The Oregon Story

All Episodes 2000 - 2006
TV-G

  • Ended
  • 2000-11-21T00:00:00Z
  • 30m
  • 8h (16 episodes)
  • Documentary

20 episodes

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

2001-11-06T00:00:00Z

Special 2 Rural.Com

Special 2 Rural.Com

  • 2001-11-06T00:00:00Z30m

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

Series Premiere

2001-10-10T00:00:00Z

1x01 Oregon Story

Series Premiere

1x01 Oregon Story

  • 2001-10-10T00:00:00Z30m

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

1x02 Oregon Story

  • no air date30m

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

1x03 Oregon Story

  • no air date30m

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

2000-11-21T00:00:00Z

1x04 Small Towns

1x04 Small Towns

  • 2000-11-21T00:00:00Z30m

A look at six small towns in the Beaver State.

2001-04-05T00:00:00Z

1x05 Tribal Economy

1x05 Tribal Economy

  • 2001-04-05T00:00:00Z30m

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.

2001-10-10T00:00:00Z

1x06 Agricultural Workers

1x06 Agricultural Workers

  • 2001-10-10T00:00:00Z30m

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.

2001-11-06T00:00:00Z

1x07 Rural.Com

1x07 Rural.Com

  • 2001-11-06T00:00:00Z30m

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.

2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

1x08 Water

1x08 Water

  • 2002-11-07T00:00:00Z30m

A look at Oregon's water crisis.

2002-12-13T00:00:00Z

1x09 Rural Voices

1x09 Rural Voices

  • 2002-12-13T00:00:00Z30m

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

2003-10-19T00:00:00Z

1x10 Harvesting the Wild

1x10 Harvesting the Wild

  • 2003-10-19T00:00:00Z30m

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.

1x11 Country Doctors, Rural Medicine

  • 2003-11-05T00:00:00Z30m

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

1x12 Rural Voices: Three Days at Crane

  • 2003-12-17T00:00:00Z30m

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.

2005-06-14T00:00:00Z

1x13 Warm Springs Country

1x13 Warm Springs Country

  • 2005-06-14T00:00:00Z30m

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

2005-10-06T00:00:00Z

1x14 Volunteer Town

1x14 Volunteer Town

  • 2005-10-06T00:00:00Z30m

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.

2005-11-22T00:00:00Z

1x15 Rethinking The Forests

1x15 Rethinking The Forests

  • 2005-11-22T00:00:00Z30m

An examination of Oregon's forests.

2006-01-18T00:00:00Z

1x16 Eco-Tourism

1x16 Eco-Tourism

  • 2006-01-18T00:00:00Z30m

Ecotourism and what it means to the state.

2006-03-02T00:00:00Z

1x17 Ports

1x17 Ports

  • 2006-03-02T00:00:00Z30m

The state's ports are examined.

2006-03-10T00:00:00Z

1x18 Farming

1x18 Farming

  • 2006-03-10T00:00:00Z30m

A historical look at farming in Oregon.

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