Audiocassette 2

Scope and Contents Tape 1, Side 1, through Tape 2, Side 1. In the first interview session, conducted on August 9, 1999, Rohlf discusses his family background and early life in Denver, Colorado, including his early interest in environmental issues. He shares his reasons for pursuing a career as an environmental lawyer, and describes how he became a law professor at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He discusses working on his 1989 book, “The Endangered Species Act: A Guide to Its Protections and...

Scope and Contents Tape 2, Side 2, through Tape 3, Side 2. In the second interview session, conducted on September 8, 1999, Rohlf continues to discuss his efforts to gain Endangered Species Act protection for salmon. He talks about the politics surrounding conservation of salmon in the Pacific Northwest, and about the “Salmon Summit” arranged by Mark Hatfield in 1991, which was meant to find local solutions to salmon issues. He discusses proposals for drawdowns on dams on the Columbia River; the conflict...