Northern California faces catastrophic wildfires, like the 2021 Dixie Fire, exacerbated by climate change and forest mismanagement. In response, the Sierra Buttes Trails Stewardship offers hope,

Northern California faces catastrophic wildfires, like the 2021 Dixie Fire, exacerbated by climate change and forest mismanagement. In response, the Sierra Buttes Trails Stewardship offers hope, utilizing trails to aid the recovery of devastated communities. Support their vital work: sierratrails.org/donate.

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As Portland revitalizes its Old Town/Chinatown, a neighborhood home to two National Historic Districts, there is renewed interest in preserving its architecture and reusing historic buildings.

As Portland revitalizes its Old Town/Chinatown, a neighborhood home to two National Historic Districts, there is renewed interest in preserving its architecture and reusing historic buildings. This panel will address the challenges of redeveloping these structures, explore better financial tools and incentives, suggest in-fill considerations, and discuss streamlining processes to attract private investment and restore buildings to full service.

Speakers include Brian Emerick (Emerick Architects), Julie Garver (Innovative Housing), Jeff Joslin (City and County of San Francisco), Peggy Moretti (Restore Oregon), and Ethan Seltzer (Portland State University). Chet Orloff (Pamplin International Collection of Art) will moderate the discussion.

Join Jeff Corwin as he investigates critical mammal conservation challenges. He reveals that nearly a quarter of all mammals face extinction, with wild species comprising only 4% of global mammal

Join Jeff Corwin as he investigates critical mammal conservation challenges. He reveals that nearly a quarter of all mammals face extinction, with wild species comprising only 4% of global mammal biomass. Corwin focuses on New England's orphaned black bear cubs, increasingly threatened by habitat loss and human proximity.

At the Kilham Bear Center, caregivers like Ethan Kilham raise these cubs, mimicking a mother bear to ensure they remain wild. The aim is to prepare them for release at 18 months, minimizing human interaction. The program showcases the careful process of sedating, health-checking, and tagging cubs like Flower and Dover before their successful return to the wild.

Indoor cooking with open fires in the developing world affects three billion people, leading to devastating health consequences. This indoor air pollution causes more deaths annually than

Indoor cooking with open fires in the developing world affects three billion people, leading to devastating health consequences. This indoor air pollution causes more deaths annually than AIDS.

Ethan Kay discusses improved cookstoves that eliminate smoke and reduce fuel consumption as an ideal solution to this global health crisis.

Ethan Schaffer, a 2002 Brower Youth Award recipient, founded Organic Volunteers.

This national program promotes

Ethan Schaffer, a 2002 Brower Youth Award recipient, founded Organic Volunteers.

This national program promotes sustainability and organic food systems through outreach and education.