9-29-21 Emerald Media - Week of Welcome

SEPT. 29, 2021

Week of Welcome

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Being back on campus and seeing the new year upon us is both very exciting and very overwhelming. There is so much uncertainty, yet so much promise. So much to re-adapt to, and yet so much time to make up for. It is my sincere hope that, with widespread vaccinations, and necessary public health procedures, this year can be one of new beginnings and newfound understanding of the people and communities around us, along with a better understanding of our inner selves. Though, there is always the fear that something will change, and this year will also be taken away. This isn't so much a “back to normal” as it should be a “back to better.”

And, if we choose to lean on each other and care for one another, I think there is a lot to be hopeful for.

AROUND CAMPUS HEALTHCARE BENEFIT ENROLLMENT BEGINS FRIDAY: University of Oregon employees eligible for health insurance through the university can enroll as soon as Oct. 1. The University will hold its virtual benefits fair starting this Friday to inform employees on benefits and answer questions. It will then stay open for the entire month. Open enrollment is mandatory for all employees who are eligible for health benefits.

– DUNCAN BAUMGARTEN OREGON LANDS KENNEDY BASHAM: Head coach Kelly Graves and the Oregon women’s basketball team landed a marquee recruit on Monday afternoon.

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THE RECORD-BREAKING CLASS OF 2025: UO announced recordbreaking enrollment numbers for the incoming class, with about 4,600 first-year students and over 1,000 new transfer students. It’s also the most diverse class, with over 1,600 domestic minority students. Roger Thompson, UO vice president for student services and enrollment management, said virtual recruitment efforts, consistent “right decisions” about COVID-19 safety, the tuition guarantee and Unthank Hall all contributed to the records – ABBY SOURWINE

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Shop owner Ammon Henrikson tends to one of the hundreds of LEGO sets in his store. Brick Builders is a locally owned and operated LEGO store in downtown Eugene.

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BUILDING A BUSINESS

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HOW A UNIVERSITY OF OREGON GRADUATE AND ENTREPRENEUR STARTED HIS OWN BUSINESS OUT OF HIS CHILDHOOD LOVE FOR LEGOS.

LEGOS

BY GAVIN MAJESKI

Brick Builders is a LEGO store located along Eugene’s constantly busy Willamette Street. Brick Builders is a locally owned and operated LEGO store in downtown Eugene. (Ian Enger/Emerald)

Upon entry into the all-things Lego themed shop Brick Builders, a rush of nostalgia washes over anybody who ever owned a lego set growing up.You’ll see glass cases filled to the brim with completed models and rows of loose pieces that line the store shelves. Everybody has a story, and Ammon Henrikson, owner of Brick Builders in downtown Eugene, has an incredibly fascinating one.

It all started when Henrikson was a child, building numerous town and castle Lego themed sets.

However, unlike most toys, Legos can be a hassle when it comes to cleaning up, with small pieces sure to be scattered across floors. Anyone who has stepped on a Lego barefoot can attest that Legos can be a nuisance if not properly organized.

Henrikson’s ex step-mother was not a fan of the constant mess, discarding the 10-year-old’s entire collection of Legos. Henrikson was devastated. After losing so much, he found it difficult to begin building again. He inevitably stopped playing with Legos as he matured and went on to discover different passions.

As a young adult, Henrikson attended the University of Oregon where he got a degree in both engineering and business. Twenty or so years after he stopped playing with Legos, Henrikson had kids of his own.

His children took up the hobby he once loved, thus rekindling his passion for the brand and its use as a creative outlet. Because Legos are a singular piece of plastic, having many allows for an endless potential of creations with the use of one’s imagination.

“I have a lot of nostalgia and great memories of just spending hours building and creating things,” Henrikson said. “I loved making puzzles and hiding secret compartments.”

After practicing real estate for 14 years, Henrikson finally opened Brick Builders in 2017.

“A lot of the engineering things I learned as a kid, I ended up doing later on in life,” Henrikson said.

Henrikson’s revitalized interest in Legos piqued his curiosity about a possible business venture when he realized there were specialized Lego stores in bigger cities such as Portland and Seattle.

“That discovery sparked the idea that it's possible.

You could make a business based on having an entire store dedicated to Legos,” Henrikson said.“That whole idea intrigued me. And, at the time, there was no Lego store in Eugene.”

But Henrikson’s building formula has drastically evolved with age and the knowledge he acquired with his engineering degree. He now focuses his

creations on kinetic sculptures that utilize movement via motors and gears, custom robotically controlled vehicles and recreating famous movie scenes.

