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| Newport Crushes ICE Facility! (at least for now), With Mayor Jan Kaplan | 18 Nov 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
By now, many, if not most of you have heard that ICE has been secretly planning to build some kind of jail or detention facility in Newport here on the Oregon Coast. The community pushback has been immediate, fierce, inspiring, and seemingly successful, at least so far. This is a developing story, and only one skirmish in a wider war to protect our communities from these masked and lawless thugs. The Newport City Council has been proactive, out front, and clear in their staunch opposition to ICE, so I invited Newport Mayor Jan Kaplan on to the show to talk through what’s going on with the facility, the huge groundswell of resistance, and what comes next. Note: this interview was recorded on the morning on November 17th. My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, I would love to hear your thoughts, feedback, guest ideas, all of that. Show Notes: | |||
| Trump's EPA Sabotage, Is Oregon's Legislature Failing Us, and more, with Britney Van Citters of OLCV | 11 Nov 2025 | 00:39:30 | |
My guest today is Britney Van Citters, Political and Organizing Director at the Oregon League of Conservation Voters. Show Notes:
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| How the Trump Administration is Sabotaging Environmental Regulations | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:56:14 | |
Just keeping up with the Trump administration’s all out war against our environment is exhausting. Fortunately, we in the northwest are blessed with incredible activists, organizers, and more relevant to today, environmental attorneys to help us understand the attacks so we can fight back effectively. One of the best of those attorneys is Brenna Bell, formerly of 350pdx and now with the Crag Law Center. This episode features a recent presentation Brenna gave along with Lauren Anderson of Oregon Wild and Grace Brahler from Cascadia Wildlands. They covered the seismic changes happening via the Executive Branch, including to the National Environmental Policy Act, how the definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act has changed to dramatically limit protections for species, and a lot more. | |||
| Real Life in Timber Country - Robert Leo Heilman | 03 Sep 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Andrew interviews award winning and prolific author, essayist, and commentator Robert Leo Heilman from Myrtle Creek, Oregon. Bob is the author of several books including Overstory Zero: Real Life in Timber Country, Children of Death, and The World Pool: A Literary Variety. He has also been a prolific contributor to guest columns in the News Review in Roseburg. | |||
| Land Reform and the Green New Deal, Part Two - Levi Van Sant | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
In part two, we continue our conversation with Levi Van Sant (@LeviVanSant), an Assistant Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax County Virginia whose work focuses on environmental (in)justice, particularly issues surrounding food, agriculture, and land use. Levi wrote a formative piece in Dissent on Land Reform and the Green New Deal that influenced the Coast Range Association’s recent Climate & Oregon’s Industrial Forests: A Green New Proposal. In this episode, Andrew and Levi discuss alternative land ownership models such as Frannie Lou Hamer's Freedom Farm Cooperative and the history of colonization in the U.S. and indigenous calls for land back and how it relates to this conversation on land reform. Resource Links: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/land-reform-and-the-green-new-deal http://therednation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Red-Deal_Part-I_End-The-Occupation-1.pdf | |||
| Land Reform and the Green New Deal, Part One - Levi Van Sant | 26 Jul 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
In part one, Andrew interviews Levi Van Sant (@LeviVanSant), an Assistant Professor at George Mason University in Fairfax County Virginia whose work focuses on environmental (in)justice, particularly issues surrounding food, agriculture, and land use. Levi wrote a formative piece in Dissent on Land Reform and the Green New Deal that influenced the Coast Range Association’s recent Climate & Oregon’s Industrial Forests: A Green New Proposal. Andrew and Levi discuss agricultural land transitions, the history of the First National Conference for Land Reform and the unifying opportunities that could come from including rural justice and land ownership solutions in the just transition mandate of the Green New Deal. Resource Links: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/land-reform-and-the-green-new-deal https://agriculture.auburn.edu/research/aers/alabama-timberland/ https://coastrange.org/challenging-wall-street-forestry/ownership/ | |||
