SCIENCE
Taking complex, intellectually challenging science stories and finding inspiring ways to present them to scientists and non-scientists alike.
Discovery on Mount Saint Helens
Special report explores the first-ever exploration and survey of a series of glacier caves that have formed within the volcanic crater of Mount Saint Helens.
Return to Glacier Caves
The spectacular glacier caves that Oregon Field Guide documented in 2013 have all but disappeared. But why? Is it global warming, or is something else going on?
Columbia Gorge Pika & Global Warming
Pikas are the adorable masters of the high country. These potato-sized members of the rabbit family squeak like plush toys and live among the rocks and under deep blankets of snow on the highest Cascade peaks. So why are thousands of them living just a few hundred feet above sea level in the Columbia River Gorge? As climate change hammers the pikas’ high-elevation habitat, the gorge may be a refuge for the species.
Last Stand for the Siuslaw Hairy-Necked Tiger Beetle
One of the rarest beetles in the world lives right here in Oregon. Its home is just a few patches of sand, each no more than a few hundred yards long. What do they need to survive? Apparently, they need bulldozers.