Henrikson said Brick Builders has over a million Lego pieces, with easy access to parts due to the meticulous organization system he’s crafted throughout the years. Just like Henrikson, many individuals around his age still want to relive their childhood with some of their favorite sets from back in the day — and Brick Builders is here to help.

The store offers individual, hard to find pieces, and — with the sheer magnitude of inventory — Henrikson can even pull enough parts to make an entire set from scratch as long as he knows the required pieces.

When Henrikson isn’t selling Lego products — ranging from individual mini-figures to franchise crossover sets such as Star Wars and Marvel Super Heroes — Brick Builders offers different services such as birthday parties, made-to-order custom build creations, live action role-playing with medieval weaponry made from foam and even summer camps geared toward learning engineering through the use of Legos.

From building Lego sets at a young age to now owning his very own Lego shop, Henrikson has made it a long way from his beginnings.

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WHO WAS

DENORVAL UNTHANK JR.?

BY ABBY SOURWINE

The newly constructed Unthank Hall is now open. It’s named after the first Black graduate of UO’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts, but “De” was even more than this accomplishment.

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DeNorval Unthank Jr. (courtesy of UO School of Architecture and Design)

The student welcome center contains examples of all the room options avalible to students who will be living on campus. The University of Oregon’s new student welcome center is located on the first floor of the brand new dorm residence, Unthank Hall. (Serei Hendrie/Emerald)

Students and family assist with moving into the University of Oregon's newest residence hall, Unthank. University of Oregon students are preparing to resume in person activities across campus during fall term. (Will Geschke/Emerald)

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DeNorval Unthank Jr. Hall welcomed its first residents for the 2021-22 school year on Sept. 10.

The University of Oregon named the seven story building after the first African American student to graduate from its School of Architecture and Allied Arts, according to its website. However, friends and family say Unthank Jr., or De, preferred to be recognized for other accomplishments.

“It wasn't my dad's mission to change people's mind about people who didn't look like them,” Unthank’s daughter, Libby Tower, said. “It was more, if you’re interested in having an approach to problem solving with a building that needs to be designed, and you appreciate my style and my design sensibilities, then hire me to do the building.

But it's not about hiring me because I'm Black.”

Unthank grew up in Portland with his parents and four siblings. His father, DeNorval Unthank Sr., was one of the first Black doctors in Portland, and he encouraged his son to be a doctor, too. Unthank went to Howard University for two years before returning to Oregon to study his true passion at UO’s architecture school.

He started a design and construction company with fellow architecture student Dick Chambers to help pay for school. The company, now Chambers Construction, is still a Eugene fixture. Unthank then moved on to work for Wilmsen Endicott Architects in 1955 and eventually became partner of the firm.

In 1968, Unthank created his own firm with Otto Poticha, now a UO professor, and UO lecturer and Eugene architect Grant Seder. The firm won over 50 design awards, and Unthank established himself as a respected craftsman. He even designed McKenzie and Justice Bean Halls on UO’s campus, according to friends and family.

Unthank worked as an architect in Eugene for nearly 50 years before he died in 2000. He was a “pillar of the community,” his friend Greg Evans said, known for his skill and dedication to his craft, his commitment to his family and his guidance of aspiring architects and of the Black community in Eugene.

UO sought to honor Unthank in 2017 by renaming a wing of Hamilton Hall after him, but the HamiltonWalton construction project includes removing Hamilton Hall in 2023.

“It's got two more academic years, and then that building goes away,” Anna Schmidt-MacKenzie, the director of residence life and educational initiatives, said. “So, the work that was done to celebrate DeNorval Unthank, we did not want to lose that opportunity to maintain that celebration.”

Unthank Hall is meant to be a space of social gathering, Schmidt-Mackenzie said. The hall hosts lots of common spaces and dining venues, as well as the university’s Welcome Center. The university painted the words “Duck’s House” on the windows and introduced a sports bar to watch UO sporting events. Tower said both aspects of the building suit its namesake.

“My dad was very much a Duck,” she said. He loved sports, she said, and he loved mentoring those in his community.

That’s how he first bonded with Evans in the 80s.

Evans said they got to know each other by drinking beer and talking shop about football and basketball.

Evans claims UO wasn’t the powerhouse it is today, but said Unthank always begged to differ. He gave Evans advice on living in Eugene as a Black man.

“I watched how he approached raising his children in a predominantly White community and saw some of the issues, the pitfalls back then,” Evans said.

“Racism was par for the course; you just knew that there were certain parts of town you didn't go to, certain places you couldn’t live because you would be harassed out of there and it would be difficult for you to live in certain places in town. He did guide you in that respect.”

