Natural World

This Natural World was originally broadcast on January 2nd, 2014.Some birds find the Oak savanna and the riparian woodland surrounding the Coast Fork of…

This archived recording of the Natural World is from December 2013.Extreme weather events define which plants and animals can live in a place. Last week's…

As the fierce, icy heart of winter approaches plants and animals find shelter and food in newly created spaces. The leaf litter in the Cottonwood forest…

John Cooney reports from Kirk Park just below Fern Ridge Dam. This episode was recorded in November 2013. John Cooney died Wednesday, November 19th of…

Summer birds have left the valley and winter birds are beginning to arrive. Finley Wildlife Refuge is a wonderful place to experience the change of…

11/19/14 - KLCC has lost one of our family today. Natural World producer John Cooney has died.His family says, "John left us this morning with a taste of…

Recent Rains have created perfect conditions for mushroom gathering. The forests of the Coast Range and Cascades are yielding an abundance of fungi. The…

Seasonal change can be abrupt in the Pacific Northwest. Without much warning a beautiful sunny day can be followed by a violent storm. The San Juan…

This summer was the warmest on record. Life has retreated toward water. This week world leaders are meeting to address Human caused climate change.

Rock Creek Wilderness is one of three small virgin coastal rainforest areas preserved by the Wilderness Act of 1984 on the Central Oregon Coast. This…

The Alsea River and its tributaries are one of the last free-flowing watersheds in Oregon. This Coast Range hike offers a cool escape from the searing…

The summit of Mary's Peak is an island refuge of a retreating Ice Age. The sub-alpine plant communities found here are unique in the Coast Range.