Oregon Field Guide — Meth Lab Waste: Contaminating Our Land, Yurt Skiing, Oregon Weather

Episode 1702

Meth Lab Waste: Contaminating Our Land: Meth labs in Oregon are moving out of urban areas and in to out-of-the-way places like forests where the huge quantities of contaminants that are generated now threaten the environment. Criminals also threaten natural resources by stealing old-growth trees, and public property like bridge rails. Follow a group of specialists as they clean up a creek in the foothills of Elk Horn range, where toxic chemicals used to manufacture meth were dumped.; Read More and Watch this story

Yurt Skiing: There are no ski areas in the Wallowa Mountains of Eastern Oregon. So to ski some the finest powder in the Western U.S., folks have to be willing to hike a long ways. Join a group of adventurous skiers who are up to the task, especially since there's a cozy yurt camp waiting for them at the end of the day.; Read More and Watch this story

Oregon Weather: At the Oregon Climate Center in Corvallis, a climatologist explains how the state's weather varies from region to region and looks at some of the weather disasters Oregon has suffered over the decades.; Read More and Watch this story