own The Forest conference, or maybe you attended the Forests Over Profits protest or counter-conference that We helped organize in response. CRR #65: Who Will Own The Forest, with Brenna Bell: Indigenous Environmental Network https://www.puebloactionalliance.org/no-false-solutions | |||
| 24 Oct 2023 | Forests Over Profits, part 2 - Wall St vs Forests and Communities, with Chuck Willer | 00:29:00 | |
This episode is part two of our Forests Over Profits series, featuring excerpts from our Forests Over Profits conference and protests this past September. If you’re not familiar with this series, here’s what you need to know: Coast Range Association: https://coastrange.org/
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| 14 Nov 2023 | Forests Over Profits, part 3 - Can Forests "Own" Themselves?! With John Brush | 00:29:16 | |
This is part three of our Forests Over Profits series, featuring selected presentations from the Forests Over Profits Conference that the Coast Range Association helped organize this September. Research Links/Show Notes:
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| 28 Nov 2023 | Elliott State Forest DRAMA! Plus, The Ongoing Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline | 00:36:28 | |
Today, we have not one, but two amazing guests talking about two important and timely topics: the Dakota Access Pipeline fight, and the recent Elliot State Forest drama. As always, my email is michael@coastrange.org.
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| 05 Dec 2023 | Bonus - Brenna TwoBears on NoDAPL, an Indigenous Just Transition, and More! | 00:32:02 | |
I recently had a great interview with Brenna TwoBears from the Indigenous Environmental Network, but I couldn’t fit our whole conversation into our last full episode.
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| 12 Dec 2023 | Reflecting on 2023, and What's Ahead for the Coast Range Association | 00:29:25 | |
It’s dark, it’s cold, and it’s very rainy. We may be a couple weeks from the solstice as of this recording, but for my money, we’ve definitely entered another coast range winter. https://coastrange.org/sign-up-for-our-newsletter/ https://coastrange.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Wealth-Income-and-Rural-Communities-sm.pdf NW Forest Plan Amendment One-pager: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1151261.pdf | |||
| 09 Jan 2024 | State Representative David Gomberg on Marine Reserves, Rural Infrastructure, and Much More! | 00:29:00 | |
This is our first episode of 2024, and I can’t think of a better guest to start the year off with than State Representative David Gomberg. | |||
| 23 Jan 2024 | Taxing Big Timber to Protect Communities from Wildfire | 00:29:00 | |
I don’t have to tell anyone reading this that here in the west, wildfires are a fact of life. I’m also sure that most folks are already aware that the climate crisis, combined with more and more homes being built in and around forest lands is creating an escalating cycle of devastation in fire prone communities. https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/23/jeff-golden-preps-proposals-wildfire-preparedness-funding/ | |||
| 12 Feb 2024 | "The Most Dangerous Dam in Oregon"! Plus, the Williams Community Forest Project | 00:29:00 | |
For those of us who work to make a positive impact on the world, there is often a default towards focusing on big national and international level issues.
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| 27 Feb 2024 | Are we on the Cusp of a Community Forest Revolution?! With Alexander Harris | 00:41:08 | |
Where I live in the coast range, I am surrounded in all directions by industrial timber plantations for miles in all directions. | |||
| 11 Mar 2024 | The Canopy of Titans! With Author Paul Koberstein | 00:44:30 | |
On today’s show, Canopy of Titans: the Life and Times of the Great North American Temperate Rainforest! | |||
| 26 Mar 2024 | The Campaign for Oregon's Estuaries, with Annie Merrill | 00:37:17 | |
We often think of the land and the sea as separate worlds that have little to do with each other. But that barrier is much more fluid and interconnected than many people realize. Oregon Shores Estuary Hub: https://oregonshores.org/programs-campaigns/campaign-for-oregons-estuaries/ | |||
| 09 Apr 2024 | Celebrating Two Recent Victories for Oceans and State Forests! | 00:29:01 | |
It is important to celebrate our victories, and today we get to talk about two of them! | |||
| 22 Apr 2024 | Northwest Forest Plan: Protecting the Siuslaw National Forest | 00:29:00 | |
Today, we’re going to go deep on an incredibly important subject, albeit one with a somewhat less than stirring name if you aren’t already familiar: The northwest forest plan | |||
| 13 May 2024 | Poor Windy Update: BLM Backs Down After Tree Sit! | 00:29:00 | |
