Asserting Native Resilience
Indigenous nations are on the frontline of the current climate crisis. With cultures and economies among the most vulnerable to climate-related catastrophes, Native peoples are...
The Climate of Oregon
Weather is best understood as the state of the atmosphere on a given day or at a given time. Climate, on the other hand, looks...
Escaping Into Nature
Escaping into Nature is the story of an angler and hunter who found a cause and a calling and combined them for his life’s work...
Hunting, Fishing, and Environmental Virtue
Do hunting and fishing lead to the development of environmental virtues? This question is at the heart of philosopher Charles List’s engaging study, which provides...
Bridging a Great Divide
In 1986, President Ronald Reagan signed the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, setting into motion one of the great land-use experiments of modern...
Meander Scars
“Metzger’s keen insights spring from a lifetime of direct observation while growing up along the river and recording its most subtle changes and the impact...
For the Love of Rivers
Rivers and streams supply our water and capture our imaginations. We seek the more pristine ones to fish or paddle, to hike along or simply...
Environment and Society in the Japanese Islands
Over the long course of Japan's history, its rich natural environment simultaneously supported its human inhabitants and created significant hazards and challenges. The Japanese have...