In episode 3 we speak with Dan Pennington of Myrtle Glen Farm (an organic farm and B&B nestled in the foothills of the southern Oregon coast range mountains) and Coast Range Forest Watch (a grassroots organization of community members concerned about the health of forests and watersheds in Oregon’s coast range) in Coos County. We discuss the important forest protection and anti-aerial spray work of Coast Range Forest Watch, farming during covid-19, and the interconnected nature of forests, water, and climate change. 

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This is the second episode of Coast Range Radio. We continue our conversation about private forestlands in Oregon with Chuck Willer, Executive Director and Principle Researcher of the Coast Range Association.

We dive in deep on the transition of private forestland ownership, taxation, and what this means for Oregon’s forests, rural communities, and our fight against the climate crisis. We then outline future discussions on Oregon’s forests and climate and the good news of how a Green New Deal would benefit rural Oregon communities.

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In this episode we introduce the important work of the Coast Range Association and discuss Oregon's private forestland ownership and taxation issues identified through the CRA research program, Challenging Wall St. Forestry. We are speaking with Chuck Willer, Executive Director and Principle Researcher of the Coast Range Association. 

To learn more visit www.coastrange.org.

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Hi y’all, welcome to Coast Range Radio!

Coast Range Radio is a monthly radio show and podcast from the nonprofit conservation organization, the Coast Range Association. Located in Western Oregon, the Coast Range Association works to build just and sustainable communities that provide for people and the natural world. Our work focuses on the connections between Oregon’s forests, communities, and the climate crisis. 

On Coast Range Radio we share conversations with forest advocates, scientists, farmers, lawyers, climate organizers and many others to share tools and inspiration as we all work to make a better world possible. We share the truths of corporate control of Oregon’s private forests, providing analysis of the political-economic issues that drive forest degradation, water pollution, and the unravelling of rural lives and landscapes.  We also focus on the connections between forest management and climate change, sharing the many benefits and opportunities a Green New Deal would bring to Oregon through a just transition to a more regenerative society. We know that climate change disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable among us. We share stories that speak out against this injustice.

Tune in, subscribe and contact us. You can reach me at [email protected]. We are on all podcasting platforms and hosted on radio stations across Western Oregon. A special thanks goes to KEPW 97.3 FM PeaceWorks Community Radio in Eugene, OR for helping to incubate Coast Range Radio.

To learn more and to get involved visit www.coastrange.org. Thanks for listening.

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