About a year and half ago, we did an episode on a Bureau of Land Management, or BLM, timber sale in Southern Oregon called Poor Windy, as part of our Worth More Standing series highlighting some of the biggest threats to mature and old growth forests on public lands. | |||
| 11 Jun 2024 | Saving Oregon's Kelp Forests, with Tom Calvanese of Oregon Kelp Alliance | 00:36:00 | |
The Coast Range Association is a founding member of the brand new Oregon Ocean Alliance, which has formed to more effectively advocate for Oregon’s ocean and coast ecosystems. In a future episode, I’ll be talking with some of the other founding members about our mission and goals and all of that good stuff. Oregon Kelp Alliance: https://www.oregonkelp.com/ Kelp Forest Alliance Roadmap: https://kelpforestalliance.com/roadmap | |||
| 25 Jun 2024 | Fighting for our Drinking Water, with North Coast Communities for Watershed Protection | 00:29:00 | |
Whether you live in a city, a small town, or even if you get your water from a well like I do, one of the biggest threats to drinking water in the Pacific Northwest is industrial logging. Siuslaw National Forest Action Page: https://coastrange.org/coast-range-association/siuslaw-action/ North Coast Communities For Watershed Protection: https://healthywatershed.org/ Save Mothball Hill campaign: https://www.change.org/Save-MothballHill-DavisRidge-SloughHill-from-Clearcutting | |||
| 23 Jul 2024 | Forest Under Siege, with Author Rand Schenk - Part 1 | 00:29:00 | |
Today’s episode is part one of a two part interview with Rand Schenk, author of a fascinating and timely new history of the Forest Service, its founder, Gifford Pinchot, and over 100 years of forest management and mismanagement in the Pacific Northwest. Powell's Link: | |||
| 12 Aug 2024 | Forest Under Siege, with Author Rand Schenk - Part 2 | 00:29:00 | |
Today’s episode is part two of my interview with Rand Schenk, author of a great new book on history of the Forest Service, its founder, Gifford Pinchot, and over 100 years of forest management and mismanagement in the Pacific Northwest. | |||
| 10 Sep 2024 | Water Rights and Changing Oregon's Water Law, with Christopher Hall of the Water League | 00:32:15 | |
Freshwater, i.e. non-salinated water, is arguably the most precious resource on earth, and in Oregon, by law, all water belongs to the public. However, if you examine who actually controls water usage in Oregon, you might come away with a very different impression. | |||
| 17 Oct 2024 | Exposing Oregon's Mega-Dairies, with Oregon Rural Action & Food and Water Watch | 00:39:01 | |
Oregon Rural Action and Food and Water Watch recently conducted a rare flyover of Threemile Canyon Farms, one of Oregon’s most notorious factory cattle farms, also known by the simultaneously anodyne and horrifying technical name: confined animal feeding operation, or CAFO, in Morrow County.
Oregon Rural Action Network: https://www.oregonrural.org/ ORA Pollution Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1ukX5PtNPEJOnN6UwiM6mUmilxRV95Sc&ll=45.839986808522895%2C-119.6917593922625&z=9 FWW Oregon Mega-dairy fact sheet (2022): https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/FSW_2205_ORMega-Dairies.pdf FWW Oregon Factory Farm Fact Sheet: https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/FSW_0924_FFMap_OR.pdf FWW Ineractive FF National Map: https://foodandwater.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/filtergallery/index.html?appid=571800658574445b9295f1aa8817e8aa
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| 28 Oct 2024 | State of the Climate Emergency, with Dr. Jillian Gregg | 00:38:00 | |
“We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis”. This was a great conservation, and I hope you come away angry and inspired like I did. Get in touch with your thoughts at michael@coastrange.org! | |||
| 11 Nov 2024 | Preparing for the Dark Days Ahead | 00:47:01 | |
As we all collectively live through the unfolding trauma of the 2024 election results, I am going to share a conversation I had yesterday with two of my colleagues in the climate justice world that I found really helpful in starting to process what this election could mean for climate justice and our movement, and how to engage in these early stages. I’m joined today by Brenna Bell from 350pdx and Forest Climate Alliance Organizer Alex Budd. And quick disclaimer, this conversation does not necessarily represent the views of our respective organizations. And please consider sharing or recommending this show to other folks in your circles. Coast Range Radio is on all podcasts, on community radio stations throughout Oregon, and at coastrange.org. | |||
| 25 Nov 2024 | Treating Fire with Fire (and Logging??): A Surprisingly Interesting Scientific Review of Fire Treatments! | 00:52:25 | |
Like it or not, fire politics affects every aspect of public forest policy and the rural landscape, and that is not changing anytime soon.
