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A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest

3 reviews
Joseph Cone

Oregon State University Press, 1996

On top of its issue
Joseph Cone's book, "A Common Fate: Endangered Salmon and the People of the Pacific Northwest," tells a story that combines over two hundred years of U.S. history with the prurient facts of salmon and political science. Cone, in unflinching detail, and with a flair for dramatic storytelling, chronicles the ins and outs of the on-going battle to save the Pacific Northwest salmon runs and their ...

The Hidden Forest: The Biography of an Ecosystem

5 reviews
Jon R. Luoma

Oregon State University Press, 2006

knowledge made into pleasure reading
Luoma knows how to take important scientific work in forest ecology, and turn it into a book that is a pleasure to read. If learning had been this much fun in school, think how well educated we would all be today! Seriously, I like to read well-written books, but I prefer them to be to tell me things I din't know. Hidden forests does. Another really good read out this season is Bullough's ...

The Grail: A Year Ambling & Shambling Through an Oregon Vinyard in Pursuit of the Best Pinot Noir Wine in the ...

7 reviews
Brian Doyle

Oregon State University Press, 2006

Rich in atmosphere, bright in taste, no regrets in the morning
As a friend of the author, having read many of his tomes, most of his essays and all of speeches, I have to say this is the one that tugged at my taste buds. Reading this book is a heady little journey through the Oregon Hills that I love so much. As the story meanders on and the work gets harder you cannot help but want to be a part of the Lange family (or is that just me?) Yes, I know owning a ...

Silviculture and Ecology of Western U.S. Forests
John C. Tappeiner, Douglas A. Maguire, ...

Oregon State University Press, 2007

Once regarded solely as the cultivation of forest trees, silviculture is today shifting to a broader focus, one that reflec ts societies’ changing forest values. In addition to timber management, the prac tice and science of silviculture are now concerned with tending forests—to reduce fire potential, benefit wildlife, and maintain aesthetics—and with ensuring options for future uses of the forest. In Silviculture and Ecology of Western U.S. ...

Atlas of the Pacific Northwest

1 review

Oregon State University Press, 2003

Atlas of the Pacific NW
I bought this book as a requirement for a college class. The book was short enough to make it easy to get through and had enough details to learn more about the region than I ever thought I would. I was impressed with the book and will keep it for future reference.

Water in the West: A High Country News Reader

1 review

Oregon State University Press, 2000

One Tall Drink of Water
After living in the West for four years there were two things I could count on above all else. First, the issue of water in the West. It is a given that everyone, and I mean everyone, has a strong opinion on water, or more aptly, the lack thereof, and what to do about it. Second, the consistently high quality of a publication known as the High Country News which is published in Paonia, ...

How to Live Longer And Feel Better

28 reviews
Linus Pauling

Oregon State University Press, 2006

GET THE BOOK!!
My grandmother was taking about 26 different meds for all sorts of conditions, COPD, arthritis, diabetes, cholesterol, fibromylagia, etc. etc. I figured most of her symptoms were a result of over medication and side effects. I first got the book "Best pills, Worst Pills" to review her meds. I highly recommend it. Then I started getting books on nutrition and vitamin supplementation. This ...

Oregon Viticulture

3 reviews

Oregon State University Press, 2003

oregon viticulture
Very helpful for anyone thinking about growing grapes for revenue in the Oregon grape growing region.

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

11 reviews
Robin Wall Kimmerer

Oregon State University Press, 2003

Excellent Reading
I bought this book because the author was coming to the environmental center I volunteer for. It is a wonderful book and the woman who wrote it is so deserving of our respect and praise. To quote someone who says it all, Janisse Ray said "something I took for granted has come alive, because I have been given its story. After reading this book, I took a magnifying glass outside and pored over ...

