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Forest fires, bark beetles and climate change are devastating the forests of the West. How long will the forests we know and love be able to survive as they are? Not long, says Daniel Mathews, author of “Trees in Trouble.”
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On Thursday morning, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is announcing phase 1 of her plan to reopen Oregon, lifting some of the restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. OPB political reporter Dirk VanderHart joins us to dig into the details.
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When we think about who’s most at risk for contracting COVID-19, we know that seniors and people with underlying health conditions are at the top of the list. This means that people with disabilities are particularly vulnerable. And at the same time, due to restrictions in place to help slow the spread of the virus, these same people are not able to get all of the services that help them and their families on a daily basis. We hear from Lilia Teninty, director of the Oregon Office of Developmental Disabilities Services and Emily Cooper, legal director at Disability Rights Oregon.
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