The first forests we visit in this series are the lowland forests around the Salish Sea, home of Douglas firs, western hemlocks, and western red cedars - and the densest concentration of people in the Northwest. Conifer forests are a big part of what has drawn people to the area for millenia and are central to local art and culture. This episode explores just how these trees define a region and how we, in turn, define them.
Conifers - trees with cones and needles - are important to cultures across the globe. This time of year many of us are bringing...
In the final episode of this series, we journey to the most diverse of all Northwest forests, those of the Klamath & Siskiyou Mountains...
On this episode we continue our journey along the path of the Missoula Floods. Having encountered the giant lake that caused them, we now...