Cal Fire firefighter Bo Santiago observes a backfire as the Rocky fire burns near Clearlake in 2015. (Josh Edelson / AP Photo ) Cal Poly Humboldt and the California Insurance Commission have teamed up to form a strategy group that will make recommendations to the state for developing a Public Wildfire Catastrophe Model. When completed, the model wi…

(HIV.gov / HIV.gov) The purpose of the National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day each year on Sept 27 is to raise awareness of the HIV epidemic's disproportionate impact on gay and bisexual men, and to encourage HIV testing, prevention, and treatment. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), racism, poverty, stigma, and homophobia serve …

Author Bob Creamer holds his book, "Nuts and Bolts"(Bob Creamer / Bob Creamer) Author Bob Creamer spills the beans in his new book, "Nuts and Bolts: The Formula for Progressive Electoral Success." With detailed precision, Bob Creamer provides background information on electoral processes designed to promote progressive issues and candidates, with a…

(Wikimedia ) School districts are important to the communities they serve. Not only because of student academics, sports and social events, but schools also support of community health and wellbeing. Grants Pass School District has moved the Adult Community Transition (ACT) program to a new building. The program serves young adults with disabilitie…

This type of wave-energy device is moored in the open ocean, where it is submerged. Units like this from CalWave will be used in a project off the coast of Oregon that will provide power to the grid.(Courtesy of CalWave ) The power of the ocean, above and below the water, can be harnessed to create electric power. So far much of the attention is fo…

A new duck hospital is part of a broad community effort to help waterfowl experiencing a massive avian botulism outbreak in the Klamath Basin. Ducks Unlimited has partnered with BirdAlly X to curb the spread of botulism in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge. Conditions in the region are improving through the partnership, which includes Trib…

(Crescent City Longboard Festival / Crescent City Longboard Festival) Watching wipeouts will be one of the many activities for fans at the annual Crescent City Classic Longboard Competition and Festival on Sept. 28-29 at South Beach in Crescent City, CA. The competition and festival is produced by the Redwood Parks Conservancy (RPC) as a fundraiser…

(Jon Sullivan / Wikimedia/Public Domain ) Pollinator Project of the Rogue Valley (PPRV) produces a Pollinator Pals program that works with students throughout the Rogue Valley to connect them with native plants and pollinators in the Southern Oregon Bioregion. Pollinator Pals develops hands-on lessons and activities developed in accordance with Ore…

How to Raise a Citizen: And Why It's Up to You to Do It" by Lindsey Cormack(The Politics Guys / The Politics Guys and Wiley Publishing) Lindsey Cormack is the author of "How to Raise a Citizen: And Why It's Up to You to Do It." She joins the Exchange to discuss the increasingly sparse civic knowledge and widespread dread of politics spreading acros…

Edenvale Winery in southern Oregon(Southern Oregon Wine Scene / Southern Oregon Wine Scene) Edenvale Winery is hosting the Oregon Honey and Mead Festival on September 21 (10am to 5pm) as a fundraiser in support of the Cascade Girl Organization, whose mission is to educate people about food system pollinators of the Cascade region and their impact o…

DEQ's Community Air Action Planning Pilot Project(Oregon Department of Air Quality / Oregon DEQ) A community-led action approach allows the lived experience of the community members to prioritize ways to improve air quality and address activities that cause air pollution. This approach forms the basis for the Department of Air Quality's Community A…

Jacksonville Wine & Dine festival(Southern Oregon Magazine / Jacksonvillewine.com ) The Jacksonville Wine & Dine Festival will be at Bigham Knoll in Jacksonville on Sept 21 from 1-6 pm. Profits from the event will go to support the local projects by the Jacksonville Rotary, Dolly Parton's Imagination Library and the local police department. The…

A Greater Applegate region will host a week-long fundraising series of events called "A Week in Jacksaphine Count(r)y." It runs from Sept 21-29th. The "Jacksaphine" moniker refers to the overlapping of the Applegate region across Jackson and Josephine counties. The celebration is a reflection of the spirit of unity between the counties in the Apple…

A peer-reviewed special report on Land Return to Tribes in Northern California is now available to the public. The report is an outcome of the 2023 Northern California LandBack Symposium, which was hosted in partnership with CalPoly Humboldt’s Native American Studies Department. A draft report was released at the conference and a period for peer re…

(Princeton University Press / Princeton University Press) Co-authors Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum trace the deliberate efforts to dismantle the capacity of government to do it work in their book, "Ungoverning: The Attack on the Administrative State and the Politics of Chaos." Democracy depends on a government that can govern, and that requi…

John Haroldson was the first Hispanic District Attorney in the state of Oregon.(Benton County, Oregon / Benton County, Oregon) Benton County District Attorney John M. Haroldson is a trailblazer in Oregon’s legal community. As the first Hispanic or Latino District Attorney in the state's history, Haroldson's career has been marked by his dedication …

( W.W. Norton and Company) The battles over our republic are ingrained in history ... if we can remember it. Author Corey Brettschneider offers detailed reminders in his book. "The Presidents and The People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It." He joins the Exchange in a riveting interview with Geoffrey R…

(© Steven Pavlov / http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Senapa ) A federal report about forced boarding schools and abuse of Native children includes California schools. The state of California established the Governor's Office of Tribal Affairs to oversee a Truth & Healing Council which is paving a path forward toward addressing the present-day …

Six guests embark on a wilderness tour. Only two survive. Devil's Island is home of the Tasmanian Devil and the setting for a page-turning whodunit. This novel is co-authored by Midge Raymond and John Yunker. They join the Exchange to talk with Geoffrey Riley about their debut collaboration.Oleh Geoffrey Riley