Oregon Field Guide — 9300-Year-Old Man, The Pure Water of Waldo Lake, Cascades Flood Clean-up

Episode 811

9300-Year-Old Man: The discovery of the oldest skeleton in the Pacific Northwest has uncovered a murder mystery 90 centuries old. It's also created new controversy. The analysis of Kennewick Man by scientists is opposed by his American Indian descendants.; Read More and Watch this story

The Pure Water of Waldo Lake: Waldo's unique water quality is so pure the visibility is over 120 feet deep. Volunteer scientists are worried, however, that the quality may be decreasing. Fish stocking and other human interactions with the lake, have greatly altered the natural biological communities of the lake. Waldo-lovers urge visitors to respect the purity of the lake and hope that government dollars will help to protect it.; Read More and Watch this story

Cascades Flood Clean-up: Extreme weather in February of 1996 caused flooding through the Cascade Mountain range. The cleanup costs millions and it will be decades before the forest recovers. We'll show how humans contributed to the damage, and what they're doing to reverse it.; Read More and Watch this story