The Jefferson Exchange Podcast

  1. AARP Oregon helping turn LGBTQ+ life from statistics into stories2023/09/14
    The Generations Project works to get people from the LGBTQ+ community to tell their stories, both to preserve history and to promote understanding.
  2. Cal Poly Humboldt and CalFire agree to work more closely on wildfire training2023/09/14
    Cal Poly Humboldt adds Applied Fire Science Management. Jeff Kane, Professor of Foresty, and Kurt McCray, the CalFire Unit Chief for the North Coast.
  3. Diez y Seis de Septiembre: Talent celebrates the real Mexican Independence Day2023/09/14
    Talent is the setting for a Dia De La Independencia celebration on the 16th, featuring free music and dance, information booths and tables, and chances to buy food and other goods. Two guests join us to flesh out the details: Araceli Jimenez of Coalición Fortaleza, and Talent Mayor Darby Ayers-Flood.
  4. Wed 9:40 Rogue Valley mourns the loss of a generous donor in James Collier2023/09/13
    James Collier's philanthropy and personality are remembered on the JX as we welcome Stephen McCandless, Executive Director at the Craterian, and Tammi Pitzen, Executive Director at the Children's Advocacy Center.
  5. Nurturing nature on National Public Lands Day, September 23rd2023/09/13
    Vesper meadows celerates public land day.
  6. Measuring the carbon impact of your visit to the Oregon Coast2023/09/13
    Oregon Coast Visitors Association came up with a Travel Impact Calculator for visitors to use to gauge the carbon impacts of their coastal journeys. Finn Johnson, North Coast Destination Management Coordinator for the OCVA.
  7. Kids get some close-up time with the Rogue Valley Symphony2023/09/12
    "Artists in the Amphitheater," a joint project of the Rogue Valley Symphony Orchestra and The Children's Museum of Southern Oregon. .
  8. Fire-prone or fire adapted? Ashland city leaders urge proper preparation2023/09/12
    Brian Hendrix is the Fire Adapted Communities Coordinator for the city of Ashland, Oregon
  9. Rogue Valley wines win the gold (and other colors) in Oregon Wine Competition2023/09/12
    Rogue Valley wines did very well in the recent 2023 Oregon Wine Competition. Gina Bianco is the Executive Director.
  10. UC-Davis researchers dig into the WHY of farmer suicides2023/09/11
    Pierre Mérel and Richard Sexton, agricultural economists, about UC Davis research on suicide among farmers.
  11. USDA and nonprofit combine to help rehab private land scorched in 2020 fires2023/09/11
    The federal Department of Agriculture combined forces with the nonprofit Sustainable Northwest, to put $5 Million into small woodland rehab projects. Dylan Kruse from SNW.
  12. Southern Oregon University makes further nips and tucks in an already-reduced budget2023/09/08
    SOU went through a budget-cutting process earlier this year to get expenses in line with income. SOU President Rick Bailey.
  13. It's been a whole week: Tim Bond talks about taking the artistic reins at Oregon Shakespeare Festival2023/09/07
    Tim Bond, Oregon Shakespeare Festival Artistic Director, about the 2024 season.
  14. Flat on top and walked all over: hiking the Table Rocks in autumn2023/09/07
    Molly Allen, an Education Specialist at BLM, about a series of educational hikes on the Table Rocks during September and October.
  15. Oregon Emergency Management looks back on Almeda Drive fire, and the ongoing work2023/09/07
    Stan Thomas is Deputy Director and Mitigation and Recovery Section Division Director at Oregon Emergency of Management about aftermath of Almeda Drive fire.
  16. California cities and counties that banned pot shops will have to allow some under new law2023/09/06
    The California legislature took note of the impact on medical marijuana users and passed a law that will override some of the prohibitions, effective January 1, 2024. Yreka City Manager Jason Ledbetter explains what will be required of cities that don't currently allow sales.
  17. Shasta County takes up California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative2023/09/06
    California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI) aims to put greater emphasis on people and communities to work for better health. Melissa Janulewicz is the facilitator for the program.
  18. Rebuilding from the Almeda fire in a hard-hit small city2023/09/06
    Talent, OR City Council President Ana Byers about post Almeda Dr. Fire status.
  19. Klamath County braces for crowds for October solar eclipse2023/09/05
    October Solar Eclipse might bring more people to Klamath County than services can carry.
  20. Oregon extends offer of money for fire hardening homes2023/09/05
    Building Codes Division is in possession of the pile of money for property owners fire hardening. Development Services Director Ted Zuk oversees the grant applications in Jackson County, Oregon.
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