
"Group of Trees" by Asher Durand via Oregon State University, ca. 1856. A new study from OSU shows that landscape paintings like Durand's could be used to aid historical forest research.
OSU study blends art and science to learn about past landscapes
A new study from Oregon State University shows that some 19th-century landscape paintings are accurate enough to be used by scientists who are researching historical forest systems.
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Northwest Tibetan Community Association celebrates 30 year anniversary
The first Tibetans came to the Pacific Northwest to work in the lumber industry. Then, in the early '90s, more refugees were resettled here. Earlier this month, The Northwest Tibetan Community Association celebrated 30 years of Tibetan language and cultural programming.

Portland CEO recognized by Grist as a climate ‘fixer’
We hear more about Community Energy Labs from Tanya Barham.
High schoolers and Sunrise Movement launch Green New Deal for Schools campaign
We learn more about the campaign from Adah Crandall, an organizer with the Sunrise Movement and graduate of Grant High School in Portland.

Portland Community Football Club’s goal is to ‘liberate’ sports, provide soccer for kids of all incomes, genders
The PCFC is unlike many otherwise similar organizations in its mission to serve kids regardless of their gender or their family’s ability to pay. Founder Kaig Lightner joins us talk about the club he created 10 years ago, and his approach to play.
Portland teachers union could be headed toward a strike
The Portland Association of Teachers’ nearly 4,500 union members are currently working without a contract. The union has been in mediation with Portland Public Schools since late August, and both parties have repeatedly stated they would like to avoid a strike.
Community leader who helped bring Nike to NE Portland reflects on the store’s closure
Earlier this month, Nike told the Soul District Business Association that the company would be closing its store in Northeast Portland permanently.

New album from Portland artist shines a light on Asian American history
After a deep dive into Asian American history in college, Julian Saporiti founded No-No Boy, a Portland-based music and multimedia project that combines vivid narrative storytelling with Asian American history. Saporiti joins us to play songs from his newest album, “Empire Electric.”

REBROADCAST: Graphic novel tackles life on the Canadian oil sands
Kate Beaton’s newest book is a deeply personal graphic memoir called “Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands" about the time she spent working in the oil industry in Alberta, Canada in the mid-2000s. The book is a brutally honest exploration of class, migration, misogyny, and the culture of her homeland: the island of Cape Breton, in the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia.
Oregon seeks federal approval for basic health plan
Oregon is seeking federal approval for a basic health plan under the Affordable Care Act. We'll hear from the interim director of the Oregon Health Authority to learn more about the plan.

Oregon State Hospital meets compliance with federal order
For the first time in four years, Oregon State Hospital is in compliance with a federal order regarding patient admittance. We'll hear from Disability Rights Oregon on what has changed and their hope for the future.
Coalition targets Oregon voters and lawmakers in new effort to overhaul Measure 110
We hear from a member of a coalition seeking to re-criminalize the possession of hard drugs and making other changes to Measure 110, either through the ballot box or the state Legislature.

OHSU evaluation tool aims to diagnose extreme social isolation
A research team led by an OHSU professor has developed the first evaluation tool to help providers diagnose the extreme form of social isolation known as hikikomori.

Artists Repertory Theatre may be down but not out
One of Portland’s most established and storied professional theatres, Artists Repertory Theatre, announced a series of financial setbacks this summer. Aiyana Cunningham, who began her position as managing director shortly before these announcements, joins us to talk about the economic challenges ART and other established arts organizations are facing.

Washington’s Western gray squirrels likely to be moved to ‘endangered’ status
Western gray squirrels are getting harder and harder to find in Washington state. Their habitat is disappearing due to timber harvests, wildfires, land conversion and climate change. We speak with Mary Linders, a wildlife biologist with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Willamette University project teaches students to facilitate difficult conversations
The Conversation Project is a two-semester course that aims to teach students listening, grounding and compassion skills.
University of Oregon leads collaboration on earthquake research
We learn more about the Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center.
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife bans coyote hunting contests
The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission has voted to ban hunting contests for coyotes and other mammals on public lands. We'll hear from someone with the Center for Biological Diversity on the impact this decision could have.
Benefits begin rolling out under Oregon’s new paid leave program
We hear from the director of Oregon's new paid leave benefits program, which began paying out benefits to eligible workers this month, about how the program is going so far.

What the labor picture in Oregon looks like right now
Joining us to talk about the myriad factors affecting Oregon’s labor force is Mark Brenner, co-director of the Labor Education and Research Center at the University of Oregon.

88-year-old Oregonian turns to psilocybin to heal from decades-old trauma
We hear from Vivian Anderson, an 88-year-old Oregonian who recently had a psilocybin session to help recover from decades-old trauma. We spoke to her before her session and shortly after it.