| Snake River Dams Removal - Bethany Cotton | 12 Jul 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Sam Krop interviews Bethany Cotton, Conservation Director at Cascadia Wildlands, on the connections between rivers, salmon and communities with a look at the proposal to remove the four lower dams on the Snake River. Sam and Bethany discuss the history and cultural significance of the Columbia and Snake Rivers salmon runs, the current impacts of the dams on salmon and communities, the flaws in Representative Simpson’s concept for removal of these dams, and a vision of the future for our rivers and communities. Resource Links: Environmental Implications for Simpson Concept for Snake River Dams Removal Snake River Dams Principles Statements NW Energy dam replacement study summary flyer | |||
| Climate & Oregon's Industrial Forests - Chuck Willer | 24 Jun 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Chuck Willer, Executive Director of the Coast Range Association, and Andrew discuss the release of the Coast Range Association's recent report, Climate & Oregon's Industrial Forests - A Green New Deal Proposal. | |||
| Ecoforestry in Practice, Part Two - Abel Kloster | 10 Jun 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
In part two, Andrew and Abel discuss the ecoforestry practices used at Aprovecho to manage the forest there towards an old growth character forest. They discuss how this type of intentional land management connects to indigenous and climate justice. They also go into the history of indigenous genocide in Oregon and its connection to the landscape change from oak savanna to primarily Douglas fir forest at the site. Through Resilience Permaculture Design, LLC, Abel specializes in Forest Stewardship Planning as a consulting forester for ODF and a Technical Service Provider for the NRCS. | |||
| Ecoforestry in Practice, Part One - Abel Kloster | 26 May 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Andrew interviews Abel Kloster. Through Resilience Permaculture Design, LLC, Abel specializes in Forest Stewardship Planning as a consulting forester for ODF and a Technical Service Provider for the NRCS. We talk on site about the ecoforestry work he stewards at Aprovecho outside of Cottage Grove, OR. We discuss the lessons he has learned in this work and the opportunities he has found in cooperative ownership and management of forests. | |||
| Bringing Back Oregon’s Sea Otters - Bob Bailey | 12 May 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Andrew interviews Bob Bailey, President of the Elakha Alliance. The Elakha Alliance is an Oregon nonprofit working towards a vision for an Oregon Coast 50 years from now where our children and grandchildren enjoy and benefit from a healthy sea otter population, a robust marine ecosystem, and a thriving coastal economy. Bob and Andrew discuss sea otter ecology, why sea otters are absent from the Oregon Coast, the process for reintroduction and how individuals can get involved. To support the Elakha Alliance and learn more, visit https://www.elakhaalliance.org. | |||
| Visions for the Future of Forests and Communities - Part 2 | 28 Apr 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
The second of a two-part series featuring visions of the future of forests and communities read by members of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance’s Green New Deal Working Group. These visions are interspersed with a conversation about how a Green New Deal framework creates inspiring opportunities for building carbon storage and protecting PNW forests while improving the lives of frontline communities. Both Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson are members of this working group. They interview other members, Matt Stevenson of the Sunrise Movement PDX, Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild and Dylan Plummer of Cascadia Wildlands. You can take action and learn more by visiting bit.ly/gndforpnwforests. What is your vision for the future of forests and communities? Record yourself reading your vision and share on social media using #forests4future. | |||
| Visions for the Future of Forests and Communities - Part 1 | 14 Apr 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
This episode is the first of a two-part series featuring visions of the future of forests and communities read by members of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance’s Green New Deal Working Group. These visions for the future of PNW forests are interspersed with a conversation about how a Green New Deal framework creates inspiring opportunities for building carbon storage and protecting PNW forests while improving the lives of frontline communities. Both Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson are members of this working group. They interview other members, Matt Stevenson of the Sunrise Movement PDX, Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild and Dylan Plummer of Cascadia Wildlands. You can take action and learn more by visiting bit.ly/gndforpnwforests. What is your vision for the future of forests and communities? Record yourself reading your vision and share on social media using #forests4future. | |||
| Flight Paths: Why Understanding the Mystery of Bird Migration Matters for Effective Conservation | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