Peace at Heart: An Oregon Country Life

5 reviews
Barbara Drake

Oregon State University Press, 1998

Truly lovely writing!
Barbara Drake has written a sweet and lovely word-picture of her life on the Oregon farm she shares with her husband and their motley group of animals. Although she writes with a tender love for her land, and all that is on it, it is never saccharine, and is actually quite informative for anyone thinking of undertaking this type of lifestyle change.The book is written as a collection of brilliant ...

Clean Water: An Introduction to Water Quality and Pollution Control
Kenneth M. Vigil

Oregon State University Press, 2003

"Clean Water" is a book for anyone who is concerned about this precious resource and wants to become better informed. In straightforward language, Kenneth Vigil provides a comprehensive introduction to the many scientific, regulatory, and geographic issues associated with water quality and water pollution control. Most other books on water quality and pollution control are highly technical and very specific, and are aimed at engineers, ...

Birds Of Washington: Status And Distribution

1 review

Oregon State University Press, 2005

Is this a field guide?
No, it's not and it's not supposed to be. It's a desk reference. It gives status and distribution details for the 483 species documented in Washington. Extensive data on occurrence including noteworthy records are provided for all species. Most accounts also include phenology bar graphs (sometimes broken down regionally) and a distribution map. Distribution maps show breeding, and ...

The Great Northwest: The Search for Regional Identity (Culture and Environment in the Pacific West.)

Oregon State University Press, 2001

Paradise Wild: Reimagining American Nature

4 reviews
David Oates

Oregon State University Press, 2003

A different perspective on nature
A book of hard-won hope for everyone who loves the natural world. Reminds us how deeply wild we all are...Oates takes us on thought experiments, climbing trips to high mountains, salmon-finding journeys up the mighty Columbia--all in bright, crisp, personal writing. A pleasure on every page!

Propagation of Pacific Northwest Native Plants

1 review
Robin Rose, Caryn E. C. Chachulski, ...

Oregon State University Press, 1998

Very good book that will be out of print soon!
Excellent reference book for anyone who grows or plans to grow native plants. Will likely go out of print. Highly recommended for the native plant lover or nursery grower. Unusual book.

Living With Earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest

4 reviews
Robert S. Yeats

Oregon State University Press, 2004

a necessary read
A book that will hopefully wake people up who live here in the NW and make them realize that we are at just as much risk for earthquakes as california. I was a 1 year old and my parents recall their terror of ensuring my safety as well as their own during the 1965 quake that hit Wa state measuring over a 7. We should all take heed to the words written and secure ourselves by having a 3 day ...

Oregon's Promise: An Interpretive History
David Peterson Del Mar

Oregon State University Press, 2003

A concise and compelling general history, "Oregon's Promise" explores familiar and neglected people and movements in the state's history, while challenging readers to view Oregon's past, present, and future in a new way. The first new history of Oregon to appear in twenty-five years, "Oregon's Promise" spans the period from that of the region's earliest inhabitants to the present. Praised as a "People's History of Oregon," the book is ...

City Limits: Walking Portland's Boundary

1 review
David Oates

Oregon State University Press, 2006

Considering Constraint
Oates walks the legally-imposed and shifting Urban Growth Boundary of Portland (Oregon), talks with the folks he meets (both living and dead), allows a number of them to speak their respective pieces, mulls it all over and considers how planning, in general, and constraint, specifically, play out in the lives of this city and its inhabitants. I enjoyed especially Oates' conjuring of Italo ...

The World Begins Here: An Anthology of Oregon Short Fiction (Oregon Literature, Vol 1)

1 review

Oregon State University Press, 1993

unique regional collection
Like the other volumes in this unique series of works written in and about the state of Oregon, this collection of stories is excellent. Representing the long history of the area from before the arrival of Europeans (Astoria is the oldest US settlement west of the Mississippi) to contemporary times, the work selected provides a clear window to the diverse people, landscapes and experiences of ...

Natural Vegetation of Oregon and Washington
Jerry E. Franklin, C. T. Dyrness

Oregon State University Press, 1988

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