Beyond Your Front Door Northwest

04/24/2025

I enjoyed speaking today with Dr. Sarah Wolf, the Aquaculture Marine Debris Policy Fellow with the Surfrider Foundation. Sarah shared about the challenges of reducing marine debris from oyster farms and how farmers, organizations and community members are working together to solve the issue.

Listen online (link in comments).

06/29/2024

Thanks for tuning in for three wonderful years. I'm taking a break from Beyond Your Front Door Northwest to pursue some new adventures. You can find all of my past shows on SoundCloud at https://bit.ly/3iVU11G. Have a wonderful summer! ❤️

06/20/2024

Chandra LeGue of Oregon Wild is leading a hike on the Oregon dunes on Monday, August 26. She's a wealth of knowledge (and author of a fantastic book "Oregon's Ancient Forests: A Hiking Guide" - Mountaineers Books).

Sign up for the hike here: https://oregonwild.org/event/oregon-dunes-loop-hike

I interviewed Chandra about her book in 2021. You can find that interview here: https://bit.ly/3JPqAti

Hike over sand dunes, through coastal forest and along the seashore while learning about this complex and unique ecosystem and the plants and animals that thrive here.

05/29/2024

New show!

Salmon have been deeply rooted in Pacific Northwest culture and history throughout generations and continue to play an important role in the PNW - environmentally, economically, and culturally. Unfortunately, PNW salmon populations continue to decline.

Join me this week as I visit with Mara Zimmerman and Alex Bradberry. Mara is the Executive Director of Coast Salmon Partnership and Alex is the Outreach Director. They'll discuss the problems facing salmon today and Coast Salmon Partnership's work to protect and restore salmon habitat in Washington's coastal region.

Listen online or on the radio: https://beyondyourfrontdoornorthwest.com/on-the-radio

More about Coast Salmon Partnership: https://www.coastsalmonpartnership.org

05/25/2024

Stop by Driftwood Shores in Florence, Oregon, today between 10a and 2p to learn about different types of e-bikes (and test ride for free if you like). The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the Florence eBike group.

05/25/2024

Tune in at 8:30 AM this morning on 99.7 KQUA (streaming at KQUA.ORG) to learn about alternatives for pesticide and weedkillers!

This week on Beyond Your Front Door Northwest. Airs every Saturday at 8:30am

Spring is the season when many people venture out into their yards to begin gardening. This week's show focuses on alternatives to toxic pesticides and herbicides for dealing with unwanted plants or pests around our yards and homes.

Tune in this week to hear from Sharalyn Peterson, the Healthy Wildlife and Water Program Manager/Staff Scientist at the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides. Sharalyn shares about the work NCAP does to help farmworkers, how toxic pesticides and herbicides can damage our natural environment, and how to find safer alternatives for controlling weeds and pests around our gardens and homes.

05/25/2024

Tune in today at 9:00 AM on Portland Radio Project (streaming at PRP.FM) to learn what life is like as a Merchant Mariner.

05/21/2024

Have you ever wanted to test out an eBike to see if you like it? Come to Driftwood Shores in Florence this Saturday to try out different eBikes. The event is free and open to the public courtesy of Florence eBike FB group, Driftwood Shores and All Seasons E Store.

Want to learn more about eBikes? Check out my recent interview with Florence eBike group founder Dale Honning: https://bit.ly/3UPqw1Q

05/17/2024

It's the 117th Annual Rhododendron Festival in Florence, Oregon, this weekend and you never know what you might see. Get the full schedule of events at the Chamber's website: https://florencechamber.com/rhododendron-festival.

05/16/2024

Did you miss the recent show about e-biking on the coast? Listen online now at https://bit.ly/3UPqw1Q

📸: eBike at North Jetty Beach, Florence, Oregon. Photo by Dina Pavlis.

05/11/2024

Tune in today at 9:00 AM to learn about about e-biking, how to select a bike, and about a demo day coming up in Florence, Oregon, at Driftwood Shores where you can test ride bikes for free (May 25, 10 AM to 2 PM). Stream at PRP.FM or tune in on Portland Radio Project.

05/11/2024

Here is why we can't see the aurora with our eyes, but our cameras and cell phones can pick up the colors. Hopefully we have another clear night tonight!

Due to the limitations of people's night vision, only a camera can capture the true colors displayed during a display of the Northern Lights.