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In Eugene's Bethel School District, elementary schoolers who need extra reading help are invited to a free seven-week Summer Reading Program.

McKenzie River floodplain projects use heavy machinery and thousands of logs to improve water quality, restore wildlife habitat and help buffer wildfires.

We'll call it in the air: 2015 is going to end up being a great year for music. Here are 25 albums we fell in love with over the year's first six months.

Accused of sexual harassment and shunned by the major American orchestras, Dutoit's relationship with the organization was described as "untenable."

Over a 50 year career and a string of fascinating orchestral works, the Polish composer continued to uncover new paths of musical expression.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with music historian Ayana Contreras about the death of musician Pharoah Sanders and the legacy he leaves behind.

On this edition, we talk with Oregon's chief climatologist about how weather is forecast and how that's getting more difficult with climate change.

Climate change disproportionately affects communities of color, the elderly, people with disabilities, and low-income households.

Ann Marie Baldonado is an interview contributor and long-time producer at Fresh Air with Terry Gross. She is currently Fresh Air's Director of Talent Development. She got her start in radio in 1997 as a production assistant at WHYY and joined Fresh Air in 1998. For over 20 years, she has focused on the show's TV and film interviews. She became a contributing interviewer in 2015, talking with comedians, actors, directors and musicians like Ali Wong, Kumail Nanjiani, John Cho and Jeff Tweedy. In 2020, Baldonado hosted the limited-run podcast Parent Trapped, about the struggles of parenting during the pandemic. She talked to Julie Andrews about encouraging creativity in your kids, and comedian W. Kamau Bell about what to watch with them.

Known for his intellectual and illuminating touch on the podium, the refined conductor was also surprisingly outspoken when it came to politics and his peers.