Wallowa County Cheiftan: First ‘pub talk’ deemed a success
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The first-ever Pub Talk was the brainchild of Wallowa Resources program director Jean Jancaitis. Discussion focused on fire, drought and public perceptions of the blues.
The nonprofit’s development director Larz Stewart facilitated the gathering, which included three professors with Communities and Forests of Oregon. The joint research project includes Oregon State University Extension, University of Louisville, University of New Hampshire, Carsey School of Public Policy and Wallowa Resources.
The group conducted thousands of interviews and surveys in eastern Oregon to understand how resident perceptions of how their environment and communities are changing with respect to forest management and climate change.
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