Many people assume that the devastating impacts humans have wrought on our planet came about with the industrial era, which began in the mid-1700s. But people have been transforming conditions on Earth for millennia. Looking backward can inform our journey forward.

Applications are due at 5 p.m. Friday for $3,500 grants to help preserve and pass along cultural heritage. Ashland hula teacher Andrea Luchese received one of the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) grants last year — an award made after making an exception to the usual guidelines

The Shady Cove Library is now hosting an exhibit that’s designed to teach children about the prehistoric creatures that once roamed Oregon. “Oregon’s Dino-Story” is a hands-on display on loan to the library from the Museum of Natural and Cultural History at the University of Oregon in Eugene.

For many years, archaeologists thought the first humans to set foot in the Americas did so around 13,000 years ago. But more recently, new findings have challenged that theory, pushing the timeline back even further.

At a time when the Department of Homeland Security has reported that attacks and threats against members of the LGBTQ community are on the rise, the existence of “Outliers and Outlaws: The Eugene Lesbian History Project,” seems all too timely

After a roughly four-year hiatus, Gov. Tina Kotek announced Tuesday that she’s reviving a task force dedicated to inventorying Native American items in state and public collections across Oregon, via executive order.

The University of Oregon’s Oregon Folklife Network is accepting applications until Monday, October 2, for the Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program (TAAP) for projects in 2024.

The spike-tooth salmon is said to have lived around five million years ago, when the Earth’s climate was warmer, the rivers of the Pacific Northwest were deeper, and microbes were plentiful.

The Underwater Forests, Oregon's Kelp Ecosystems Exhibition, opened Saturday, October 28, 2023, at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

Stephanie Craig, citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, runs her own business, Kalapuya Weaving & Consulting. Besides teaching traditional basket weaving, she consults museums and galleries on basket designs and materials. That includes helping with exhibits and identifying woven pieces.