Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The 42° north parallel delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada.
Oregon has been home to many Indigenous nations for thousands of years. Because of its diverse landscapes and waterways, Oregon's economy is largely powered by various forms of agriculture, fishing, and hydroelectric power. Technology is another one of Oregon's major economic forces, beginning in the 1970s with the establishment of the Silicon Forest, a nickname for the cluster of high-tech companies located in the Portland metropolitan area. W
Oregon community action
Sustainability initiatives
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Local sustainability initiatives
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Community energy
Solar energy
Solar energy is the state's most abundant energy resource and estimates have placed the state's potential electricity production from solar power at 68,000,000 MWhs annually, an amount larger than the state's total electricity consumption of 46,457,000 MWh in 2005.
Solar power in Oregon has been growing in recent years due to new technological improvements and a variety of regulatory actions and financial incentives enacted by the state government. W
Wind power
The state of Oregon has large wind energy resources. Many projects have been completed, most of them in rural Eastern Oregon and near the Columbia River Gorge. Wind power accounted for 12.1% of the electricity generated in Oregon in 2016. W
Cycling activism
Oregon Bicycle Bill
The Oregon Bicycle Bill (ORS 366.514) is transportation legislation passed in the U.S. state of Oregon in 1971. It requires the inclusion of facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists wherever a road, street or highway is being constructed or reconstructed and applies to the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as well as Oregon cities and counties.
The law requires that in any given fiscal year, a minimum of 1% of the state highway fund received by the ODOT, a city or county is used to provide walkways and bikeways located within the right-of-way of public roads, streets or highways open to motor vehicle traffic. W
Cycle Oregon
Cycle Oregon is a week-long recreational bicycle ride held annually in different parts of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is also the name of a non-profit corporation established in 1991 to manage the event. More than a thousand riders participate every year and are supported by vans, meals and facilities. W
Cycle Oregon, non-profit organization dedicated to transforming individuals and communities through bicycling.
Other links
- Bike paths in Oregon W
- Oregon Pedestrian and Bicycle Program, Oregon Department of Transportation. Resources include: safety publications, bicycle maps, project design and funding resources, and trip planning tools.
Ecovillages
Lost Valley Educational Center is an intentional community and ecovillage located on 87 acres (350,000 m2) acres of mostly forested land in Dexter, Oregon, United States, approximately 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Eugene. The center was founded in 1989 and is located on the grounds of the old headquarters of the Shiloh Youth Revival Centers. W / Lost Valley Education Center
Education for sustainability
- List of nature centers in Oregon W
- Environmental Education Association of Oregon
- Map of nature centers and environmental education centers in Oregon
Environment quality
- Beyond Toxics
- Freshwater Trust
- Department of Environmental Quality, the chief regulatory agency of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon responsible for protecting and enhancing the state's natural resources and managing sanitary and toxic waste disposal. W
Food activism
- Huerto de la Familia (The Family Garden)
- Aprovecho Research Center, 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization, develops efficient cook stoves for use in developing countries.
Open spaces
List of Oregon state parks W
Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle
Oregon Bottle Bill W
Sharing
Sustainable transport activism
Hiking trails in Oregon W
Trees, woodland and forest
- BARK, non-profit organization that was created to combat logging, clear-cutting, deforestation and projects members say cause "commercial destruction" in Oregon forests, specifically those of the Mt. Hood National Forest. W
- List of Oregon state forests W
- List of Oregon National Forests W
News and comment
2020
California and Oregon 2020 wildfires in maps, graphics and images, Sep 18 [1] ...US news
Oregon wildfires: Half a million people flee dozens of infernos, Sep 11 [2]
2017
Depave picks away pavement to create green space, Oct 11 [3]
2016
Oregon becomes first state to pass law to completely eliminate coal-fired power, Mar 3 [4]
Local communities in Oregon
See also
- Ecotrust
- Category:Oregon State University
External links
- Wikipedia:Oregon
- Ecochallenge.org, see also Northwest Earth Institute W
- Environment Oregon, a political non-profit organization, that lobbies for legislation in regard to environmental policy on local, state and national levels. It is affiliated with Environment America, a federation of environmental organizations in thirty states. Based in Portland, Oregon, it has more than 35,000 members throughout the state. It is also partnered with the Environment Oregon Research & Policy Center, its sister 501(c) organization. W
- 1000 Friends of Oregon, "working with Oregonians to enhance quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural areas." W
- Restore Oregon, formerly the Historic Preservation League of Oregon, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation with a mission to "Preserve, Reuse, and Pass Forward Oregon's Historic Resources to Ensure Livable, Sustainable Communities." W