Willamette River Greenways
The Willamette River Greenway Program, first proposed in 1966 by future Oregon governor Bob Straub, envisioned a nearly two-hundred-mile assemblage of public lands along the...
The Northwest Salmon Crisis
This acclaimed volume offers a key to understanding the historic roots of one of today's most closely watched environmental issues, the fate of salmon in...
The Oregon Water Handbook
"To make a long story short, Oregon's out of easy water." So begins this timely look at how water is managed in Oregon. Rick Bastasch's...
River Basins of the American West
Examining water issues through the lens of major Western U.S. watersheds, River Basins of the American West explores why water has been, and remains, the...
River of Life, Channel of Death
In the words of the author, "this book is the story of how people came to settle this region and demand river alterations--and how some...
Planning a New West
With the recent decline of natural resource industries in the American West, a new economic future has dawned for the region, focused on tourism, service...
Water in the West
Water in the West offers a lively primer on the region's most precious and scarce resource. It collects the best reporting on the subject, drawn...
Water in the 21st-Century West
Water in the 21st-Century West offers a timely look at the central issue facing the American West — the region's diminishing water supply. It collects...