I’m delighted to be joined today by Rebecca Heisman, freelance journalist and the author of “Flight Paths: how a passionate and quirky group of pioneering scientists solved the mystery of bird migration”. Flight Paths is a fascinating and engaging deep dive into the history and science of bird migration research, and how understanding bird migration matters for effective conservation efforts. My 'emailbox' is always open coastrangeradio@gmail.com, drop me a line with show ideas, guest suggestions, scathing criticisms, or whatever :) Research Links: | |||
| How to Protect Eastern Oregon's Large Trees - Paula Hood | 24 Mar 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Sam and Andrew interview Paula Hood from the Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project on the Trump administration's rollback of the 21" Screens for Oregon's Eastside forests. Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project, Earthrise Law Center, Greater Hells Canyon Council, Oregon Wild, and Central Oregon Landwatch have been working closely to oppose the rollback of protections for large trees on eastside forests. In addition, 29 conservation groups and 115 scientists have joined in voicing their unified opposition to the Trump administration's rollback of the 21" Screens. For a more in-depth look at some of the ecological issues and science behind why protecting large and old trees in eastern Oregon is important, please check out this expert report by Dr. Dominick DellaSala and Dr. Bill Baker. You can take action to help defend large and old trees in eastern Oregon at https://bluemountainsbiodiversityproject.org/ | |||
| Protecting Oregon’s Rocky Habitat – Dawn Villaescusa | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
in this episode, Andrew interviews Dawn Villaescusa, President of the Audubon Society of Lincoln City on their Rocky Habitat Campaign. Dawn describes the ecological and social values of the rocky habitat on Oregon's coast. She describes the two community-based proposals that the Audubon Society of Lincoln City has submitted to Oregon's Ocean Policy Advisory Council’s (OPAC’s) Rocky Habitat Working Group for Cape Foulweather and Cape Lookout. | |||
| Fossil Free Eugene Campaign - Ana Molina & Avery Temple | 22 Feb 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Sam Krop takes the lead on this interview with two inspiring climate justice activists about their work supporting the city of Eugene, Oregon in achieving a just transition away from so-called “natural” or fracked gas. | |||
| How to Defeat a Pipeline – Allie Rosenbluth | 08 Feb 2021 | 00:39:30 | |
In this episode, Sam Krop and Andrew Collins-Anderson interview Allie Rosenbluth who is the Campaigns Director for the Southern Oregon-based climate justice organization, Rogue Climate. Allie shares her experiences working with the powerful grassroots coalition resisting the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal and fracked gas pipeline. If built, the Jordan Cove LNG export project would be the largest single source of climate pollution in Oregon. Allie recounts the history of the grassroots fight to stop the project, the recent win with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) upholding the ODEQ’s denial of a key Clean Water Act permit and how folks can engage in current actions to stop the project. Allie shares moving stories from experiencing industry funded state surveillance to this project’s connections to pipeline resistance movements across the US. In addition, Allie recounts how Rogue Climate experienced the climate crisis firsthand when their office burned along with 3,000 other structures in the Almeda Fire this September. Learn more and support Rogue Climate as they work towards a just rebuilding of the communities impacted by the Almeda Fire while confronting the climate crisis. | |||
| Resisting Post-Fire Logging – Sam Krop | 22 Jan 2021 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews community organizer and steering committee member of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance, Sam Krop. Sam discusses her work to resist post-fire logging in Oregon. We also introduce Sam as a new regular contributor and host on Coast Range Radio. Sam will be helping to expand and diversify the voices heard on the program. | |||
| Herbicides and Human Rights – Carol Van Strum | 08 Jan 2021 | 00:50:49 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews troublemaker and writer Carol Van Strum. Carol has spent decades documenting and fighting the atrocities perpetuated on the rural communities of the Pacific Northwest through wanton pesticide use by massive chemical corporations, the timber industry and the federal government. Carol is the recipient of the David Brower Lifetime Achievement Award. She is the author of A Bitter Fog: Herbicides and Human Rights, No Margin of Safety, The Oreo File and other works. Carol was also instrumental to the creation of the Poison Papers. In 2017, her work was instrumental in Lincoln County’s voter-approved first ever ban of aerial pesticide spraying in the nation. The ban was overturned, and that decision is being appealed. Carol is featured in the new documentary film, The People vs. Agent Orange. To find local screenings and to learn about the film visit www.thepeoplevsagentorange.com. | |||
