SoCAN's monthly meeting will feature a presentation by Andrea Rodgers, Our Children’s Trust Senior Litigation Attorney. From SoCAN: The youth of the world are those who will suffer most if we fail to address the climate crisis. Our failure to address this crisis is why many young people are angry and others are simply disillusioned. […]
SoCAN to host State Senate and House Candidates Forum October 18 at the Medford Public Library. Invited: Senate District 3: Jeff Golden, Randy Sparacino House District 4: Christine Goodwin House District 5: Sandra Abercrombie, Pam Marsh House District 6: Dan Davis, Kim Wallan House District 56: Jonathan Chenjeri, Emily McIntire Volunteers are still needed for […]
Join Southern Oregon Climate Actin Now November 29 to learn about what's next after midterms. From SoCAN: Elections have consequences; the result of the 2022 mid-term election could be dramatic at all levels. The Yale Program on Climate Change Communication reported that as of February 2022 74% of Oregonians think global warming is happening and […]
Join SOCAN February 28 at 6 pm via Zoom to learn how you can engage in climate action locally. From SOCAN: Addressing the climate crisis requires effort at all levels, from the individual to the federal. Are you wondering what might be happening locally that might interest you? The Southern Oregon Climate Action Now (SOCAN) […]
Over the more than a decade that Southern Oregon Climate Action Now has been engaged in grassroots climate activism, several other local organizations have either taken on the climate crisis as an aspect of their activism or have launched themselves as climate organizations. To honor what other Rogue Valley organizations are doing, and inform concerned […]
Anyone spending time in the dryer forests of Southern Oregon will have seen the splashes of orange among the healthy green backdrop. These splashes of color portend our future; they represent Douglas firs that are expiring. As the trees die, the needles lose the healthy green chlorophyll that drives photosynthesis and produce the familiar orange […]
From our friends at SOCAN: What about living in Southern Oregon makes us grateful? For some it’s the beautiful forests, for some the rivers and lakes, for some the fishing or the coastal wonders, and for some the winter recreation or world class wines. All these local delights are threatened by climate change. It’s time […]
The next SOCAN General meeting will be Tuesday November 28th at the Medford Public Library from 6:00 – 7:30. Garett Long, Agriculture Director will join us to explain what Demeter Biodynamic and Regenerative Agriculture are, how they do it, and how it benefits us all – plus how they hope to achieve the goal of […]
The SOCAN February monthly public meeting will feature a brief review of what has been happening to proposals of interest in the Capitol. SOCAN’s Federal and State Project team will host this meeting with summaries of the status of specific bills and will provide opportunities to write postcards to critical representatives urging action. We will […]
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: Presentation by Rev. Liz Olson, M.Div. BCC (Masters of Divinity, Board Certified Chaplain) The climate chaos that surrounds us is affecting much more than the natural world, our economy and our physical health. The changing climate and our apparent resistance to addressing it are also conspiring to affect our […]
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 […]
