Oregon Field Guide — Muskrat Trapper, Cy Bingham Arborglyphs, West Coast Game Park

Episode 1211

Muskrat Trapper: Pat Collins is the last of the muskrat trappers. He makes his living trapping non-native muskrats in the Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge. The muskrat tunnels damage the system of levees and dykes that was built to create the marshlands. Although he doesn't make much money from the pelts, Collins' trapping helps control the population of muskrats in the refuge and keeps the wetlands intact for the birds.; Read More and Watch this story

Cy Bingham Arborglyphs: Evidence of the life and activities of Cy Bingham, one of Oregon's earliest forest rangers, can still be found today in the trees where he carved his name. At the turn of the last century Cy Bingham was one of only a handful of federal forest rangers within the Oregon Cascades. Mark Dunaway is trying to catalog the many trees and trails where Cy left his mark, but it is a race against time as the forest has begun to cover Cy's tracks.; Read More

West Coast Game Park: The West Coast Game Park, located on 21 acres near Bandon, is a walk-through safari park as well as a giant petting zoo. Visitors are nuzzled by llamas and deer, and they get close to monkeys, lions, tigers and more. The park also breeds large cats.; Read More and Watch this story