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Oregon Burning

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On September 10, 2020
The fires in the West are so depressing. The specific areas of Oregon that are burning--the McKenzie River valley especially, but also the Opal Creek Wilderness--these are my favorite places on earth. I will never again be able to hike in the same way when...
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Fire

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On September 8, 2017
The reason I am based out of Oregon for the first half of my sabbatical is to work on a new book project on recent Northwest history. But the other reason is that I want to be in Oregon, my home state. I manage to...
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Colorado is the Future

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On June 29, 2012
There's no way to know whether the fires ravaging Colorado are caused by global warming per se. Similarly, there's no way to know whether the all-time high temperatures expected to be set in cities in the Midwest and South over the next few days are...
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