Moscow Mules a Menace? September 6, 2017According to an advisory bulletin from the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division, the popular cocktail known as the Moscow...1 min read
Bears Choose Berries September 6, 2017As weather patterns and seasonal temperatures continue to shift, scientists are constantly finding new ways in which the...1 min read
Wildfire Smoke and Smog: Sites for Forecasts August 30, 2017Wildfires have been raging all over state for the last month and a half. Temperatures have reached into...2 mins read
Wildfire Rages Through Brookings August 30, 2017A deadly blaze has swept through the town of Brookings, Oregon, scorching 159 square miles in and around the...1 min read
OSU Study Finds Increase in Bee Diversity after Fires August 30, 2017While forest fires are often very destructive for humans, as the hundreds evacuated from Sisters in mid-August learned...1 min read
The Science Behind The Smells We Be Smellin’ August 30, 2017The chemical ecology of the Willamette Valley is dynamic, and yet it is invisible. We exist within a...1 min read
COI to Reopen Family Shelter August 30, 2017Community Outreach Inc. will not be closing their emergency family shelter this year after receiving generous donations by...1 min read
Local Art Titans Collaborate August 23, 2017As both an artist and journalist, I know better than most how often art, as well as the...2 mins read
Playground Review: From A Grown Man’s Perspective August 23, 2017As a 200-pound man, I believe that I have a unique perspective on what makes a good playground....1 min read
The Lady Behind the Goat Yoga Craze August 23, 2017Lainey Morse was at a turning point in her life. She had been diagnosed with a debilitating auto-immune...1 min read
Fleas are Environmental: Scratching up Solutions August 23, 2017Oregon and fleas go together like, well, pets and fleas. Needless to say, it’s a problem if you...2 mins read
Breaking Windows Without Breaking the Law August 23, 2017Get out your bats or tire iron, and get ready to break some car windows. Okay, maybe that’s...1 min read
Mounted Posse: Pet and Owner Duos, Lawman Style August 23, 2017In its 71st year, Benton County Sheriff’s Office Mounted Posse has a long tradition of dedicated members. As...1 min read
California Sea Lions Vs. Willamette Falls Steelhead August 23, 2017The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released a statement on Monday, August 7 explaining that the population...2 mins read
Celebrating True Stories from the Community August 23, 2017In June, The Advocate hosted its first Storytelling Night, and we were blown away by the response. The...1 min read
Young Fir Trees Sap Stream Flow August 23, 2017Are the warm summer months making you thirsty? This time of year, young Douglas-fir trees growing on federal...2 mins read
Apoc-Eclipses of the Past: An Incomplete Compendium August 16, 2017We’re starting to see if the expected eclipse-related chaos in Oregon regarding traffic, waste management, food shortages, emergency...2 mins read
A Few Bad Solar Poems, Because Why Not? August 16, 2017The Sun Has a Good Laugh Looking upon you one sees the light and goes blind. Sick burn,...1 min read