April Ehrlich
April Ehrlich is a reporter covering lands and environmental policies in Oregon and Southwest Washington at OPB, after joining as a breaking news editor in November 2021.
She previously worked at Jefferson Public Radio in Southern Oregon, where she was a reporter, show producer, and radio host. While there, she focused much of her reporting on wildfire coverage, including an investigation with NPR into federal disaster assistance programs and how they routinely fail people in marginalized groups.
April’s reporting has won numerous Public Media Journalists Association awards and regional Edward R. Murrow awards, as well as a national Murrow.
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Oregon tribal members are asking regulators to prohibit motorized boats in part of the Siletz River to protect fish and recreation. -
Oregon regulators fined a railroad company about $82,000 after its trestle bridge in Corvallis collapsed last January, causing a train derailment that dumped toxic chemicals into the river below. -
About 4,800 members of the public had their personal information exposed after a cyberattack on the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s servers. -
Coastal areas are still responding to landslides caused by last week’s precipitation could see up to 5 inches of rain through Friday. -
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has proposed rule changes that could result in higher fees at some sites, depending on the day and time of year. -
The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast. -
Winery and vineyard owners accused the electricity provider of negligence over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires. -
The U.S. Forest Service plans to auction off trees in the Deschutes, Wallowa-Whitman and Umatilla national forests by the end of the month. -
The U.S. Forest Service could close its Pacific Northwest headquarters in Portland, which oversees Oregon and Washington national forests, as part of restructuring plan. -
An invasive, tree-killing pest has made its way to Portland, spelling trouble for the many native ash trees that cool residential neighborhoods on hot summer days.
