Josephine Woolington
@jwoolington.bsky.social
writer + musician in Portland, Ore. always wondering and birding.🌲
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Two things felt different to the ppl I spoke with who’d been protesting at the ICE building for months.
1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.
2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.
1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.
2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.
Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on protesters in the city.
Troy and I were on the ground:
Troy and I were on the ground:
Federal tactics on protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump
Hours after a federal judge paused the Trump administration’s plans to deploy 200 members of the Oregon National Guard to Portland, federal law enforcement officers escalated the tactics used on prote...
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October 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Two things felt different to the ppl I spoke with who’d been protesting at the ICE building for months.
1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.
2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.
1st was the sheer volume of tear gas, pepper balls and flash-bangs used, seemingly unprovoked.
2nd was seeing so many videographers/live-streamers embedded with the feds as they marched out.
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A study this summer, led in partnership between the Yakama Nation, Heritage University and Northwest Indian College, is the first to document the presence of an invasive fruit fly in huckleberry fields on tribal land.
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Invasive fruit fly hits the Yakama Nation’s huckleberry fields - High Country News
Students from Heritage University and Northwest Indian College were the first to document the presence of the spotted wing drosophila on the Yakama Nation Reservation — a first step to help eradicate…
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September 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A study this summer, led in partnership between the Yakama Nation, Heritage University and Northwest Indian College, is the first to document the presence of an invasive fruit fly in huckleberry fields on tribal land.
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The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday that it will temporarily prohibit commercial picking of huckleberries this summer in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwestern Washington.
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Forest Service pauses commercial huckleberry picking in Gifford Pinchot National Forest - High Country News
The berries are a critical resource for the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation and have become a big market of the Pacific Northwest food industry.
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April 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The U.S. Forest Service announced Monday that it will temporarily prohibit commercial picking of huckleberries this summer in Gifford Pinchot National Forest in southwestern Washington.
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For over a century, the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has fought to protect treaty-protected huckleberry fields from mismanagement & commercial exploitation. Now, they’re working to ban large-scale commercial harvesting.
March 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
For over a century, the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has fought to protect treaty-protected huckleberry fields from mismanagement & commercial exploitation. Now, they’re working to ban large-scale commercial harvesting.
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Join Journalist Josephine Woolington in conversation with members of the Ḱamíłpa Band to discuss their ongoing struggle for food sovereignty & treaty rights.
📅 Wednesday, April 9
📍 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation - Center for Native Arts and Cultures
🔗 Learn more & register: buff.ly/XQIc08V
📅 Wednesday, April 9
📍 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation - Center for Native Arts and Cultures
🔗 Learn more & register: buff.ly/XQIc08V
March 31, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join Journalist Josephine Woolington in conversation with members of the Ḱamíłpa Band to discuss their ongoing struggle for food sovereignty & treaty rights.
📅 Wednesday, April 9
📍 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation - Center for Native Arts and Cultures
🔗 Learn more & register: buff.ly/XQIc08V
📅 Wednesday, April 9
📍 Native Arts and Cultures Foundation - Center for Native Arts and Cultures
🔗 Learn more & register: buff.ly/XQIc08V
Really looking forward to this free event next week, and I’m so grateful that the Native Arts + Cultures Foundation has opened their space for us.
@epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social will display her gorgeous art that accompanied my @highcountrynews.bsky.social feature. Join us! bit.ly/huckleberries
@epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social will display her gorgeous art that accompanied my @highcountrynews.bsky.social feature. Join us! bit.ly/huckleberries
April 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Really looking forward to this free event next week, and I’m so grateful that the Native Arts + Cultures Foundation has opened their space for us.
@epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social will display her gorgeous art that accompanied my @highcountrynews.bsky.social feature. Join us! bit.ly/huckleberries
@epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social will display her gorgeous art that accompanied my @highcountrynews.bsky.social feature. Join us! bit.ly/huckleberries
Grateful for the opportunity to talk about my @highcountrynews.bsky.social huckleberry story and tribal food sovereignty on Native America Calling today with Elaine Harvey and Bronsco Jim Jr. open.spotify.com/episode/2rJf...
Friday, March 28, 2025 – Tribes vie for better access to traditional plants
Native America Calling · Episode
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March 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Grateful for the opportunity to talk about my @highcountrynews.bsky.social huckleberry story and tribal food sovereignty on Native America Calling today with Elaine Harvey and Bronsco Jim Jr. open.spotify.com/episode/2rJf...
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The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision.
The true cost of the huckleberry industry - High Country News
The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision.
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March 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision.
Thank you @kuow.org for having Elaine Harvey and me on today to talk about the commercialization of huckleberries.
www.kuow.org/stories/huck...
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Huckleberries are culturally important food, Tribes say it isn't treated like one
Native people have been picking huckleberries for generations and huckleberry harvests in the mountains are one of the major food gathering events for Tribes. But many say a combination of federal fo...
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March 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Thank you @kuow.org for having Elaine Harvey and me on today to talk about the commercialization of huckleberries.
www.kuow.org/stories/huck...
www.kuow.org/stories/huck...
Saw the SpaceX Starship explode during sunset from Key West tonight
March 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Saw the SpaceX Starship explode during sunset from Key West tonight
I’ve been working on this story for @highcountrynews.bsky.social for many months and am so grateful to members of the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation for all that they shared with me. Also so grateful to @epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social for her stunning art. 💜
www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...
www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...
The true cost of the huckleberry industry - High Country News
The Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation has wanted an end to commercial picking of a critical cultural resource for years. Finally, the Forest Service is expected to make a decision.
www.hcn.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
I’ve been working on this story for @highcountrynews.bsky.social for many months and am so grateful to members of the Ḱamíłpa Band of the Yakama Nation for all that they shared with me. Also so grateful to @epiphany-couch-art.bsky.social for her stunning art. 💜
www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...
www.hcn.org/issues/57-3/...
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"Water’s presence in a city is difficult to notice. It’s like training your eye to see negative space—absence is the story.”
Josephine Woolington writes about learning to see the many hidden and buried waterways that shape Portland.
Read the essay, now online:
oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine...
Josephine Woolington writes about learning to see the many hidden and buried waterways that shape Portland.
Read the essay, now online:
oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine...
The Flow Below
Josephine Woolington writes about learning to see the hidden springs and streams that shape Portland.
oregonhumanities.org
December 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
"Water’s presence in a city is difficult to notice. It’s like training your eye to see negative space—absence is the story.”
Josephine Woolington writes about learning to see the many hidden and buried waterways that shape Portland.
Read the essay, now online:
oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine...
Josephine Woolington writes about learning to see the many hidden and buried waterways that shape Portland.
Read the essay, now online:
oregonhumanities.org/rll/magazine...