Unthank was a “backroom operator” when it came to addressing racism in Eugene, Evans said.

He prioritized running his business and raising his family and avoided political movements.

“He didn't have the luxury to be out there doing that when he had a business to run,” Tower said. “I think people get a little confused and they think that he was an activist when, from my perspective and from my mother's perspective, that's not what we remember. We remember him being pretty dedicated to his work and his business and his family and his teaching.”

In addition to guiding Evans and other members of the community, Unthank mentored aspiring architects, especially undergraduates, and founded the National Organization for Minority Architects.

He taught at UO from 1965 to 1980 and “had a strong impact on students,” Poticha said. Today, the DeNorval Unthank Jr. Memorial Scholarship in Architecture provides aid to undergraduate students in the architecture school.

Tower said naming such a prominent building on campus after the Unthank family is a “huge honor.”

She said she is proud to see a building named for someone’s impact rather than a monetary donation.

“It is fitting it should be named for DeNorval Unthank Jr., an unwavering advocate for others who understood that design, education and opportunity are intertwined,” UO spokesperson Kay Jarvis said in an email to the Emerald.

Poticha said Unthank could be better honored by renaming McKenzie or Justice Bean. Friends, family and Schmidt-MacKenzie agree that Unthank’s legacy should be explained inside the new building.

Evans said Unthank deserves to be recognised for his work addressing racism in Eugene and his contributions to UO. “Is everything perfect? No. Are things moving in the right direction? I would say yes,” Evans said. “Are they moving fast enough? No. But they are moving, and they would not be moving without De Unthank and some of the other Black families who were pioneers here in Eugene.”

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FORWARD NOT-QUITE-TOGETHER: LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAINTAINS ONLINE LEARNING AS UO RETURNS TO CAMPUS

BY HANNAHROSE McGUINNESS

Lane Community College President Margaret Hamilton informed students and staff that the college would keep most classes remote through Oct. 24 as a response to Lane County’s rising rate of COVID-19 infection in a Sept. 7 statement.

LCC plans to hold some classes, like those for health professions degrees with lab sections, in person throughout fall term, LCC Provost Paul Jarrell stated. With the University of Oregon returning to almost fully in-person instruction on Sept. 27, students and staff are eager to see what will come of these two different approaches to starting fall term.

“The health and safety of our students and employees is a top priority. So, where possible, instructors have been asked to incorporate remote instruction for at least the first half of fall term,” Hamilton said of LCC’s decision to maintain mostly remote learning. In the meantime, the main LCC campus will remain open with a requirement for face masks in place.

On UO’s campus, students and staff are beginning to return to in-person classes. UO has provided a set of guidelines aiming to ensure a safe return to campus for students and staff — including mandated face coverings indoors and outside where social distancing isn’t possible, as well as requiring vaccinations and providing case management to those who contract COVID-19.

Other precautions include upgraded air ventilation systems and improved cleaning to reduce chances of viral exposure. According to UO spokesperson Saul Hubbard, the university’s Monitoring and Assessment Program is a key component for the school’s return to campus, as it will allow for a high capacity of COVID-19 testing for students and staff.

“We are confident that our multi-layered safety approach will allow the UO to successfully manage the return to in-person instruction this fall while protecting the health and safety of our campus community,” Hubbard said.

UO President Michael Schill said in a May 10 statement that requiring vaccines “will also allow our campus community to return to the in-person and on-campus experience that is the cornerstone of academic success, student experience, and research innovation.”

LCC’s action plan going into fall term is similar to UO’s, with a heavy focus on high rates of community vaccination, case management and weekly testing for students and faculty with vaccine exemptions. Its decision to require vaccinations and facial coverings on campus was largely influenced by the availability of COVID-19 vaccines, civic responsibility to the community, recommendations from local public health authorities and UO, Pacific University and Oregon State University’s decisions to require vaccinations for their students and staff going into fall term.

For those looking for support during their return to campus, students will have access to counseling, both in-person and online, Hubbard said.

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SEXUAL HEALTH

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BY AISHA GHORASHIAN • TWITTER @AGHORASHIAN19

Tucked away in different corners around campus, students can find a myriad of sexual health resources from various organizations with everything from condoms and social events to educational materials.

As college students enter into their first year, they are exposed to new experiences and people, while also trying to figure themselves out. Some may be starting a new romantic relationship or figuring out their sexual orientation. Generally, U.S. culture avoids the topic of sex, but the University of Oregon proudly takes a stance on integrating sexual health into the everyday lives of students. One unique thing about UO is the sheer amount of sexual health resources available to students at no or low cost. While this makes many parents grimace, the reality is that many students are sexually active and/or figuring out their sexual/gender identity during college.