| Community Rights - Kai Huschke | 07 Dec 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Kai Huschke of the Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund and Oregon Community Rights Network. We discuss the community rights movement and Kai provides exciting examples of Oregon communities leading efforts to protect their local environment and community health by confronting corporate power. To learn more visit, https://orcrn.org | |||
| Oregon's Fisheries - Laura Anderson | 23 Nov 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Laura Anderson owner of the restaurant, Local Ocean, based in Newport, OR. Laura has a master's degree in marine resource management from Oregon State University. Laura is also the director of the Oregon Ocean Science Trust, a board member of the Oregon Coast Aquarium, and a trustee of The Nature Conservancy of Oregon. Laura brings a wealth of knowledge and experience about Oregon’s major fisheries to our conversation. We discuss these fishery’s importance to Oregon's communities and outline important conservation concerns and opportunities. | |||
| Timber Tax Fairness - Catherine Thomasson and Jody Wiser | 09 Nov 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Catherine Thomasson and Jody Wiser about timber tax fairness for Oregon’s counties. Catherine has worked on climate change issues for the past 25 years and is a former Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility. Jody is a Tax Policy expert with Tax Fairness Oregon. We discuss the hardships Oregon’s counties are facing with reduced timber tax revenues and the impacts to rural water providers. Learn how to become engaged in restoring economic vitality for Oregon's rural communities. Join a community presentation at www.facebook.com/TaxFairnessOregon/. | |||
| A Green New Deal and Oregon's Industrial Forests - Chuck Willer | 26 Oct 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews Chuck Willer on the Green New Deal and a just transition for western Oregon’s corporate-owned industrial forests. Oregon’s forests play an important role in addressing the climate crisis. Chuck describes how land reform would revitalize rural Oregon communities while storing vast amounts of carbon. Chuck’s vision and analysis comes from 30 years of work addressing the underlying causes of social and environmental problems in western Oregon. To learn more and support this work visit www.coastrange.org. | |||
| Best of (With Updates!): Forest Under Siege, with Author Rand Schenk - Part 2 | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:28:57 | |
I’m off this week, so you’re going to hear the second half of one of my favorite interviews, with author and activist Rand Schenk, which I first released in July of 2024. I loved this conversation, but I feel like it needs a little context at this point, since 2024 seems like a millenia ago, and the fierce arguments forest defenders and policy makers were having about forest management now seem like friendly disagreements. Obviously our politics have undergone a cascadia megathrust level shift since I recorded this interview, and the politics and management of public lands is very much caught up in that devastation. Some of the topics we covered, like to what extent the forest service is acting in good vs bad faith feel like moot points, and others, like Biden’s Mature and Old Growth Rule and the Northwest Forest Plan amendment, have been scrapped entirely. With that said, Rand’s book about the history of the Forest Service is just as relevant today, and gives some important perspective on the changing nature of how we value forests. And I’d like to think that our conversation still holds some relevance as well, but that’s for you to judge. Speaking of judging, let me know your verdict on the the show! My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, and all of our episodes are available for free on any podcast app. I am also so grateful to be carried on community radio stations across Oregon and even into Washington. I make this show for free, but local media needs your support now more than ever, so please donate to your community radio station, subscribe to your local paper if you have one, and if you have any goodwill left over, tell your friends about Coast Range Radio. Finally, stay tuned at the end of the show for a song I recorded a while back with my band, The Road Sodas. If you like it, you can download our music for free at https://www.theroadsodas.com/ | |||
| Ocean Conservation in Oregon - Charlie Plybon | 02 Oct 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interview with Charlie Plybon. Charlie is the Oregon Policy Manager for the Surfrider Foundation. We discuss his work on Oregon’s marine reserves, rocky habitats, ocean plastic pollution, climate change impacts to the Oregon Coast, updates on ocean and climate policy and opportunities for coastal communities to engage in climate change activism. | |||