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| 11 Dec 2024 | The Fallacy of "Chainsaw Medicine" for Wildfire, with George Wuerthner - Part 1 | 00:29:00 | |
Our last episode was a great discussion with a Forest Service scientist and a forest ecologist with the Nature Conservancy about the effects of various fire treatments on subsequent fire behavior. While I appreciated their perspective and research, I wanted to bring in a different viewpoint on fire and forest ecology. George’s Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbWfIM5JA58 Stop Clearcutting CA: https://www.sierraclub.org/grassroots-network/stop-clearcutting-ca/resources#fpf George’s book, Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy | |||
| 24 Dec 2024 | The Fallacy of "Chainsaw Medicine" for Wildfire, with George Wuerthner, Part 2 | 00:29:00 | |
Today’s show is the second part of a recent talk by conservationist and author, George Wuerthner, on the failures and fallacies of some of the ingrained beliefs around wildfires and wildfire suppression. George’s Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbWfIM5JA58 Stop Clearcutting CA: https://www.sierraclub.org/grassroots-network/stop-clearcutting-ca/resources#fpf George’s book, Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy | |||
| 14 Jan 2025 | Why Oregon Needs an Environmental Rights Amendment | 00:29:00 | |
This is our first episode of 2025, and while we brace for the tidal wave of insanity coming our way on the federal level, we are also preparing for Oregon’s biennial legislative session. https://www.oceraunited.org/ | |||
| 28 Jan 2025 | NWFP Series Update & Wildfire Myths vs Facts Revisited | 00:28:59 | |
Historic LA wildfires are still smoldering, the Oregon legislature is back in session, a massively controversial plan to drastically amend the northwest forest plan governing management policies on over 20 million acres of our most precious forests barrels forward, and that little matter of he who shall not be named returning to power and confirming that, like most sequels, this one will be worse, and yes, we are in the darkest and dumbest timeline. | |||
| 10 Feb 2025 | Tribal Sovereignty & The Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP series, Part 1) | 00:41:00 | |
The Northwest Forest Plan is one of the primary reasons that we have any forest left in the Northwest. Without it, and other protections that are now also at risk because of the Trump administration, our public lands would look no different than the industrial clearcuts and monocrop tree plantations that surround me in the Coast Range. In December, the Forest Service released its planned amendment to the Northwest Forest Plan in what is called a ‘Draft Environmental Impact Statement’, or DEIS, and we the public have until March 17th to submit comments on their proposal. We are going to release several episodes focusing on the good, the bad, and complexities of the Forest Service’s proposed changes, and we’ll provide as much guidance as possible for how to submit comments and get involved in other ways. You can find guides to submit comments in the notes of the podcast version of this episode, and we will also be sharing links to comment writing guides on our website and social media very soon! For now, I’m so excited to start this mini-series off with Ryan Reed. Ryan is from the Karuk, Hupa and Yurok tribes in Northern California, an Indigenous Fire Practitioner, wildland firefighter, co-founder of the Fire Generation Collaborative, and a member of the Northwest Forest Plan Federal Advisory Committee, among many other things! Ryan is a thoughtful, dynamic speaker, and I’ve wanted to have him on Coast Range Radio for a long time. Real quick before we get started, I love to get feedback, questions, show ideas or whatever else is on your mind. My email is michael@coastrange.org. If you appreciate what we do, please share this show with people in your community! Show Notes: https://www.firegencollab.org/ Braiding Indigenous and Western Knowledge for Climate-Adapted Forests: https://depts.washington.edu/flame/mature_forests/pdfs/BraidingSweetgrassReport.pdf Comment Writing Guides!
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| 17 Feb 2025 | Labor Exploitation in Forestry and the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP Series, Part 2) | 00:29:00 | |
This is part two of our series on the Forest Service’s major proposed changes to the Northwest Forest Plan. As most of our listeners know, the 30 year old Northwest Forest Plan provides critical protections to over 24 million acres of public land in Oregon, Washington, and California. The Forest Service has proposed sweeping changes to the Plan through their recently released Draft Environmental Impact Statement, or DEIS, and public comment is open until March 17th. The DEIS would, among other things, give them wide latitude to drastically increase industrial scale logging, including in Mature and Old Growth forests. In part one of this series, we explored one most important, and also complex, aspects of the proposed changes - meaningful Tribal inclusion. I highly recommend you listen to that episode if you haven’t yet. You can find wherever you're listening to this episode! We are going to focus on two other key components of the plan, fire, and the fight to protect mature and old growth forests, in upcoming episodes. And in the meantime, you can find guides on how to submit comments to the Forest Service in the links below. Today we are going to explore an often overlooked issue in the Northwest Forest Plan, and Forestry in general - Labor. And more specifically, the exploitation of immigrant labor in our forests and timberlands. I’m joined by Manuel Machado from Oregon State University. Manuel has done a lot of research into labor issues and exploitation of workers in the forestry sector. Comment Writing Guides!
