Episode 413
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- Wind Power
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- Renewable energy specialist Don Bain takes us to 7 mile hill outside of the Dalles, and explains the potential of this area for wind turbines. Choice wind locations are plentiful in Oregon, but convincing the public to tolerate the visual impact of turbine fields is another issue. The potential problems of wind power are solvable, Bain says, and the benefits far out way the negatives.
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- Mastodon Petroglyphs
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- Revisit the ice age with Oregon Field Guide to uncover prehistoric secrets about the coexistence of humans and mastodons. We search for petroglyphs in Southeastern Oregon, with supposed elephant-like figures carved into them. The trek is long, through miles of lonesome country, and with darkness quickly approaching we wonder if we'll get to see this mastodon petroglyphs at all.
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- Scuba Diving
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- A small but dedicated group of scuba divers explore the cold waters of the Oregon coast. The water near Cape Lookout and Three Arch Rocks is full of marine life.
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- Field Journal Blog
- That Tree Really is Big
- by Vince Patton | 03/15/2010
- We received an interesting footnote a few days ago to our recent story on the ancient limber pine that just might be the oldest living thing in Oregon. Gary Dielman of Baker City tells us it might not just be the oldest tree, it appears to be the third largest limber pine in the [...]
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