Oregon Field Guide — Endangered Invertebrates, Cascade Roads, Senior Citizens Hiking Mount Hood

Episode 705

Endangered Invertebrates: Invertebrates play an essential role in the world's various ecosystems. Without invertebrates, the plants and animals that rely on them as pollinators and food supply, would suffer irreparably. Rediscover some amazing invertebrates that until now were thought to be long extinct. Found nowhere else in the world but Oregon, these beautiful bugs are a special find for entomologist Paul Hammond.; Read More and Watch this story

Cascade Roads: Early settlers in the Willamette Valley were cut off from the east by the Cascade Mountains. In the 1850s they began building roads through the dense forest and across bare lava beds.; Read More and Watch this story

Senior Citizens Hiking Mount Hood: Come on along for a hike on Mount Hoods' Timberline Trail with a group from the City of Portland's Senior Outdoor Program. The program hosted six weekly hikes allowing participants to circle Mount Hood.; Read More and Watch this story