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Season 1

  • S01E01 Oregon Story

    • October 10, 2001

    Logging families talk about the growth and state of their industry.

  • S01E02 Oregon Story

    A look at the state's cattle industry focuses on small ranchers.

  • S01E03 Oregon Story

    Examining the history and state of Oregon's commercial fishing industry. Included: the impact of change on area communities.

  • S01E04 Small Towns

    • November 21, 2000

    A look at six small towns in the Beaver State.

  • S01E05 Tribal Economy

    • April 5, 2001

    A look at the challenges faced by Native Americans in Oregon includes interviews with members of the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of Umatilla.

  • S01E06 Agricultural Workers

    • October 10, 2001

    A look at Oregon farm workers, cannery workers and tree planters. Included are personal accounts and scholarly commentary. The documentary focuses on the issues of poverty, education and housing.

  • SPECIAL 0x1 Agricultural Workers in Studio Discussion

    • October 10, 2001

    A follow-up studio discussion about problems and proposed solutions for immigration issues that includes Oregon's agricultural work force.

  • S01E07 Rural.Com

    • November 6, 2001

    A look at Halfway, Ore., a rural town in the Eastern part of the state that was struggling to survive, until a dot-com startup showed up with a proposition in December 1999.

  • SPECIAL 0x2 Rural.Com

    • November 6, 2001

    A discussion about experimenting with e-commerce in the towns of Aumsville, Bandon, Glendale and Ontario.

  • S01E08 Water

    • November 7, 2002

    A look at Oregon's water crisis.

  • S01E09 Rural Voices

    • December 13, 2002

    A discussion about local history with residents of Lakeview in Southern Oregon.

  • S01E10 Harvesting the Wild

    • October 19, 2003

    A look at the competition between corporations and private harvesters over the flora of Oregon's forests, which contain wild berries, mushrooms and herbs. Also: concerns that harvesters are damaging the ecosystem are examined.

  • S01E11 Country Doctors, Rural Medicine

    • November 5, 2003

    The state's troubled rural health-care system is explored.

  • S01E12 Rural Voices: Three Days at Crane

    • December 17, 2003

    Students at Crane High School in southeast Oregon are visited for a look at how their rural lives compare to the routines of kids in an urban environment.

  • S01E13 Warm Springs Country

    • June 14, 2005

    Life on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, which is home to 3500 members of three tribes, is spotlighted.

  • S01E14 Volunteer Town

    • October 6, 2005

    The town of Union, Ore., is spotlighted. The hamlet depends on volunteers to put out fires, answer emergency calls, work at the library and tend the local cemetery, among other necessities.

  • S01E15 Rethinking The Forests

    • November 22, 2005

    An examination of Oregon's forests.

  • S01E16 Eco-Tourism

    • January 18, 2006

    Ecotourism and what it means to the state.

  • S01E17 Ports

    • March 2, 2006

    The state's ports are examined.

  • S01E18 Farming

    • March 10, 2006

    A historical look at farming in Oregon.