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  • 3 weeks ago | opb.org | Julie Sabatier |Jule Gilfillan

    Photographer Isabella Cassini photographs food crashing together in her latest project, "Splashes, Crashes, and Smashes."Courtesy Isabella CassiniFood is obviously part of our lives every day. We literally need it to survive. But it can also be an art form and serve as creative inspiration. From fifteenth-century still life paintings to pop art, food and art have gone hand in hand for a long time.

  • 1 month ago | opb.org | Jule Gilfillan

    Oregon State University professor emeritus Judy Li’s lifelong love of all the critters that make their homes in our local creeks is contagious. One of Li’s favorites is the under-appreciated caddisfly. Not only are these stealthy invertebrates near-miraculous in their ability to transform from tiny, underwater insects into winged flyers, they also play an important role in keeping our watersheds clean and healthy.

  • Dec 15, 2024 | npr.org | Jule Gilfillan

    Audio will be available later today. Each winter, Portland volunteers "taxi" Northern red-legged frogs to and from their egg-spawning ground. The service protects them from becoming roadkill on a highway.

  • Dec 2, 2024 | seasidesignal.com | Jule Gilfillan

    “We’re above 48 degrees right now, and the pavement’s wet,” said St. Johns resident Philip Fensterer. “I think it could be a really good night.”The late winter sky was darkening as the small group of damp but buoyant volunteers gathered around Fensterer in March, some scanning weather apps on their phones for the telltale radar blobs that promise a shower.

  • Nov 23, 2024 | opb.org | Jule Gilfillan

    “We’re above 48 degrees right now, and the pavement’s wet,” said St. Johns resident Philip Fensterer. “I think it could be a really good night.”The late winter sky was darkening as the small group of damp but buoyant volunteers gathered around Fensterer in March, some scanning weather apps on their phones for the tell-tale radar blobs that promise a shower. Fensterer is the self-described “frog taxi captain,” and these volunteers provide a unique taxi service for the resident frogs of Forest Park.

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