Devan Schwartz
Reporter for Earthfix-
In every major West Coast city, people who are homeless or living in transitional housing are selling street newspapers on the corners.
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Scientists say whitebark pines are one of the Northwest’s most iconic and ecologically important trees — the majority of which are found in rugged…
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A controversial method of logging is being tested on a Bureau of Land Management forest in Southern Oregon. The idea is to remove trees in the same way…
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The 93,000 acres of a state forest on the south Oregon coast could be sold to private timber companies.That’s one option being considered by Oregon’s…
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The Moccasin Hill wildfire in south-central Oregon has burned as many as 20 homes and 2,500 acres.Reporter Devan Schwartz visited the town of Sprague…
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Much of the West is entering a second straight summer of drought. In Southern Oregon’s Klamath Basin, ranchers are once again watching their pastureland…
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On the fiftieth anniversary of the Wilderness Act, the Rogue River in Southern Oregon welcomes a busy summer season of rafters, kayakers and fishers.For…
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A prolonged drought is putting pressure on water supplies for the Klamath Basin’s wildlife refuges. EarthFix’s Devan Schwartz reports on how the nation’s…
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For decades, the government has relied on regulations to protect water quality. But what if cities tried something other than simply telling people what…
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There is so much natural gas coming out of the ground in North America that companies are looking for ways to get it to growing economies in Asia and…