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| 25 Feb 2025 | How Trump's DEI Witchunts Impact the Environmental Movement, and How We Can Resist | 00:38:23 | |
We are going to have a couple banger episodes on the Northwest Forest Plan in the coming weeks, but I’m recording this on February 24th, just over one month since Trump’s second term began, and I think we need to step back and take stock for a minute. Don’t worry, this episode is not going to be all about the dark lord, but the administration’s actions have already had huge consequences here in the Pacific Northwest, so we need to address it. Most of what Trump and his court of billionaires and white supremacists/facists have done so far has not surprised me, even though it has been every bit as bad as I feared. But I have to admit, I was caught off guard by how obsessed they have been with DEI. Since when did concepts like diversity, equity, and inclusion become radical ideas that need to be punished with the full weight of the Federal government? And how are the witchburnings affecting the environment, climate, and social justice movements? To answer those questions, and to discuss why DEI is so important in the environmental movement, I’m joined by aparna rajagopal. Aparna is is a self described writer, speaker, agitator, and advisor at the confluence of movements for equity and justice within the outdoor, environmental, and conservation movements. Before we get started, and I’m not about to ask for money, but if you appreciate Coast Range Radio, please help me grow our audience by sharing your favorite episode with your friends, and go on apple podcasts or spotify and give us a 5 star review. It really does help, and best of all, it's quick and free! And my email is michael@coastrange.org, please reach out anytime with feedback, guest ideas, or even a great sourdough recipe! Show Notes: https://theavarnagroup.com/2-weeks-in-reflections-recommendations-resources-on-dei/ https://www.aparnarajagopal.com/ | |||
| 03 Mar 2025 | Now is the Time to Take Action on the Northwest Forest Plan, with Grace Brahler (NWFP series, part 3) | 00:42:00 | |
This episode is part three of our deep dive into the Forest Service’s proposal to amend the Northwest Forest Plan, which covers 24 million acres over 17 nation forests spread across Oregon, Washington, and Northern California. As I've said before, it is one of the primary reasons we have any intact or recovering forests left in the Pacific Northwest. So, kind of a big deal… What we haven’t gone in depth with yet is the conservation and environmental perspective. So for a completely non-biased, totally neutral take on the good, the bad, and the “it’s complicated” of the northwest forest plan, and so much more, I’m joined by Grace Brahler, wildlands director at Cascadia Wildlands. Before we get started, and I’m not about to ask for money, but if you appreciate Coast Range Radio, please help me grow our audience. Thank your local radio station for carrying the show, share your favorite episode with your friends, go on apple podcasts or spotify and give us a 5 star review. All of those things really do help, and best of all, they are quick and free! And my email is michael@coastrange.org, please reach out anytime with feedback, guest ideas, or just to say hi! (Note: this episode was produced before Trump's Executive Orders on timber production. We will talk about those in a future episode) Action Links: Cascadia Wildlands NWFP Action Page: https://www.cascwild.org/weigh-in-on-the-future-of-northwest-public-forests/ Tribal sign on letter https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdybP5o7aSUBUaBuHV2MpZER54vX-Twmoi72DGJDPqX7jJeNA/viewform | |||
| 11 Mar 2025 | Is The Forest Service Using The Threat Of Wildfire To Increase Logging?? | 00:29:00 | |
The Forest Service is using the threat of wildfires to justify a drastic expansion of commercial logging on our public lands. That is the contention in an investigative reporting series from Nathan Gilles at Columbia Insight. Many of us in the environmental world have long thought this to be the case, and this series brings the receipts, including internal Forest Service documents, emails, and more. The Forest Service has received billions of dollars in recent years on top of their normal budget specifically to protect communities from wildfire. If they are using those funds to push commercial logging, they are not only not making communities safer, they may very well be putting communities and forests at greater risk by using methods that increase the risk of high severity fire. We go deep on Nathan's reporting on the scandal, as well as some of his other science reporting. *** Quick Reminder to take action to push the Forest Service during the Northwest Forest Plan Amendment comment period. That comment period ends on March 17th, so please take just a few minutes to speak up for our forests. See below for links and resources. Cascadia Wildlands NWFP Action Page: https://www.cascwild.org/weigh-in-on-the-future-of-northwest-public-forests/ Tribal sign on letter https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdybP5o7aSUBUaBuHV2MpZER54vX-Twmoi72DGJDPqX7jJeNA/viewform My email is michael@coastrange.org, I love getting feedback and show ideas so drop me line! Show Notes: USFS investigative pieces
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| 25 Mar 2025 | Fighting Back Against Trump's Clearcut Agenda | 00:28:59 | |
