Smith Rock Photo Essay
A visual exploration of Smith Rock State Park by photographer Todd Sonflieth.
Sunflower Sea Stars
The Sunflower Sea Star once flourished along the west coast of the US. However this beautiful echinoderm has been dying out in large numbers due to a mysterious syndrome known as wasting. Jason Hodin is part of a team of University of Washington scientists that are attempting to preserve this sea star by spawning multiple generations that are more resilient to wasting.
SpiderHarp
Spiders have bad eyesight, so how do they "see" what's happening on their webs? Oregon State University scientists create models to understand the way web vibrations serve this function... and can even create music.
Photographer's Backyard Photo Essay
The small wonders of nature are observed in photographer Todd Sonflieth’s backyard photo essay.
Klamath Dam
The world's largest dam removal project is underway on the Klamath River in Southern Oregon and Northern California. The project will dramatically change summertime whitewater rafting and remove the lakes some people have built their lives around while reopening more than 400 miles of potential habitat for salmon that have been blocked from swimming upstream for a century.
Chukar Hunters
Eric Thompson was born and raised in Oregon and comes from a long line of hunters. He travels with a German Wirehaired Pointer named “Sky” among the rugged desert grasslands of the Columbia Plateau in search of the elusive Chukar.
Tribal Land Management
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde manage their land with a long-term vision for the food and resources they want to see for generations into the future.
Colorful Cowgirl
Known as the "Colorful Cowgirl", Gloria Michelle is putting her personal twist into a 4-generation family tradition of handmaking mecate reins out of horsehair.
Gorge Gliders
For a lot of folks, getting your driver's license for the first time is a major life milestone. For the teenagers of the Hood River Soaring Club, their first license won't be to drive a car but to fly a glider plane.
Think Wild
With an emphasis on responding to and preventing conflicts with humans, Bend-based Think Wild is a non-profit hospital and rehabilitation center for wild animals. The facility’s handful of staff and rotating group of volunteers respond to everything from animal “pest” control to rescuing, treating, rehabilitating and releasing recovered animals back into the wild.
Apple Bots
Science fiction is fast becoming a reality on the apple orchards of Central Washington, where farmers facing labor shortages are testing out robots that could be the fruit pickers of the future.
Deschutes River Poo Patrol
Jerry Christensen has a job that truly stinks. But he loves it! Meet the man known as “Two-Ply” who cleans and maintains the river-access-only outhouses along the popular Deschutes River.
Horse Trainer
Horse trainer Clint Surplus carries on the centuries-old tradition of vaquero bridle horses.
Gemstone Faceting
Ever wonder what makes gemstone sparkle? It starts with the way a crystal reflects and refracts light. Gemstone cutters must choose a design with the right angles for that stone, so that light passes through, bounces back to the top and catches the eye of the beholder. Karl Ziltener of the Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild shows us how he turns a raw Oregon sunstone into a glittering jewel.
Siletz Surf
There is little Indigenous representation in the surfing communities situated in and around Oregon's Indigenous ancestral lands. The Siletz Warrior surf camp is a chance to learn surfing and build power and positionality to become influential stewards of the land.
Community Skis
In the remote sagebrush rangelands of Lake County, Oregon, a couple offers a unique workshop where folks can make their own custom skis. Micheal and Kristin have built a business and a lifestyle. They live in a mobile tiny house they built themselves, make skis in a second tiny trailer, and run a one-table restaurant in another.
Space Balloons
An Oregon company is using Oregon’s vast high desert to test the parachute system of the European Space Agency’s EXOMars rover.
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