A family-run timber company in Oregon's coast range defines profit differently. At Hyla Woods, cutting trees must profit the health of the forest more than the owners' bank account. Peter & Pam Hayes are 5th generation loggers whose philosophy embraces the public trust, not just personal wealth.

First began in 1993, this canoe trip is now a yearly event when tribes of the Pacific Northwest, come together to paddle, perform and share traditional songs, dance and celebrate life with feasting, gifting and praying.

Hop aboard your own pedal-powered railcar for a spectacular 12-mile round-trip on the old Joseph Branch rail line between Joseph and Enterprise, Oregon. Part bike, part old-fashioned railcar, a trip on a railrider is a one of a kind experience in Oregon.

Oregon's Marine Reserves are now a few years old. Fishing is banned in them. Scientists are using SMURFS, drifters, satellites and controlled fishing to determine if they have an impact. The ambitious plans to save entire ecosystems in the ocean may take many years to have an effect.

The humongous fungus ranks as the single largest living organism in the world and it lives underground in eastern Oregon. This honey mushroom covers more than 3 square miles in the Malheur National Forest.

A relaxing look at some wildlife on the Malheur refuge.

Despite its sheer cliffs, the Columbia River Gorge was home to a spider web of short railroads a century ago. They hauled out trees. Today, Don Nelsen, a passionate walking history-book-of-an-explorer bushwhacks off trail and finds hunks of that railroad history still lying in the forest on both the Oregon & Washington sides of the gorge.

We enjoy them for the beauty, recreation, and wilderness. But many of our forests begin life in seed orchards. The seeds grown in Bureau of Land Management seed orchards furnish timber companies, restoration projects, and landscapers across the world with stronger, faster growing trees as well as sustainable income for the state.

In central Oregon there's an increasingly popular form of hunting that never kills animals. Kids and parents comb the ground in late winter searching for fallen antlers that deer naturally shed. Oregon Shed Hunters encourage responsible shed hunting in the hopes that the state leaves the sport unregulated.

Find out what endurance riding is all about and why those who enjoy this equestrian sport jokingly wonder if it's a hobby or addiction.

For more than a decade, a herd of elk has been hanging out in and around the up-scale coastal town of Gearhart, browsing the golf course and even taking refreshing dips in the surf. But as the herd is growing, so are concerns about safety and property destruction. We talk to the locals and wildlife experts about why the elk come here, whether they're a nuisance or an opportunity.

We track the "green" that noble fir boughs bring to our local economy as they are harvested from our national forests, fashioned into wreaths, garlands, and swags and then shipped all over the country.

Some welders, a photographer, and a retired biologist have all had front row seats to watch birds that have found a way not only to live with, but thrive off of humans. Osprey, the original sea hawk, are doing fine these days. It wasn't always this way. Now osprey very much like what we build.

A tour of northwest wilderness areas marks the 50th year of the Act that preserved them.

Whenever a good snow storm is predicted for Portland, Win Goodbody and his friends plan to meet at Powell's Books for an impromptu Norwegian ski race through the streets of northwest Portland.

Ever wonder how those cool terrain parks get the shapes that allow snowboarders to execute spectacular jumps and death-defying flips? They're the meticulous work of Mt. Bachelor's skilled team of snowcat operators. We ride along to see how it's done.

In a multi-year experiment two beekeepers attempt to breed stronger bees, capable of surviving winter in Portland. Tim Wessels & Glen Andresen were tired of having to import bees from California and Hawaii to replenish their hives. We follow them for a year during which their colonies get slammed by a brutally cold winter.

U.S. Navy veteran Chad Brown deals with his PTSD through fly-fishing. Now he's bringing the art of fly-fishing to urban youth who lack access to nature and have their own issues to deal with.

Some kids would rather play video games and battle zombies than play in nature. But "Trackers Earth" has crafted a way to teach kids essential outdoors skills while feeding their desire to battle zombies! Zombie Survival Camp is a fun role-playing camp that gives kids exposure to the natural world while teaching them how to avoid the hordes of flesh-eating zombies unleashed during the apocalypse.

For nearly 50 years, residents of tiny Glide, Oregon (population 2,000, near Roseburg) have been collecting and showing their favorite wildflowers. We follow the collection, identification, display set-up, and show of Oregon's loveliest wildflowers.