On March first, the president issued two executive orders designed to dramatically increase commercial logging on our public lands. These executive orders are bad news on their own, but the situation is actually even more dire. These orders are part of a decades-long effort by industry, the ultra wealthy, and radical right wing anti-government legislators to privatize our public lands and extract maximum profit for the wealthy few. And look, I know that there are a million attacks and assaults that are demanding your attention. I’m not here to tell you that forest policy is more or less important than anything else. But we in the Pacific Northwest have way more agency and influence over our public lands than most of the other battles being waged. And in the age of spiraling climate chaos, any intact or recovering forest that is logged is a forest that may never come back. Last week, Oregon Wild put on a fantastic webinar where they went into detail on the executive orders, federal legislation, agency sabotage, and other ways that this Republican government is working to destroy our public lands. But they didn’t stop at the doom and gloom. They talked extensively about a wide variety of actions that we can take to fight back. They were kind enough to let me air clips of that webinar for today’s show. It was too long to play in its entirety for our format, so unfortunately I wasn’t able to include the sections where they talked about strategies for contacting legislators, using social media, and other tactics. But you can watch the entire webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vO35KTq3CK8 You can also find a really useful activism toolkit they put together at oregonwild.org/activist-toolkit/ What you’re going to hear today is a breakdown of what is happening at the federal level, including with these recent executive orders, and I hope you’ll feel angry and inspired to take action. Show Notes:
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| 27 Apr 2020 | Coast Range Radio Introduction | 00:04:19 | |
Hi y’all, welcome to Coast Range Radio! | |||
| 27 Apr 2020 | Challenging Wall Street Forestry - Chuck Willer | 00:28:58 | |
In this episode we introduce the important work of the Coast Range Association and discuss Oregon's private forestland ownership and taxation issues identified through the CRA research program, Challenging Wall St. Forestry. We are speaking with Chuck Willer, Executive Director and Principle Researcher of the Coast Range Association. | |||
| 27 Apr 2020 | Rural Communities & Oregon's Private Forests - Chuck Willer | 00:29:00 | |
This is the second episode of Coast Range Radio. We continue our conversation about private forestlands in Oregon with Chuck Willer, Executive Director and Principle Researcher of the Coast Range Association. | |||
| 12 May 2020 | Coast Range Forest Watch - Dan Pennington | 00:29:00 | |
In episode 3 we speak with Dan Pennington of Myrtle Glen Farm (an organic farm and B&B nestled in the foothills of the southern Oregon coast range mountains) and Coast Range Forest Watch (a grassroots organization of community members concerned about the health of forests and watersheds in Oregon’s coast range) in Coos County. We discuss the important forest protection and anti-aerial spray work of Coast Range Forest Watch, farming during covid-19, and the interconnected nature of forests, water, and climate change. | |||
| 23 May 2020 | UO Climate Justice League - Courtney Kaltenbach | 00:28:00 | |
Our conversation with organizer and forests activist, Courtney Kaltenbach. Courtney is the Forest Defense Campaign Coordinator with the University of Oregon Climate Justice League and a Field Checking Intern with Cascadia Wildlands. We discuss the joy in bringing students to field check forests to ground truth logging proposals, and the importance of Oregon's forests to fighting climate change. We also discuss her experience standing up to timber industry propaganda equating clear cut forestry to climate responsible land management. | |||
| 12 Jun 2020 | Our Children's Trust - Andrea Rodgers | 00:28:33 | |
In this episode we speak with Andrea Rodgers, Senior Attorney at Our Children’s Trust. We discuss environmental law in the age of coronavirus and the non-profit public interest law firm, Our Children’s Trust. Andrea then provides updates from the climate justice case, Juliana vs United States. Andrea Rodgers is the Senior Attorney at Our Children’s Trust where she serves as co-counsel on the constitutional youth climate lawsuit against the federal government, Juliana v. United States, and as lead counsel on the constitutional youth climate lawsuits against the state of Washington, Aji v. State of Washington, and the state of Florida, Reynolds v. State of Florida. She has served as an Honors Attorney for the U.S. Department of Transportation, In-House Legal Counsel for the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, and Staff Attorney for the Western Environmental Law Center. Her environmental law practice focuses on reducing pollution from industrial agricultural operations, protecting and enhancing instream flows for people and fish, and fighting climate change on behalf of young people and future generations. Andrea is licensed to practice law in Washington and Oregon and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Northern California, the Snoqualmie Tribal Court, the Lummi Indian Nation Tribal Court and the Muckleshoot Tribal Court. | |||
| 27 Jun 2020 | The Economic Cost of Climate Change - Ernie Niemi | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interview with Oregon based natural resource economist, Ernie Niemi. Ernie is the co-founder and co-director of the Forest Carbon Coalition, and founder of Natural Resource Economics, INC. This show highlights the important findings from Ernie's 2020 working paper “Bigger Than Expected: Climate-Change Costs & Emission-Reduction Benefits”. We discuss the range of economic impacts Oregonians should expect as the climate warms. | |||
