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  • ‘This place wanted to be a wetland': how a farmer turned his fields into a wildlife sanctuary

    Gabrielle Canon

    October 22, 2023 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Oregon

    A barley farm in southern Oregon transformed 70 of its 400 acres into a wetland sanctuary after it had spent years leaking phosphorus pollution into the Upper Klamath Lake. A team of scientists and advocates collaborated with the farmer to finance and construct the new natural ecosystem, which began to yield the farmer both environmental and financial benefits after only one year.

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  • Homeless Oaklanders were tired of the housing crisis. So they built a ‘miracle' village

    Gabrielle Canon

    May 11, 2021 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    A group of people experiencing homelessness have created Cob on Wood, a place where members can access free hot showers, food, shelter, clothing, books, a health clinic, gardens, and even an outdoor pizza oven. Most importantly, Cob on Wood provides a sense of community and dignity for the almost 300 unhoused people who live there. Local artists and organizations came together to create structures and provide the resources needed to bring the vision to reality.

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