Linus Pauling
One of the most brilliant scientists and most controversial individuals of the 20th century, Linus Pauling was the only person to win two unshared Nobel...
Skeena River Fish and Their Habitat
British Columbia's Skeena River is one of the great salmon rivers of the North Pacific. The river and its fish have supported indigenous peoples for...
Catching the Ebb
Bert Bender started fishing Alaska’s Cook Inlet in 1963 with a 30-foot sailboat converted to gas power and with no equipment for pulling in a...
Child of Steens Mountain
For Eileen O'Keeffe McVicker, born in 1927 to an Irish immigrant sheep rancher and a schoolteacher, growing up on a homestead made for "a hard...
Oregon Coastal Access Guide
Oregon is renowned not only for the natural beauty of its coastline but also for its enlightened tradition of publicly owned and protected beaches. The...
Beauty of the City
The Central Library, Benson Hotel, Reed College, the Meier & Frank building, the U.S. National Bank—these are just a few of the grand Portland icons...
With Grit and By Grace
In the 1950s, Betty Roberts did what most of her contemporaries considered audacious and inappropriate when she returned to college as a 32-year-old wife and...
Strand
In Strand, travel writer and amateur naturalist Bonnie Henderson traces the stories of wrack washed up on the mile-long stretch of Oregon beach she walked...