Besides serving as the state animal, and the OSU emblem, Beavers are incredibly valuable components of our natural and managed ecosystems. This is becoming especially evident as climate change compromises water supplies across the landscape. Unfortunately, beavers can also become a menace for some forest and agricultural operations. As a result, they have become the […]
From Southern Oregon Climate Action Now Help guide where we go, engage with like minded people, and generate new action steps. Let’s talk about what matters! Our community conversation event is the perfect opportunity to discuss climate action and sustainability. Your voice is valuable—see you there! SOCAN is hosting its second Community Conversation event in […]
Southern Oregon farmers exist on the frontlines of climate change. This is because the variables of seasonal temperature and water availability are both dominant factors influencing crop viability and success and are also the primary variables influenced by global warming and its climate change consequences. Maud Powell, with OSU Extension’s Southern Oregon Office in Central […]
Submitted by SOCAN Elections always have consequences. This is especially the case for our potential to address the climate crisis when some candidates for office accept the science of global warming and it climate change consequences while others display something between skepticism and outright rejection of science. From the local to the national level the […]
Meeting Location changed for January Only to Jacksonville Public Library 340 "C" Street, Jacksonville Sustaining Climate Activists provides monthly gatherings with social time, resilience tool education, and sharing. Generally we meet in the Talent Public Library during the winter and early spring. Facilitated by Maud Powell and Ken Deveney. Contact Ken@socan.eco SOCAN Calendar Event
SOCAN's January General Meeting: Climate Action and the Oregon Caves This month's meeting will be at the Talent Public Library 101 Home Street, Talent The Oregon Caves are probably well-known to most Southern Oregonians as a fun day trip to visit the forest and to explore the caves underfoot. The Chateau at the Oregon Caves […]
Ashland City Council will deliberate and vote on a pollution fee ordinance aimed to incentivize developers to build new homes with efficient, electric appliances.
Join KS Wild Executive Director Michael Dotson during a virtual event as he shares insight on recent successes and upcoming challenges with public lands conservation in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Ahead of the release of KS Wild's Annual Report in March, Michael will host this virtual webinar for supporters and the public to learn about KS […]
John Giordanengo, author of Ecosystems as Models for Restoring Our Economies, is the featured speaker at Southern Oregon Climate Action Now’s February Monthly General Meeting.
Studies have shown that most people are concerned about the climate crisis, and we know that real change starts in our communities. For the Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) March General Meeting, SOCAN is hosting, “Building Resilience and Taking Action: The SOCAN Strategic Plan”. SOCAN's free monthly in-person meetings feature speakers on topics related […]
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