An update on some amazing archaeological discoveries that are turning up in digs around the town, including the ice age fossils of a bird with a wingspan of 14 feet. Scientists are concerned about evidence that sand is actually disappearing from our coastline. And we catch up with scientists working hundreds of feet above ground to study the workings of an old growth forest.
Segments in this Episode
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Woodburn #3
An update on some amazing archeological discoveries turning up in digs around the town.
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Coastal Erosion
The coastline is always changing, and erosion happens sometimes slowly, sometimes rapidly.
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Cape Arago Photo Essay
An intimate look at Cape Arago on Oregon's southern coast.
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Golf Course Environment; ODOT Divers/Bridges; Beryl Grilley/Granny Cowgirl (1111)
Oregon Field Guide: Episode #1111
Crook Point Nature Conservancy; Poplars: Fiber of the Future (1110)
Oregon Field Guide: Episode #1110
Sunken Canoe; Tualatin Riverkeepers; How Trees Are Made (1108)
Oregon Field Guide: Episode #1108
Original Broadcast: September 27, 2007
Newberry Crater submerged campsite; Barn Owl Man; Lily Farmer (1107)
Oregon Field Guide: Episode #1107
Original Broadcast: September 20, 2007
Sharp-tailed Grouse; House Spiders; Silver Falls State Park (1103)
Oregon Field Guide: Episode #1103
Coast Guard Cliff Rescue; Pelagic Bird Watch; Western Grebes (1101)
Oregon Field Guide: Episode #1101
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Carol and Velma Saling Foundation
William K. Blount Family
Additional Support Provided By:
Coit Family Foundation
Kay Kitagawa and Andy Johnson-Laird
Christine and David Vernier
Greenfield/Hartline Habitat Conservation Fund of the Nature Conservancy.
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The Roundhouse Foundation, Barbara Emily Knudsen Charitable Foundation, Bonnie and Peter Reagan, Lee and Marcia Stevenson and Elaine Whitley
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