Oregon Field Guide — Amphibian Disease, Immersive Media, Oregon Garden Update, Vole Holes

Episode 2005

Amphibian Disease: Worldwide, a fungal skin disease called chytridiomycosis is decimating frogs and salamanders. The disease may be responsible for declines in some frog and salamander populations in Oregon, but a biologist finds that an ancient species of frog called the tail frog, which lives only in the Pacific Northwest, remains healthy.; Read More and Watch this story

Immersive Media: We follow the camera crew that produces Google’s Street View feature. Immersive Media is on the cutting edge of video technology. Their camera uses eleven lenses to capture 360 degree views. The separate angles are stitched together using powerful software, to give one of a kind views of the world around us.; Read More and Watch this story

Oregon Garden Update: OFG update looking at what dreams did and didn't come true at the Oregon Garden since we last visited in 1999. Ambitious plans once called for over 200 acres of landscaped gardens, but the estimated 400,000 visitors never materialized. The garden's have grown over the past ten years, but bankruptcy and sparse attendance have scaled back those ambitious plans to a more manageable 80 acres. See for yourself what a difference a decade can make.; Read More and Watch this story

Vole Holes: After a surge in the vole population, farmers and scientist debate whether the underground critters are harmful or helpful. Voles create elaborate underground tunnel systems that can be destructive to fields and crops. However, using probe cameras, scientists are learning new information about voles and vole holes that suggests voles might play a vital role in nature after all.; Read More and Watch this story