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  • To Manage Wildfire, California Looks To What Tribes Have Known All Along

    August 24, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Multi-Media |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Mariposa, California

    To combat wildfires in California, Native American tribal leaders and government officials are coming together to facilitate “cultural burnings” or controlled burns. Regularly burning the landscape prevents thick, dried out vegetation from catching fire and causing massive wildfires. Tribal groups used to perform this ritual in the 1800s, but as settlers moved West, many of them prevented Native Americans from doing these cultural burnings. While controlled burns can be challenging in places where there’s too much underbrush, these partnerships can bring together indigenous knowledge and wildfire management.

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  • Study Finds Painting Eyes On Cows' Butts Can Save Their Lives

    August 23, 2020 |

    NPR |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: Botswana

    As a way to prevent livestock from being attacked by predators and to decrease conflict between farmers and big cats, a pair of conservation biologists painted eyes on the backsides of cattle to fool carnivores during their hunt. A study in Botswana showed that cows painted with artificial eyes on their behinds tricked predators into thinking they’ve been seen by their prey. While it’s not a perfect protection method for cattle, over the four years of the study, none of the cows with the colorful posteriors were killed compared with control groups.

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  • Black Artists Find Ways to Make Their Voices Heard in Portland

    August 23, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    A burst of creativity is helping Portland confront its racist histories. From murals appearing on boarded-up buildings, protest art on exhibit at art centers, and artists gathering downtown to display their work depicting clashes between protestors and federal troops, new opportunities have been created for the city's Black artists. Community groups are also connecting artists with affordable housing resources and memorializing displaced Black communities using murals, photography, and oral histories. While a good start, more work is needed to bring about structural changes.

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  • Can Mount Vernon learn from Marion's downtown alley project?

    August 23, 2020 |

    Knox Pages |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Marion, Ohio

    The city of Marion, Ohio, has allocated an alley for use as a community hub where diners can eat, families can frolick, and revelers can listen to live music. The space has benefitted the local economy, encouraging residents to come out and support vendors on main street. During the pandemic, it served as a place people could safely gather while enjoying fresh air and a lively atmosphere. The nearby city of Mount Vernon is taking notes from Marion's success.

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  • The Prison Within

    August 22, 2020 |

    Raw Love Productions |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, San Quentin, California

    In San Quentin Prison, men convicted of murder attend a 72-week restorative-justice circle where they tell their stories of trauma: what they suffered in their lives, and how they turned that into harm they inflicted on others. The Victim Offender Education Group enables a form of accountability and healing that being locked up doesn’t, because of the dialogue among the men and with others’ victims of violence.

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  • How a contested region became a model for multilingual coexistence

    August 22, 2020 |

    The Economist |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: Denmark

    The border between Denmark and Germany was highly politicized and when it was set, Germans found themselves in Denmark and Danes found themselves in Germany. Each country is required to offer regional schools taught in the other language and some Germans have decided to send their children to Danish schools and vice versa. Over the years this has led to cultural exchanges and better relationships between the groups. It can be hard to convince Germans to learn Danish because there are just about 5.5 million native speakers, and young Danes now prefer to learn English over German.

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  • ‘It's like paradise for us': the Cree Nation's fight to save the Broadback Forest

    August 22, 2020 |

    The Narwhal |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Canada, Quebec

    Canopy works to preserve the untouched Broadback Forest, which stores twice as much carbon as the Amazon and is central to the Cree Nation. The nonprofit works with 750 corporations, including fashion brands, commercial printers, and publishers to reduce the amount of packaging they use and eliminate sourcing from biodiverse, ancient, and endangered forests. They help source waste from grain and other food harvests for packaging, paper, and fabric production and enlist companies’ support of conservation initiatives. They also partner with other groups to lobby the government to protect the Broadback forest.

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  • How Teenage Activists Are Talking to Family About Racial Injustice

    August 22, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Young people are using social media as an effective way to engage in conversations with their families about racism, police violence, and Black Lives Matters protests. Many share their conversations on social media and find support from other young people struggling with talking about racial justice with family members. Social media is also being used to elevate and circulate images and videos of violence, which some point to as powerful ways to transform the attitudes and beliefs. On the other hand, some young people’s posts exacerbate tensions with family members.

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  • How Ashland SWCD uses art to teach stormwater management

    August 21, 2020 |

    Richland Source |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Ashland, Ohio

    As a way to raise funds and awareness for stormwater education, some cities are turning rain barrels into an art exhibit. Rain barrels catch water as it runs off rooftops, which can be used later for watering plants. It also reduces the amount of water that picks up pollutants and is carried into waterways. The Ashland Soil and Water Conservancy District in Ohio featured 10 rain barrels painted by local artists, allowing residents to vote and bid on their favorite design. Their efforts were inspired by a similar event in Indiana where they’ve auctioned 100 barrels for residents to use at home.

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  • As COVID-19 cases rise, experts question effectiveness of contact tracing in S.D. and across the U.S.

    August 21, 2020 |

    South Dakota News Watch |

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    Response Location: United States, South Dakota

    Contact tracing has been touted as an effective tool for slowing the spread of COVID-19 and has shown success in countries such as South Korea – helping to not just identify potential superspreader events, but to also help the economy remain largely open. In the U.S., contact tracers in South Dakota have been able to "identify 35,000 close contacts of coronavirus patients during the pandemic so far," but health experts question if the workforce spans enough of the state.

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