Do you care where your food comes from? Extreme heat advisories keep happening in CA where farm workers harvest our food under the searing sun. Republicans are trying to stop national heat protections from ever being passed. Take action to help these workers. 1/

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us. #SciArt #ClimateForUs One of the featured artworks is “0.64” by Cody Norton. Year and Medium: 2020, construction grade sign, metal post

106 years ago, the 19th amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. Today, we honor the countless women who pushed for equality and recognize how far we have come, while also acknowledging how far we have to go. We will keep fighting.

106 years ago today, the 19th Amendment was ratified, securing women’s right to vote. We honor the generations of women who fought for women's enfranchisement by protecting access to the ballot box and defending every American’s freedom to vote.

Those of us who love the land and its waters might enjoy this book and this interview of author @ninaschuyler.bsky.social about writing it.

JMWW Journal@jmwwjournal.bsky.social · 5d ago

A River Runs Through it: A Conversation with Nina Schuyler by Swetha Amit Even if you’re someone who doesn’t “believe in climate change,” you know the weather has changed—it’s hotter; there’s less water, droughts, wildfires, floods, the ocean is warming, rising. Farmers are running out of water.…

“…large livestock including cattle erode water quality…, damage riparian areas and soil health and overgraze native species…exacerbate drought and wildfire.”

Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · 5d ago

A nonprofit conservation group is suing the federal government over plans to allow cattle grazing on more than 24 million previously restricted federal acres across the West. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/17/c...

COMMENT TO PROTECT MATO TIPILA (BEAR LODGE) Mining Project: Bear Lodge Rare Earth Project 🗓️ Deadline: August 28th, 11:59 pm MST ✍🏽 Submit a Comment: ndnco.cc/protectbearl...

Oregon officials are urging business owners who have closed their businesses, seen reduced customers and revenue or discovered physical damage due to ongoing wildfires to help inform future federal financial assistance efforts through a new survey. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/17/n...

New Oregon survey for businesses facing wildfire losses could inform disaster assistance   • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon officials are urging business owners to help inform future federal financial assistance efforts through a new survey.

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#micro-memoir #5in100 Is “post-divorce” counted as one word or two? Thanks!

#FernFriday “Here, we integrate fossil and modern perspectives on fern ecology to propose that ferns act as facilitators of community assemblage following biotic upheaval by stabilizing substrates, enhancing soil properties, and mediating competition” academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Ferns as facilitators of community recovery following biotic upheaval

Abstract. The competitive success of ferns has been foundational to hypotheses about terrestrial recolonization following biotic upheaval, from wildfires t

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The group tasked with developing recommendations on how to maintain Oregon’s transportation system wants to hear from Oregonians about what they think the state’s transportation priorities should be in a new survey.  oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/14/n...

New survey asks Oregonians how they want transportation dollars spent • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The survey asks Oregonians their transportation priorities, how the agency should spend its funding and what reductions would impact them.

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“Public comment for the draft is open until Oct. 16. “The plan calls on Washington, Oregon, Idaho and western Montana to add 11,000 megawatts to the region’s grid.”

Oregon Capital Chronicle@oregoncapitalchronicle.com · last wk.

The Pacific Northwest will need a massive buildout of new energy infrastructure over the next six years to meet rising electricity demand, according to a draft regional power plan released Thursday.  oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/14/r...

Think teens shouldn’t care about elections? Think again! Talk to your parents, guardians, & neighbors about why it’s so important for them to vote today! #vote #VotingIsPunk #voffyc #fyp #DoItForTheKids

Anyone looking for weather info for S Oregon or N California will want to follow @ryanweather.bsky.social. Please check the feed. There’s a lot here! #Wx #ORwx #NorCalWx

RyanWeather.Com@ryanweather.bsky.social · last wk.

Do you enjoy what this page offers each day? Is it something you would be willing to share with someone you know? If your answer is yes to these questions, please take a moment to share this post with a friend, family member or colleague. I know there are many out there that would benefit.