One of the largest campus resources is Protection Connection, which started over two years ago. This service provides students with safer sex supplies and educational materials. Julia Odenthal, a student worker who runs this service, said “Protection Connection is a really cool program that exists. It has two primary modes of function which is distribution and education.”

The distribution allows for sex supply hot spots which are located in the EMU, the Rec Center and some student organizations. These hot spots have free condoms, dental dams, love gloves and other barrier contraceptives available for students. Protection Connection also has a Residence Hall service that allows students to order a box of contraceptives of their choice to their dorm. Also, those who are living off-campus can order condoms or dental dams and pick them up.

Odenthal went on to talk about the educational aspect of Protection Connection, which focuses on giving students accurate information on sexual health.

Protection Connection volunteers present information at events, pass out pamphlets to students, write a monthly newsletter and table weekly.

“Protection Connection offers a variety of barrier supplies and safer sex for any kind of sex and body,” Odenthal said. “We also offer a lot of educational resources so students can be informed about sexual health.”

Another valuable resource that exists on campus is the Wellness Vending Machine. This machine is housed in the EMU, in the little alcove next to the fishbowl bathrooms and Chipotle. In it, students can find barrier contraceptives like condoms, dental dams and more. The best part of this machine is that students have access to Plan B for $20. Plan B is usually sold at pharmacies and can cost upwards of $50.

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organization provides various educational and sex positive resources and events, including Get Explicit, Sex Cafe and Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

SVPE is an organization that is meant to reduce the prevalence of sexual assault on the university’s campus. They run trainings on sexual violence prevention, support other student groups and much more. Nate Blair, SVPE’s student director, said the coolest program they run is Get Explicit, which is a required training for freshman that teaches students about consent, sexual relationship and boundaries.

“I have to be biased,” Blair said. “The SVPE team provides some of my favorite sexual health resources.

Just because we are working on new presentations similar to Get Explicit that are meant to expand topics, and we get to be very intersectional in the work we do.”

Blair also mentioned The Organization Against Sexual Assault which puts on fun events on campus like Sex Toy Bingo — a proven hit among students.

According to Blair, other resources similar to OASA include the Care and Advocacy Program which is meant to help students who may be in a sexual crisis through support, education and advocacy.

“The two ways we can look at sexual health resources on campus are like the physical resources such as Duck Nest, Protection Connection,” Blair said.

“We also have a bunch of resources that deal with sexual wellness, like OASA who focus on positive sexuality and sexual experiences.”

Another organization that provides help for students is the Men's Resource Center. The center focuses its programming on combating toxic masculinity and redefining what it means to be a man.

Akin to that, the Women’s Center has programming, events centered around women’s sex-positive experiences and offers safe sex supplies in its space.

The Health Center also has a myriad of services available for students. There is an STI Screening Clinic, breast and testicular exams and contraception care.

Health workers can also sign students up for Oregon ContraceptiveCare, also known as CCare, which is a federal program that provides free birth control and contraceptive services to those who qualify. In additional to all that, the Counseling Center, housed within the health center, has therapists and counselors that specialize in LGTBQ+ topics and sexual violence among many.

It’s clear that, for the most part, UO has an impressive list of sexual health resources. So, if you’re a student who needs some help when it comes to sex, these organizations have resources available all year round.

Located around the Erb Memorial Union, Rec Center, and some student organizations, The Hot Spot Despensers contain a variety of free safe sex supplies. Protection Connection is a University of Oregon program that provides students with low cost, or free, sexual protection resources. (Serei Hendrie/Emerald)

The Wellness Vending Machine is located in the Erb Memorial Union Fishbowl by the restrooms. Protection Connection is a University of Oregon program that provides students with low cost, or free, sexual protection resources. (Serei Hendrie/Emerald)

Located around the Erb Memorial Union, Rec Center, and some student organizations, The Hot Spot Despensers contain a variety of free safe sex supplies. Protection Connection is a University of Oregon program that provides students with low cost, or free, sexual protection resources. (Serei Hendrie/Emerald)

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EXTRAORDINARY 2021

WILDFIRE SEASON SCORCHES OREGON Another severe wildfire season strikes Oregon, burning through communities and testing the limits of firefighters. Experts look to the past to curb the trend.

BY ALEXIS WEISEND

Oregon’s 2021 wildfire season is devastating the state, following a trend of severe wildfires over the last decade.

Extreme drought and build-up of dry underbrush creates longer and larger fire seasons, exhausting the efforts of firefighters and leaving Oregonians tense.

