The Commons: On Title 11 and Urban Tree Management with Brenna 350 PDX, Pacific Northwest Disaster Guide with Henry Miller

Welcome back to The Commons, with hosts Hana Francis and Julia Moore, your Monday morning radio guide to news, culture, and local action. Start your week informed with stories that matter to you and your neighbors—spotlighting people and events shaping Portland’s future environmentally, socially, and economically. With a focus on direct action, union organizing, and the thriving local arts scene, we’re here to help you play the cards in your hand and make a difference. Whether you’re tuning in for the news, the music, or the opportunity to act, The Commons is where Portland gathers.

Today we were joined with Henry Miller at 8a.m. to talk about his recently published book, Pacific Northwest Disaster Guide, and how his work as a city planner informed the creation of this interactive comic book to help you be more disaster ready. Check out his book here. 

Brenna From 350 PDX joins to talk about the context that seems to have been left out of a recent Willamette Weekly Article on Title 11 Urban Forestry management. That context being what Title 11 is for: to protect our city and it's inhabitants by mitigating climate change with a robust urban canopy. 

More information on shade equity here.