Showing 8 results for tag Ecology

Finding Common Ground Speaker Series: High Desert Partnership

Learn about the many ways the High Desert Partnership in Harney County supports a community of diverse perspectives to collaboratively solve the complex challenges facing rural America. Speakers include Brenda Smith, executive director of HDP; Mara Polenz, communications director; Josh Hanson, forest and range ecological coordinator; Kaylee Littlefield, community involvement and monitoring coordinator; Melissa Petschauer, Harney Basin ecological coordinator; Camille Torres, collaborative project coordinator; and Denise Rose, Harney internship coordinator.

This event is supported by a Minigrant for Rural Libraries from Oregon Humanities.

Event | April 2, 2024

Ponderosas and Junipers

George James Kenagy writes about the trees that defined his childhood and his family ties to Central Oregon.

Beyond the Margins | February 16, 2024

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.

Magazine | December 15, 2023

The Circle is Expanding: The Gift of Climate Grief

(Please note: this is a two part workshop taking place on May 4 and May 7.)

Climate grief, also known as climate anxiety or eco-anxiety, is a psychological response to ecological loss driven by our unfolding climate crisis. It can be felt as profound sadness, helplessness, guilt, anxiety, rage, or numbness. An increasingly common condition, it’s becoming more widely recognized and accepted as a valid response to our changing world. This workshop will help us understand what climate grief is, why it’s important, and how it might become a positive force in our lives one that can motivate us towards greater joy, community, creativity, self-awareness, and social change.

Event | May 4, 2022

The Circle is Expanding: The Gift of Climate Grief

(Please note, this is a two part workshop taking place on May 4 and May 7.)

Climate grief, also known as climate anxiety or eco-anxiety, is a psychological response to ecological loss driven by our unfolding climate crisis. It can be felt as profound sadness, helplessness, guilt, anxiety, rage, or numbness. An increasingly common condition, it’s becoming more widely recognized and accepted as a valid response to our changing world. This workshop will help us understand what climate grief is, why it’s important, and how it might become a positive force in our lives one that can motivate us towards greater joy, community, creativity, self-awareness, and social change.

Event | May 7, 2022

Re-Beavering a Monument

Scientists, activists, and government officials are working to bring beavers back to the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.

Beyond the Margins | January 28, 2022

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.

Event | March 15, 2022

Second Growth

Lee van der Voo writes about how a new generation of activists is leveraging spectacle and strategy to protect Oregon forests.

Magazine | December 15, 2021