Oregon Field Guide is a weekly television program produced by Oregon Public Broadcasting focusing on recreation, the outdoors, and environmental issues in the state of Oregon. Part of the Oregon zeitgeist, it is produced and hosted by Steve Amen. Named for the field guides used to identify plants, animals, and natural phenomenon, the wide-ranging series covers Oregon natural history, outdoor recreation, conservation, agriculture, rural life, and other local subjects. Produced with deep narratives rather than short segments, 13 half-hour and one full-hour episodes are shown per year.
Missoula floods
Adaptive skiing, tillamook off-road-vehicles, mt. bailey sno-cat skiing
Silver falls state park, rodeo livestock, dungeness crab
Vernal pools, native oysters, solar energy
Feral pigeons, warner wetlands, wood ducks
Mountain goats, bee mites, clamming
Caspian terns, bear creek, williams prairie
Western bluebird, fort rock archaeology, global positioning systems
Rock art photography, lynx study, outrigger canoes
Martens, radar archaeology, the oregon garden
Sea lion study, elk rock in willamette river, sewage ponds of portland
Axial volcano, pelagic bird watch, osprey migration
Wild horse trainer, biological control of weeds, city walks
Pelagic bird watch, coast guard cliff rescue, western grebes
Owyhee petroglyphs, pack goats, powered parachutes
Silver falls state park, sharp-tailed grouse, house spiders
Sea kayaking, imnaha, worms
Bridge of the gods, dragonfly study
Willamette valley snakes, vaux swift, hosmer lake salmon
Newberry crater submerged campsite, barn owl man, lily farmer
Sunken canoe, tualatin riverkeepers, how trees are made
Air national guard flyovers, ballooning
Crook point nature conservancy, poplar: fiber of the future
Golf course environment, odot divers/bridges, beryl grilley/granny cowgirl
Woodburn iii, coastal erosion, cape arago photo essay
White water kayaking, seed saver, munson creek falls
Boomers, rufous hummingbirds, tiny bugs
Steens mountains in winter, the halsey's wildlife habitat, rodeo clowns
Portland fish story
Urban peregrine falsons, car camping, oregon rain beetles
Klamath canoe trail, back country discovery route, gyotaku
Oregon coast aquarium, crater lake in winter, silverspot butterfly
Crows, len & tom go fishing
Baby crab story, crater lake mapping
Prescribed natural fires, raptor recovery
Basque arborglyphs in the steens, the europa project
Muskrats, cy bingham arborglyphs, west coast game park
Saving the bull trout of sun creek, aquatic insects, small town ski area
Cave diving, dune mushers
Mt. st. helens snowboarding, fish trawler research
Tillamook railroad, no ivy league, missoula floods erratics
Wind power, kiteboarding, grande ronde river
Columbian white tailed deer, mountain man rendezvous
Sea bird count, coast trail, stout mtn. photo-essay
Cavity nesting bird habitat, zumwalt prairie, sensor fish/dam research
Lava hand prints, certified forests, omsi kid's science camp
Tussock moths, ag waste recycling, pygmy rabbits
Logan valley/burns paiute tribe, fish deformities, tualatin salmon toss
Aelutian geese, sea floor mapping, klamath basin animal photo-essay
Mt. st helen's conflict, tree vole, family loggers
Sea otters special
Whiteheaded woodpeckers, broken top winter
Astoria canyon
Coyotes, crater lake dying forest, green building
Paddle oregon, wallowa backcountry huts, smith rocks photo-essay
Sandhills cranes, mosquitos, skijoring
Chetco river kayak, chetco fire update, william finley
Public land fees, cost range waterfalls, malheur photo-essay
Warner uplands petroglyphs, wildlife photographer, outrigger canoes
Bend badlands, dead zones, portland sewers
Ballast water, mega-dairy, special olympics
Mountain unicycle, tide pool, branding day
Spotted owl, beneficial insects, reed canyon restoration
Blm crime, primitive living
Traffic safety, summer lake dig, john day photo essay
Dinomorph, estuary, rancher skier
Jellyfish, pueblo hike, squirt boats
Biscuit fire recovery
Mount saint helens danger
Non-lethal predator control, cutthroat trout, green power resurgence
Zoo workers, yellow rails
Aquarium divers, pacific lamprey, special track meet, cascade head photo essay
Condors, frank boyden, river surfing
Global warming, exploratory kayaking, coast train
Dam removal, fort stevens underground, wagon maker
Tsunami, ice climbing
Powerlines, river patrol
Waterfall search, columbia river trail, bird song
Wolverine, tv tower safety, sandboarding
Wolves in oregon?
