Oregon Field Guide

  • : 1990
  • : 174
  • : 6
  • PBS
  • 20
  • Documentary

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16x1
Global Warming, Exploratory Kayaking, Coast Train
Episode overview
01, 2005
Join a group of modern-day explorers as they attempt to run Falls Creek in Washington.
16x2
Dam Removal, Fort Stevens Underground, Wagon Maker
Episode overview
01, 2005
The Marmot Dam is scheduled for removal, but how will this affect the Sandy River? Hidden beneath the old bunkers at Fort Stevens State Park is a network of secret tunnels. We visit with an 87-year-old man who builds traditional horse drawn wagons.
16x5
Waterfall Search, Columbia River Trail, Bird Song
Episode overview
01, 2005
Join us on our search for an unnamed, unmapped waterfall in the Mt. Hood wilderness! Canoers and kayakers want to create a "river trail" on the lower Columbia River. Biologists study songbirds to learn more about the human brain.
16x7
Wolves In Oregon?
Episode overview
14, 2006
This special explores the issues with the return of the West's most controversial animal.
16x3
Tsunami, Ice Climbing
Episode overview
04, 2007
Scientists use modern technology to gain a better understanding of deadly Tsunamis. Experts climb up sheer, vertical ice in the frigid outback of avalanche country.
16x4
Powerlines, River Patrol
Episode overview
24, 2008
Follow three Oregon State troopers as they patrol the Snake River in Wallowa County. Follow BPA linemen as they climb massive towers to keep the electricity flowing.
16x6
Wolverine, TV Tower Safety, Sandboarding
Episode overview
22, 2009
In Oregon’s dangerous back-country we search for the rare and elusive wolverine. Follow some high-climbing engineers as they work to provide Oregon with a good TV signal. A pair of local sandboarders explore the terrain of the Oregon Dunes.

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