Portland's Backyard Habitat program encourages homeowners to create a backyard environment that attracts more birds to the city, but does it really make an ecological difference. We'll also head to the coast where its traditional for 2nd graders to learn hands-on about the sea. And we'll check in one last time with Oregon Field Guide's producer Vince Patton as he prepares for retirement.
Highlighting the story behind the Oregon river legend Buzz Holmstrom, the first person to run the entire length of the Green and Colorado rivers. A bold project aims to plant 1 million trees and shrubs in a single year in the Tualatin River watershed. A look at what's below the Crater Lake National Park water surface that is putting the lake's clarity and native creatures in jeopardy.
Pikas are the adorable masters of the high country. So why are thousands of them living just a few hundred feet above sea level in the Columbia River Gorge? Oregonians help monarch butterflies with the one plant they need to survive: milkweed. We will also meet a group of ecologists who have cooked up a clever way to address the problem of invasive species – one bite at a time.
A couple sets out to see 365 waterfalls in a year but instead finds 500. A massive restoration project is underway in Northeast Oregon where a creek is not only being restored but literally moved to save salmon and an entire tribe’s way of life. Christmas season wouldn't be complete without the ship parade!
Ancient, simple fly-fishing from Japan called Tenkara becomes popular in the U.S. A lake in the Cascades has several holes in it that look and act like bathtub drains. Find out why hundreds of downhill skateboarders and street lugers from around the world travel to Maryhill Loops Road for high-speed downhill racing.