April 14 2021
Monte Harris: We are at a crossroads in Oregon, and unless a lot more people become involved, we are going to start losing a lot of trees to ivy
With Earth Day 2021 less than two weeks away, it feels like there is more of a sense of hope this year as we all get vaccinated. Last year everything we had known as normal was taken away. Some things are starting to return to semi-normal, while some of the harsh realities remain.
The climate is still getting warmer and drier in the Pacific Northwest each year. The effects of climate change last year were very apparent. There were over 30 named hurricanes and cyclones, more than twice the usual number. We saw a catastrophic fire season on the West Coast like has never been seen before, with so much devastation to our forests, families, homes and legacies.