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Kate Anderson

Kate Anderson, Fellow, was the Senior Researcher in Sightline Institute’s Farms and Forests program, leading the organization’s work on rural lands and economies. She is an expert on institutional tools that jointly promote vibrant rural communities and environmental sustainability. Before joining Sightline, Kate was a researcher and instructor of agroecology, environmental sociology, and natural resource governance at University of California, Berkeley, and University of Wisconsin–Madison. She has researched climate, biodiversity, water, and land use for the National Science Foundation’s Long-Term Ecological Research program, the United Nations Development Program, and the Brazilian government. Her most recent work focused on supply management and associational democracy in the farm sector, including policy reform in the organic dairy sector and bringing fair pricing to the food system. Kate has a PhD in sociology, a PhD in Environment and Resources, and a master’s degree in agricultural and applied economics. She also has hands-on experience working in lumber mills and on farms. Kate lives in Edmonds, Washington, and spends her weekends foraging, fiddling, and dancing tango. Find her latest research here. Email her at kate@sightline.org , and follow her on Twitter: @CollaborKate.

Kate Anderson

Kate Anderson

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Four Ways Context Matters for Wildfire News Coverage

Reporters can help people see the forest, even when the trees are on fire.
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Blazing a Trail: The Vital Role of Wildfire Hazard Maps

Sophisticated and high-resolution maps such as Oregon’s are essential tools for thriving in a fiery future.
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What’s Misunderstood about Indigenous Cultural Fire Is Sovereignty

Takeaways Find audio versions of Sightline articles on any of your favorite podcast platforms, including Spotify, YouTube, and Apple. “The ...
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Oregon’s Land Use Law Creates Wildfire-Adapted Communities

Takeaways In Cascadia, “fire weather” and a growing population are constants, and they are creating a lethal alliance. Building wildfire-resilient ...
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The Best Wildfire Solution We’re Not Using

Three ways to curb the sprawl that traps us on a wildfire treadmill.
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We’re Stuck on a Wildfire Treadmill

And to escape, we need more fire, not less.
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Uncontainable Wildfires Are Inevitable. Community Destruction Is Not.

Five policy shifts could help communities harden their homes against fire danger.
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Seven Ways to Pay for Long Rotations

Public investment is the key to sustainable forestry.
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Northwest Carbon Markets Can’t Support Longer Timber Harvest Rotations

That would take a New Zealand-style, all-forests cap-and-trade system.
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Why Do We Choose Short Rotation Forestry Over Carbon Storage, Timber Supply, and Forest Health?

The discount rate, vanishing large-log mills, and fear of the spotted owl.
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Yes, Long Rotations Can Yield Real Climate Gains for Cascadia

Harvesting trees at 80 years, instead of 40, stores more carbon and yields more timber.
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Passing the Private Forest Accord Would Help Oregon Catch Up with Washington and California

Takeaways After months of threat-backed, mediated negotiation to complete the Private Forest Accord, the Oregon legislature is on the brink ...
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