Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
Zach Urness / Statesman Journal
213 episodes
4 days ago
In this episode, host Zach Urness reposts his tips and tricks to finding the perfect Christmas tree in Oregon's national forests.
With a $5 permit, you can travel far and wide in the national forests to find a tree to bring home — whether you live in Portland, Salem, Eugene or elsewhere. It's not always as easy as it seems, however.
The podcast breaks down where to get a permit, which forest to target, what elevation to find success and other tips on exploring in the snow.
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In this episode, host Zach Urness reposts his tips and tricks to finding the perfect Christmas tree in Oregon's national forests.
With a $5 permit, you can travel far and wide in the national forests to find a tree to bring home — whether you live in Portland, Salem, Eugene or elsewhere. It's not always as easy as it seems, however.
The podcast breaks down where to get a permit, which forest to target, what elevation to find success and other tips on exploring in the snow.
A delicious but notorious fish mysteriously shows up at Lookout Point, Upper Willamette Basin
Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
30 minutes 10 seconds
1 month ago
A delicious but notorious fish mysteriously shows up at Lookout Point, Upper Willamette Basin
In this episode, host Zach Urness looks at the curious case of how a non-native fish, walleye, showed up at Lookout Point Reservoir and was then flushed into the Upper Willamette River Basin.
Urness interviews two fish biologists about how walleye, a tasty but controversial fish, were discovered at the reservoir east of Eugene and spawned to become a fishery popular with anglers.
In 2023 and 2024, the walleye were pushed downstream by deep reservoir drawdowns and have been getting caught in new places. Biologists are waiting to see if walleye will establish a new population — which could be bad for endangered salmon and steelhead.
Explore Oregon Podcast: The state's most beautiful places and biggest issues
In this episode, host Zach Urness reposts his tips and tricks to finding the perfect Christmas tree in Oregon's national forests.
With a $5 permit, you can travel far and wide in the national forests to find a tree to bring home — whether you live in Portland, Salem, Eugene or elsewhere. It's not always as easy as it seems, however.
The podcast breaks down where to get a permit, which forest to target, what elevation to find success and other tips on exploring in the snow.