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The good, the bad, and the ugly about purple sea urchins. STORY & PHOTOS BY JOANNE CARROLL-HUEMOELLER Would the term consequential describe a day in the life of a simple purple sea urchin? Probably not. This prickly invertebrate is nothing more than a round test (hard shell) covered with spines, […]
The story of sand along the Oregon Coast includes Ice Age floods, shifting dunes, and wartime super-sleuths. Story by Barbara Lee Kids are coated with it after a day at the Oregon Coast, and so is every inch of the family dog. Adults get it in their shoes, and picnic […]
STORY AND PHOTOS BY MICHAEL KEW Head down to the Chetco River, or to a more remote trail southeast of Brookings, to enjoy a hike in Oregon’s only naturally occurring coastal redwoods. Ten years ago, National Geographic magazine published “The Tallest Trees,” a tale of the Redwood Transect, a yearlong, […]