Coast Range Radio

At Coast Range Radio, we interview folks who work to build just communities that provide for people and the natural world. We are particularly interested in the connections between Oregon’s forests, social justice, and the climate crisis.

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Coast Range Radio’s most recent episode:

Celebrating Two Recent Victories for Oceans and State Forests!

It is important to celebrate our victories, and today we get to talk about two of them!

The Oregon Board of Forestry (BoF) recently voted to approve its first ever Habitat Conservation Plan on State Forests, and a bill to fully fund and strengthen Oregon’s Marine Reserve Program sailed through the recent legislative session.

To talk about these victories and get updates on what’s ahead for both of these campaigns, I’m joined today by one of the leaders of each of these efforts.  Charlie Plybon from Surfrider Foundation will discuss the OMRP  legislation and what’s next for ocean conservation,  and Michael Lang from the Wild Salmon Center will give us an update on the BoF’s historic vote.

We have done deep dives into both of these campaigns on previous episodes, so if you want to learn more, check out our free archive on the Coast Range Radio podcast feed or at our website, coastrange.org.

And as always, my email is michael@coastrange.org.

Research Links/Show Notes:
Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife – Marine Reserves: https://oregonmarinereserves.com/
Oregon Marine Reserves Partnership: https://omrp.org/

State Forest Campaign
https://standtalloregon.org/
https://www.oregon.gov/odf/aboutodf/pages/stateforestsfmp.aspx
Oregon Department of Forestry- Forest Management Plan Homepage: https://www.oregon.gov/odf/aboutodf/pages/stateforestsfmp.aspx

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Coast Range Radio – Oregon Marine Reserve Partnership Series:

This is a series celebrating the 10th anniversary of Oregon’s Marine Reserve Program! A Marine Reserve is an area within coastal waters dedicated to scientific research and conservation, where all ocean development and removal of marine life is prohibited.

Think of it as a combination of an underwater State Park, a wildlife preserve, and a living laboratory!

Here in Oregon, we have five designated Marine reserves. From North to South, they are located offshore of Cape Falcon, Cascade Head, Otter Rock, Cape Perpetua, and way down South near Port Orford, Redfish Rocks.

In part one, we get a great high level overview of Oregon’s Marine Reserve System with Oregon Fish and Wildlife’s former Marine Reserve Program Leader, Cristin Don.

For parts two and three of our Marine Reserve series, we’ll be talking with our community partners from each Reserve up and down the coast. We’ll be hearing from Nadia Gardner from Cape Falcon and North Coast Land Conservancy, Duncan Berry with the Cascade Head Biosphere Reserve, Roy Anderson with Friends of Otter Rock, Katy Bear Nalven with Cape Perpetua Collaborative, and Tom Calvanese with Redfish Rocks.

 

Tune in to Coast Range Radio on these local Oregon stations:

KMUN 91.9 FM & KTCB 89.5 FM, Aberdeen, Astoria and Tillamook: 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 9 a.m.

KYAQ 91.7 FM, Newport: Thursdays at 4:30 p.m. & Sundays at 6:30 p.m.

KXCR 90.7 FM, Florence: Mondays twice monthly at 4:30 p.m.

KBOG 97.9 FM, Bandon: 1st & 3rd Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

KCIW-LP 100.7 FM, Brookings: Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., Fridays at 10:30 a.m., and Saturdays at 6 p.m.

KBOO 90.7 FM, Portland: Twice monthly at 5:30 p.m. on KBOO Evening News

KMUZ 100.7 and 88.5 FM, Salem: Twice monthly at 8 a.m. on the Willamette Wake Up

KORC 105.9 FM, Corvallis: Sundays at 12 p.m.

KEPW 97.3 FM, Eugene: Saturdays at 2:30 p.m.

KOCF 92.7 FM, Fern Ridge: 1st & 3rd Tuesday at 9 p.m.

KSOW 106.7 FM, Cottage Grove: Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. & Mondays at 1:30 p.m.

KQUA 99.7 FM, Roseburg: Saturdays at 8 a.m. & Sundays at 7 p.m.

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