Beyond Your Front Door Northwest

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.

05/11/2024

Are you able to see the Northern Lights where you are? If you can't see them with your eyes, try using your phone without the flash! Look to the north. If you can get a clear horizon without trees (trees are blocking in mine) you will pick up the greens, too! Tomorrow night is another chance.

05/10/2024

Tune in today at 11:30 AM on KXCR 90.7fm - Florence, OR. (streaming at KXCR.NET)!

Tune in Friday or Saturday to learn about the Florence eBike Facebook group and their upcomng E-Bike Demo Day taking place May 25, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, at Driftwood Shores with All Seasons E Store — when you can test ride a variety of e-bikes (free and open to the public)!

05/10/2024

I'm leading a guided hike at the Oregon Dunes Day Use this Saturday, May 11, at 11:00 AM. Come join us! Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dxHvwU

What secrets will we discover during Saturday's hike?

Come find out at the Oregon Dunes Day Use Area. Guided hike begins at 11:00 AM (Saturday, May 11). Complete program details and directions are available here: https://bit.ly/4dxHvwU

05/09/2024

This week's show features Dale Honning, founder of the Florence E-Bike Club, a vibrant community of e-bike enthusiasts who promote safe and responsible e-bike riding for adults.

Dale shares about where to ride on the coast, things to consider if you want to get into e-bike riding, and safety. We also discuss an upcoming free E-Bike Demo Day in Florence, Oregon, with All Seasons E Store at Driftwood Shores, on May 25, 2024, where people can test out different e-bikes.

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

05/08/2024

I had a fun walk at Heceta Head Lightstation the other day. Here are a few photos:

1. View from the trail above the light.
2. Heceta Head Lighthouse.
3. Down on the beach (lightstation and keeper's house to the right on bluff).
4. Oregon iris (Iris tenax) are in bloom (they have a short run, so go see them asap if you are interested...you can find them on the trail that goes up behind the lighthouse).
5. Looking southeast (from the lighthouse area at the top) toward Sea Lion Caves and Cape Creek Bridge.

Learn what it was like to be a lighthouse keeper in this location prior to the completion of Highway 101, when the only way to get to this remote and rugged location was by horse & buggy or boat. Listen to my interview with Keepers of Heceta Head Lightstation available online: https://bit.ly/3T8eYnO

05/04/2024

Tune in at 11:00 AM TODAY on KXCR 90.7fm - Florence, OR. (stream at KXCR.NET) for a fun and interesting show with Oregon Coast Retired U.S. Merchant Mariner, Paul Klippel.

May the Fourth be with you! We think this week's BYFD NW show is better than Star Wars! Tune in this morning at 11:00 AM to learn all about life as a U.S. Merchant Marine featuring Florence's own Paul Klippel, U.S. Merchant Mariner, Retired.

Paul shares about the role of the U.S. Merchant Marine, what life is like aboard a ship, why he loved the work, and how younger folks can pursue their own career with the U.S. Merchant Marine.