| A Tale of Two Fires - Timothy Ingalsbee | 11 Sep 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio’s interview with Timothy Ingalsbee, Ph.D. We discuss the new messaging guide - Incendiary Rhetoric: Climate Change, Wildfire, and Ecological Fire Management from Tim’s organization, Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics & Ecology. To find the guide and to learn more visit their website, fusee.org. | |||
| Big Timber in Oregon's Public Schools - John Borowski | 24 Aug 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interviews John Borowski. John is a long time marine and environmental science educator in Oregon. In our discussion, John draws from his years of experience to describe the power timber and fossil fuel companies have in influencing science education. Of specific interest, John outlines how the Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s (OFRI) timber focused materials enter Oregon’s schools and influence environmental education. | |||
| Environmental Justice for Oregon - Joel Iboa | 07 Aug 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio's interview with Joel Iboa. Joel is the coalition manager for Causa Oregon—Oregon’s immigrant rights organization. Joel currently serves as chair of the Eugene Human Rights Commission. Joel is also the youngest person to be elected chair for the Oregon governor's Environmental Justice Task Force. We discuss Joel's work at Causa during the Covid-19 pandemic, environmental justice in Oregon, rural justice organizing, justice for immigrant forest workers and the opportunities of a Green New Deal for Oregon. | |||
| Protecting Oregon's Beavers - Stan Petrowski | 17 Jul 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio’s interview with Stan Petrowski on beaver ecology and protection in Oregon. We discuss the interesting history of beavers in Oregon, their ecological importance, and the current efforts to protect beavers for the benefit of streams, forests, salmon and climate. Stan is a leader in restoration ecology in Oregon. He is the founder and President of the South Umpqua Rural Community Partnership. He is on the Board and was past president of Umpqua Watersheds, and was a past Board member of Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers - Douglas County Watershed Council. Stan has been a resident on his ranch in the Tiller area of the Umpqua National Forest for 25 years. | |||
| The Economic Cost of Climate Change - Ernie Niemi | 27 Jun 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
Coast Range Radio interview with Oregon based natural resource economist, Ernie Niemi. Ernie is the co-founder and co-director of the Forest Carbon Coalition, and founder of Natural Resource Economics, INC. This show highlights the important findings from Ernie's 2020 working paper “Bigger Than Expected: Climate-Change Costs & Emission-Reduction Benefits”. We discuss the range of economic impacts Oregonians should expect as the climate warms. | |||
| Our Children's Trust - Andrea Rodgers | 12 Jun 2020 | 00:28:33 | |
In this episode we speak with Andrea Rodgers, Senior Attorney at Our Children’s Trust. We discuss environmental law in the age of coronavirus and the non-profit public interest law firm, Our Children’s Trust. Andrea then provides updates from the climate justice case, Juliana vs United States. Andrea Rodgers is the Senior Attorney at Our Children’s Trust where she serves as co-counsel on the constitutional youth climate lawsuit against the federal government, Juliana v. United States, and as lead counsel on the constitutional youth climate lawsuits against the state of Washington, Aji v. State of Washington, and the state of Florida, Reynolds v. State of Florida. She has served as an Honors Attorney for the U.S. Department of Transportation, In-House Legal Counsel for the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe, and Staff Attorney for the Western Environmental Law Center. Her environmental law practice focuses on reducing pollution from industrial agricultural operations, protecting and enhancing instream flows for people and fish, and fighting climate change on behalf of young people and future generations. Andrea is licensed to practice law in Washington and Oregon and is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and Tenth Circuit, U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Northern California, the Snoqualmie Tribal Court, the Lummi Indian Nation Tribal Court and the Muckleshoot Tribal Court. | |||
| UO Climate Justice League - Courtney Kaltenbach | 23 May 2020 | 00:28:00 | |
Our conversation with organizer and forests activist, Courtney Kaltenbach. Courtney is the Forest Defense Campaign Coordinator with the University of Oregon Climate Justice League and a Field Checking Intern with Cascadia Wildlands. We discuss the joy in bringing students to field check forests to ground truth logging proposals, and the importance of Oregon's forests to fighting climate change. We also discuss her experience standing up to timber industry propaganda equating clear cut forestry to climate responsible land management. | |||
