Blue Mountain Forest Partners
A small group of loggers and environmentalists in Eastern Oregon have done the unthinkable: worked together to find common ground—and even become friends.
Backpacking the Coast Range
Oregon Field Guide likes to capture a bit of everything--science, wildlife, adventure, rural life-- but it’s not every day that we get to tag along on someone’s vacation. That’s what happened when producer Danika Sandoz met two women joined them for their Portland to Coast bikepacking adventure.
Dark Skies
Oregon is losing its dark and starry skies to light pollution, with consequences to both people and wildlife.
An Epic Model Railroad Recreates the Columbia River Gorge
Ever wonder what it would be like to be a giant towering over the Northwest landscape? You can find out at the Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, where even children loom like Godzilla over all the iconic sites of the Gorge, from Union Station to Multnomah Falls to the Crooked River High Bridge.
Unlikely Hikers
Meet Jenny Bruso who encourages people of all genders, races, shapes and sizes to get outside.
Strange creatures are showing up by the millions along the Oregon coast
Sometime after 2014 — no one can say exactly when — scientists started getting reports of a mysterious sea creature showing up on Oregon beaches. And not just a few either — these things were showing up by the millions, and they were unlike anything scientists had ever seen here before. They are pyrosomes, or “sea pickles” as they are sometimes called.
Warner Canyon
Meet the volunteers who keep Warner Canyon Ski hill running. - a one lift hill that’s the winter heart of rural Lakeview. Oregon.
Parkdale in the Winter
Parkdale, Oregon, is known for its abundant fruit orchards and agricultural crops, but the quiet winter months offer supreme opportunities for photography, especially with the majestic Mount Hood as its backdrop. Enjoy this stunning photo essay by OPB Photographer, Nick Fisher.
Oaks Bottom Forge
Blacksmiths used to be an integral part of every community. Today, we can get pretty much anything we need at the store and blacksmiths are few and far between. But that's changing. One traditional forge in an urban Portland neighborhood is attracting everyone from engineers to chefs who want to learn how to forge their own tools. It's part of a resurgent interest in old-world craft.
Bioluminescence
Biologist Robin Kodner specializes in the study of tiny sea creatures that produce light (bioluminesce) when they're disturbed in the water... and nobody is really sure why. Robin shows us these mysterious creatures in both their incandescent beauty and under the microscope.
Owyhee River Journey
Oregon Field Guide joins geologist Dr. Liz Safran and river guide Audrey Gehlhausen for a journey through the geologic wonderland of the Owyhee Canyonlands. Beginning in the small town of Rome, Oregon, our cameras reveal a raw and breathtaking landscape sculpted by lava flows, landslides and volcanic eruptions.
River Snorkeling
River snorkeling offers a great opportunity to see a whole world under the surface. We'll join Russ Ricketts on local rivers. Russ teaches us ways to enjoy this peaceful environment. We'll also show Dave Carpenter, a river steward for the Native Fish Society, a very different prospective of what the river holds.
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
Tillamook Rock is home to the notorious "Terrible Tillie" lighthouse. Built in 1879, the lighthouse warned ships away from Tillamook Head for some 80 years before the storm-prone outpost proved too difficult to maintain. Today, it is a privately owned "columbarium" as well as a federally managed wildlife refuge.
Mountain Goat Survey
Prior to the eruption of Mt St Helens, few people realized there were mountain goats living in the area. While that population was likely wiped out by the blast, anecdotal sightings of these high-climbing, sure-footed mammals began to crop up in the 1990s. In 2014, Gifford Pinchot National Forest biologist Mitch Wainwright put together the first official mountain goat survey.
Tractor Museum
Erl McLaughlin of Enterprise is a wheat rancher. The labor-intensive occupation keeps him busy from April to September... and then the winter sets in, and in NE Oregon, winters are long and cold. That's when Erl takes up his unusual hobby- collecting and refurbishing tractors of every shape, size and vintage.
Outdoor Preschool
More than half of U.S. preschoolers don't go outside to play even once a day. EarthFix looks at a new program of outdoor schools for early childhood education on Washington state’s Vashon Island. This story will look at the benefits of children spending time outside and the dwindling time dedicated to recess.
Wenaha River Packrafting
Oregon Field Guide joins a multi-day packrafting expedition through the heart of the little-known Wenaha-Tuccannon wilderness. Author Tim Palmer and Zach Collier, an outfitter and river runner, lead this remote expedition down 22 miles of the Wenaha river in Oregon's Blue Mountains. They encounter low water, log-jams and the blackened forest.
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