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Landscape of river and rocky mountains

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council named in top 25 innovations in government

Carolyn Holland
May 4, 2013 02 December 2019

Side of fishing boat named Helen

Diving out of the ivory tower, fisherman organizes on the docks

Fishermen are talking together more, working through issues, and coming up with resolutions.

Emma Deans
May 3, 2013 10 February 2020

National ocean plan finalized — now time to act

Yesterday, the Obama Administration released the final ocean action plan to help coordinate the federal government’s efforts to tackle some of the biggest threats facing oceans, coasts and Great Lakes. This advances the National Ocean Policy’s goal of creating healthier …

Megan Mackey
April 17, 2013 19 September 2015

Farmland below a blue sky with hills.

Community rights movement gaining steam

As the swing states of Pennsylvania and Ohio decided the White House race this fall, another drama — perhaps of greater long-term importance — was playing out on the ground on election day, well below the national media radar. Communities …

Spencer B. Beebe
February 7, 2013 29 July 2016

Two children walking towards a lettuce patch.

New Farm to School grants put local foods in Oregon students’ lunches

The Oregon Department of Education has announced that eleven school districts are the recipients of competitive Farm to School and School Garden grants totaling $189,140. The majority of the funds (87.5%) will be spent on purchasing Oregon food products, with …

Lola Milholland
January 25, 2013 17 March 2015

Legislators taste a whole new lunch

To celebrate Farm to School Month, dozens of Oregon legislators headed to school cafeterias this October to check out what's new on the menu

Lola Milholland
November 2, 2012 01 October 2014

Ilwaco Fishing Community

How Washington can support fishing communities

Lately, national fisheries policy makers have left local fishing communities hanging. At issue is how to ensure responsible community-based fishermen — without huge financial backing — remain fishing, as the nation downsizes the number of boats on the water to …

Megan Mackey
May 11, 2012 07 May 2020

Fisherman Aaron Longton, in Port Orford

Will the country follow its ocean pioneers?

Oakley Brooks
March 20, 2012 15 January 2020

Former Ecotrust VP Kane heads USDA Farm to School program

Oakley Brooks
February 2, 2012 14 January 2020

Gail Achterman standing by ODOT vehicle (image courtesy of: ODOT via Flickr)

An Oregon champion

Brent Davies
January 31, 2012 14 January 2020