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Assisted Plant Migration
Assisted migration is the human-assisted movement of species and popula…
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Climate Change and the History of Energy in Oregon
Unlike in other parts of the country, hydropower is the largest source …
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Climate Change in Oregon
Within a few hundred miles in Oregon, you can see snowy volcanoes, parc…
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Edward Boyce (1862–1941)
Before moving to Portland in the early years of the twentieth century, …
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Edwin R. Bingham (1920–2009)
American cultural historian Edwin R. “Bing” Bingham, a longtime and pop…
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Endangered Klamath suckers
Since Lost River suckers (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose suckers (Cha…
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John Floyd (1783–1837)
During his service in the U.S. House of Representatives, John Floyd of …
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John Whiteaker (1820–1902)
John Whiteaker, a self-educated farmer from Lane County, was elected in…
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Masuzo Maruyama (1903–1941)
Masuzo Maruyama boarded the Iyo Maru in Kobe, Japan, on March 15, 1903,…
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Ota Tofu
Ota Tofu, a small storefront in Portland’s east side, is a cultural and…
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Pacific Northwest–Southwest Intertie
No area of the West is isolated from the western electric power supply,…
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Sahomi Tachibana (1924–)
Sahomi Tachibana is a Japanese American master teacher and performer of…
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The 2021 Pacific Northwest Heatwave (Heat Dome)
A historic heatwave affected Oregon and the greater Pacific Northwest d…
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William Appleman Williams (1921–1990)
William Appleman Williams was a prominent radical historian and a leadi…
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William McChord Hurt (1950–2022)
An award-winning film, television, and theater actor, William Hurt had …
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Wilma Froman Sheridan (1926–)
Wilma Froman Sheridan was the first woman dean of a school within Portl…