Interview transcript, 1999 August 3-2000 February 1

Audio recording and transcript of an oral history interview with Lorri Bodi that was conducted by Clark Hansen in three sessions, from August 3, 1999, to February 1, 2000, at the Bonneville Power Administration offices in Portland, Oregon, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series.

In this interview, Bodi discusses her family background and early life in Rhode Island and Pennsylvania, then describes how she became a lawyer specializing in environmental law in Seattle, Washington. She speaks extensively about her work as a lawyer for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration General Counsel, including relicensing dams in the Pacific Northwest. She talks about her work as a lawyer with American Rivers, and discusses her work as a senior fish and wildlife advisor for the Bonneville Power Administration. She speaks about the effect of dams on fish runs and discusses methods of protecting salmon and other fish, including hatcheries and barging. She speaks about proposed methods to restore fish runs in the Pacific Northwest, including harvest limits, habitat restoration, and dam removal. She closes the interview by sharing her thoughts on the future of salmon.