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'Wait until the snow flies' for this fire season to end
- Casey Martin
OSU's Earthquake-Hardened Building Now Under Construction In Newport

Construction is underway on the Oregon Coast for a new earthquake-hardened marine science building. It will have Oregon's first vertical tsunami evacuation refuge on the roof.
- NPR Staff
This Oregon Farmer Grows Seeds To Restore Land Scorched By Wildfires

Once wildfires are finally extinguished across the west, another threat lingers: the burned landscapes provide an opportunity for invasive species to thrive, forcing out essential native plants. But one farmer in Malheur County is growing grasses and harvesting seeds that can take hold in the ground after a fire and ward off invasives’ spread.
- NPR Staff
Talkin' Birds: The Damage Of Plastics

Single-use plastics like bags and straws are doing damage to the world's oceans and marine life. Ray Brown from Talkin' Birds tells NPR's Scott Simon that such plastics pose danger to birds as well.
Tribes And Conservation Groups Study What's Leading To Low Lamprey Counts

An effort is underway to monitor lamprey numbers in southern coastal Oregon, to help researchers learn about their migration patterns and challenges.
- NPR Staff
Wildfire smoke may be coming back to Puget Sound

Try to get all your breathing done before Sunday night, just in case.
- Casey Martin
California Protects Rare Marten, Oregon Still Considering Options

Legal protections for the Humboldt marten are in flux across state lines. But things are more certain in California, where the Fish and Game Commission voted to list the small mammal as endangered.
- NPR Staff
This non-profit wants tree-owners to share their fruit

There are thousands of fruit trees in Seattle bursting with fruit that end may end up in waste.
- Ruby de Luna
Construction Begins On Salmon ‘Rest Stop’ On Portland’s Willamette River

Construction started this week on a habitat restoration project that will welcome salmon back into a wetland in the heart of Southeast Portland.
- NPR Staff
After $51M Tourism Loss To Wildfires, Oregon Wants Visitors To Come Back

Nearly $51 million in tourism revenue was lost in Oregon last year because of wildfires.
- NPR Staff

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