| 17 Jul 2020 | Protecting Oregon's Beavers - Stan Petrowski | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio’s interview with Stan Petrowski on beaver ecology and protection in Oregon. We discuss the interesting history of beavers in Oregon, their ecological importance, and the current efforts to protect beavers for the benefit of streams, forests, salmon and climate. Stan is a leader in restoration ecology in Oregon. He is the founder and President of the South Umpqua Rural Community Partnership. He is on the Board and was past president of Umpqua Watersheds, and was a past Board member of Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers - Douglas County Watershed Council. Stan has been a resident on his ranch in the Tiller area of the Umpqua National Forest for 25 years. | |||
| 07 Aug 2020 | Environmental Justice for Oregon - Joel Iboa | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio's interview with Joel Iboa. Joel is the coalition manager for Causa Oregon—Oregon’s immigrant rights organization. Joel currently serves as chair of the Eugene Human Rights Commission. Joel is also the youngest person to be elected chair for the Oregon governor's Environmental Justice Task Force. We discuss Joel's work at Causa during the Covid-19 pandemic, environmental justice in Oregon, rural justice organizing, justice for immigrant forest workers and the opportunities of a Green New Deal for Oregon. | |||
| 24 Aug 2020 | Big Timber in Oregon's Public Schools - John Borowski | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews John Borowski. John is a long time marine and environmental science educator in Oregon. In our discussion, John draws from his years of experience to describe the power timber and fossil fuel companies have in influencing science education. Of specific interest, John outlines how the Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s (OFRI) timber focused materials enter Oregon’s schools and influence environmental education. | |||
| 11 Sep 2020 | A Tale of Two Fires - Timothy Ingalsbee | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio’s interview with Timothy Ingalsbee, Ph.D. We discuss the new messaging guide - Incendiary Rhetoric: Climate Change, Wildfire, and Ecological Fire Management from Tim’s organization, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics & Ecology. To find the guide and to learn more visit their website, fusee.org. | |||
| 02 Oct 2020 | Ocean Conservation in Oregon - Charlie Plybon | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interview with Charlie Plybon. Charlie is the Oregon Policy Manager for the Surfrider Foundation. We discuss his work on Oregon’s marine reserves, rocky habitats, ocean plastic pollution, climate change impacts to the Oregon Coast, updates on ocean and climate policy and opportunities for coastal communities to engage in climate change activism. | |||
| 26 Oct 2020 | A Green New Deal and Oregon's Industrial Forests - Chuck Willer | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Chuck Willer on the Green New Deal and a just transition for western Oregon’s corporate-owned industrial forests. Oregon’s forests play an important role in addressing the climate crisis. Chuck describes how land reform would revitalize rural Oregon communities while storing vast amounts of carbon. Chuck’s vision and analysis comes from 30 years of work addressing the underlying causes of social and environmental problems in western Oregon. To learn more and support this work visit www.coastrange.org. | |||
| 09 Nov 2020 | Timber Tax Fairness - Catherine Thomasson and Jody Wiser | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Catherine Thomasson and Jody Wiser about timber tax fairness for Oregon’s counties. Catherine has worked on climate change issues for the past 25 years and is a former Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Jody is a Tax Policy expert with Tax Fairness Oregon. We discuss the hardships Oregon’s counties are facing with reduced timber tax revenues and the impacts to rural water providers. Learn how to become engaged in restoring economic vitality for Oregon's rural communities. Join a community presentation at www.facebook.com/TaxFairnessOregon/. | |||
| 23 Nov 2020 | Oregon's Fisheries - Laura Anderson | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Laura Anderson owner of the restaurant, Local Ocean, based in Newport, OR. Laura has a master's degree in marine resource management from Oregon State University. Laura is also the director of the Oregon Ocean Science Trust, a board member of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, and a trustee of The Nature Conservancy of Oregon. Laura brings a wealth of knowledge and experience about Oregon’s major fisheries to our conversation. We discuss these fishery’s importance to Oregon's communities and outline important conservation concerns and opportunities. | |||
| 07 Dec 2020 | Community Rights - Kai Huschke | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Kai Huschke of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and Oregon Community Rights Network. We discuss the community rights movement and Kai provides exciting examples of Oregon communities leading efforts to protect their local environment and community health by confronting corporate power. To learn more visit, https://orcrn.org | |||