| Coast Range Forest Watch - Dan Pennington | 12 May 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
In episode 3 we speak with Dan Pennington of Myrtle Glen Farm (an organic farm and B&B nestled in the foothills of the southern Oregon coast range mountains) and Coast Range Forest Watch (a grassroots organization of community members concerned about the health of forests and watersheds in Oregon’s coast range) in Coos County. We discuss the important forest protection and anti-aerial spray work of Coast Range Forest Watch, farming during covid-19, and the interconnected nature of forests, water, and climate change. | |||
| Rural Communities & Oregon's Private Forests - Chuck Willer | 27 Apr 2020 | 00:29:00 | |
This is the second episode of Coast Range Radio. We continue our conversation about private forestlands in Oregon with Chuck Willer, Executive Director and Principle Researcher of the Coast Range Association. | |||
| Best of: Forest Under Siege, with Author Rand Schenk - Part 1 | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
(I’m off this week, so I’m featuring one of my favorite interviews, which I first released in July of 2024. I hope you like it!) Today’s episode is part one of a two part interview with Rand Schenk, author of a fascinating and timely new history of the Forest Service, its founder, Gifford Pinchot, and over 100 years of forest management and mismanagement in the Pacific Northwest. The book, “Forest Under Siege: The Story of Old Growth After Gifford Pinchot”, explores the Forest Service’s progressive populist origins, how it abandoned its founding mission of conservation and drove our old growth forests to the brink of extinction, and how, or if, the agency is entering a new restoration ecology era. Forest Under Siege is available at local bookstores throughout the northwest, and you can order a copy online by searching for Forest Under Siege. My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com | |||
| Challenging Wall Street Forestry - Chuck Willer | 27 Apr 2020 | 00:28:58 | |
In this episode we introduce the important work of the Coast Range Association and discuss Oregon's private forestland ownership and taxation issues identified through the CRA research program, Challenging Wall St. Forestry. We are speaking with Chuck Willer, Executive Director and Principle Researcher of the Coast Range Association. | |||
| Coast Range Radio Introduction | 27 Apr 2020 | 00:04:19 | |
Hi y’all, welcome to Coast Range Radio! | |||
| The New Federal Attacks On Our Forests, Explained - PNWFCA Presentation Series, Part 1 | 16 Jul 2025 | 00:59:05 | |
I’m recording this in the aftermath of what I consider a largely failed Legislative session in Oregon and the passage of what will likely be remembered as one of the most extreme and destructive pieces of legislation in modern history at the federal level, aka the One Big Bill. On the state level, Democrats failed to pass their major priority, a much needed transportation funding overhaul, despite having supermajorities in both chambers, and also failed on a number of other legislative fronts. I plan to devote multiple episodes in the coming weeks and months on Oregon (and hopefully Washington) politics, but this episode is going to focus on the disaster that is the current federal administration and ruling party. Today’s episode is a recording of a presentation by members of the Pacific Northwest Forest Climate Alliance (PNWFCA) untangling the nefarious and overlapping schemes and policies designed to privatize and clearcut our public lands. Speakers:
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| "Earth Law" and the Elwha Watershed Campaign, with Elizabeth Dunne of the Earth Law Center | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:31:44 | |
Earlier this year, I did an episode on the Legacy Forest Defense Campaign in Washington. Since then, that campaign has only heated up, and in May, activists took to the forests in the Olympic peninsula to set up tree sits and road blockades in protest of State Land timber sales in the Elwha Watershed. To learn more about protecting the Elwha watershed, Earth Law philosophy, and more, I’m delighted to be joined by Elizabeth Dunne, the director of legal advocacy for the Earth Law Center. Coast Range Radio is free on all podcasts apps, and the show email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, please reach out and let me know what you think of the show! And quick note: this conversation was recorded on June 13th, so check out elwhalegacyforests.org for timely updates! Show Notes: https://www.earthlawcenter.org/elwha-legacy-forests https://elwhalegacyforests.org/ | |||
| A Frank (and Fun!) Conversation with a Former Forest Service NEPA Planner | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:42:19 | |
