Talk of Our Towns

Talk of Our Towns, January 07 2021

This month’s “Talk of Our Towns” explores the theme “Crossing the Divide With Heartfelt Compassion”.   Can we learn new ways of being with each other in today’s world, a world which seems more divided than ever before?  How can we cultivate kindness and generosity of spirit in ourselves and in others?  Today my guests are…

Talk of Our Towns, December 03 2020

Donna Quinn hosts a conversation with two Oregonians engaged in a David & Goliath struggle with Idaho Power over a high voltage transmission line proposed over five counties in Eastern Oregon.  Her guests are La Grande, Oregon residents Fuji and Jim Kreider, co-founders of Stop B2H, a 501c3 non-profit non-political grassroots coalition. 

Talk of Our Towns, July 22 2020

Host Donna Quinn interviews Jackie Ferrier, Refuge Manage/Project Leader for the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex.  Last year Jackie was named the 2019 Refuge Manager of the Year by the National Wildlife Refuge Association.  This marks the first time in the award’s 25 year history that a woman has received the honor. They discuss the…

Talk of Our Towns, June 17 2020

Donna Quinn interviews Arica Sears, Destination Management Coordinator for the Oregon Coast Visitors Association about coastal tourism challenges and the launch of their new volunteer program “North Coast Trailhead Ambassadors” and the online training for that program.  More info at: trailambassador@thepeoplescoast.com or icom@thepeoplescoast.com.

Talk of Our Towns, 06-10-2020

On this weeks episode of Talk of Our Towns, host Donna Q interviews Dick Basch, Vice-Chairman of the Clatsop Nehalem Tribal Council, and Dick’s daughter Charlotte Basch, who is a member of the Clatsop Nehalem and Puyallup communities and is the community education coordinator for the Puyallup tribe.  Learn more about the Clatsop-Nehalem tribe, recently…

Talk of Our Towns, June 3 2020

This Talk of Our Towns host Donna Quinn features Margaret Minnick, Coordinator of the Friends of Cape Falcon Marine Reserve and Joe Liebezeit (pronounced Leeb-uh-zite), Staff Scientist and Avian Conservation Manager for the Portland Audubon Society.  On the table for discussion is the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, shorebirds and seabirds, upcoming online events and how…

Talk of Our Towns, May 13 2020

Donna’s guest this week is Fisherman and Poet Dave Densmore, aka “Dangerous” Dave Densmore.  He has been a commercial fisherman for over 61 years in the Pacific Northwest and in Alaska.  He has performed at festivals and in schools throughout the country, been in numerous films, on NBC’s “The Today Show, and featured on OPB,…

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Talk of Our Towns, April 29 2020

On this program, Donna Quinn features a rotary telephone interview with Dr. Robert Michael Pyle, who is an American naturalist, writer, teacher, and founder of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. He is the author of 23 books, including “Chasing Monarchs,” “Where Bigfoot Walks,” and “Wintergreen,” which won the John Burroughs Medal, as well as…

Talk of Our Towns, Wednesday March 4, 2020

Join host Donna Quinn as she talks about tourism on the north coast of Oregon. Her guests are Nan Devlin, executive director Tillamook Coast Visitors Association, network manager of North Coast Tourism Management Network and co-founder of North Coast Food Trail; and David Reid, executive director of the Astoria Warrenton Chamber of Commerce.