Of all the creatures of the sea, few are as strange and surreal as the sea jelly.Their most famous feature, of course, is their stinging tentacles. But from there, they get even more unusual.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Contrary to their common nickname “jellyfish,” they are not actually fish. As invertebrates, they have no bones at all. Or teeth, or eyes, or ears. They don’t even have a brain.And they never sleep.Sea jellies have been on this planet for more than 500 million years, making them the oldest multi-organ animal on earth.“It’s an incredibly different animal that is so simple and yet so...…Of all the creatures of the sea, few are as strange and surreal as the sea jelly.Their most famous feature, of course, is their stinging tentacles. But from there, they get even more unusual.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:Contrary to their common nickname “jellyfish,” they are not actually fish. As invertebrates, they have no bones at all. Or teeth, or eyes, or ears. They don’t even have a brain.And they never sleep.Sea jellies have been on this planet for more than 500 million years, making them the oldest multi-organ animal on earth.“It’s an incredibly different animal that is so simple and yet so...WW…

In The NewsRon Jameson returns to Cobble Beach at Yaquina Head, holds up his binoculars, and scans the horizon.Above the constant roar of surf and clatter of the beach’s pebbles, the air is filled with a cacophony of Caspian terns, the croaks of cormorants, and the incessant barking of California sea lions, punctuated by the shrill cry of seagulls. In the distance, Jameson spots the heads of harbor seals bobbing in the waves. Jameson’s eyes are scanning for an animal that’s not there: sea otters.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:A retired federal biologist, Jameson did research on sea otters for over...…In The NewsRon Jameson returns to Cobble Beach at Yaquina Head, holds up his binoculars, and scans the horizon.Above the constant roar of surf and clatter of the beach’s pebbles, the air is filled with a cacophony of Caspian terns, the croaks of cormorants, and the incessant barking of California sea lions, punctuated by the shrill cry of seagulls. In the distance, Jameson spots the heads of harbor seals bobbing in the waves. Jameson’s eyes are scanning for an animal that’s not there: sea otters.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:A retired federal biologist, Jameson did research on sea otters for over...WW…

Your browser does not support the audio element.In the summer of 1990, I found myself deep in the Mount Hood National Forest on a search for a small brown owl dappled with white spots.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:I was a high school student, working my summer break in exchange for room and board, trying to gain a little professional experience and hoping for an adventure.With me was a college biology student who had come from Oklahoma for a seasonal position as a wildlife technician.“This is the Oregon I’d always dreamed of,” he said, as we looked out across a vast checkerboard of clear-cuts and...…Your browser does not support the audio element.In the summer of 1990, I found myself deep in the Mount Hood National Forest on a search for a small brown owl dappled with white spots.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:I was a high school student, working my summer break in exchange for room and board, trying to gain a little professional experience and hoping for an adventure.With me was a college biology student who had come from Oklahoma for a seasonal position as a wildlife technician.“This is the Oregon I’d always dreamed of,” he said, as we looked out across a vast checkerboard of clear-cuts and...WW…

Now Playing:Photo: Ian McCluskey/OPBJamming a metal skidding tong into a log, Roger Daugherty draws the slack from his driving reigns and clicks to his team of dappled Percheron draft horses, Willee and Charlie.“Wake up there, Willee,” he chides. “C’mon now, just a little bit, just a little.”  The team snorts and steps. The log jerks forward and begins to slide.Roger is a horse logger, a vocation that stretches back to the beginning of Oregon’s logging history. But it is a slow and labor-intensive way to drag logs from the woods. It requires not only all the skills and...…Now Playing:Photo: Ian McCluskey/OPBJamming a metal skidding tong into a log, Roger Daugherty draws the slack from his driving reigns and clicks to his team of dappled Percheron draft horses, Willee and Charlie.“Wake up there, Willee,” he chides. “C’mon now, just a little bit, just a little.”  The team snorts and steps. The log jerks forward and begins to slide.Roger is a horse logger, a vocation that stretches back to the beginning of Oregon’s logging history. But it is a slow and labor-intensive way to drag logs from the woods. It requires not only all the skills and...WW…

Now Playing:byA commune from a colorful era hangs on deep in the Coastal MountainsThanks to our Sponsors:The purple building in Mapleton, Oregon, is now vacant.  There are only five buildings here, along the side of the highway, so the purple one stands out.  Its hand-painted billboard reads: “café, books, gifts,” and shows a woman with flowing hair holding a bowl of steaming food. The “o”s of the billboard are peace symbols.  “When a fifth of the business is gone in a town of 600 people, that’s huge, you know,” says Wade Williams, a local contractor. He’s on...…Now Playing:byA commune from a colorful era hangs on deep in the Coastal MountainsThanks to our Sponsors:The purple building in Mapleton, Oregon, is now vacant.  There are only five buildings here, along the side of the highway, so the purple one stands out.  Its hand-painted billboard reads: “café, books, gifts,” and shows a woman with flowing hair holding a bowl of steaming food. The “o”s of the billboard are peace symbols.  “When a fifth of the business is gone in a town of 600 people, that’s huge, you know,” says Wade Williams, a local contractor. He’s on...WW…

Your browser does not support the audio element.Seven years after the historic eruption of Mount St. Helens, the mountain was finally opened again to climbers.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:A team from The Seattle Times went to report. On the summit of the new crater rim, they saw something they weren't expecting: a vivacious woman on skis, wearing a red chiffon dress and a white pillbox hat.Accompanying the woman in the red dress were five female friends who danced a can-can.“After climbing the rugged mountain for four and a half hours,” wrote the reporter, “no one expected a party.”Fast forward...…Your browser does not support the audio element.Seven years after the historic eruption of Mount St. Helens, the mountain was finally opened again to climbers.THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR:A team from The Seattle Times went to report. On the summit of the new crater rim, they saw something they weren't expecting: a vivacious woman on skis, wearing a red chiffon dress and a white pillbox hat.Accompanying the woman in the red dress were five female friends who danced a can-can.“After climbing the rugged mountain for four and a half hours,” wrote the reporter, “no one expected a party.”Fast forward...WW…

You can’t tell the story of Darryl Nelson without Timberline Lodge; and you can’t tell the story of Timberline Lodge without Darryl Nelson.Of the two, Timberline Lodge is far better known. Set just above the hem of evergreens at 6,000 feet on Mount Hood’s south slope, Timberline Lodge is Oregon’s most iconic historic lodge, beloved by generations of visitors. It proudly claims its place as one of the great lodges of the American West. It is considered a defining masterpiece of its architectural style, known as Cascadian. And it even had its brush with Hollywood in its cameo appearance as...…You can’t tell the story of Darryl Nelson without Timberline Lodge; and you can’t tell the story of Timberline Lodge without Darryl Nelson.Of the two, Timberline Lodge is far better known. Set just above the hem of evergreens at 6,000 feet on Mount Hood’s south slope, Timberline Lodge is Oregon’s most iconic historic lodge, beloved by generations of visitors. It proudly claims its place as one of the great lodges of the American West. It is considered a defining masterpiece of its architectural style, known as Cascadian. And it even had its brush with Hollywood in its cameo appearance as...WW…