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The Best Episodes of Oregon Field Guide Season 27

Every episode of Oregon Field Guide Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Oregon Field Guide Season 27!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 1 - Unprepared: An Oregon Field Guide Special
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    #1 - Unprepared: An Oregon Field Guide Special

    S27:E1

    Oregon Field Guide's special presentation - Unprepared - takes an in-depth look at Oregon's lack of preparedness for a major earthquake.

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  2. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 2 - Wildlife Crossings, Behind the Scenes, Sand Labyrinth
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    #2 - Wildlife Crossings, Behind the Scenes, Sand Labyrinth

    S27:E2

    Oregon's first wildlife crossing saves lives of deer and drivers. Now ODOT plans another crossing. A behind-the-scenes look at Oregon Field's story on Mt St Helens and Glacier Caves. Denny Dyke's labyrinth drawings in the sand last as long as the tides dictate.

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  3. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 3 - Range Restoration, Cormorant vs. Salmon, Honeybees
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    #3 - Range Restoration, Cormorant vs. Salmon, Honeybees

    S27:E3

    How can a pasta machine help sagebrush landscapes grow back after fire? Thousands of cormorants are to be killed because they eat so many salmon. Honeybees throughout the United States have been struggling for nearly a decade.

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  4. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 4 - Urban Beavers, Dam Removals, Sandcastle Contest
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    #4 - Urban Beavers, Dam Removals, Sandcastle Contest

    S27:E4

    There's a beaver boom all around Portland. Local agencies let them stay where they are. In the past decade, several high-profile dam removals have happened in the Northwest. Follow the Jessop family as they compete in the 51st annual Cannon Beach Sandcastle Contest.

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  5. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 5 - Frogs, Halfway Calendar,
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    #5 - Frogs, Halfway Calendar,

    S27:E5

    Columbia Spotted Frogs require full time water yet find a way to live in the desert. Meet the calendar girls-slash-outdoors women of Halfway!

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  6. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 6 - Sea Lions, Oyster Meroir
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    #6 - Sea Lions, Oyster Meroir

    S27:E6

    The government responds to sea lions eating salmon with severe measures. Like the "terroir" of wine, oysters pick up their "meroir" from their home bays.

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  7. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 7 - Japanese Fly-fishing, Lost Lake, Festival of Speed.
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    #7 - Japanese Fly-fishing, Lost Lake, Festival of Speed.

    S27:E7

    Ancient, simple fly-fishing from Japan called Tenkara becomes popular in the U.S. A lake in the Cascades has several holes in it that look and act like bathtub drains. Find out why hundreds of downhill skateboarders and street lugers from around the world travel to Maryhill Loops Road for high-speed downhill racing.

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  8. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 8 - Waterfall Hunters, Meacham Creek, Christmas Ships
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    #8 - Waterfall Hunters, Meacham Creek, Christmas Ships

    S27:E8

    A couple sets out to see 365 waterfalls in a year but instead finds 500. A massive restoration project is underway in Northeast Oregon where a creek is not only being restored but literally moved to save salmon and an entire tribe’s way of life. Christmas season wouldn't be complete without the ship parade!

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  9. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 9 - Discovering Valhalla: Oregon's Hidden Gorge
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    #9 - Discovering Valhalla: Oregon's Hidden Gorge

    S27:E9

    Oregon Field Guide's expedition into the Oregon wilderness in search of a possibly undiscovered geologic wonder.

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  10. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 10 - Pika, Monarchs & Milkweed and Invasive Species BBQ
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    #10 - Pika, Monarchs & Milkweed and Invasive Species BBQ

    S27:E10

    Pikas are the adorable masters of the high country. So why are thousands of them living just a few hundred feet above sea level in the Columbia River Gorge? Oregonians help monarch butterflies with the one plant they need to survive: milkweed. We will also meet a group of ecologists who have cooked up a clever way to address the problem of invasive species – one bite at a time.

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  11. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 11 - Swan Transplants & Alvord Gliders
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    #11 - Swan Transplants & Alvord Gliders

    S27:E11

    Biologists relocate young trumpeter swans from Alaska and Wyoming. New research aims to find out how destructive a Cascadia earthquake would be. Glider pilots enjoy the thrill of soaring above the Alvord desert. Ridgefield photoessay.

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  12. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 12 - Buzz Holmstrom & 1 Million Plants In A Year
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    #12 - Buzz Holmstrom & 1 Million Plants In A Year

    S27:E12

    Highlighting the story behind the Oregon river legend Buzz Holmstrom, the first person to run the entire length of the Green and Colorado rivers. A bold project aims to plant 1 million trees and shrubs in a single year in the Tualatin River watershed. A look at what's below the Crater Lake National Park water surface that is putting the lake's clarity and native creatures in jeopardy.

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  13. Oregon Field Guide Season 27 Episode 13 - Backyard Habitat & 2nd-Graders at the Bay
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    #13 - Backyard Habitat & 2nd-Graders at the Bay

    S27:E13

    Portland's Backyard Habitat program encourages homeowners to create a backyard environment that attracts more birds to the city, but does it really make an ecological difference. We'll also head to the coast where its traditional for 2nd graders to learn hands-on about the sea. And we'll check in one last time with Oregon Field Guide's producer Vince Patton as he prepares for retirement.

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Season 27 Ratings Summary

"Unprepared: An Oregon Field Guide Special" is the best rated episode of "Oregon Field Guide" season 27. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/1/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Wildlife Crossings, Behind the Scenes, Sand Labyrinth".