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The Best Episodes of Oregon Field Guide Season 26

Every episode of Oregon Field Guide Season 26 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Oregon Field Guide Season 26!

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    Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 1 - Discovery on Mount Saint Helens, Photographer Finds Healing
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    #1 - Discovery on Mount Saint Helens, Photographer Finds Healing

    S26:E1

    Explorers brave rain and sleet as they launch a five-day expedition into the crater of Mount Saint Helens to search for unexplored glacier caves. Nature photographer Peter Marbach finds healing from open heart surgery by returning to wilderness.

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  2. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 2 - Oregon's Rivers, Working Goats, Sage Grouse
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    #2 - Oregon's Rivers, Working Goats, Sage Grouse

    S26:E2

    Tim Palmer has written 22 guidebooks to nature, rivers, and wild places. Need some brush cleared? Hire some goats! Ranchers and biologists act in hopes of preventing an endangered listing for sage grouse.

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  3. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 3 - Zombie Survival Camp, Sandhill Cranes, Wildflower Show
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    #3 - Zombie Survival Camp, Sandhill Cranes, Wildflower Show

    S26:E3

    Kids learn nature and survival skills via zombie apocalypse role-playing camp. Satellite tracking reveals sandhill cranes can fly 35mph and cover 250 miles in a day. April, 2015 is the 50th anniversary of Oregon's oldest wildflower show.

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  4. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 4 - Queen Bee Project, Snowcat Sculpting, Urban Youth & Fly-fishing
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    #4 - Queen Bee Project, Snowcat Sculpting, Urban Youth & Fly-fishing

    S26:E4

    Two men try to breed stronger bees that can survive winter in Portland. Long before the snowboarders show up, the snowcat sculptors are hard at work.. Veteran Chad Brown deals with PTSD through fly-fishing and he's bringing the art to youth.

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  5. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 5 - Stumptown Skiing, Christmas Greens, Osprey Rebound
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    #5 - Stumptown Skiing, Christmas Greens, Osprey Rebound

    S26:E5

    Portland's weirdness comes out in an impromptu version of an 800 Norwegian ski race. Christmas greens from our local forests also bring green to the northwest's economy. The only hawk that dives into water for its food thrives with help from humans. A tour of northwest wilderness areas marks the 50th year of the Act that preserved them.

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  6. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 6 - Endurance Riding, Collecting Antlers, Forest Seed Orchard
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    #6 - Endurance Riding, Collecting Antlers, Forest Seed Orchard

    S26:E6

    Meet equestrians who love to endure up to 100-mile trail rides. Oregon families collect deer antlers without killing any animals. You've heard of fruit orchards, how about Douglas fir orchards. A relaxing look at some wildlife on the Malheur refuge.

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  7. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 7 - Railroad History, Elk, Humongous Fungus
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    #7 - Railroad History, Elk, Humongous Fungus

    S26:E7

    A hiker finds long lost evidence of a spider web of railroad lines used to cut down trees in the gorge. Gearhart is a seaside vacation town... right in the middle of elk habitat. The largest living organism in the world hides out of sight in eastern Oregon.

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  8. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 8 - Railriders, Rockfish, Native Canoe Ride
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    #8 - Railriders, Rockfish, Native Canoe Ride

    S26:E8

    Pedal powered "railriders" cruise an abandoned rail line between Joseph and Enterprise, Oregon. It's one of the first legal excursions of its kind in the count. What do Smurfs, sonar and rockfish have in common? All are being used to see if Oregon's marine reserves actually protect the fish they're designed for. An annual spiritual canoe journey that embraces Native American culture and traditions.

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  9. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 9 - Airstream Camping, Oregon Chub Recovery, Hyla Woods
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    #9 - Airstream Camping, Oregon Chub Recovery, Hyla Woods

    S26:E9

    People who camp inside silver tubes love iconic Airstreams, invented by an Oregonian. The Oregon chub is the first fish to be removed from the Endangered Species List. A family timber firm says the forest itself must profit from logging more than they do

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  10. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 10 - Giant Waves, Lake Albert, Ross Island, Steens
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    #10 - Giant Waves, Lake Albert, Ross Island, Steens

    S26:E10

    Giant waves create a spectacular show on the southern Oregon coast. Oregon’s third largest lake dried up. Is more than drought to blame? Visit Ross Island, and find out why this new Portland park is not open to the public. A look at the beauty and unique ecology of the aspen on Steens Mountain.

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  11. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 11 - Japan's Earthquake, Portland Rose Garden
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    #11 - Japan's Earthquake, Portland Rose Garden

    S26:E11

    Oregon Field Guide travels to Japan nearly four years after a devastating earthquake and tsunami decimated towns along the Japanese coast. We look for lessons Oregon can learn as we prepare for our own Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake and tsunami. Follow a year in the Portland Rose Garden with the man who has tended it for two decades.

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  12. Oregon Field Guide Season 26 Episode 12 - Siuslaw Hairy-Necked Beetle, Roberta's Savanna
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    #12 - Siuslaw Hairy-Necked Beetle, Roberta's Savanna

    S26:E12

    A story of dune grass, snowy plover protection, bulldozers and beetles. What it takes to save the world's fastest beetle on the Oregon coast. Visit a rare white oak savanna located on the south side of West Linn, Oregon

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Season 26 Ratings Summary

"Discovery on Mount Saint Helens, Photographer Finds Healing" is the best rated episode of "Oregon Field Guide" season 26. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/23/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Oregon's Rivers, Working Goats, Sage Grouse".