By mid-August this year, Oregon wildfires burned over a million more acres than they had by that time last year, according to the Northwest Interagency Coordination Center.

However, Sept. 2020 burned 400,000 more acres than Sept. 2021 — partially due to a severe windstorm event that fueled several wildfires over Labor Day last year.

The Bootleg Fire ignited in the Fremont-Winema National Forest near Beatty, Oregon. It became the largest current wildfire in the United States on July 22 when it grew to nearly 400,000 acres. The now-fully-contained Bootleg Fire is the third largest wildfire in Oregon during the 20th century, according to Public Information Officer Mike McMillan.

The fire was so large, it created its own weather system, complete with a lightning cloud and what appeared to be a fire tornado, according to public information officers for the Bootleg Fire.

Lane County’s own Middle Fork Complex Fires began on July 29 and has burned over 30,000 acres. Only 55% contained, public information officials expect to contain the fire by mid-October.

Oregon counties — including Lane — began declaring their fire seasons unusually early this year, due to dry conditions and predictions of another severe wildfire season.

Experts like John Bailey, a professor of forestry at Oregon State University, said these kinds of severe fire seasons will continue and likely worsen if Oregon does not change its approach to combating wildfires.

“A new normal” for wildland firefighters

Public Information Officer Mike McMillan holds a pulaski axe and stainless steel cover which he designed to prevent firefighters from cutting their legs while carrying axes at the site of the Bootleg Fire on July 26.

(Marcus Ren/Emerald)

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Wildland firefighters must work 14 days before receiving two or three days off, Middle Fork Complex spokesperson Lauren Durocher said.

They may work up to 16 hours a day.

An arduous season has meant increased calls for wildland firefighters like Nicholas Tutison.

Tutison said he has almost had as many days on fires than some people received during the entirety of 2020.

“This season is a lot larger, and a lot more intense than last season was,” Tutison said. “ I do think that extreme fire behavior is going to become more of a norm from now on.”

Tutison said the high summer temperatures posed additional challenges to wildland firefighters.

“There have been multiple occasions on this season where we've had people have to stop working to go and vomit due to heat exhaustion,” he said. “You know, people drinking in excess of two gallons a day — just not even able to absorb any of the water that they're taking in.”

Frequent, large fires require a surplus of resources, McMillan said, including staff and equipment. However, such demand spreads resources thin.

“The challenges we are facing with a fire this size is that we’ve got a lot of areas that need attention,” McMillan said. “Even if we had the equipment to do it, we need the supervisors to help keep the firefighters safe. We’re adjusting and doing the best we can with what we have.”

Fire crews from across the country came to southern Oregon to help fight the Bootleg Fire, McMillan said. It took almost 2,000 personnel nearly 40 days to contain the Bootleg Fire, according to incident documents.

Todd Light, a division supervisor at the Middle Fork Complex, said fatigue is a factor when it comes to lack of resources.

“The biggest factor I see is just the lack of resources,” Light said. “There’s so many fires at one time that we order a lot of equipment and a lot of crews and a lot of engines, and we just can't get it because there are so many fires going on.”

Extremely large fires like the Bootleg Fire can put wildland firefighters in high-stress situations where they work right next to large and spreading flames.

“A fire moving so fast, there’s no way you could outrun it. You want to make sure you’re not in front of those moving fronts,” Bootleg Safety Officer Larry Welsh said. “It will consume anything in its path.”

Jordan Gulley, a wildland firefighter working on the Bootleg, said fire seasons have gradually worsened since he started fighting fires in 2007.

“I would say it’s a new normal,” Gulley said. “A term that we started using in our line of work is fire year instead of a fire season. And I would suspect, without proper fuels management and embracing the

COVER future of fire in our weather and our conditions on Earth, we are going to have worse fire seasons.”

Neighboring flames and heartbreaking loss Evacuation orders fluctuated across Oregon this summer as wildfires sprouted and their containment levels wavered.

Sue Cathart is a bike mechanic at Oakridge Bike Shop, located roughly 9 miles away from the flames of the Middle Fork Complex. She said the heavy smoke and neighboring flames slowed down business.

“Our business is all about getting people outside,” she said. “And outside isn’t the place to be right now.”

However, Cathart said she is mainly worried about her community. “You have a small community, and a bike shop tends to be a place where people check in,” she said. “I’d say that nerves are pretty high.”

The Willamette National Forest surrounds the area, leaving the community nervously watching as wildfires consistently encompass the area, Cathart said.

“Last year, we had fires to the north of us, fires to the south of us. And at one point, we had a fire to the east of us, and felt pretty lucky that it wasn't here,” Cathart said. “But there was a general sentiment of like, gosh, when's it going to be our turn? And they're closer now.”

