In this City Club of Eugene episode, arborists discuss the present-day reality, probable future of our ash trees, and proactive measures we can take to remediate the loss we are facing due to the invasive and destructive Emerald ash borer beetle.

The City of Oakridge has received a $500,000 Brownfield assessment grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess contamination levels of its old log ponds, and possibly reopen an old recreation facility.

The Center for Biological Diversity has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration, pushing to finalize long‑delayed protections for the imperiled sunflower sea star.

Oregon’s mattress recycling program is celebrating one year of keeping mattresses out of landfills with its no-cost collection sites.

Cascades Pika Watch already has over 400 trained volunteers out looking for pikas this summer, but the group is still looking for more. Participants can train online for free.

Cascadia Wildlands has filed a federal lawsuit against the BLM over an Oregon timber sale, claiming a legal loophole could void every local agency timber contract issued since 2016.

Officials find the invasive pest has infested trees in Silverton, Tualatin and Newberg.

The potential super El Niño event this fall and winter could bring much needed rains to the region, experts said

The proposal could bring drastic changes to 5 million acres of forests and grasslands

On this edition, we talk with Larry O'Neill, Oregon's state climatologist about the upcoming Fall and Winter in the Pacific Northwest and the potentially devastating impacts from the forecast Super El Niño. Then we talk with KLCC's Brianna Bowman about a famous boat once sailed by John Steinbeck, that recently visited the Oregon Coast,.