Meander Scars : Reflections on Healing the Willamette River /

This book of personal stories recounts a forgotten Oregon river, the Willamette, as it was before white settlement. Once a rich network of channels and sloughs, the Willamette of the twenty-first century bears the scars of development and degradation. Yet, through canoe trips and intimate exploratio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Metzger, Abby P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Metzger, Abby P.
Metzger, Abby P. > Travel > Oregon > Willamette River.
Travel.
Stream ecology.
Stream conservation.
Restoration ecology.
Environmental degradation.
Ecology.
Rehabilitation (Écologie) > Oregon > Willamette (Riviere)
Cours d'eau > Conservation > Oregon > Willamette (Riviere)
Environnement > Degradation > Oregon > Willamette (Riviere)
Restoration ecology > Oregon > Willamette River.
Stream ecology > Oregon > Willamette River.
Stream conservation > Oregon > Willamette River.
Environmental degradation > Oregon > Willamette River.
Oregon > Willamette River.
Willamette (Or. : Riviere) > Histoire.
Willamette (Or. : Riviere) > Descriptions et voyages.
Willamette (Or. : Riviere) > Conditions environnementales.
Willamette River (Or.) > History.
Willamette River (Or.) > Description and travel.
Willamette River (Or.) > Environmental conditions.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:This book of personal stories recounts a forgotten Oregon river, the Willamette, as it was before white settlement. Once a rich network of channels and sloughs, the Willamette of the twenty-first century bears the scars of development and degradation. Yet, through canoe trips and intimate explorations of the river, the author discovers glints of resiliency: a beaver trolling through a slough, native fish in quiet backwaters, and strong currents that carry undertones of the wild Willamette. Together with tales from farmers and scientists alike, these experiences lead the author to ask whether something scarred can fully heal, and whether a disjointed river can be whole again.
Physical Description:1 online resource (176 pages).
ISBN:9780870717277

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