In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:You don’t realize just how dense the forests on the Oregon Coast are until you try to bushwhack through them.“This is insane,” said Megan Linke, as she crawled up a steep, slick, moss-covered log to get out of a deep ravine, her foot slipping and threatening to send her sliding back down.Her team of four field technicians had already spent two hours climbing up and down ravines and crawling through thick stretches of salmonberries, their helmets and safety glasses providing a minimum level of protection against...…In The NewsYour browser does not support the audio element.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:You don’t realize just how dense the forests on the Oregon Coast are until you try to bushwhack through them.“This is insane,” said Megan Linke, as she crawled up a steep, slick, moss-covered log to get out of a deep ravine, her foot slipping and threatening to send her sliding back down.Her team of four field technicians had already spent two hours climbing up and down ravines and crawling through thick stretches of salmonberries, their helmets and safety glasses providing a minimum level of protection against...WW…

In The NewsCannon Beach’s Haystack Rock is perhaps the Oregon Coast’s most iconic site. But for some people, it’s known not for its physical beauty, but for a bird that calls it home.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“We sure hope to see a tufted puffin,” said Marlene O’Connor with a laugh. She and her husband, Patrick, stood side-by-side on the beach, scanning the rock with binoculars, completely oblivious to the drizzle. They had come from Michigan to see the bird, so they weren’t about to let a little rain get in their way.Suddenly Marlene stopped scanning and focused her binoculars. “Four puffins...…In The NewsCannon Beach’s Haystack Rock is perhaps the Oregon Coast’s most iconic site. But for some people, it’s known not for its physical beauty, but for a bird that calls it home.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:“We sure hope to see a tufted puffin,” said Marlene O’Connor with a laugh. She and her husband, Patrick, stood side-by-side on the beach, scanning the rock with binoculars, completely oblivious to the drizzle. They had come from Michigan to see the bird, so they weren’t about to let a little rain get in their way.Suddenly Marlene stopped scanning and focused her binoculars. “Four puffins...WW…

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a giant towering over the Northwest landscape? You can find out firsthand at Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, where even children loom like Godzilla looking down on all the iconic sites of the Gorge, from Union Station to Multnomah Falls to Crown Point.“That's one thing that we're always talking about, walking across like King Kong or Godzilla, doing the whole Tokyo bit: It’s hilarious,” said club vice president Cynthia Leonard with a laugh, after crawling through a Portland street, her shoulders level with the tallest buildings.THANKS TO OUR...…Ever wonder what it would be like to be a giant towering over the Northwest landscape? You can find out firsthand at Columbia Gorge Model Railroad Club, where even children loom like Godzilla looking down on all the iconic sites of the Gorge, from Union Station to Multnomah Falls to Crown Point.“That's one thing that we're always talking about, walking across like King Kong or Godzilla, doing the whole Tokyo bit: It’s hilarious,” said club vice president Cynthia Leonard with a laugh, after crawling through a Portland street, her shoulders level with the tallest buildings.THANKS TO OUR...WW…

In The NewsListen: Hear the “Timber Wars” podcast tell the full story of an unlikely partnership between environmentalists and loggers.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Your browser does not support the audio element.So, a logger and an environmentalist walk into a forest together…It sounds like a joke, because, at least historically speaking, loggers and environmentalists didn’t go anywhere in Oregon together. If they crossed paths in the forest, it was because they were on opposite sides of a road blockade or logging protest.But not in eastern Oregon’s Grant County. Here, loggers and...…In The NewsListen: Hear the “Timber Wars” podcast tell the full story of an unlikely partnership between environmentalists and loggers.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Your browser does not support the audio element.So, a logger and an environmentalist walk into a forest together…It sounds like a joke, because, at least historically speaking, loggers and environmentalists didn’t go anywhere in Oregon together. If they crossed paths in the forest, it was because they were on opposite sides of a road blockade or logging protest.But not in eastern Oregon’s Grant County. Here, loggers and...WW…

In The NewsFrom the Wild and Scenic Rogue through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to the Trinity Alps, the stretch of mountains that straddle the Oregon-California border is home to some of the most rugged rivers and isolated ridges and canyons in the country.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:And we don't know about you, but this spring sunshine has the "Oregon Field Guide" team itching to load up the rig with river gear and hiking boots and head south.It can take years to fully explore the area, so consider this collection of some of our favorite stories from the region to be an introductory road trip to...…In The NewsFrom the Wild and Scenic Rogue through the Kalmiopsis Wilderness to the Trinity Alps, the stretch of mountains that straddle the Oregon-California border is home to some of the most rugged rivers and isolated ridges and canyons in the country.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:And we don't know about you, but this spring sunshine has the "Oregon Field Guide" team itching to load up the rig with river gear and hiking boots and head south.It can take years to fully explore the area, so consider this collection of some of our favorite stories from the region to be an introductory road trip to...WW…

In The NewsIn the last few weeks, "Oregon Field Guide" has driven up the Cascades, down the coast, and around Southern Oregon to take you on a tour through some of our best stories. Because we're all stuck at home in this beautiful weather, and the least we can do is road trip from the couch. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:So this week, we're heading east. Starting in the Wallowa Mountains, we're going to wander down eastern Oregon, from granite peaks to canyons to high desert, traveling by mule, raft, foot and glider.Wallowa MountainsOne of my favorite shoots in the past few years was of Steve...…In The NewsIn the last few weeks, "Oregon Field Guide" has driven up the Cascades, down the coast, and around Southern Oregon to take you on a tour through some of our best stories. Because we're all stuck at home in this beautiful weather, and the least we can do is road trip from the couch. THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:So this week, we're heading east. Starting in the Wallowa Mountains, we're going to wander down eastern Oregon, from granite peaks to canyons to high desert, traveling by mule, raft, foot and glider.Wallowa MountainsOne of my favorite shoots in the past few years was of Steve...WW…