Season 21 (2009)

Crossing the Urban-Rural Divide
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August 8, 2009

In 2005, just as it seemed Oregon’s urban-rural divide had grown into an unbridgeable chasm, a handful of ranchers from rural Gran...Read more

Bluebird Lady, Bull Run, Streaked Horn Lark
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October 15, 2009

Elsie Elzroth is one very dedicated woman. She has spent most of her life helping restore Western bluebird populations to the Corv...Read more

Boat Building, Sixgill Sharks, Tsunami Update
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October 22, 2009

It takes an expert to build a traditional, seaworthy boat from scratch, right? See how a group of complete amateurs come together ...Read more

Knowles Creek Update, Vultures, Wave Power
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October 29, 2009

Knowles Creek used to be a floundering ecosystem, but Charley Dewberry and his team have successfully brought the stream back to l...Read more

Forest Thinning, Oregon Cave Cleaning, Portland Stairways
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November 5, 2009

In Oregon's central Cascades along the Metolius river, timber harvesters and conservation groups are working together to find a be...Read more

Bending the Wallowa River, Golf Clinic, Invasive Species Rapid
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November 12, 2009

The Wallowa River bends again at the 6 Ranch near Enterprise, Oregon. It had been straight for a century. The ranch sacrificed som...Read more

Bryan Bates, Surfer, Devil's Staircase, Hagg Lake Expansion
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November 26, 2009

We head to Pacific City to learn more about the growing community of hardcore surfers. There's a place in the coast range so stee...Read more

Murres & Eagles, Geocaching, Wind and Bats
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February 4, 2010

Every spring, half a million seabirds called common murres come to nest on the rocks off the Oregon coast. As the number of bald e...Read more

Ethanol, Forest Surveyors, Old Tree
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February 11, 2010

If you own a boat that runs on gas, maintaining your boat has changed dramatically since the State of Oregon mandated ethanol blen...Read more

Ocean Acidification, Pygmy Owls, Green Roofs
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February 18, 2010

The ocean is turning more acidic as CO2 emissions rise, and shellfish are struggling to survive in the more acidic sea. For those ...Read more

Brown Pelicans, Freeriding, Oak Savannah
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February 25, 2010

The brown pelican has rebounded so successfully, the government has removed it from the endangered species list. Today, the larges...Read more

Dead Zone Update, Whychus Creek, Coast Aquarium, Sea Turtles
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March 18, 2010

A one time dead zone off Oregon’s coast turns out not to be an isolated incident. Oxygen levels are plummeting every summer now. S...Read more