Nick’s Story
As I have grown up in Southern California, heat has been normal for myself. Whereas for my dad,…
Ari’s Story
Last September– I got back home to Eugene after quarantining with family outside the mainland…
Bryce’s Story
Growing up in Colorado Springs, I’ve always experienced drought. It was normal to my eyes, I knew no different, but I remember 2012 feeling different…
Jalen’s Story
I have sensed climate change most recently through wildfires.
I can see them creeping up around…
Camille’s Story
For as long as I can remember I have wanted to leave my hometown in Colorado and explore other places. My family and I…
Mitch’s Story
Within the last ten years the amount of total rain fall across Oregon has dramatically decreased. The lack of rain…
Cameron’s Story
In September 2020, Corvallis Oregon, and most of the rest of the state were choking on smoke from several large forest fires. The Lionshead fire…
Hannah’s Story
I have lived in Oregon my entire life (21 years) and recently the warmer weather has become more apparent and hazardous. In the past few…
Liv’s Story
It was September 8th, 2020. My 20th birthday. I was planning on celebrating with a few friends and going to the river close to my college campus…
Emma’s Story
Title Emma’s Climate Story Name Emma Vail Place Portland, OR 97212 How are you sensing climate change? My sense of climate change has always been around me, I am growing up in a time where these occurrences are becoming more active. Though, in particular, I...Kendall’s Story
Growing up in Oregon I would always hear people talking about how much it rains here. When talking to people from out of state they would refer to Oregon as “the rainy state”…
Jane’s Story
I personally experienced the effects of climate change through a dramatic wildfire season last summer (2020). I remember being out with my partner at a restaurant when the smoke…
Vivian’s Story
Climate change has become an integral part of my adult life as I have dedicated the past few years…