The Bootleg Fire burned roughly a quarter of the Klamath Tribes’ treaty land in southern Oregon, Don Gentry, tribal council chairman of the Klamath Tribes, said.

Gentry said the loss has had an emotional impact on him. “I have a lot of memories hunting out there — memories of elders, people I’ve hunted with that have passed,” Gentry said.

“It’s kind of sad, definitely. And, to see so much of that area just black and destroyed, it's just heartbreaking.”

Although Gentry said the Tribes are worried about the effects of the Bootleg Fire on all species, he said they are particularly concerned about the endangered C’waam and Koptu fish populations, which are culturally important to the tribes and only found in Upper Klamath Lake. Water contamination from the Bootleg Fire could kill the fish, he said.

Gentry said he is concerned about future wildfires affecting the Tribes’ territory as well, because centuries of fire suppression has built up dry underbrush known as fuels.

“This fire burnt about 25% of our treaty rights area,” he said. “That means there’s 75% of it that hasn’t burned and is still at risk.”

Learning from the past Bailey, the forestry professor at OSU, said climate change drives the trend of severe wildfire seasons.

Oregon’s extreme and severe drought levels, which global warming

has produced, left dead material on trees and sucked the moisture from fuels that blanket forest grounds, Bailey said.

Oregon has been putting out fires for centuries. However, wildfires have historically burned unhindered, which allowed such dry fuels to disintegrate and clear forests of highly-flammable material, Bailey said.

Fire managers occasionally perform prescribed burns — the intentional application of fire to eliminate fuels — to solve this problem. McMillan said the state had previously treated areas of the Bootleg Fire with prescribed burns. In those places, fire slowed and was more manageable, he said. Areas that had not received treatment were difficult to suppress.

However, Bailey said fire suppression is still a major directive for Oregon. Although climate change is the driving force behind worsening fire seasons, Bailey said fuel management — such as treating the landscape — is what people can control right now.

“Until we change our management practices, fuels are going to continue accumulating,” Bailey said. Traditional ecological knowledge of how the landscapes were managed can help guide such restorative work, Bailey said.

Ten years before the Bootleg burned their territory, the Klamath Tribes signed a Master Stewardship Agreement that partnered with the U.S. Forest Service and the nonprofit Nature Conservancy to perform treatments on their territory and the surrounding landscape.

The treatments are designed to naturally work effectively with fire, Steve Rondeau, natural resource director for the Klamath Tribes, said.

Treatments included prescribed burns and forest thinning in order to return the forest to a historical condition.

“It's important that we take lessons from the past and apply them to the present, so that we can get better outcomes into the future,” Rondeau said.

When Rondeau visited the aftermath of the Bootleg Fire, he said he saw the results of the tribes’ work: a stark difference between untreated and treated land drawn by a line between retained vegetation and scorched ground.

Although the Klamath Tribes do not have the capacity to perform such aboriginal treatments on their own, Rondeau said these management practices have to be applied across a greater landscape in order to prevent future severe wildfire seasons and protect Oregon’s national parks.

“If we don’t get to a place where we can intervene, we’re not going to prevent what just happened here, there. We will lose our parks, and we will lose our wilderness if we don’t get very serious about how to apply fire back on that landscape,” Rondeau said.

“We’re not going to be able to continue to suppress these things.”

Steve Rondeau, the Klamath Tribes’ natural resource director, points to a map depicting the effects of the Klamath Tribes’ fire treatments. The dark green spot marks a treated area that retained vegetation after the Bootleg Fire. (Marcus Ren/

A crew of firefighters near the Middle Fork Complex Fires on Aug. 12. (Marcus Ren/Emerald)

A crew of firefighters “mops up,” or makes sure the contained fire is safe and reduces residual smoke, at the site of the Bootleg Fire on July 26. (Marcus Ren/Emerald)

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OPINION

THE TIMBER INDUSTRY NEEDS TO BE RESTRUCTURED

The timber industry has been exploiting Oregon for decades.

Restructuring it will allow for environmental protections and local communities to live and grow harmoniously.

BY PORTER WHEELER

(Rachelle Hacmac/Ethos)

Along Mckenzie Highway, activists have hoisted themselves to the canopies of old-growth trees in protest of the Flat Country Project: a Forest Service proposal that aims to clearcut 74,000 acres of Willamette National Forest to provide a continuous supply of timber products.

While originally proposed in 2018, harvest has increased in response to the wildfires prompting protesters from Cascadia Forest Defenders: a grassroots organization based in the Pacific Northwest committed to activism against the Timber Industry in favor of environmental justice.

