SOFRC in the News
Some Oregon wildfire mitigation projects stalled by government shutdown
October 24, 2025 | Justin Higginbottom | Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon’s Douglas fir trees in crisis with widespread, ‘unprecedented’ dieback
October 4, 2025 | Zach Urness | Statesman Journal
Douglas fir die-off accelerates in SW Oregon, experts say
October 2, 2025 | Mateusz Perkowski | Capital Press
How community connections can enhance learning — for students and teachers alike
June 25, 2025 | Briana Mendez-Padilla | K-12 Dive
In Ashland, Sparking Action! event helps forge a culture of wildfire preparedness
May 13, 2025 | Chrissy Ewald | Grants Pass Daily Courier
Sparking Action! fire education event returns to ScienceWorks
May 11, 2025 | Ryan Pfeil | Ashland.news
“Proactive steps such as preparing defensible space around your home, putting a go bag together or signing up for Jackson Alerts don’t have to be scary if communities prepare together. We can adapt to fire, Payne said. It’s a cultural shift, but it can be done.”
EPA withholds $85 million meant to fund environmental justice projects in Oregon
April 8, 2025 | Alex Baumhardt | Oregon Capital Chronicle
Trump’s controversial logging orders: A win-win or recipe for continued conflict?
March 24, 2025 | Ted Sickinger | The Oregonian
“Somewhere in the middle, however, is a group of organizations who say the executive orders aren’t necessarily inconsistent with ecological forestry, and in fact could provide an opportunity to go much bigger on necessary forest restoration projects.”
Curry County explores partnership for wildfire mitigation grant
March 10, 2025 | Linda Lee | Curry Coastal Pilot
Freeze in federal funds hits wildfire projects in Oregon, California
February 21, 2025 | Justin Higginbottom | Jefferson Public Radio
ScienceWorks hosts Sparking Action! Community Wildfire Education Day
May 18, 2024 | Cameron Aalto | Ashland.news
All things fire fair: removing fear from an Oregon reality
March 12, 2024 | Cara Denney | Grants Pass Daily Courier
Rogue Valley PBA helps deliver fire education for youth
February 15, 2024 | Aaron Krikava | Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network
Cultivating resilient forests and communities from the Cascades to the coast.
Radio
Federal cuts threaten K–12 Southern Oregon fire ecology program
November 25, 2025 | Jefferson Public Radio | 0:58
“It’s almost a human right that our students receive education on how to be wildfire adapted, how to be prepared for these emergencies and what it takes to return our forests to health and maintain that”
Curry Café: A Conversation on Sustainable Forest Practices with Tabatha Rood
March 5, 2025 | KCIW Curry Coast Community Radio | 59:44
Environmental groups and the BLM fight over forests, but share similar passions and goals
September 21, 2022 | Jefferson Public Radio | 4:31
“Both sides may disagree on specific actions taken, but Fairbanks would argue they all share a common goal. And coming together to accomplish those goals is what’s best for the forests, surrounding communities and the endangered species within them.”
Stories Of Southern Oregon: Compromises and Collaboration in the Forest
October 12, 2020 | Jefferson Public Radio |17:42
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ScienceWorks hosts free community wildfire education day
May 2, 2026 | Ripley Pierotti | NBC 5 News | 1:20
“Because we live in a fire-prone environment where fire is part of our ecosystem, we need to be psychologically and physically prepared and to be educated about how fire behaves on this land, historically and now, in current times.”