Jes Burns

KLCC Reporter

Jes Burns is a reporter for KLCC in Eugene, Oregon

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Tackling Low Oxygen In An Oregon Lake

Sunday, October 20, 2019

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

As the climate warms, many U.S. lakes are seeing more algal blooms, low oxygen levels and stressed-out fish species. One research team in Oregon hopes that pumping oxygen into the water can help.

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Pumping Oxygen In A Lake To Try To Save Fish Facing Climate Change

Monday, October 14, 2019

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

As the climate warms, many U.S. lakes are seeing more algal blooms, low oxygen levels and stressed out fish species. One team in Oregon hopes that pumping oxygen into the water can help.

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Wildland Firefighters Face Growing Danger As Fires Increase In Intensity, Frequency

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Wildland firefighters face a growing danger from smoke, as wildfires become more frequent and intense. It's a hazard that scientists and fire agencies are only beginning to understand.

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More Wildfires Bring Focus On How All That Smoke May Harm Firefighters

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Wildland firefighters face a growing danger from smoke, as wildfires become more frequent and intense. It's a hazard that scientists and fire agencies are only beginning to understand.

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Oregon Experiences Economic Fallout From Wildfire Smoke

Friday, December 28, 2018

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Worsening wildfire smoke has become an annual annoyance that's starting to affect the state's economy. Retailers, tourist outfits and even realtors say they're planning differently for 2019.

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Old-Growth Forests May Help Songbirds Cope With Warming Climate

Sunday, October 14, 2018

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Songbirds have been in decline for decades, and it's becoming clear that climate change is a factor. Scientists are finding that old-growth forests may help the birds cope with rising temperatures.

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Trump Administration Reverses Policy On Protecting Migrating Birds

Sunday, February 04, 2018

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

The Trump administration has reversed a key policy for protecting migrating birds. Officials say a century old federal law is outdated, and poses a burden for utilities and energy companies.

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Can New DNA Science Help Keep Our Fish Safe?

Sunday, January 29, 2017

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Scientists are experimenting with species' environmental DNA to find out how far and how fast it travels in streams. The technology is starting to revolutionize how we protect native animals.

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As Storms Erode California's Cliffs, Buried Village Could Get Washed Away

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Until now, the archaeological philosophy at Redwood National Park has been "keep it in the ground." But for one Native American site, climate change may force the park to reconsider that approach.

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Reclaiming Oregon Ranchland, One Barbed Prick At A Time

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

This spring, the historic Oregon's Pine Creek Ranch becomes federally protected wilderness, and back country volunteers are tearing down the miles of rusty barbed wire surrounding the land.

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Oregon's New Site To Explore: Valhalla

Thursday, February 04, 2016

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

A natural wonder 60 miles from Portland has never been documented until now. It's a deep and narrow slot canyon. There are concerns a lot of adventure-seekers from all over will show up to explore it.

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Wildfire Smoke Can Be A Show Stopper At Oregon Shakespeare Festival

Sunday, September 20, 2015

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Actress Bonnie Milligan should be belting out songs in a production of Head Over Heels at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. But belting and smoke don't mix — and that's causing problems this year at one of the country's oldest and most respected theater festivals.

Wildfires have been ...

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Wildlife Forensics Lab Uses Tech To Sniff, Identify Illegal Wood

Sunday, June 28, 2015

By Jes Burns : KLCC Reporter

Before you prosecute thieves, you have to know what they stole. It's the same for crimes against nature.

The world's only wildlife forensic lab is in southern Oregon. The lab usually specializes in endangered animal cases, but armed with a high-tech device, it's now helping track shipments of contraband wood.

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Team CoCo Headed to Cable and TBS, by Way of Eugene, Ore.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Conan O’Brien might be legally prohibited from being funny on television (for now) but yesterday "Team CoCo" announced O'Brien will be heading back to TV on TBS this November. O'Brien also launched his new live tour, "The Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" last night in Eugene, Ore.

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