Many imagine life on the Oregon Coast as idyllic. Wind-blown Shore Pines, sunny beaches, rugged rocky outcroppings, deep blue waters, and green hills often...

Although many think of the Pacific Northwest as a rainy with lush green forests, the region east of the Cascade mountains is characterized by...

In Portland, Oregon, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet is fairly common in appropriate habitat, particularly during migration and in winter. The eBird bar chart for the...

Most casual wine drinkers know that pinot gris and pinot grigio are just two different names – one French and one Italian – for...

One of the highlights of autumn for many birders in eastern North America is the annual release of the Winter Finch Forecast. Every September,...

The recent taxonomy of India Pale Ale – more popularly known these days by its initialism IPA – is as confusing and unstable as...

Following passage of the United States Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the California Condor (Gymnogyps californianus) was among the first 75 species listed...

A light rain had begin to fall on the valley between steep slopes that held the headquarters of HJ Andrews Experimental Forest. Patches of...