The Ground Truth Listening Tour spent three months asking Oregonians whether the state needs a constitutional right to a healthy environment. The preliminary findings report is out, the Newport session we helped host is in it, and so is the story of this coast.
The Ground Truth Report Is Out, and Our Coast Is In It Read More »
On Wednesday, July 22, the Oregon Board of Forestry voted to approve a new management plan for our western state forests. The vote was five to two. If you wrote to the board this spring, or signed on to one of the actions we shared, this one is yours too. Here is what the vote
After Eight Years, Our Forests Just Got a Better Future Read More »
There is a lot coming at our forests, waters, and coast right now. Here are the actions that matter most this month, sorted by how much time each one takes, from a one-minute signature to an afternoon project.
If You Have Ten Minutes: Ways to Help Our Coast Right Now Read More »
Hundreds of wildlife and habitat advocates from across the state gathered in Salem on February in support of HB 4134, the “1.25% for Wildlife” legislation. HB 4134 garnered broad, bipartisan support from a diverse coalition of hunters, anglers, farmers, ranchers, conservationists, rural and urban communities, and over 100 businesses from across the state. It passed
Success Story: Historic Funding for Oregon Wildlife Read More »
“We must cultivate our garden” —Voltaire, Candide, 1759 What Voltaire wrote over 250 years ago couldn’t be more true today. Amidst the distractions of networking and all the messages shouted at us by the media, our earth is needing our full attention more than ever. Besides being involved in the environmental activism that ECC
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This week, the Emerald Curtain Collective hosted our monthly gathering at the South Beach Community Center, and what an evening it was. Laura Buchanan led us through the wonderfully meditative art of needle felting, and our community showed up in a bigger way than ever before. This was our most attended monthly gathering to date,
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Last week, at our monthly gathering at the South Beach Community Center, Liz Fox and Beth Kattleman guided us through the art of sgraffito, an Italian word meaning “to scratch,” a centuries-old pottery decorating technique that produces stunning results through a surprisingly meditative process. Sgraffito works by applying a layer of colored slip to leather-hard
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This week, the Emerald Curtain Collective hosted our monthly gathering at the South Beach Community Center, and it was a magical evening full of gratitude and prayerful imagining- artistically fused into beautifully hand dyed fabric flags. I’m pretty sure our hearts are all more full, and the world is a better place, for having gathered,
February Craft & Chat: Prayer Flags Read More »
This week, the Emerald Curtain Collective hosted our monthly gathering at the South Beach Community Center, and it was an evening filled with creativity, connection, and storytelling. Our “Collage & Chat” event brought together community members to explore the art of collage-making using personal ephemera; family photos, vintage magazine clippings, letters, and cherished paper keepsakes.
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Our December Gathering was a humble and delicious experience. We got together and made Thai salad rolls! Everyone caught on pretty quick and had no problem devouring the new skill they had learned! We were lucky to find most of our ingredients at Mai’s Asian Market, a Newport staple. We also had some delicious contributions
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