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Roy Sampsel, Indigenous Leadership Award honoree

A national and regional leader, Roy Sampsel possesses an exceptional ability to make the most of opportunities and help others do the same.

guest
November 4, 2014 26 November 2014

aerial view of a densely forested area with a small creek running through

Wyden bill offers real promise, through ecological forestry

Oregon needs to put our forest communities to work and to restore ecological health to our forests.

Brent Davies
November 26, 2013 01 October 2014

Empowering school food directors to buy local

For the last three years, we’ve transformed the entrance to this conference into a hall of Oregon ranchers and fishermen, farmers and food.

Stacey Sobell
June 20, 2013 10 February 2020

Close-up of gourmet pizza.

Local wheat in school pizza? It’s back to class for Oregon farmers

Farm to School typically brings to mind fruits and vegetables — a bowl of bright red apples, or a salad bar station. But for Tom and Sue Hunton, owners of Hunton’s Farm and Camas Country Mill, located southwest of …

Lola Milholland
May 6, 2013 01 October 2014

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