Environmental Activism
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Nina Bell
Oral history interview with Nina Bell, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on June 1, 1999, and July 26, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Bell discusses her history of environmental activism, including her participation in advocacy to decommission Trojan Nuclear Power Plant in Oregon, and her work as a lawyer with Northwest Environmental Advocates to implement the Clean Water Act in Oregon, particularly in relation to the Willamette River.
Kathie Durbin papers
Papers of a journalist who worked in Oregon and Washington state and specialized in environmental reporting. The collection includes personal information, early student essays, travel essays, poetry, articles published in newspapers and magazines, and material for three books. Included are background sources and notes to support articles and books.
William L. Finley letters and scrapbook
William L. Finley (1876-1953) was a naturalist and photographer. He was instrumental in the conservation movement and establishment of the Tule Lake-Lower Klamath and Malheur Bird Refuges. Collection consists of a scrapbook and letters regarding personal matters, the Izaak Walton League, and conservation.
Jurgen A. Hess collection on Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act implementation
Reminiscences of landscape architect and planner Jurgen A. Hess (born 1941) about implementation of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, as well as materials relating to opposition to the act, including a document by Lex Loeb. Hess worked for the U.S. Forest Service for more than 30 years, and was the service's planning director for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Mike Houck papers
Papers of Mike Houck, an environmentalist from Portland, Oregon. The collection includes records and documents relating to the management and conservation of urban greenspaces in the Portland area, speeches and publications by Houck, materials relating to the adoption of the great blue heron as Portland's city bird, and materials relating to a symposium, "Olmsted Landscape Legacy 1903-2003."
Oral history interview with Gertrude Glutsch Jensen
Oral history interview with Gertrude Glutsch Jensen conducted by Roberta Watts from December 7, 1977, to January 17, 1978. Jensen was active in the campaign to preserve the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washington.
Tom McCall speeches and statements
Official copies and drafts of speeches, statements, and other remarks made by Tom McCall (1913-1983) from March 1974 to July 1976, along with related correspondence, clippings, and other documents. McCall was governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975, and his governorship was notable for its activism in environmental and conservation causes.
Oregon Wild records
Rock Mesa campaign: how hope, faith and charity saved the Three Sisters Wilderness
History by Ron Eber of the campaign to prevent mining at Rock Mesa in the Three Sisters Wilderness. From 1963 to 1983, environmental activists and organizations including Friends of Three Sisters, the Sierra Club, the Oregon Environmental Council, and the Oregon Wildlife Federation lobbied the U.S. government to invalidate mining permits that the U.S. Forest Service had granted in 1961 for pumice rock mining at Rock Mesa. In July 1983, the Forest Service purchased all the mining claims.
Oral history interview with Eugene Rosolie
Oral history interview with Eugene Rosolie, conducted by Clark Hansen in three sessions, from February 27 to March 17, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Rosolie discusses his environmental activism, particularly his efforts to shut down nuclear power plants in the Pacific Northwest, his advocacy for renewable energy sources, and his efforts to restore estuaries in the Columbia River Basin.