One of the things I try to do on this show is get away from the binary good vs bad framing that so many of us fall into, and explore the messy complexities and grey areas within the environmental and conservation movement here in the northwest. That’s why I enjoyed today’s conversation so much. My guest today is Tabatha Rood. Tabatha is a former Forest Service National Environmental Policy Act planner and currently leads the Wild Rivers Coast Forest Collaborative in Southwest Oregon. As a former Forest Service project planner and collaborative leader, Tabatha brings a set of experiences and perspectives that are often missing in our broader dialogues. As you’ll hear, Tabatha and I didn’t agree on everything in our conversation, and there were a number of topics that we didn’t have time to go as deep on as I would have liked. But I really appreciated her willingness to engage with me on some thorny topics, and I found her perspectives really valuable. As always, Coast Range Radio is free on all podcast apps, which is a great way to share this episode. We are also broadcast on community radio stations across the northwest. A lot of them are struggling right now, and I cannot ask strongly enough that you support local, independent media! My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, let me know what you think of the show! | |||
| Why is Oregon's Treasury is Addicted to Fossil Fuels?! With the Divest Oregon Coalition | 09 Jun 2025 | 00:35:38 | |
I’m willing to bet that most Oregonians don’t know who our State Treasurer is, much less what the State Treasury does. But we should. The office of State Treasurer, currently Elizabeth Steiner by the way, is a powerful position, and invests a huge amount of public money. How that money is invested matters, and it really matters that our public dollars and pension funds are deeply invested in the fossil fuel industry. The statewide coalition Divest Oregon has been calling out the treasury’s dirty investments for several years now, and they’ve also put out policy proposals, research, and legislation to shift our investments to help foster a clean energy economy. I’m delighted to talk with two of their members today about the work they do, how it affects all Oregonians, and how to help. As always, Coast Range Radio is free on all podcast apps, which is a great way to share this episode. My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, let me know what you think of the show! Show Notes: https://www.divestoregon.org/The-Pause-Act--2025 | |||
| Born Of Fire And Rain: Journey Into A Pacific Coastal Forest, With Oregon Author Peg Herring! | 28 May 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
An absolute gem of a conversation with Oregon author M.L. Herring about her new book, “Born of Fire and Rain: Journey Into a Pacific Coastal Forest”. Born of Fire and Rain is one of the best books I’ve ever read on our bioregion. It is a masterfully guided hike through virtually every aspect of the Pacific Coastal rainforests, seamlessly weaving in geology, ecology, timber politics, personal narrative, and more into a beautiful tapestry of this place we call home. M.L. is the pen name of Oregon State University professor emerita Peg Herring, and I am so delighted have her on the show today. Before we get started, I have to give my usual housekeeping: Coast Range Radio is free on all podcast apps, which is a great way to share this episode with a friend or two! And the show email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, reach out anytime with thoughts or show ideas! Born of Fire and Rain is available at bookstores throughout the northwest, or check out: | |||
| What's Up With Sea Otter Reintroduction In Oregon? | 19 May 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
Today’s episode is all about one of the most charismatic of all charismatic megafauna, the sea otter! Sea otters are a crucial part of nearshore marine ecosystems, but they were wiped out along the Oregon coast over 100 years ago. The Elakha Alliance has been working tirelessly for years to bring them back, and I’m so excited to be joined by Jane Bacchieri and Chanel Hason to learn more. As a note, we did an episode with Elakha co-founder Bob Bailey a few years ago, but I’ve been wanting to check back in with them for a while now. As always, the show email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, please reach out anytime! Show Notes: | |||
| Free To Grow - Aerial Herbicide Spraying in Industrial Timberlands, With Filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark | 05 Nov 2025 | 00:33:04 | |
I’m joined today by filmmaker Jesse Andrew Clark, to talk about his recent documentary, “Free to Grow”. Free to Grow uses deeply personal first person storytelling to highlight the harms of herbicide spraying on industrial timberlands in the Northwest. Show Notes: https://www.oldgrovefilms.com/forest-stories | |||
| Why Do Oregon Democrats Keep Killing Climate Legislation, With State Rep. Mark Gamba | 13 May 2025 | 00:44:35 | |