The release of the Intergovernmental Panel on 2021’s Climate Change report showed that Eugene’s heat and smoky sky are not isolated seasonal occurrences; they are the accelerating manifestations of climate change in Oregon.

Our forests act as immense carbon sinks — they pull carbon from the air and use it to grow. Without them, that carbon floats to the atmosphere, contributing to global climate change. Removing Oregon forests is to remove “our last and best defense against climate change," an unnamed defender said. And, while a complete halt to timber is unfeasible in an industrial world, a new balance must be struck between environmental and industry demands. As such, I do not call for the end of Oregon Timber, rather the nationalization of the industry to bring the sector’s power and wealth back to the communities they exploit.

The Oregon Timber industry is ubiquitous and controversial; it is the sector that helped found our state, finance our governments and name our soccer team.

However, the narrative pushed by the industry since 1990 is one of environmental hostility.

According to timber agents, the ecologically conscious are to blame for declining revenue and lost Oregonian jobs. Yet, today’s logging industry enjoys record profits all while its investment companies own 40% of private forests.

Meanwhile, the state and its citizens foot the bill as lumber barons maximize profits by increasing exploitation of local communities. The severance taxes corporations used to pay logged communities are gone; instead, your tax dollars are left to subsidize their robbery.

Of the $67 billion extracted in 30 years, communities should have received $3 billion in compensation, yet counties have received barely a third of that. Towns,

like Fall City, fall victim as clear-cut kings bankrupt them and move on. Though Oregon developed in cooperation with Timber, the industry is now hostile to state residents. Fall City locals pay $412 an acre in taxes; logging corporations pay $4.60.

These corporations cannot be their own arbiters, for a CEO will never understand the financial and environmental plight of local communities when their salary depends on their ignorance. Even Oregon’s liberal lawmakers regulate around the logging giants, focusing on reactive legislation to fight fires rather than preventative measures. The most radical of the mainstream policies, the Coast Range Association’s Green New Deal, calls merely for a tax-funded buyout of the sector.

While transitioning the land to public ownership is necessary, why should our tax dollars buy back the wealth and land these corporations extract? Why should we support those who exploit our communities? If it is truly Oregon Timber, why do we have to pay for it?

Ineffectual changes made in moderation are not enough. If the fires could be solved with a reinstatement of the severance tax, California and Washington would be unburnt. It is only reasonable environmentally and economically – and for the benefit of all Oregonians – this industry is nationalized and brought under public ownership. Where local populations can democratically distribute resources and profits, as without the need to satisfy industry profits, the well-being of Oregon towns and environmental protection can be harmonious.

Thus, timber and its wealth are harvested solely for the sustainment of the state, rather than extracted under the pursuit of infinite profit in a finite forest.

Such actions are not un-American or contrary to our system of laissez-faire capitalism; Roosevelt called for publicly owned utilities in 1932, steel mills were brought under state control throughout the 20th century and the bank bailout of 2008 was nationalization in everything but name.

In a time of emergency, the federal government holds the power to bring industries under public ownership with the ability to allocate profits more evenly.

This restructuring will once again allow Oregon cities, schools and roads to be funded by timber – rather than your tax dollars – to create a mutually beneficial state where our environment is protected and communities are paid the full value of their labor.

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OPINION

UO CAN BE A GUIDE WHEN CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE

There needs to be an increased awareness surrounding our local environment in order for our future actions to lead to certifiable outcomes.

BY BEATRICE BYRD (Emerald Archives)

The southernmost corners of the Willamette Valley burst with stunning views and thriving agriculture.

Yet, during the wildfire season, Eugene’s sky fills with an ominous and all-too-familiar West Coast staple: thick, yellow haze. With each passing day, the world changes, plummeting further into the depths of climate change. The annual smoke and air quality warnings are prominent reminders of what Oregonains have to lose as climate change continues to progress — but what is there, besides panic, that the average Oregonian can do?

Leaders, such as Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, have proposed initiatives to counter climate change’s threats. According to the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the state of Oregon should take major steps over the next few months to help deliver the fate of our forests.

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defence through a youth-based conservation workforce.

While these ideas hold promise, they often lack immediate actions communities yearn for while living in danger zones. These aspirations, meant to increase the state’s ability to prevent wildfires, describe long-term planning and improvements.

They fail, however, to recognize smaller communities that long to take a stand in the fight against wildfires.

According to Around the O, UO’s wildfire research has shown that fires can help forests stay healthy.

The Karuk Tribe of southern Oregon and northern California use wildfires to care for the land and provide a healthy landscape. The same Around the O article expresses that the Karuk people consider fires to be medicine to the land.

