Learn about Oregon, its geography, history and the state today

What's the connection between Ken Kesey and Nancy's Yogurt? How about the difference between a hoedad and a webfoot? What became of the Pixie Kitchen and the vanished Lambert Gardens?

The Oregon Companion is an A–Z handbook of over 1000 people, places, and things. From Abernethy and beaver money to houseboats, railroads, and the Zigzag River, an intrepid public historian separates fact from fiction — with his sense of humor

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Scientists, land managers, ranchers, and others discuss the effects of western juniper encroachment on the eastern Oregon landscape, and the need for active management.