Julia Weinand

Guide Dogs for the Blind Builds Community

Boring, Oregon. Guide Dogs for the Blind (GDB) celebrated its annual Oregon Fun Day event in a new way this…

4 years ago

Literary Arts Responds to Time of Change With New Offerings

Portland, OR. With quarantine keeping people at home, Literary Arts was forced to rethink how to best support the literary community of Oregon. A…

4 years ago

Friends of Trees Plants Hope for Community

Portland, OR. Despite shelter-in-place, Friends of Trees (FOT) managed to finish its planting season in neighborhoods and urban green spaces in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Staffers…

4 years ago

Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors… and at Home

Portland, OR. When shelter-in-place went into effect in March, Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors’ (ECO’s) programs shut down immediately. Classes…

4 years ago

COVID-19 Precautions Affect Feline Populations

Portland, Oregon. The Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon (FCCO) promotes the wellbeing of stray and feral cats around the Portland area. FCCO focuses largely on its trap-neuter-return program, meant…

4 years ago

Oregon Zoo Reopens to Public With Timed Ticketing & Limited Attendance

Portland, OR. For elephants Rose-Tu, Shine, and Chendra, life at the Oregon Zoo has remained mostly the same since the…

4 years ago

Oregon Symphony Offers New Kid’s Storytime Online

Portland, OR. “Kids are at home, parents are home-schooling, and we believed we could help,” explains Norman Hunyh, the Associate…

4 years ago

Community Energy Project Adapts to COVID-19 Limitations

Portland, OR.  Community Energy Project Home Energy Score Assessor, Jackie Zusi-Russell maintains social distance while evaluating client's homes, but she's…

4 years ago

Hoyt Arboretum Continues to Educate Younger Generation During Pandemic

Portland, OR.  You can't see kids shoulder to shoulder learning at the Hoyt Arboretum this summer, but there's still lots…

4 years ago