While the number of fires has not necessarily increased, the danger and severity has. The best thing Eugenians can do is prepare for future crises.

I argue that the most important step in keeping our environment healthy is staying educated.

As simple as it may sound, only a well-informed society can prevent hazy futures. Make sure you

stay up to date with current weather and drought conditions. Knowing the climate will create a further understanding of what activities are safe to perform in the environment.

Vehicles can emit dangerous amounts of heat and sparks, so be aware of your surroundings to keep brush areas protected from facing harsh flames.

These strategies and more are all outlined by the U.S. Department of the Interior and should be reviewed to ensure communities can remain safe.

Change doesn’t come from the top down. Rather, it rises from people and from grassroot movements to create and sustain lasting change.

Though Pacific Northwesterners will always have to live through annual fire seasons, we can work together for a less smoky future. Educate yourself and your community because new ideas take shape through informed minds. The most vital step into a better tomorrow begins with the simple, but profound, determination to save our burning world.

Learn to trust and take care of the air you breathed while reading this. It has never been your own, and it is a gift we all share.

SPORTS

OREGON VOLLEYBALL TRANSFERS MOMENTUM FROM NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE INTO PAC-12 PLAY The team showed its potential as a contender in non-conference play, finishing 9-1.

BY AARON HEISEN • TWITTER @AARON_HEISEN

Daley McClellan jumps to hit her serve. The Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers on Sept. 22, 2021, at Matthew Knight Arena. (Serei Hendrie/Emerald) The Oregon volleyball team entered the season ranked No. 13 in the nation with expectations of returning to the Sweet 16 and potentially greater heights. The road to the title started with nine non-conference games where the Ducks established themselves as a contender before beginning their Pac-12 schedule.

While they dropped a game to the Minnesota Gophers, the Ducks earned resume-boosting victories against Rice University and Penn State. Their

Pac-12 schedule started on a high note as they took down Oregon State on Wednesday night.

The victory against Penn State was especially historic. Nittany Lions head coach Russ Rose has spearheaded one of the top volleyball programs since his hiring in 1979. Rose entered the season with over 1,300 career victories, but head coach Matt Ulmer and the Ducks swept the Nittany Lions in a statement win. “[Rose] is one of the absolute best

coaches in our sport,” Ulmer said.

“This win was great for our program to show that we can compete with the best teams.

Expect Oregon to use the momentum it garnered from its stellar preseason play as it prepares for a tough Pac-12 schedule.

This Ducks team is led by veteran outside hitters Taylor Borup and Brooke Nuneviller. The duo has showcased its toughness, rarely getting subbed out during the games.

Nuneviller played through a hurt ankle in the Ducks’ sweep of San Jose State. The sophomore from Chandler, Arizona leads the team with 109 kills.

Borup has had an impressive start to her senior season as well, complementing Nuneviller with 92 kills of her own. She came through with the game-winning kill against Penn State.

“We needed Borup to step up,” Ulmer said. “She showed toughness and maturity, producing big kills when

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Oregon Ducks players celebrate after making a block. The Oregon Ducks host the Oregon State Beavers on Sept. 22, 2021, at Matthew Knight Arena. (Serei Hendrie/Emerald) we needed.”

While Borup and Nuneviller starred offensively, the Ducks’ defensive play has been crucial to their strong start.

“Our serving has been excellent through the first third of the season, and our block has been disciplined,” Ulmer said. “The combination of those two things complement one another.”

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top defensive stars in the conference, following a season where she finished second in the Pac-12 with 95 blocks.

Karson Bacon and Gloria Mutiri have taken big strides defensively, following Hansen with 33 and 32 blocks thus far, respectively.

While the middle blockers and outside hitters highlight the Ducks’ talented roster, the setters have made their mark as well. Kylie Fernandez and Elise Ferreira have flown under

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the radar, but they deserve recognition as two of the best setters in the nation.

Ferreira leads the team with 235 assists. Her pairing tends to be Mutiri, and the two have contributed to countless wins.

“The setters’ and hitters’ relationships have continued to grow,” Ulmer said. “Gloria is hitting above .400, and the middles are getting more and more involved in our offense.”

The Ducks began their Pac-12

schedule as they beat the Oregon State Beavers on Wednesday night. Next, they head to Tempe, Arizona to take on the Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday.

The Pac-12 currently has six teams ranked in the top 25, with the Ducks sitting at No. 13; the level of competition this season will be as high as it’s ever been.

A strong showing in Pac-12 play will go a long way for the Ducks, who hope to compete for a national title this season.

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