Warner Canyon Skiing
Meet the volunteers who keep Warner Canyon Ski hill running, a one lift hill that’s the winter heart of rural Lakeview, Oregon.
Oregon Desert Trail
The Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) introduced by the Oregon Natural Desert Association invites hikers to experience the vast public lands and striking features of Oregon’s desert outback. It starts near Bend and winds its way southeast in a“W” shape as it links hidden jewels like Crack In The Ground, the Owyhee Canyonlands and Steens Mountain with outposts like Christmas Valley, Fields and Frenchglen.
Range Fence Removal
There are no cows left on Pine Creek Conservation Area, northeast of Bend, but there is barbed wire fence. And soon part of the conservation area will become federally protected wilderness. Backcountry volunteers are racing against that deadline to remove the derelict fence from the land - before wilderness restrictions make an arduous task even more difficult.
Lake Abert Dries Up
Three million migrating shorebirds depend on it for food. Drought has hit that region of the state but some people wonder whether human use of Abert's only water source made things worse. Under Oregon law, Lake Abert has no legal right to any water at all.
Oregon Star Party
Oregon Star Party; Discover how Oregon's high desert offers quiet, solitude, and on some nights, a whole lot of stars.
Pine Butterflies
A mass outbreak of pine butterflies creates a virtual snowstorm in the forest in August.
Smith Rock Revisited
We team up with sport climbing pioneer Alan Watts and Oregon’s Ryan Palo to revisit the ever-popular Smith Rock to see what has changed and what has stayed the same on the 30th anniversary of the start of sport climbing there. This updates our 1990 story on Alan in HD.
Prison Sagebrush Project
We follow prisoners at the Snake River Correctional Institution as they grow and transplant specially selected sagebrush seeds to assist the BLM in future eastern Oregon restoration efforts.
Burns Round-up
Burns Round-up and Branding; we visit a ranch round-up as they pass the old west ways along to the next generation.
Cattle Drives
A historic cattle ranch in southeastern Oregon moves cows every day. In many ways, cattle drives there have changed little since a century ago. The ranch herds cattle from one end of a million acre range to the other over the course of a year.
Dark Skies
Oregon is losing its dark and starry skies to light pollution, with consequences to both people and wildlife.
Humongous Fungus
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.
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.
Steens Aspen
Hardwoods are rare on Oregon's east side but that's not the only thing that makes aspen unusual. The trees sprout from rhizomes in large "clones" or shared root systems that can live up to 1000 years, though the trees themselves rarely live beyond a century. Aspen stands are eco-hotspots, creating their own food webs and providing habitat for everything from birds to bears.
Photogeology Tour
A beautiful tour of the stunning Jordan Craters and Leslie Gulch as we learn more about the wonders of Oregon geology.
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