Willamette Valley
Meet the Benton County Skateboarding Alliance
Skaters Want to Beautify Downtown… Eventually Read More
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Reduced Snowpack and Earlier Snowmelts Means Less Water for the Willamette Valley
In the West, the vast majority of annual precipitation falls during the winter months. Most of it falls...
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Willamette Partnership Gets Nod From President Obama: Annual Report
The Willamette Partnership, formed in 2004 but originating from the 1996 Governor’s Willamette Basin Task Force, released its...
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Willamette Valley Guard Llamas: Nothing to Spit At
At least 5,500 coyotes were killed in Oregon by trappers and hunters in the 2010-2011 season—but that figure...
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ODOT’s High-Speed Passenger Trains: Coming to the Willamette Valley?
The Oregon Department of Transportation is currently working on a plan to bring high-speed passenger trains to one...
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The Tiny Home Revolution: Living Big in a Tiny Space
Even before Thoreau wrote of his experiences at Walden Pond, people knew that downsizing can be an important...
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Willamette Valley Takes on GMOs… Maybe. But Are They Just Sheep in Wolves’ Clothing?
Gene flow is not a new problem for American agriculture—farmers have been facing it for, well, as long...
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Willamette Winters and Indoor Air Pollution: A Tale of Inversion, Radon, and Toxins
As winter envelops Corvallis, residents will close their windows, shut their doors, and turn to their wood-burning stoves,...
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SPECIAL REPORT: Year 2100 – Willamette Climate Change
Hubris and unintended consequences may have gotten us into this climactic mess, but there’s still the slim chance that human ingenuity and hardiness will see us through. Read More
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