Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Why are oaks being called a lifeboat? A safe zone for species trying to survive the subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes that are accompanying our changing climate? And how might new efforts to conserve and restore oak woodlands in the Gorge impact our landscapes, people, and even economy?

Join Lindsay Cornelius, Manager of the East Cascades Oak Partnership, to learn why oaks make such excellent neighbors in a place prone to drought, fires, heat, and wind.

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Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place series is proud to present “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones” on Wednesday, February 12, featuring an evening spent in conversation with Buck Jones, an enrolled Cayuse member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a Columbia River Treaty Fisherman, and Salmon Marketing Specialist at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC).

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Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed

Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed

What is this Watershed Rock Opera, anyways?! Read about it in, Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed, an article in the most recent edition of Oregon Humanities magazine in which producer, Sarah Fox, writes about the project’s origin-story and some Sense of Place alumni share their unique...

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Finding the Common Thread

Finding the Common Thread

The most recent edition of The Gorge Magazine featured a look back at 15-years of Sense of Place with their article Finding the Common Thread. Local writer, David Hanson, spoke with SOP’s Sarah Fox, program founder, Amanda Lawrence, and even dipped a toe into our greenroom antics. Find out what...

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Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Sense of Place Presents: “Beyond the Scrub: New Attention on Oregon White Oaks and Why They Matter”

Why are oaks being called a lifeboat? A safe zone for species trying to survive the subtle (and not-so-subtle) changes that are accompanying our changing climate? And how might new efforts to conserve and restore oak woodlands in the Gorge impact our landscapes, people, and even economy?

Join Lindsay Cornelius, Manager of the East Cascades Oak Partnership, to learn why oaks make such excellent neighbors in a place prone to drought, fires, heat, and wind.

read more
Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Sense of Place Presents: “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones”

Mt. Adams Institute’s Sense of Place series is proud to present “Of Salmon and Basketball: A Conversation with Buck Jones” on Wednesday, February 12, featuring an evening spent in conversation with Buck Jones, an enrolled Cayuse member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), a Columbia River Treaty Fisherman, and Salmon Marketing Specialist at the Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (CRITFC).

read more
Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed

Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed

What is this Watershed Rock Opera, anyways?! Read about it in, Channeling the Stories of the Local Watershed, an article in the most recent edition of Oregon Humanities magazine in which producer, Sarah Fox, writes about the project’s origin-story and some Sense of...

read more
Finding the Common Thread

Finding the Common Thread

The most recent edition of The Gorge Magazine featured a look back at 15-years of Sense of Place with their article Finding the Common Thread. Local writer, David Hanson, spoke with SOP’s Sarah Fox, program founder, Amanda Lawrence, and even dipped a toe into our...

read more