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Landscapes of Conflict - The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (Paperback)
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Landscapes of Conflict - The Oregon Story, 1940-2000 (Paperback)
Series: Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
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Post-World War II Oregon was a place of optimism and growth, a
spectacular natural region from ocean to high desert that seemingly
provided opportunity in abundance. With the passing of time,
however, Oregon's citizens - rural and urban - would find
themselves entangled in issues that they had little experience in
resolving. The same trees that provided income to timber
corporations, small mill owners, loggers, and many small towns in
Oregon, also provided a dramatic landscape and a home to creatures
at risk. The rivers whose harnessing created power for industries
that helped sustain Oregon's growth - and were dumping grounds for
municipal and industrial wastes - also provided passageways to
spawning grounds for fish, domestic water sources, and recreational
space for everyday Oregonians. The story of Oregon's accommodation
to these divergent interests is a divisive story between those
interested in economic growth and perceived stability and citizens
concerned with exercising good stewardship towards the state's
natural resources and preserving the state's livability. In his
second volume of Oregon's environmental history, William Robbins
addresses efforts by individuals and groups within and outside the
state to resolve these conflicts. Among the people who have had
roles in this process, journalists and politicians Richard
Neuberger and Tom McCall left substantial legacies and demonstrated
the ambiguities inherent in the issues they confronted.
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