Eric Johnson
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Rare cobra lilies thrive in Florence, play role in local ecosystem (opens the original)
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FLORENCE, Ore. — Oregon is home to a wide variety of plant species, including one unusual carnivorous plant found in Florence. Darlingtonia californica, commonly known as the cobra lily, is a rare plant native to California and southern Oregon. Rare cobra lilies thrive in Florence, play role in local ecosystem (Eric Johnson/SBG) The snake-like plants have found a thriving habitat in Florence, where they get energy from sunlight while also feeding on insects. Photojournalist Eric Johnson traveled
Huckleberry Lookout keeps watch as AI wildfire cameras move into Oregon forests (opens the original)
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EUGENE, Ore. — While portions of Oregon’s forests burn, many roles go into the process of keeping them under control - one of which is lookouts, or people who live in structures on mountain peaks to look out for the first signs of fire. But these historic structures are slowly being replaced by AI-driven cameras that serve the same purpose. We visited one lookout to see how it works firsthand. For nearly 90 years, the tower has watched over Oregon's forests. Hidden above the Willamette National
For nearly 90 years, Huckleberry Lookout has watched for fires; AI cameras move in (opens the original)
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EUGENE, Ore. — While portions of Oregon’s forests burn, many roles go into the process of keeping them under control - one of which is lookouts, or people who live in structures on mountain peaks to look out for the first signs of fire. But these historic structures are slowly being replaced by AI-driven cameras that serve the same purpose. We visited one lookout to see how it works firsthand. For nearly 90 years, the tower has watched over Oregon's forests. Hidden above the Willamette National
Local conservation group, students work to save Willamette Valley prairies from invaders (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Wetland prairies in the southern Willamette Valley are shrinking, and a local conservation group is enlisting students to help keep what remains from being overtaken by invasive plants. The McKenzie River Trust has been working to stop local prairies from being taken over by invasive species of shrubs and trees, including at the Spores Conservation Area in Springfield. The trust says wetland prairies like Spores are decreasing in size not only because of increases in infrastr
Local group, students work to protect Willamette Valley prairies from invaders (opens the original)
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SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — Wetland prairies in the southern Willamette Valley are shrinking, and a local conservation group is enlisting students to help keep what remains from being overtaken by invasive plants. The McKenzie River Trust is working to stop local prairies from being taken over by invasive species of shrubs and trees, including at the Spores Conservation Area in Springfield. Land Steward Whitney Randall said prairies once covered a significant portion of the region, but only a small frac
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