Persistent Callings
The Nestucca Valley is a small watershed, tucked away in one corner of a county in far western Oregon. There are no incorporated towns, and...
Abalone
From rocky coves at Mendocino and Monterey to San Diego’s reefs, abalone have held a cherished place in California culture for millennia. Prized for iridescent...
Facing the World
Before the Second World War, the states of Washington and Oregon were thinly populated economic backwaters of the United States. Even the major cities of...
Struggle on the North Santiam
A sixty-mile forested corridor stretching from the Willamette Valley to the Cascade mountains, Oregon’s North Santiam Canyon is like many other marginalized places in the...
New Era
New Era is a graceful and literate collection of personal essays on the human and natural history of the Oregon high desert, focusing on what...
A Tidal Odyssey
Between Pacific Tides by Edward F. Ricketts and Jack Calvin is arguably the most important book about marine ecology on the Pacific coast of North...
On Interpretation
This book aims to help both interpreters and sociologists understand each other better in order to better serve the public.
Refusing War, Affirming Peace
One of the untold stories of America’s World War II experience belongs to the thousands who refused military service for reasons of conscience, instead serving...