A podcast in the Rogue Valley centering those impacted by the Almeda Fire.
High Country News article by Marianne Dhenin
A podcast in the Rogue Valley centering those impacted by the Almeda Fire.
High Country News article by Marianne Dhenin
The beginning of the journey. Join Isabella, Marcella, and Susan for their story of the Almeda Fire.
Written and recorded by Isabella Ro Ruikis
Sound editing: Cameron Simpson and Tejas Leer Hayden
Intro music by Bret Levick
Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.
Special thanks: Mark Yaconelli, Susannah Cole, Allie Rosenbluth, Theo Whitcomb
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To Marcella's etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/marcellasilks
To the family's GoFundMe site: https://www.gofundme.com/f/poor-artists-devastated-by-almeda-fire
A joint investigation by NPR, JPR, and the California Newsroom, which found that during last year's fire season in Oregon, FEMA didn't approve roughly 70% of claims: As Western Wildfires Worsen, FEMA Is Denying Most People Who Ask For Help | Jefferson Public Radio (ijpr.org)
Article by Theo Whitcomb about the Almeda Fire and local cooperative land management efforts: Burn Down Valley - Oregon Humanities
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How the Almeda Fire swept through four towns along Bear Creek. Local challenges in disaster management.
How locals sprang into action in the immediate aftermath of the Almeda Fire. Fire survivors struggle to get FEMA aid.
Efforts to secure housing for fire survivors. Community-based organizations collaborate to keep people safely housed. Reflections and hopes for the future in the Rogue Valley.
Written and recorded by Isabella Ro Ruikis
Sound editing: Tejas Leer Heyden
Music by Simon Ficker. Outro music in part 3 by Jeffrey Thielsen
Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.
Special thanks: Sara Cervantez and Hector Flores
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The Almeda Fire, from the Bear Creek Greenway. Local efforts to support unhoused neighbors in the immediate aftermath. The City of Medford raids a mutual aid camp at Hawthorne Park.
Harm Reduction and mutual aid in the Medford area following the fires. The City of Medford passes a camping ban, making it a misdemeanor to use a tent in public. Hopes for a more compassionate Rogue Valley.
Written and recorded by Isabella Ro Ruikis
Sound editing: Tejas Leer Heyden
Music by Simon Ficker
Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.
Special thanks: Derek DeForest and Jayden Becker
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