PSU Professors Make Affordable Green Portable
The outcome and next steps for the Oregon Solutions Green Modular Classroom project get’s highlighted on Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB).
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Beaverton receives $1.6 million grant to provide health care programs, develop wellness center
The city of Beaverton announced Friday that it received a $1.6 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control to fight health problems such as obesity and develop a health and wellness center. The money will support the Beaverton Community Health Partnership, a group of about 10 health care providers. They include Community Action, Lifeworks … Read moreBeaverton receives $1.6 million grant to provide health care programs, develop wellness center
Governor Kitzhaber Celebrates Oregon Solutions Conveners
Over the last 10 years, Oregon Solutions has worked with nearly 100 community leaders as conveners of projects. Conveners are appointed by the governor to provide impartial leadership for community projects based on their status and reputation in their regions. On Friday September 7th, Governor Kitzhaber and Oregon Solutions hosted a thank you lunch for … Read moreGovernor Kitzhaber Celebrates Oregon Solutions Conveners
Gervais school district, Green Modular Classroom project in NY Times
GERVAIS, Ore. — This tiny farm-country community is having a back-to-school sale, on the schools themselves…Three of the five school buildings in the district — all six miles or more from town, holdovers from a time when rural districts like this built a little school every few miles — were put on the market…This summer, Gervais … Read moreGervais school district, Green Modular Classroom project in NY Times
The juniper solution
Oregon’s Western Juniper gets a bad rap. Although it’s a native species, juniper forests have spread uncontrollably in the central and eastern parts of the state, threatening sage grouse habitat and sucking the water table dry…
The school Vernonia (and Oregon) built with a clear vision
There were some quite rational people who openly wondered why Vernonia wouldn’t call it quits and just leave the sodden place in ruin. It had happened before, in 1996, but never this badly, in 2007: The Nehalem River, pushed by torrential rains 14 vertical feet above its banks, ate the tiny timber town by inundating … Read moreThe school Vernonia (and Oregon) built with a clear vision
Balance between farms and fish sought in Oregon water accord
ov. John Kitzhaber has asked stakeholders in the Umatilla Basin to hammer out a plan to combat water shortages in the region, with preliminary findings due by December. The group is working through the Oregon Solutions process at Portland State University…
WOELK: Water task force an ambitious undertaking
At first blush, it would appear the Columbia River-Umatilla Solutions Task Force’s odds of succeeding are slim and none —?and slim is headed for the door.
CRUSTF water project can benefit all
The Columbia Basin is likely to become a greener place — agriculturally, economically and environmentally — if the new Columbia River-Umatilla Solutions Task Force’s vision becomes reality.
Governor Kitzhaber designates Columbia River Water Supply Effort as Oregon Solutions Project
Today Governor Kitzhaber designated the Columbia River Water Supply Program as an Oregon Solutions Project. In the near term, Oregon Solutions will bring together key interests to develop several specific proposals that can be carried out over the next two to three years. The proposals will both support expanded agriculture and benefit fisheries and other … Read moreGovernor Kitzhaber designates Columbia River Water Supply Effort as Oregon Solutions Project