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Bridging a great divide : the battle for the Columbia River Gorge /

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Main Author: Durbin, Kathie
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Nature conservation > Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
Cultural property > Protection > Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.) > History.
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.) > Environmental conditions.
Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.) > Politics and government.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the gift in our back yard
  • The vision
  • Hardly wilderness
  • Watchdogs
  • Saving Steigerwald
  • Balancing act
  • The launch
  • Writing the rules
  • Early friction
  • The too-tall house
  • Fear and loathing
  • Land rush
  • Oregon pushback
  • A pile of rocks
  • Time to amend
  • Great debates
  • Showdown at Lyle Point
  • A destination resort
  • Rails to trails
  • The haze curtain
  • Logging loopholes
  • The casino deal
  • Whistling Ridge
  • Restoring a legacy
  • Rebuilding a historic highway
  • The recreation challenge
  • Cape Horn convergence
  • A river unleashed
  • A quarter-century
  • The fight continues.

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