Oregon Field Guide Education Program; Part 2 : Focus on Places

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Title:
Oregon Field Guide Education Program; Part 2 : Focus on Places
Description:
This episode of The Oregon Field Guide Education Program is 'Focus on Places.' Host Steve Amen presents several different natural or nature-focused places in Oregon. Begins with a tour of the 'oceanic badlands' off Oregon's coast. Jim Newman goes deep undersea in the submersible Pisces to see underwater volcanic lava flows, and interviews Dr. Stephen Hammond of the Hatfield Marine Science Center; includes footage of undersea volcanic activity and footage of Dr. Hammond in his lab. In the second segment Newman reports on scientific research into the potential for a devastating west coast earthquake. His guide is Dr. Ian Madin, senior scientist and earthquake hazard geologist, who shows Newman evidence of past earthquakes on the Oregon shore. Newman paddles the Washington coast with Dr. Brian Atwater of the US Geological Survey, where similar evidence of earthquakes is found. Newman also visits the town of Cannon Beach, where earthquake and tsunami precautions have been taken. Next Newman travels inland where University of Oregon scientists use a seismometer to detect crustal shaking. Terry [Scheidt] talks about reinforcing bridges to withstand earthquakes. Roger McGarrigle talks about Portland's older buildings that have not been reinforced. The third segment is about Oregon Caves National Monument. John Roth of the National Park Service and worker Dave Hodges explain how past modifications designed to make the caves easier to visit damaged the cave and its ecosystem, and how those damages are being mitigated. The next segment looks at pollution of the Tualatin River Basin. Most of the pollution comes from runoff from agricultural waste. Area resident Jack Churchill talks about the causes of the problem. Water quality expert John Jackson also explains the problem and discusses efforts to clean up the water. Field reporter Jeff Douglas starts the program by investigating how the Sandy River has been affected by increasing use with Dr. Arch Diack, Charles Chiecko, and Bruce Niss. Steve Amen then travels with Larry Chitwood to find Oregon's balancing rocks, intentionally difficult to locate due to bouts of vandalism. The third segment looks at the Summer Lake sanctuary, run by Marty St. Louis, who discusses the methods used to promote longevity and safety of swans and snow geese. Jim Newman then explores the Jordan Craters with Jerry Hubbard. This is followed by Jon Tuttle looking into the current thoughts surrounding global warming, talking to scientists and experts such as Ron Nielson, Danny Marks, David Perry, and David Buchanan. Newman also leads a segment on the Pine Mountain Observatory, run by Dr. Greg Bothun, and how they implemented the computer into their telescope in order to more effectively map the cosmos. "The OREGON FIELD GUIDE EDUCATION PROGRAM was designed in collaboration with leading educators from around the state to help give teachers the tools they need to improve the environmental literacy of their students. "Over a year-and-a-half in the making, the program is intended for use in classrooms from the fourth grade up to the university level. The complete notebook and videotapes were distributed free to over 130 teachers. They were then trained in a series of one day workshops on how to best implement the program. These teachers were then assigned by their various schools to act as mentors for other teachers. "The video segments were also made available to all Oregon teachers when the segments were broadcast statewide on Oregon Public Broadcasting on March [24th] and 25th of 1994. More than 30,000 teachers were notified in advance regarding the availability of taping these programs through OPB Education Services monthly newsletter, SIGNAL. "THE OREGON FIELD GUIDE EDUCATION PROGRAM is built around twenty story segments on two videocassettes. The tapes are accompanied by a teacher's manual that includes video segment synopses, background information on each topic, activity suggestions and related maps/diagrams. A field journal for students is also included."--1994 Peabody Awards entry form.
Production company:
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Host:
Amen, Steve
Date:
March 1994
Format:
Film/Video
Location:
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia > Oregon Field Guide Education Program
Subjects:
Education
Nature
Science
Extent:
00:57:28.045
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-s17sn02b2w
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