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McKenzie River, How to Build Back Better
May 3, 2021
In Part Three of the series, we look at how the people of McKenzie River are rebuilding, and what difficulties may lie in their way.
The Holiday Farm Fire ignited and burnt through over 173,000 acres of forested land in the McKenzie River Valley in September 2020. Portions of the small, quintessential towns along the river including Blue River, Vida, Finn Rock, and Nimrod were destroyed literally overnight, and over 400 homes were burnt to the ground. As the affected areas are still just beginning to pick up the pieces and rebuild, there are numerous organizations accepting donations to help assist families and communities regrow. One of these organizations is the McKenzie Community Development Corporation. But not everyone in the McKenzie Valley agrees with the projects the MCDC is spearheading.
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Eugene sculptor Jud Turner describes his latest commissioned project: to create a phoenix sculpture from scrap metal gleaned from the ruins of Blue River and other neighboring communities, that will inspire those affected by the Holiday Farm Fire. This audio narrative was produced by KLCC s Brian Bull. My name is Jud Turner and I’m a professional sculptor here in Eugene. I’ve been welding and working with repurposed materials and assemblage for a good 25 years. This is a sculpture in progress to commemorate the resilience and strength of the Blue River and McKenzie River area communities that were devastated by the Holiday Farm Fires last fall. It’s a phoenix rising, it’s about 12-13 feet tall, phoenix spreading its wings and rising from the ashes, literally. It’s created out of components that were found and salvaged from burn sites, particularly in the Blue River area.
BottleDrop customers donate to McKenzie area fire recovery
The donation is generated through BottleDrop s Containers for Change program.
Posted: Mar 16, 2021 7:16 AM
Updated: Mar 16, 2021 11:07 AM
Posted By: Chiann Nobrega
BLUE RIVER, Ore. BottleDrop customers have donated $2,500 to the McKenzie Community Development Corporation in support of the rebuilding efforts after the Holiday Farm Fire.
“Families and communities continue their work to recover and rebuild from the Holiday Farm Fire, long after the flames were extinguished,” said Eric Chambers, the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative external relations director. “We wanted to make it easy to help them by creating a straightforward way for BottleDrop customers to support projects like this with funds from their bottles and cans.”