| 08 Jan 2021 | Herbicides and Human Rights – Carol Van Strum | 00:50:49 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews troublemaker and writer Carol Van Strum. Carol has spent decades documenting and fighting the atrocities perpetuated on the rural communities of the Pacific Northwest through wanton pesticide use by massive chemical corporations, the timber industry and the federal government. Carol is the recipient of the David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the author of A Bitter Fog: Herbicides and Human Rights, No Margin of Safety, The Oreo File and other works. Carol was also instrumental to the creation of the Poison Papers. In 2017, her work was instrumental in Lincoln County’s voter-approved first ever ban of aerial pesticide spraying in the nation. The ban was overturned, and that decision is being appealed. Carol is featured in the new documentary film, The People vs. Agent Orange. To find local screenings and to learn about the film visit www.thepeoplevsagentorange.com. | |||
| 22 Jan 2021 | Resisting Post-Fire Logging – Sam Krop | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews community organizer and steering committee member of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, Sam Krop. Sam discusses her work to resist post-fire logging in Oregon. We also introduce Sam as a new regular contributor and host on Coast Range Radio. Sam will be helping to expand and diversify the voices heard on the program. | |||
| 08 Feb 2021 | How to Defeat a Pipeline – Allie Rosenbluth | 00:39:30 | |
In this episode, Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson interview Allie Rosenbluth who is the Campaigns Director for the Southern Oregon-based climate justice organization, Rogue Climate. Allie shares her experiences working with the powerful grassroots coalition resisting the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal and fracked gas pipeline. If built, the Jordan Cove LNG export project would be the largest single source of climate pollution in Oregon. Allie recounts the history of the grassroots fight to stop the project, the recent win with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upholding the ODEQ’s denial of a key Clean Water Act permit and how folks can engage in current actions to stop the project. Allie shares moving stories from experiencing industry funded state surveillance to this project’s connections to pipeline resistance movements across the US. In addition, Allie recounts how Rogue Climate experienced the climate crisis firsthand when their office burned along with 3,000 other structures in the Almeda Fire this September. Learn more and support Rogue Climate as they work towards a just rebuilding of the communities impacted by the Almeda Fire while confronting the climate crisis. | |||
| 22 Feb 2021 | Fossil Free Eugene Campaign - Ana Molina & Avery Temple | 00:29:00 | |
Sam Krop takes the lead on this interview with two inspiring climate justice activists about their work supporting the city of Eugene, Oregon in achieving a just transition away from so-called “natural” or fracked gas. | |||
| 08 Mar 2021 | Protecting Oregon’s Rocky Habitat – Dawn Villaescusa | 00:29:00 | |
in this episode, Andrew interviews Dawn Villaescusa, President of the Audubon Society of Lincoln City on their Rocky Habitat Campaign. Dawn describes the ecological and social values of the rocky habitat on Oregon's coast. She describes the two community-based proposals that the Audubon Society of Lincoln City has submitted to Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council’s (OPAC’s) Rocky Habitat Working Group for Cape Foulweather and Cape Lookout. | |||
| 24 Mar 2021 | How to Protect Eastern Oregon's Large Trees - Paula Hood | 00:29:00 | |
Sam and Andrew interview Paula Hood from the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project on the Trump administration's rollback of the 21" Screens for Oregon's Eastside forests. Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, Earthrise Law Center, Greater Hells Canyon Council, Oregon Wild, and Central Oregon Landwatch have been working closely to oppose the rollback of protections for large trees on eastside forests. In addition, 29 conservation groups and 115 scientists have joined in voicing their unified opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of the 21" Screens. For a more in-depth look at some of the ecological issues and science behind why protecting large and old trees in eastern Oregon is important, please check out this expert report by Dr. Dominick DellaSala and Dr. Bill Baker. You can take action to help defend large and old trees in eastern Oregon at https://bluemountainsbiodiversityproject.org/ | |||
| 14 Apr 2021 | Visions for the Future of Forests and Communities - Part 1 | 00:29:00 | |
This episode is the first of a two-part series featuring visions of the future of forests and communities read by members of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance’s Green New Deal Working Group. These visions for the future of PNW forests are interspersed with a conversation about how a Green New Deal framework creates inspiring opportunities for building carbon storage and protecting PNW forests while improving the lives of frontline communities. Both Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson are members of this working group. They interview other members, Matt Stevenson of the Sunrise Movement PDX, Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild and Dylan Plummer of Cascadia Wildlands. You can take action and learn more by visiting bit.ly/gndforpnwforests. What is your vision for the future of forests and communities? Record yourself reading your vision and share on social media using #forests4future. | |||
| 28 Apr 2021 | Visions for the Future of Forests and Communities - Part 2 | 00:29:00 | |
