Oregon Field Guide — Oregon Cave Restoration, Bird Call Collector, Passing on Ancient Customs and Traditions

Episode 401

Oregon Cave Restoration: At the Oregon Caves National Monument, painstaking restoration work is performed by hand. When the caves became popular with tourists earlier in the 20th century, "improvements" like widened passageways and added staircases caused unintentional damage to the caves' fragile environment.; Read More and Watch this story

Bird Call Collector: Nationally acclaimed bird-call recorder Jeff Keller sets out to capture the best audio recording of the Sandhill Crane ever made. Setting up his equipment overnight and waiting into the morning for the cranes to arrive, the birds must land within 100 feet of his microphones in order for him to get a quality recording. With each approaching flock of birds flying right overhead and out of range, will Jeff get a recording of the cranes at all?; Read More and Watch this story

Passing on Ancient Customs and Traditions: Listen to one Native American family as they struggle to pass on ancient traditions and customs to their children and grandchildren. With the ancient cultural belief that children are the lifeline to preserving their cultural pasts, this family works hard to spend time teaching their children about their heritage. But the pressures of modern technology compete with their efforts, creating a complex struggle between the past and the present.; Read More and Watch this story