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[00:00-00:10] OPENING SHOT, TITLE SLIDE: “EUGENE’S WINTER STORM” – SIREN NATURAL SOUND
[:07-10] Natural sound diminishes.

[00:10-00:14] Voice begins: “This past week for the state of Oregon has been, well, trivial.”

[00:14-00:28] Nat sound of Saw increases. Voice continues.
“With nearly 16 inches of snowfall at Oregon State University and not much less at the University of Oregon, residents are calling the weather Oregon’s, “Snowpocalypse.”

[00:28-00:40] Sound of saw plays throughout, but begins to diminish.
“The amount of weather alerts the U of O has issued in the past week has been pretty large and I mean, let’s face it, Oregon residents were at severe risk.”

[00:41-01:04] Sound of construction slowly increases. Voice continues. “With damaged houses from falling tees and the extremely cold conditions, students, faculty and Oregon residents were in danger.
But what about the risk of the state itself, the “Snowpocalypse” doesn’t just apply to the human victims, it applies to Oregon’s nature as well—especially its trees.

[01:05-01:11]: Sound of construction diminishes and transitions back to the sound of the saw. Voice continues.
“The ice has added hundreds of pounds of weight to the tree branches, ending their lives prematurely.”

[01:12-01:22]: Sound of saw increases. Voice continues. “Arborists and other Eugene citizens have been cutting down trees to prevent them from falling inappropriately, sometimes on houses.”

[01:22-1:41]: Arborist speaks. Sound of saw is fully increased. “Most not severely, because as opposed to a windstorm, most of it’s just limbs, so it’s minor damage in most cases, but there are exceptions. There have been some big trees fall over.”

[01:42-2:10]: Sound of saw decreases. Nat sound of Arborists pulling branches along gravel begins.

[2:11-2:20]: Credit slide. Natural Sound of saw increases.

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