{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Second Nature","provider_url":"https:\/\/secondnature.org","author_name":"Chelsey Tarbet","author_url":"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/author\/chelsey\/","title":"From Wildfire to Living Laboratory: How Southern Oregon University Is Building Community and Energy Resilience Together - Second Nature","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kcfjJbxChL\"><a href=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/2026\/04\/30\/from-wildfire-to-living-laboratory-how-southern-oregon-university-is-building-community-and-energy-resilience-together\/\">From Wildfire to Living Laboratory: How Southern Oregon University Is Building Community and Energy Resilience Together<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/2026\/04\/30\/from-wildfire-to-living-laboratory-how-southern-oregon-university-is-building-community-and-energy-resilience-together\/embed\/#?secret=kcfjJbxChL\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;From Wildfire to Living Laboratory: How Southern Oregon University Is Building Community and Energy Resilience Together&#8221; &#8212; Second Nature\" data-secret=\"kcfjJbxChL\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/secondnature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SOU-Story-Feature-Image-1024x788.png","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":788,"description":"When wildfire smoke darkened the skies over Southern Oregon, daily life was abruptly reshaped. Extreme heat, power outages, and disrupted services revealed just how vulnerable communities can be and how essential trusted local institutions are in times of crisis. For Southern Oregon University (SOU), those experiences emerged as a turning point, clarifying its role not [&hellip;]"}