Alex Baumhardt
Oregon Capital ChronicleAlex Baumhardt is a JPR content partner from the Oregon Capital Chronicle. Before that Alex was a national radio producer focusing on education for American Public Media. She has reported from the Arctic to the Antarctic for national and international media, and from Minnesota and Oregon for The Washington Post.
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Despite fire prevention and conservation improvements in sage grouse habitat, the population is declining.
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A spate of lightning storms coupled with hot dry weather has created high-risk wildfire conditions earlier than expected, officials said.
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The proposal aims to narrow district funding gaps caused by rising costs and an end of extra federal funding in September.
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An assessment of wildfire hazards across Oregon landscapes is getting a new name after drawing the ire of property owners previously identified as high risk
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The wolves kept other species in check, like deer and elk, and maintained a healthy environment.
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Agency officials said firefighters are hard to hire and retain, and are often left to sleep in their trucks or camp on the job due to a lack of housing.
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Oregon kids are healthier than average but lag their peers nationwide when it comes to education, according to a new report.
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The estimated value of Oregon farmland has skyrocketed in recent years, outpacing averages nationwide and leading to concerns about affordability for the next generation of farmers.
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Oregon and Washington leaders are using the start of the region’s wildfire season to once again ask Congress for more money for prescribed burns.
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An annual report from a prominent higher education association ranks Oregon 44th in the nation for public higher education funding.
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Wave energy experts from Oregon State University and Cal Poly Humboldt will contribute to research, public information around marine ecosystem impacts.
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Electricity demand in the Northwest is expected to grow more than 30% in the next decade, or about 5% more than estimated last year and triple the prediction three years ago, industry experts said in a new report.