ASHLAND GROUP RECEIVES $4.2 MILLION GRANT TO CONVERT MOTEL INTO SHELTER FACILITY
Options for Helping Residents of Ashland is the first Oregon group to receive a ‘Project Turnkey’ grant from the state in order to found a new shelter. Posted: Feb 4,…
10/5/2020 Wildfire update: FEMA and citizenship requirements
Here is important information regarding citizenship requirements for residents seeking aid from FEMA. The English version is posted first, followed by the same document in Spanish. You can download the…
10/2/2020 Wildfire Update: Moving into recovery
The wildfires that coursed through the state in September left disaster in the wake. Now that the smoke has settled, the damage can be assessed. Fires torched one million acres,…
9/30/2020 LIVE FORUM: Fire Recovery for Manufactured Homeowners.
As you know, many of the houses destroyed in the Almeda fire were mobile or prefabricated homes. The occupants and owners now have a lot of questions about insurance, area…
9/21/20 Wildfire update: Returning to home
Here is some very good general information from the state Department of Environmental Quality for those of us who are returning to homes still standing near burned areas: “Wildfires can…
9/18/20 Wildfire Update Day 10: Recovery – FEMA Assistance & New Resources
A week and a half after the devastating Almeda fire ripped through our communities, we are beginning to understand the nature of this catastrophe. Initial assessment has pegged the number…
9/13/20 Wildfire Update -Sunday night: Almeda fire response
This is Day 5 after the horrific Almeda fire swept through the communities of Talent and Phoenix. This post summarizes key information I know at this moment. Fire impact. We…
Oregon Wildfire Council Lays Out Some Options
The Jefferson Exchange, JPR One major outcome of the Oregon Governor’s Council on Wildfire Response was a number: four billion. That’s the amount of money estimated to do all the…
To fight wildfire, we must address climate change
by Rep. Pam Marsh Sunday, August 4th 2019 Mail Tribune AQI 134: Unhealthy for sensitive groups. I’m looking at this dispiriting air quality index reading for Ashland at 11 AM…
Rep Marsh comments prior to her Yes vote on HB 2020, 05-17-19
Representative Pam Marsh, representing Southern Jackson County, delivers comments before her vote in favor of climate legislation.