Bats, pelicans, ghost nets
Deer mice, obsidian tracking, flat fish, klamath wildlife refuge photo-essay
Willapa bay restoration, underwater camera, leschi town, new sports photo-essay
Mt. hood glacier, eco-wines, obsidian trail
Extreme sports
March 2005 pledge special: oregon's ancient wonders: a geologica
Illinois river, zumwalt prairie songbirds, pest house
Meth labs, yurt skiing, weather
Rescue dogs, wild foods, animal therapy
Metro special
Pronghorn antelope, freeriding, kayak surfing
Burrowing shrimp, train mountain, taylor's checkerspot butterfly
Ocean circulation, historic photos, hobie cats
Jackrabbits, john day fossils, jenkins heritage tours
Volcanoes in our backyard
Storm petrels, sumpter locomotive, b-24 mystery
Rogue river conflicts, tree-top tour
Cave diving, dune mushers
Sudden oak death, restoring animal corridors
Managing cougar populations, indian village excavation, kayak fishing
Wave energy, salmon tracking, skateboarding
Wildcat haven, walking history tour of portland, freshwater mussels
Middle owyhee river, fish hatchery lab, anthony lakes skiing
Steens archeology, metro's greenspace program, olympia oysters, valley of the giants photo-essay
Burrowing owls, carpenter ants, crosscut sawyer
Bird flu, green crabs, borax lake chub, mickey hot springs photo-essay
High lava plains, dragonfly watching, mountain quail, stout mtn. photo-essay
Mars rover, pond turtles, tram story, ironworkers
Talus caves, adventure photographer, global warming and vineyards
Fort stevens re-enactment, mountain man rendezvous, primitive living
Elk babies, quagga mussels, paulina lake lodge
Big wave surf, plover habitat, return to opal creek
Audubon care center, wolf eels, northwest trek
Lava caves, zoo vet, berry botanic garden
Canyoneering, ocean net recovery, rock art
Christmas valley dunes' fossils, spider woman, east side big pipe/sewer
Toad crossing, wind turbine school, mt. hood kiwanis camp
Klamath levee blast, cycle oregon, antarctic research
Invasive species: the view from china, odot troubleshooters, reptile fossils
Marmot dam removed, fire tower, ice worms
Diamond lake chub, umatilla contaminated fish, youth corps
Mount st. helens mysteries, tilikum center, lake oswego rowing
20th-anniversary special
Saltmakers, undersea eruptions, underwater fossils
Bagby hot springs, bighorn pneumonia, rhododendron garden, spirit lake photo essay
Fishers, reptile hunter, terns & cormorants
Amphibian disease, immersive media, oregon garden update, vole holes
Mt washington climb, slugs, umpqua fish watcher
Beeswax ship, electric drag racing, native bumblebees
Celilo revealed, effigy beach
Hut to hut biking, pine bark beetles, stream temperature
Catlin gabel forest restoration, condor nest search, deschutes river recreation
Feral pigs, fish cam, siletz photoessay, wetland farming
Hummingbird flight, malheur refuge carp, return to mount st. helens
Cats & birds, kayak fishing, multibeam sonar, spotted owl update
Eagle cap extreme, portland biking, summer lake revisit
Jim newman salute
Crossing the urban-rural divide
Bluebird lady, bull run, streaked horn lark
Boat building, sixgill sharks, tsunami update
Knowles creek update, vultures, wave power
Forest thinning, oregon cave cleaning, portland stairways
Bending the wallowa river, golf clinic, invasive species rapid
Bryan bates, surfer, devil's staircase, hagg lake expansion
Murres & eagles, geocaching, wind and bats
Ethanol, forest surveyors, old tree
Ocean acidification, pygmy owls, green roofs
Brown pelicans, freeriding, oak savannah
Dead zone update, whychus creek, coast aquarium, sea turtles
Birdathon; cattle rustling; sturgeon balls
Forest park portland's backyard gem
Burns round-up and branding, gray whales, lansailing
Beaver assisted restoration, fish screens, juniper control
Log drives, sharp-tailed grouse update, sustainable prisons project
Bagby hot springs, falcon comeback, lewis's woodpeckers
Living with wolves an oregon field guide special
Diving crater lake; pixieland restored; portland mounted patrol unit
White nose syndrome in bats
Crayfish invasion; heritage trees; lichen; conservation dogs
Astrophotography
Exploring the oregon dunes
Lamprey decline
Arctic white geese, paragliding race, treeverse
