Did you miss State of the Re:Union’s piece about Oakridge on NPR’s Weekend Edition? Don’t fret, you can listen now:

You can listen to the full hour, watch our documentary Dear Oakridge, read the Dear Oakridge Letters and much more at our Oakridge page.

SOTRU - Dear Oakridge

State of the Re:Union is excited to announce to release of our newest documentary, Dear Oakridge. Back in the timber industry’s heyday, small mill towns in Oregon were thriving. Business was booming. Then in the early 1990s, the saws stopped. The mills shut down and their economies crumbled. State of the Re:Union visits Oakridge and hears from resilient residents that write love letters to their work in progress.

For more information or to listen to our radio episode, Oakridge – A Work in Progress, please visit our Oakridge page.

Mountain Bike Oregon (MBO) captures the essence of their community in numerous ways. Not only do they offer exhilarating mountain biking adventures for everyone from beginner to expert in some of the most beautiful terrain in the world, they are a major part of the Oakridge community’s rebirth. (more…)

Listen to the episode and check out our video docs, podcasts, images and articles about Oakridge!

If you’ve listened to our Oakridge episode, we want to hear from you. Please tell us what you liked, what you didn’t like and what you thought we could have done differently. The SOTRU team appreciates your feedback!