Mark your calendars: Season 16 of Sense of Place kicks off October 8, 2025 — and tickets are on sale now! This season promises a journey through the Gorge’s history, ecology, culture, and community unlike any other. From wool and fungi to rattlesnakes and volcanoes, the 2025–2026 series features guests who have deep knowledge of local stories that connect us more deeply to this remarkable region.
We’re honored to welcome a lineup of inspiring voices:
October 8 – Woven in Place: A Rancher’s Journey from Sheep to Fashion and the Olympics with Jeanne Carver
November 12 – Mostly Mushrooms: What I Discovered When I Fell in Love with Fungi, with Krista Cushman
December 10 – After Gifford Pinchot: Ancient Forests, Timber Wars, and a Century of Change, with Rand Schenck
January 21 – More Than a Fish: Stories of Salmon and Sovereignty in the Pacific Northwest, with Dylan Hedden-Nicely”
January 29 – SPECIAL EVENT: The Volcano Listening Project
February 18 – Going Out on a Limb: Life on the Family Farms of Lisa Perry and Ricardo Galvez, with Lisa Perry
March 18 – Rattlesnakesssss: Shedding the Myths to Meet the Snake, with Adrian Slade
April 15 – Crag Rats Turn 100: A Century of Service with the Oldest Mountain Search & Rescue Team in America, with Christopher Van Tilburg
Can’t wait for Season 16 to get underway?
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