The Flow Below
Josephine Woolington writes about learning to see the hidden springs and streams that shape Portland.
Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed
Taking inspiration from an unlikely source, a new production by Sarah Fox spotlights the interconnected narratives of the Columbia River Gorge.
Editor's Note: Currents
Ben Waterhouse on the complexity of telling stories about water in Oregon
From Hedge to Hedge
Wendy Willis on the potential of a democracy for what is
Conversation Project: Does Nature Have a Purpose?
Oregonians have long struggled to balance cultural, political, and values-based differences tied to our use of land and resources. As we enter an age of accelerating environmental change and scarcity, it is important to understand what drives these differences. In this conversation we will explore our attitudes and assumptions about the purpose of the environment in our lives and how those attitudes and assumptions shape our perception of environmental issues and policies.
Please Don't Be Dead
Ryan Pfeil writes about reckoning with mortality and butterfly pupae.
Conversation Project: Does Nature Have a Purpose?
Oregonians have long struggled to balance cultural, political, and values-based differences tied to our use of land and resources. As we enter an age of accelerating environmental change and scarcity, it is important to understand what drives these differences. In this conversation we will explore our attitudes and assumptions about the purpose of the environment in our lives and how those attitudes and assumptions shape our perception of environmental issues and policies.
Conversation Project: Does Nature Have a Purpose?
Oregonians have long struggled to balance cultural, political, and values-based differences tied to our use of land and resources. As we enter an age of accelerating environmental change and scarcity, it is important to understand what drives these differences. In this conversation we will explore our attitudes and assumptions about the purpose of the environment in our lives and how those attitudes and assumptions shape our perception of environmental issues and policies.
In the Company of Cougars
Carrie Walker writes about navigating fear and awe in the outdoors.
Beyond Plunder
Minal Mistry on how plunder became the basis for our culture economy, and what might replace it.
Fertile Ground
Heather Douglas reflects on grief and gardening.
Losing the Forest for the Trees
Juliet Grable writes about how a massive die-off of white fir has unsettled the mountain community in Southern Oregon where she lives.
How to Build a Snow Cave
Joliene Adams reflects on loneliness, chronic pain, and her father's life.
Collecting Sunrises
Hannah English writes about the many challenges that face seasonal wildlife biologists—and the love of adventure that keeps them going.
Pack Matters
Erica Berry on wolves, family, fear, and love
We Know What We've Experienced
Jennifer Perrine writes about how Wild Diversity is making outdoor spaces safer for BIPOC & LGBTQ+ communities.
Binding Fenrir
What are our responsibilities to wild animals in a human-altered world?
Discussion: Robin Wall Kimmerer's "Speaking of Nature"
Join us on Tuesday, March 15, at 7 p.m., for a 90-minute discussion (via Zoom) of Robin Wall Kimmerer's essay, "Speaking of Nature." This piece invites readers to reflect on how we speak about our more-than-human relations and what this says about our connections with them. Coinciding with Oregon Humanities' Consider This conversation with Kimmerer, this discussion will allow participants to connect with each other over some of the themes of her work.
Earth on Fire
Writer Christine Dupres explores how our nation’s fire policies have threatened tribal lands and culture and how tribal responses provide a guide for how we can address climate change.