Oregon Field Guide

Series / 35 Seasons

Oregon Field Guide is your destination for outdoor recreation, ecology, natural resource and travel stories from across Oregon and the Pacific Northwest.

29m 28s

The Ship Report

8m 4s / TV-G

A simple broadcast of the comings and goings of ships passing Astoriahas evolved into the most popular show on KMUN. Joanne Rideout provides the voice of passion that aims to illuminate the sometimes invisible world of mariners.

Hydrofoiling

7m 47s

Columbia River Gorge wind sports have continued to evolve since wind surfing became popular in the 1980s. Hydrofoiling became the rage after the American team raced their new hydrofoil vessel across the finish line in the 2013 America's Cup. Today, there are hydrofoils all over the Gorge. Hood River's experts show us the excitement and skill of this innovative new sport.

Mudbone Grown

10m 50s

When Shantae Johnson and Arthur Shavers embarked on their “Mudbone Grown” enterprise in 2015, they were doing more than building a 19-acre farm from scratch, they were changing the narrative of what it means to be a Black farmer in Oregon, where exclusion was literally written into the state constitution.

Tufted Puffins

8m 31s

For decades, bird lovers have traveled from all over the country to Cannon Beach's Haystack Rock, because it's one of the last places they can see the iconic tufted puffins in the lower 48. But the bird's population has plummeted in recent years, and now scientists and puffin lovers alike are scrambling to figure out what's happening with these charming seabirds.

Buzz Holmstrom

8m 17s

Oregon river legend, Haldene "Buzz" Holmstrom, was the first person to run the entire length of the Green and Colorado rivers, including through the Grand Canyon. He died mysteriously from a gunshot while rafting the grand Ronde. River guide and author Vince Welch retired from commercial river running to write the story of Buzz's life.

Tribal Land Transfer

7m 10s

Native Americans on Oregon’s north coast were pushed out of their ancestral home by white settlers more than a century ago. But a local land trust recently decided it’s not too late to give some of that land back. In a historic land transfer, members of the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes were reunited with 18 acres of their homeland in Seaside.

Wallowa Mule Packer

6m 51s

A high country pack trip with mules in the Wallowas. Oregon Field Guide photographer Michael Bendixen found one man who offers travelers a different way to travel in the backcountry, and his pack mules are part of a long Oregon tradition.

Klickitat Canyon Photo Essay

1m 42s

Scenes from the newly created Klickitat Canyon Conservation Area. Shot on land set aside by the Columbia Land Trust. Oregon Field Guide photographer Brandon Swanson brings you a photo essay from Washington’s stunning Klickitat Canyon. Filmed in fall 2020.

Lavender Farming

6m 57s

Not only is lavender one of the loveliest and most fragrant flowers, it’s also one of the most useful. In August, lavender on Oregon’s farms is in the height of its purple glory. And with Mount Hood crowning the horizon, Lavender Valley Farm in Parkdale is especially scenic.

Fish Trap

10m 41s

Wild salmon in the Columbia River are struggling to survive. Meanwhile, hatchery salmon produced for fishermen to catch are swimming right alongside them. What’s the best way to catch those hatchery fish while protecting as many wild salmon as possible. One fisherman says he has the answer.

Smith Rock State Park Video Postcard

4m 26s

Climbers, ultra runners, and hikers revel in the first weekend after Smith Rock State Park reopens, some finding that weeks of being cooped up from COVID's quarantine has made scaling sheer walls of rock even more relevant as a way to face down fear.

Coronavirus and Wildfire

7m 31s

The coronavirus pandemic changed a lot of things in Oregon, but not the chance of a catastrophic wildfire. That means these firefighters can’t just stay home to avoid COVID-19. We came down to Southern Oregon to find out how you defend against a wildfire and a pandemic at the same time.

Crater Lake Bull Trout

5m 54s

After more than a century, an isolated population of endangered bull trout in Crater Lake National Park is finally reconnected to the rest of their original range. To do that, scientists and conservationists re-created a stream that had been redirected for irrigation more than a century ago.

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