Clear cut? The science of Global Warming in Oregon

Last weekend, Oregon State University professors came to Eugene to discuss the science of global warming and how climate change is impacted by forestry practices in the Pacific Northwest. The program was called “Clear cutting the climate”.
Mark Harmon, Richardson Chair & Professor, Dept of Forest Science, Oregon State University was the first to present, and [...]

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Green home and garden show comes to Eugene

This weekend we went to check out the Good Earth Home and Garden Show at the Lane County Fairgrounds. Some of the stuff was pretty cheesy, but I did find some awesome ideas for battling moisture at the homestead.
For starters, we’re developing a little bit of a mold problem in a couple spots inside the [...]

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The Mule spins off to save reputation

Let’s just get this out in the open. The Mule is a better fisherman than I am. And he felt this blog about not catching fish was hurting his rep. Much like Stephen Colbert, breaking off from the Daily Show, the Mule has started his own fishing and conservation blog, One Mule Team. Please add [...]

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Do winter steelhead exist?

Do winter steelhead exist? Semi-credible eye-witnesses (aka The Mule) say yes, though photo evidence remains elusive. Conspiracy nuts say these “winter steelhead” are a collective hysteria, a mass hallucination perpetuated by ODFW and the Oregon Tackle Shop Lobby. Like many mythical creatures (Bigfoot, Unicorns, etc) men have risked life and domestic harmony to return from [...]

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What to do with all this damn styrofoam?

Quick plug for Eugene’s E-waste heroes: Yesterday I had to get rid of a giant load of Styrofoam blocks. You wouldn’t believe how much of this crap you can get stuck with if you move into a new place. Want a new a vacuum? Have 3 cubic feet of foam block while you’re at it. And pretty much [...]

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Barry Lopez: Personal hero and Arctic badass

Oregonian, Barry Lopez, has pretty much eclipsed everybody else on my list as favorite writer. I just finished Arctic Dreams, winner of the 1986 National Book Award, last weekend, and its still percolating. Despite Lopez becoming my new favorite author, this was not my favorite book (I got bogged down in the last third of it, [...]

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A break in the weather in Oregon

The rain finally stopped. Time to fish folks. I’d be out there tomorrow, but I’m under the gun. I’ve got the final chapter of a book to finish amongst other obligations. Maybe Thursday if things open up for Wild Bill…

But fishing is only part of the equation. There’s been a break in the stormy nether-regions [...]

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Hiking BLM old growth stands in Western Oregon

It’s one thing to talk about Western Oregon old growth, but it’s another to hike in it. Last weekend seemed like an appropriate time to get out there onto BLM land, considering that the the agency just wrapped up the public comment period on the WOPR.

 KP and I headed to Wolf Creek Falls, about 20 [...]

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15 minutes of fame: Sportsmen slam the WOPR

This morning Karl and I drove out to the  Coast Range to meet intrepid KVAL reporter Meghan Kalkstein to discuss the BLM WOPR. For those of you in the dark, the BLM WOPR is either a lunatic plan by the timber industry and Bush Administration to spit in the face of science and public opinion [...]

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Snowshoeing: Like steelheading, but warmer

Last weekend, Wild Bill the French Trapper, KP and I headed up to Waldo Lake Road to snowshoe near Willamette Pass. The snowstorm in the Cascades was in full swing and there was a ton of powder on the ground (and in the air).

 I just thought it would be interesting to compare my two preferred [...]

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