Explore Oregon: Making the most of the outdoors
Hosted by Zach Urness and Makenzie Stamets · Zach Urness / Statesman Journal
4.6from 144 ratings
- 244
- Episodes
- 98
- Transcribed
- 144
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Explore Oregon: Making the most of the outdoors
Everything to know about exploring Oregon's best outdoor destinations from the Statesman Journal including where to camp, hike, bike and more.
- Publisher
- Zach Urness / Statesman Journal
- Category
- science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 9 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
98 of 244 episodes have a transcript.
9 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Oregon's historic wildfire season, Detroit Lake drawdown, a new mine at Opal Creek
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why McNeil Point, on Mount Hood, is one of Oregon's best hikes
25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why are Oregon's beloved outdoor gear shops struggling, closing?
Inside a recent episode
Oregon's historic wildfire season, Detroit Lake drawdown, a new mine at Opal Creek
Published 9 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Only 33,000 acres burned on the west side, while more than 2 million burned on the east side. And for the past three years, this has been kind of a trend. Fires have just been ravaging the east side, while on the west side, we just haven't seen that much wildfire activity. I actually crunched the numbers, and it's pretty stark. So since 2024, wildfires have blackened 4.3 million acres on the east side and just 198,000 on the west side. So that's a massive difference. And the main reason this year, according to firefighters, was two major lightning storms that hit during July really raked the east side with a ton of dry lightning strikes. […]
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- Riley Ellis
- Larry O'Neill
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- 121 ratings
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- 4.8 / 5
- 23 ratings
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Zach Urness and Makenzie Stamets host the show. Published by Zach Urness / Statesman Journal.
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