University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce ProgramKaplowitz, GraceDeak, AlisonCoughlan, MichaelHuber-Stearns, HeidiSmith, HollieShafer, Autumn2022-11-162022-11-162022https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2786925 pagesThis report summarizes the results of the Oakridge Air community key informant (or community leader) interviews on air quality and smoke. This research was conducted as a pilot project to discern community understanding, perceptions, and awareness of air quality and smoke issues in the Oregon communities of Oakridge and Westfir, and to inform a survey to be distributed to households in Oakridge-Westfir for further study. Oakridge has historically been ranked among the top 20 communities in the United States with the worst air quality due to high concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5) from home wood heating (wood stove) and wildfire smoke. Due to the steep topography of the area and Oakridge’s location in a basin-shaped valley bottom, the community is prone to atmospheric inversions that trap seasonal wildfire smoke and wintertime home heating woodsmoke in the community.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USForest managementForest firesAir qualityOakridge, OregonWildfire smokeWorking Paper