A podcast in the Rogue Valley centering those impacted by the Almeda Fire.
High Country News article by Marianne Dhenin
The Almeda Fire from one family's perspective. Recordings collected over a year as we navigated recovery.
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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Navigating resources and recovery in community.
Written and recorded by Isabella Ro Ruikis
Sound editing: Tejas Leer Hayden
Intro & transition music by Moonside. Outro music 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
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