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FRIENDLY OWLS IN THE FOREST DARK

November 15, 2024 by

I’ve heard owls hoot and they sounded like friendly owls. But I’ve never seen one in the wild. Until yesterday.

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WHY DETAILS MATTER FOR CITY AND SCIENCE

November 7, 2021 by

Details matter as much to nature boy as they do city boy, but they’ll still fight you about it. Let’s leave it to plant biologists to break it down, to explain the details of plant life, because isn’t that how we envision nature? Plants? Then listen to an urban planner share the details of city […]

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Oregon Loggers Work In The Woods Singing Johnny Cash

August 28, 2017 by

    Tillamook State Forest has plenty of trees, and plenty of piles made by Oregon loggers. Visitors from around the world need to see the beauty of Oregon, and the clear cuts. A close up view.   One belongs to the other. I wouldn’t advise anyone going into a working coal mine, but why […]

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FATHERS DAY MILLENNIALS LEARN THE ROPES FROM OLD DADS

June 19, 2017 by

Fathers Day millennials start with a walk in the forest. The Oregon Forest. Dark, green, and deep. The ‘find a park’ map is dotted nearly solid around here. This forest stuff is all over the place. But it is Oregon, you expect trees. What you also expect is no snakes, bugs, bats, or wild animals […]

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A LIKE FOR OREGON

October 22, 2015 by

What Brings You To A State Isn’t The Same As What Keeps You There. Take Oregon and New York for example. You stay around Portland for different reasons than people stick around NYC. Size is important. For hundreds of miles around Manhattan people won’t leave, never think of leaving, because of the island. “Oh, we […]

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#GROWINGUPINOREGON BY 10

July 21, 2015 by

If You Were Raised Here You Know All About #growingupinoregon. Oregon is more than a trail game, or cloud burst, or a beach. It’s a state of mind and a state; the deuce. 1. If you grew up on the coast it seemed like every town had a sawmill. Those mills also had wigwam burners. […]

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