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Oregon white oaks are iconic trees in the Willamette Valley. Sure, they re more sturdy than sexy with their gnarled branches twisting from stout trunks and canopies of leaves budding from broad crowns, but they are noticed and appreciated in parks, on farms and vineyards, and at private residences. And, they re protected in Salem by city ordinance. Despite their historical and cultural value to this community and the region, they ve been vanishing from the landscape for the past two centuries. Many of our old white oaks were hit hard by the recent ice storm, and two professors at Willamette University are hoping to salvage data from the carnage with your help. ....
Coronavirus Disease Weekly News 14February 2021 The news posted last week for the coronavirus 2019-nCoV (aka SARS-CoV-2), which produces COVID-19 disease, has been surveyed and some important articles are summarized here. The articles are more or less organized with general virus news and anecdotes first, then stories from around the US, followed by an increased number of items from other countries around the globe. Economic news related to COVID-19 is found here. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Summary: All the important US Covid demographic metrics are falling, and in some cases quite dramatically. This week s new cases were down 19.4% from last week s, and down 62.3% from the second week of January; the 7 day average of new cases is now the lowest since November 4th, but it s also higher than every 7 day period before that date. Illustrative of the decline in new cases was a Thursday headline that n ....
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