The U.S. Forest Service is seeking a permit to use the red slurry under the Clean Water Act, the result of a lawsuit filed against the agency by Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics. Steve Ellis is the board chair of National Association of Forest Service Retirees.

The Siskiyou Music Project has been presenting both concerts and musical education in Ashland. Ed Dunsavage, a guitarist himself, is the Executive Director.

Yurok Tribal Police Department is gathering nearby law enforcement agencies for a weeklong session in Crisis Intervention Training. Kelly Johnson is the Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator at the Yurok Tribal Police.

Grassroots Wildland Firefighters President Luke Mayfield and Vice President Riva Duncan talk about reauthorizing federal wildland firefighter pay.

Kids design their playground at Madrone Trail Public Charter School in Central Point, Oregon.

Postal workers against closing Medford processing center. Jeremy Schilling is the President of the Rogue Valley chapter of the union, American Postal Workers Union Local 342.

Jackson County's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. John Mahan, is a psychiatrist by trade, and therefore well-versed in medications, with additional training in addiction psychiatry. JPR Roman Battaglia interviews.

Nkenge Harmon Johnson is the longtime President and CEO of the Urban League of Portland; she talks about the issues the League is focused upon, and the events coming up.

Susan Hearn from La Clinica about a residency program to help train nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

Vincent DiConstanzo local series on Southern Oregon PBS, "All Across Oregon." His on-camera adventures taking him from notable farms and kitchens to ziplining near Crater Lake.