Elk at mount st. helens, lighthouse photoessay, snowkiting
Bighorn release, photogeology, willamette valley fen
Bald eagle recovery, cyclocross, jim anderson
Nature sound recording, silver falls state park, zumwalt cooperation
Avalanche safety, fishing quotas, music in nature
Columbia gorge: the fight for paradise
Open water swimming, pine butterflies, radon
Chetco river revisited, gold fish, muddy boots
Beacon rock climbing, ditch fish, newberry crater geothermal
Balloon archaeology, biscuit fire 10 years later, collier glacier
Kite festival, trees and pollution, ultralight hiking
Bug chicks, canoe journey, cape arago photoessay, pacific crest trail
Mount hood climbing oregon's highest peak
Cranberry farming, grebes walk on water, north umpqua geology
Citizen science, ice diving, time-lapse photography
Cattle drives, gorge weeds, timberline 75th
Mt. hood's volcanic past, warren falls, yellow tuft alyssum
Cloud cap inn, drift diving, jim rogers
Aerial fish stocking, hiking from portland to the pacific coast, stormwater
Autumn rivers photo essay, condors and lead bullets, outdoor school
Christmas bird count, forest park bioblitz, llama backpacking
Backpacking the olympic coast, columbia river toxins, portland fruit tree project
River of the rogues
Diving for science, hanami
The white salmon river runs free: breaching the condit dam
Dory builder, the tuesday crew, willamette greenway
Classroom at crater lake, photographer bill wallauer, wolf haven international
Glacier caves: mt. hood's secret world
Oregon coast sneaker wavew, frank moore, & behind the scenes
Hands-on environmental education in hood river
Buzz bowman, school for the blind ski day, wolverines
Imperial stock ranch, geologic snowflake hunters , amphibian declines
Double damned race, the pallisades, apple detectives
Mushrooms, ice crawlers, disappearing lake
Sea cave kayaking, smith rock, oregon land use
Mustangs of oregon: wild horses in crisis
Snow school, wildflowers, first salmon ceremony
Butterfly watching, mckenzie river trail, lizard school
Corn maze, mountain biking, hot air balloon makers
Kayaking, summer ski camp, behind the scenes
Wilderness medics, tsunami anniversary, crystal springs
Discovery on mount saint helens, photographer finds healing
Oregon's rivers, working goats, sage grouse
Zombie survival camp, sandhill cranes, wildflower show
Queen bee project, snowcat sculpting, urban youth & fly-fishing
Stumptown skiing, christmas greens, osprey rebound
Endurance riding, collecting antlers, forest seed orchard
Railroad history, elk, humongous fungus
Railriders, rockfish, native canoe ride
Airstream camping, oregon chub recovery, hyla woods
Giant waves, lake albert, ross island, steens
Japan's earthquake, portland rose garden
Siuslaw hairy-necked beetle, roberta's savanna
Unprepared: an oregon field guide special
Wildlife crossings, behind the scenes, sand labyrinth
Range restoration, cormorant vs. salmon, honeybees
Urban beavers, dam removals, sandcastle contest
Frogs, halfway calendar,
Sea lions, oyster meroir
Japanese fly-fishing, lost lake, festival of speed.
Waterfall hunters, meacham creek, christmas ships
Discovering valhalla: oregon's hidden gorge
Pika, monarchs & milkweed and invasive species bbq
Swan transplants & alvord gliders
Buzz holmstrom & 1 million plants in a year
Backyard habitat & 2nd-graders at the bay
John day river paddleboarding and behind the scenes on valhalla
Disappearing meadows
Columbia river bar pilots
Crossing the urban-rural divide
Who's watching oregon's wildlife, slot canyon geology and eulachon smelt
Wenaha river packrafting, outdoor preschool and tractor museum
Mountain goat survey, blue mountain wildlife and vaux's swift chimneys
Tillamook rock lighthouse, river snorkeling and the ship report
Lower owyhee river, bioluminescence and oaks bottom forge
Return to mt. hood glacial caves and columbia gorge geology
Oregon prison sagebrush project, oregon star party, steam up, and scenic oregon
Disappearing lake, bat mystery, jeff douglas remembered and klamath lake canoe trail
Farewell to steve amen
Tribal land transfer, sea jellies, buzz holmstrom
Opal creek after fire; rogue dogs
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