Ed Jahn
Ed Jahn is the executive editor for OPB's Science and Environment team, as well as the executive producer of "Oregon Field Guide" and "All Science. No Fiction."
Ed is a long-time environmental journalist who served as a producer for "Oregon Field Guide" starting in 2000. He has earned the Edward R. Murrow award for his documentary work and has won 20 regional Emmy Awards in his career.
Ed received the duPont-Columbia Award for Journalism in 2008 for his work on "The Silent Invasion" and was twice awarded a Society of Environmental Journalists award for in-depth reporting on the environment.
Ed is a fellow with the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources and is a teacher and advocate of better science communication. At the end of the day, Ed gets busy woodworking, gardening, biking, backpacking or SUPing.
Latest Stories
‘The Evergreen’: The quest for the quietest spot in Oregon
How can you find a place that is truly quiet? And what would that be like?
Searching for the quietest place in Oregon
Where to escape the leaf blowers, car alarms and revving engines that plague modern life? A study conducted for the Noise Control Engineering Journal identified candidates for the quietest places in Oregon, but you’ll need an expedition mindset to reach them.
This year’s most uplifting stories from ‘Oregon Field Guide’ and ‘All Science. No Fiction.’
"Oregon Field Guide" end-of-year wrap of feel-good stories.
A mysterious, rare bog is full of surprises on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula
Crowberry Bog on the Olympic Peninsula is like no other place in Washington. It’s a raised bog that sits like an inflated bladder above the surrounding forest — the first of its kind to be identified in the Western U.S. outside of Alaska.
These spots offer prime leaf peeping in Oregon
From the rolling hills of the Willamette Valley to the shimmering aspens of Steens Mountain, Oregon has many scenic settings to find fall foliage.
Before and after video captures the impact of Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires from above
Dramatic aerial view of the Willamette National Forest as it looked before and after the 2020 Labor Day fires.
Next-level paddleboarding: Embracing the whitewater of Oregon’s John Day River
You bought the paddleboard and have aced the test of standing up on a calm lake without faceplanting. Ready for the next level? A multi-day adventure down the John Day River is a test of whitewater mettle that rewards with 70-miles of canyon and desert panoramas.
Plunging into darkness beneath the Oregon high desert
What was once a river of red hot lava roaring across the Oregon high desert is now a playground of secret lava caves, holes and passages, many of which have yet to be fully explored.
It’s a star party in Eastern Oregon
Every year, stargazers from all over the country gather in the Oregon desert to bond over a love of dark nights and starry skies. The lack of light pollution in this part of Eastern Oregon makes this one of the best spots in the nation to view an intense tapestry of constellations, planets and stars.
The far-out, spacey land sailors of Oregon’s Alvord Desert
Think you need water to sail? These yachtsmen have found a way to use the wind to cast off across the waterless Alvord Desert, and the experience is both sublime and exciting. The Alvord desert is the perfect playground for landsailers, with miles of uninterrupted playa, sage scenery and solitude that is unmatched in the Northwest.