Cassandra Profita
Cassandra Profita is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting. She's a fellow with the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources and a recipient of the Metcalf Institute for Marine &am
Latest work
Pacific Northwest forests fit trifecta for curbing climate change — if we stop logging them
Study shows trees along the coast and in the Cascade and Olympic mountains have the most potential to sequester carbon.
Rockfish are bouncing back from years of overfishing
Booming populations of yelloweye and bocaccio rockfish, cow cod and ocean perch could bring in $60 million and support hundreds of jobs in California, Oregon and Washington.
This Portland design lab wants to eliminate plastic packaging
Packaging designer Ryan Gaither believes in the power of cardboard. He’s laid down a massive sheet of it – as
A year after Oregon’s Eagle Creek fire, see how much has changed
The Eagle Creek Fire burned nearly 47,000 acres on both sides of the Columbia River. In this 360 video, see how the fire changed the forest and its popular hiking trails.