When Brent McGregor and Eddy Cartaya, of the Oregon High Desert Grotto (OHDG) cavers, took on the gigantic project of exploring Snow Dragon glacial cave on Mt. Hood, they didn’t know where it would lead. They took Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon Field Guide crew in to film their under-the-ice adventure, and the success of the […]
Jim Anderson
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Oregon’s Moose Count
Every time I drive over the Ochoco Forest summit I start looking for a moose. The willows along the banks of Marks Creek and quiet switchbacks with the deep forest close by give one the impression of really great moose habitat, and, if that were in the Umatilla or Wallowa-Whitman forest, there would probably be […]
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The Life and Times of a Golden Eagle Family
The Central Oregon country is blessed with people who are always ready to pitch in, and “get the job done!” That’s why the free cam streaming the only life-and-times of a golden eagle nest is up and running again this year: www.GoldenEagleCam.com. As anyone who has set up this kind of system knows, it ain’t […]
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Natural World: Bird Walks at the Old Mill
The Old Mill District and the East Cascades Audubon Society (ECAS) are again offering free weekly bird walks to any one of all ages every other Friday, April 1 through the end of May. The free walks are guided by an ECAS bird expert and wind around the trails of the Old Mill District that […]
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“Antartica, Living and Working on the Ice” at The Belfry 3/22
The many faces and scientific resources of Antarctica will be presented at The Belfry, 302 E. Main Ave., Sisters on Tuesday, March 22. The Lecture begins at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m. for food and beverage). Admission is $5. The one-hour lecture will be presented by Sisters residents Barb Schulz — who spent several seasons working in the dry […]
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“Hummingbird Highways” at The Belfry
For those who haven’t heard the good news, the first 2016 OSU/Sisters Science Pub lecture will take place at The Belfry in Sisters on March 15. Oregon State University Ornithologist and Associate Professor Matt Betts will be sharing his research on one of the favorite birds of the Sisters Country: hummingbirds. Please pass the news along, […]
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People Meet Eagles at Eagle Watch 2016
People Meet Eagles at Eagle Watch 2016 By Jim Anderson For once it wasn’t raining, snowing, or windy and eagles were soaring by all day at the Oregon State Park’s 2016 Eagle Watch event held last Saturday and Sunday at PGE’s Round Butte Overlook Park near Culver. Both Golden and Bald Eagles passed by the observation […]
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Eagle Watch 2016 is Coming
Set aside Feb. 27 and 28 to attend the 2016 Eagle Watch ceremonies at Eagle Village in Round Butte Overlook Park’s visitor center, 10 miles west of Madras. The two-day celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat., Feb. 27, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sun., Feb. 28. This will be the 21st […]
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Counting beaks
It was the winter of 1963 that I decided to go on my first official eagle count. National Audubon was starting counts to establish trends in populations, and eagles occupied my life like never before when I was issued my Federal Banding Permit in 1962. I became more aware of eagles because of banding, (finding […]
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Robin red breast
The American Robin is one of the most common native birds found throughout Central Oregon and it's usually the first on the list for anyone who develops an interest in birds, whether age six or 96. Robins are everywhere, but there’s more to a robin than meets the eye. The robins seen here in winter […]