If you live in the Willamette Valley, nobody has to tell you that is was windy on Saturday afternoon.
Blue on green: Behold a field of camas blooms
Written April 23rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
This is the time of year for camas plants to bloom, and Albany homeowner Allen Beasley has a fine view of a whole field of them. On Friday he invited me to take a look.
Kalapuya & Calapooia: The same people
Written February 10th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
When Benton County moved some of its offices to the Kalapuya Building on Research Way last month, the spelling caught my eye. Why not Calapooia, which is how it’s spelled in Linn County?
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Tags: Calapooias, Indigenous people, Kalapuyas, spelling names, Willamette Valley
Tags: Calapooias, Indigenous people, Kalapuyas, spelling names, Willamette Valley
Climate change saves money
Written December 27th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
While we’re wading through the cold puddles of late December, let’s check in on the climate front. And if you want to know why it’s so hard to take global warming seriously, take a look at the chart below.
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Tags: climate change, December temperatures, global warming, NOAA Climate Monitor, Willamette Valley
Tags: climate change, December temperatures, global warming, NOAA Climate Monitor, Willamette Valley
What Christmas looks like …
Written December 24th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
… depends on where you are on Christmas Eve and on our point of view. What Christmas Eve looked like in the country (on Stellmacher Drive) …
Our climate: Still great, right?
Written May 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Living in the Willamette Valley, we don’t seem to be greatly affected by climate change, which according to President Obama and the big media is just about the greatest danger Americans face. And they say climate change is harming us now. Really?
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On Palestine Avenue: A view and a mystery
It’s too late to see it now, but if you had looked north from Northwest Palestine Avenue last week, you would have seen a bright yellow carpet covering part of this section of the Willamette Valley below.
Tags: farm fields Palestine Road, mustard fields, North Albany, Willamette Valley