As of this recording on May 6th, we are well into the 2025 Oregon Legislative session. And I, like many others, am still struggling to find a coherent throughline to the session. And many climate justice advocates are increasingly wondering whether Oregon’s Democratic led government has given up on meaningful climate action. But there is still a lot that can happen in the next two months of the legislative session, and your voice really does matter. To walk me through where things stand, and where we as citizens can make the greatest impact this session, I’m joined by my old boss, State Representative Mark Gamba. Mark Gamba represents Oregon’s House District 41, which encompasses Milwaukie and parts of Southeast Portland. He is also one of Oregon’s most outspoken climate advocates, and one of my favorite returning guests. As always, if you appreciate Coast Range Radio, which is now completely independent, please help me out by recommending or sharing an episode with two friends! The show email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, please let me know what you think of the show! | |||
| Protecting Eelgrass & Rocky Habitats with the Oregon Ocean Alliance | 06 May 2025 | 00:29:00 | |
All of us in the northwest love our ocean, but we often don’t show it the love that it truly deserves. Ocean conservation is chronically underfunded and under prioritized, but the newly formed Oregon Ocean Alliance is aiming to change that and bring much needed attention and resources to our ocean and coastal ecosystems. To talk about all of that and more, I’m joined by two great guests, Annie Merrill of Oregon Shores, and Joe Liebezeit with Bird Alliance of Oregon. They are also co-chairs of the Oregon Ocean Alliance. The show email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com. Reach out anytime! | |||
| Radio Bonus - CRR #101.5: Lessons from Southern Activists on Fighting Biomass - Continued! | 29 Apr 2025 | 00:16:32 | |
Note: This is the second part of the interview that didn't make it into the radio version. The podcast version includes the entire interview. ----- Biomass energy, that is, burning pelletized wood for electricity generation, is a classic false climate solution. It has been devastating forests and communities in the Southeast for years, and the Biomass industry is dead set on expanding into the Pacific Northwest. We did a deep dive into Biomass a couple of years ago, which you can find in the Coast Range Radio podcast feed. But with the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans (along with some Democrats) attempting to gut protections for forests, now is a good time to learn from activists in the South and check in on the state of Biomass here in the Northwest. So I’m joined by two amazing guests, Dr Treva Gear with The Dogwood Alliance, and Brenna Bell of 350PDX. While you’re here, please make sure you're subscribed, and consider leaving us a nice review on your podcast app! My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, reach out anytime with questions, feedback, or just to say hi. Show Notes: https://www.nobigbiomasspnw.org/ "Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?" - https://burnedthemovie.com/ | |||
| What Southern Environmental Justice Organizers Can Teach Us About Fighting Biomass in the PNW | 29 Apr 2025 | 00:43:54 | |
Biomass energy, that is, burning pelletized wood for electricity generation, is a classic false climate solution. It has been devastating forests and communities in the Southeast for years, and the Biomass industry is dead set on expanding into the Pacific Northwest. We did a deep dive into Biomass a couple of years ago, which you can find in the Coast Range Radio podcast feed. But with the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans (along with some Democrats) attempting to gut protections for forests, now is a good time to learn from activists in the South and check in on the state of Biomass here in the Northwest. So I’m joined by two amazing guests, Dr Treva Gear with The Dogwood Alliance, and Brenna Bell of 350PDX. While you’re here, please make sure you're subscribed, and consider leaving us a nice review on your podcast app! My email is coastrangeradio@gmail.com, reach out anytime with questions, feedback, or just to say hi. Show Notes: https://www.nobigbiomasspnw.org/ "Burned: Are Trees the New Coal?" - https://burnedthemovie.com/ | |||
| Washington's Legacy Forest Defense Campaign & Twin Harbors Waterkeeper | 22 Apr 2025 | 00:33:49 | |
This show has been pretty Oregon-centric, but I’m told there is a large landmass just north of us that also has a lot of amazing people doing environmental and climate justice work. So I’m putting my Oregon bias aside for today to learn more about one of the most exciting and effective climate forest campaigns in the Pacific Northwest - Washington Legacy Forest Defense Campaign! To find out what a legacy forest is, and how folks are working to protect them, I’m joined by Joshua Wright with the Washington Legacy Forest Defense Coalition. I’m also joined by Lee First with Twin Harbors Waterkeeper, to learn about the great work they do to protect Washington’s coastal waterways and watersheds. Please help me out by sharing texting the link to this show to a friend or two (or sharing any other way!). And we have a new instagram page, just in case you're into that sort of thing... Show Notes: | |||