The second of a two-part series featuring visions of the future of forests and communities read by members of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance’s Green New Deal Working Group. These visions are interspersed with a conversation about how a Green New Deal framework creates inspiring opportunities for building carbon storage and protecting PNW forests while improving the lives of frontline communities. Both Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson are members of this working group. They interview other members, Matt Stevenson of the Sunrise Movement PDX, Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild and Dylan Plummer of Cascadia Wildlands. You can take action and learn more by visiting bit.ly/gndforpnwforests. What is your vision for the future of forests and communities? Record yourself reading your vision and share on social media using #forests4future. | |||
| 12 May 2021 | Bringing Back Oregon’s Sea Otters - Bob Bailey | 00:29:00 | |
Andrew interviews Bob Bailey, President of the Elakha Alliance. The Elakha Alliance is an Oregon nonprofit working towards a vision for an Oregon Coast 50 years from now where our children and grandchildren enjoy and benefit from a healthy sea otter population, a robust marine ecosystem, and a thriving coastal economy. Bob and Andrew discuss sea otter ecology, why sea otters are absent from the Oregon Coast, the process for reintroduction and how individuals can get involved. To support the Elakha Alliance and learn more, visit https://www.elakhaalliance.org. | |||
| 26 May 2021 | Ecoforestry in Practice, Part One - Abel Kloster | 00:29:00 | |
Andrew interviews Abel Kloster. Through Resilience Permaculture Design, LLC, Abel specializes in Forest Stewardship Planning as a consulting forester for ODF and a Technical Service Provider for the NRCS. We talk on site about the ecoforestry work he stewards at Aprovecho outside of Cottage Grove, OR. We discuss the lessons he has learned in this work and the opportunities he has found in cooperative ownership and management of forests. | |||
| 10 Jun 2021 | Ecoforestry in Practice, Part Two - Abel Kloster | 00:29:00 | |
In part two, Andrew and Abel discuss the ecoforestry practices used at Aprovecho to manage the forest there towards an old growth character forest. They discuss how this type of intentional land management connects to indigenous and climate justice. They also go into the history of indigenous genocide in Oregon and its connection to the landscape change from oak savanna to primarily Douglas fir forest at the site. Through Resilience Permaculture Design, LLC, Abel specializes in Forest Stewardship Planning as a consulting forester for ODF and a Technical Service Provider for the NRCS. | |||
| 24 Jun 2021 | Climate & Oregon's Industrial Forests - Chuck Willer | 00:29:00 | |
Chuck Willer, Executive Director of the Coast Range Association, and Andrew discuss the release of the Coast Range Association's recent report, Climate & Oregon's Industrial Forests - A Green New Deal Proposal. | |||
| 12 Jul 2021 | Snake River Dams Removal - Bethany Cotton | 00:29:00 | |
Sam Krop interviews Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director at Cascadia Wildlands, on the connections between rivers, salmon and communities with a look at the proposal to remove the four lower dams on the Snake River. Sam and Bethany discuss the history and cultural significance of the Columbia and Snake Rivers salmon runs, the current impacts of the dams on salmon and communities, the flaws in Representative Simpson’s concept for removal of these dams, and a vision of the future for our rivers and communities. Resource Links: Environmental Implications for Simpson Concept for Snake River Dams Removal Snake River Dams Principles Statements NW Energy dam replacement study summary flyer | |||
| 26 Jul 2021 | Land Reform and the Green New Deal, Part One - Levi Van Sant | 00:29:00 | |
In part one, Andrew interviews Levi Van Sant (@LeviVanSant), an Assistant Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax County Virginia whose work focuses on environmental (in)justice, particularly issues surrounding food, agriculture, and land use. Levi wrote a formative piece in Dissent on Land Reform and the Green New Deal that influenced the Coast Range Association’s recent Climate & Oregon’s Industrial Forests: A Green New Proposal. Andrew and Levi discuss agricultural land transitions, the history of the First National Conference for Land Reform and the unifying opportunities that could come from including rural justice and land ownership solutions in the just transition mandate of the Green New Deal. Resource Links: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/land-reform-and-the-green-new-deal https://agriculture.auburn.edu/research/aers/alabama-timberland/ https://coastrange.org/challenging-wall-street-forestry/ownership/ | |||
| 12 Aug 2021 | Land Reform and the Green New Deal, Part Two - Levi Van Sant | 00:29:00 | |
In part two, we continue our conversation with Levi Van Sant (@LeviVanSant), an Assistant Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax County Virginia whose work focuses on environmental (in)justice, particularly issues surrounding food, agriculture, and land use. Levi wrote a formative piece in Dissent on Land Reform and the Green New Deal that influenced the Coast Range Association’s recent Climate & Oregon’s Industrial Forests: A Green New Proposal. In this episode, Andrew and Levi discuss alternative land ownership models such as Frannie Lou Hamer's Freedom Farm Cooperative and the history of colonization in the U.S. and indigenous calls for land back and how it relates to this conversation on land reform. Resource Links: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/land-reform-and-the-green-new-deal http://therednation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Red-Deal_Part-I_End-The-Occupation-1.pdf | |||