Season 26

2014 · 12 episodes

Episodes

1Discovery on Mount Saint Helens, Photographer Finds HealingExplorers brave rain and sleet as they launch a five-day expedition into the crater of Mount Saint Helens to search for unexplored glacier caves. Nature photographer Peter Marbach finds healing from open heart surgery by returning to wilderness.
2Oregon's Rivers, Working Goats, Sage GrouseTim Palmer has written 22 guidebooks to nature, rivers, and wild places. Need some brush cleared? Hire some goats! Ranchers and biologists act in hopes of preventing an endangered listing for sage grouse.
3Zombie Survival Camp, Sandhill Cranes, Wildflower ShowKids learn nature and survival skills via zombie apocalypse role-playing camp. Satellite tracking reveals sandhill cranes can fly 35mph and cover 250 miles in a day. April, 2015 is the 50th anniversary of Oregon's oldest wildflower show.
4Queen Bee Project, Snowcat Sculpting, Urban Youth & Fly-fishingTwo men try to breed stronger bees that can survive winter in Portland. Long before the snowboarders show up, the snowcat sculptors are hard at work.. Veteran Chad Brown deals with PTSD through fly-fishing and he's bringing the art to youth.
5Stumptown Skiing, Christmas Greens, Osprey ReboundPortland's weirdness comes out in an impromptu version of an 800 Norwegian ski race. Christmas greens from our local forests also bring green to the northwest's economy. The only hawk that dives into water for its food thrives with help from humans. A tour of northwest wilderness areas marks the 50th year of the Act that preserved them.
6Endurance Riding, Collecting Antlers, Forest Seed OrchardMeet equestrians who love to endure up to 100-mile trail rides. Oregon families collect deer antlers without killing any animals. You've heard of fruit orchards, how about Douglas fir orchards. A relaxing look at some wildlife on the Malheur refuge.
7Railroad History, Elk, Humongous FungusA hiker finds long lost evidence of a spider web of railroad lines used to cut down trees in the gorge. Gearhart is a seaside vacation town... right in the middle of elk habitat. The largest living organism in the world hides out of sight in eastern Oregon.
8Railriders, Rockfish, Native Canoe RidePedal powered "railriders" cruise an abandoned rail line between Joseph and Enterprise, Oregon. It's one of the first legal excursions of its kind in the count. What do Smurfs, sonar and rockfish have in common? All are being used to see if Oregon's marine reserves actually protect the fish they're designed for. An annual spiritual canoe journey that embraces Native American culture and traditions.
9Airstream Camping, Oregon Chub Recovery, Hyla WoodsPeople who camp inside silver tubes love iconic Airstreams, invented by an Oregonian. The Oregon chub is the first fish to be removed from the Endangered Species List. A family timber firm says the forest itself must profit from logging more than they do
10Giant Waves, Lake Albert, Ross Island, SteensGiant waves create a spectacular show on the southern Oregon coast. Oregon’s third largest lake dried up. Is more than drought to blame? Visit Ross Island, and find out why this new Portland park is not open to the public. A look at the beauty and unique ecology of the aspen on Steens Mountain.
11Japan's Earthquake, Portland Rose GardenOregon Field Guide travels to Japan nearly four years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami decimated towns along the Japanese coast. We look for lessons Oregon can learn as we prepare for our own Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. Follow a year in the Portland Rose Garden with the man who has tended it for two decades.
12Siuslaw Hairy-Necked Beetle, Roberta's SavannaA story of dune grass, snowy plover protection, bulldozers and beetles. What it takes to save the world's fastest beetle on the Oregon coast. Visit a rare white oak savanna located on the south side of West Linn, Oregon