When I say that you have to be leery of who critiques your art, your life will depend on it. The wrong person giving you critique will have you fighting with your own creativity, leaving you mentally unwell. Especially if you don't have enough people around you encouraging your art

Red sky at night Sailor's delight. Red sky in the morning, Sailors take warning. Red sky all day, Oil execs got a payday. #climate #wildfires #Montana

Today and every day we want to thank the hard-working people who are out there in extreme heat, smoke and more, working long hours to put food on our tables. #FarmWorkerAppreciationDay

So many things I didn't pursue in my 20s and 30s because I couldn't answer "what's the end-game for this?" Now I play drums, paint minis, and write poetry (among other hobbies) because I like to, I don't need to see a path to income or recognition for justification

Gretchen McCulloch@gretchenmcculloch.com · 2w ago

One of the great joys of my adult life has been realizing that I can just pick up a new skill every so often, take a fun little class in it weekly for a year or two, and simply enjoy meeting people and getting medium proficient and not attempting to become professional in it at all!

Four Oregon Democratic lawmakers, and two hopefuls, are calling for a three-year moratorium on new data centers in response to growing public concern over energy and water demand, farmland loss, tax fairness and a general lack of transparency from the industry. buff.ly/jSRVP3Z

Democratic lawmakers propose three-year moratorium on new large data centers in Oregon • Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon would join 15 other states that have proposed data center pauses in the last year.

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"Big Bend, 1994" by AP Ritchey, a professional graphic designer, published board game inventor, multi-instrumentalist, and accomplished printmaker with work in/forthcoming from Zodiac Review, AntipodeanSF, SciFi Shorts, and more. More from AP at adamritchey.com.

Saving 1 acre of legacy forest on the Olympic Peninsula at a time! gofund.me/dc591b18e

Donate to Save Twin Rivers Legacy Forests (“Doc Holliday” Timber Sale), organized by Elwha Legacy Forest Coalition

Elwha Legacy Forests Coalition (ELF) is a local and volunteer… Elwha Legacy Forest Coalition needs your support for Save Twin Rivers Legacy Forests (“Doc Holliday” Timber Sale)

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Does anyone have a mobile URL for the DESI webpage that replaced the HRRR “Near surface smoke” map? Or, failing that, is there old HRRR site available somewhere? I need something that’ll work on an iPhone running iOS 17. Thanks! #Wx #wildfire #smoke

Folks, I jog on this road a lot and this is first time I've noticed this clearly petrified troll just right there on a gentle curve in the road. Therefore, I believe it is a very recent petrification and further proof that more goes on in the woods at night than most people realize.

At your next meal, take a second to think about the people working long hours in HOT 100° temps to put food on your table. They're not just statistics. They're real people who can't avoid the heat in an air conditioned house or office. #WeFeedYou

A group of conservation groups has formed an America’s Grasslands Coalition. One thing they’ve done is produce some great maps. May not seem a big deal but grasslands have often been mis-mapped. These may be the first comprehensive maps of U.S. grasslands static.grasslanders.org/public/Grass...

I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful

A male rufous #hummingbird launches from a barbed wire fence in SW #Oregon. The tiny birds often use exposed perches to survey their territory before chasing away rivals with remarkable speed and agility. Photo taken at 1/4000th of a second #wildlifephotography #birds

When we look back at our turning points -- leaving paths that no longer fit or facing our deepest truths -- we realize dark nights of the soul are where real growth happens. Jeff Miller and I discuss why comfort keeps us trapped in small shoes, and why bearing our own lives is a rare privilege.

When land is back under Indigenous jurisdiction, it protects the land in a sustainable way because Tribal governance cannot be repealed in the same way as an executive order or congressional act.

Look closely. And check out James’ other works, shown on his account. #harvest

James Brunt Artist@jamesbruntartist.bsky.social · 4w ago