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The Ice Challenge: A Quest to Divide Lake

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Relieved to have found the trail, we were feeling good again back on track. But soon, we’d be facing even more obstacles, patches of snow, and—even more snow.

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Conservation, Valley

The Valley that Burns to Bloom

Conservation, Valley

In the South Willamette Valley, where the Coast Range folds into the broad floor of the Willamette Basin and oak-dotted prairies once stretched as far as the eye could see, fire has always been more than an element.

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From Disappearance to Revival: Oregon's Second Chance with Sea Otters

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…There’s a piece of this ecosystem, and of this coastline’s identity, that has been missing for generations. For more than a century, Oregon’s nearshore waters have been without a creature so vital to the coastal web of life that scientists call it a “keystone species”: the sea otter.

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Conservation, Community

Public Good Over Corporate Profits

Conservation, Community

When I chaired the Lane County Board of Commissioners, the board denied Ed King permission to blow up a butte in Oakridge to create another gravel mine, which would make him millions of dollars… two new commissioners, David Loveall and Ryan Ceniga, apparently serve money over people and voted to allow the gravel mine to move forward.

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Running

Life’s Running Stages: To Run or Not To Run?

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For the majority of my 34 years, I have identified as a staunch non-runner… There have, however, been several periods throughout my life when my non-running self is superseded by a different me. A running me.

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The Southern Willamette Valley’s Outdoor Magazine

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