Oregon Field Guide
Klamath Tribes push to restore wetlands and wocus in Southern Oregon
For thousands of years, the Klamath Tribes have harvested a highly nutritious first food called wocus from the wetlands of Southern Oregon. As wetlands were drained for agriculture, the tribes lost a huge portion of the habitat supporting the wocus plant. Now, there’s hope that farmers can help bring that habitat back.
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Urban naturalist Mike Houck tracks great blue herons on the Willamette River
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Red-legged frogs cross a busy Portland highway with help from the “Frog Taxi.”
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At this St. Helens contest, sand castles are the stars
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Meet the remarkable Oregon horsewomen of the ‘Hen Party’
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Salt making on the Oregon Coast, then and now
Two groups on the coast are trying to unlock the secret of making pure, clean, edible salt from sea water. One is a modern, innovative company and the other is recreating history.
Oregon’s aspiring tree climbers reach new heights
Students at Oregon-based national tree climbing school push themselves to the limit to become professional cone collectors
Northwest geologist hot on the trail of Ginkgo lava flow
Popular geologist Nick Zentner of “Nick on the Rocks” takes an entertaining road trip to explore the Ginkgo lava flow that erupted in Central Washington and flowed all the way to the Oregon Coast 16 million years ago.