Produced with deep narratives rather than short segments, roughly 13 half-hour episodes and specials are shown per year.

The program became the sole production of OPB with the series premier in 1990, which began with the impact of drift netting for tuna on dolphins.

Jim Newman produced over 250 Oregon Field Guide segments, and was brought on when Amen got the greenlight on the series.

[11] Past producers/reporters include Jim Newman, Steve Lobel, Eric Cain, Jessica Martin, Vince Patton and Jeff Douglas.

When presenting the award for reporting on the Marmot Dam removal, the society recognized Oregon Field Guide, stating: To watch these stories was to be there in the moment, experiencing it as it happened.

[16][17] It also received two Golden Eagle awards from the Council on International Nontheatrical Events in 1994: one for an hourlong report on "Cleaning Up Hanford",[18] and the other for "Abuses of the 1872 Mining Law".

[19] The latter report also received an honorable mention in the Public Affairs category of the Pacific Mountain Network's "Best of the West" awards in that year.

[24][25][26][27][28] The documentary focused on the influence of yellow-star thistle, quagga mussels, spartina and English ivy, among other invasive species.

The ultimate goal of the special was to serve as a wake-up call about invasive species and to inspire citizens to take action.