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Oral history interview with Allen Isaacson, conducted by Clark Hansen on April 9, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Isaacson discusses his work as supervisory hydrologist for the Idaho Panhandle National Forests, and the effects of clearcutting practices on watersheds and fisheries.

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Oral history interview with Phil W. Jensen, conducted by Clark Hansen on January 6, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Jensen discusses working for Luhr Jensen & Sons, his family's fishing-lure business, and talks about the impact of dam construction on Columbia River salmon populations and sport fishing.

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Oral history interview with Kai N. Lee conducted by Michael O'Rourke from May 26-27, 1999, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Lee represented Washington on the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1983 to 1987.

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Manuscript autobiography by George Youell regarding his life as an English fisherman and his rise to prominence.

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Oral history interview with Kent O. Martin, conducted by Clark Hansen on May 21, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Martin discusses how the decline of salmon runs in the Columbia River Basin over the 20th century has affected his commercial fishing business.

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Oral history interview with Peter J. Paquet conducted by Michael O'Rourke from October 21, 1998, to April 18, 2000, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Paquet was wildlife and resident fish manager for the Northwest Power Planning Council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1984 to 2014.

Abstract Dr. Albert G. Prill was a physician for the Southern Pacific Railway and a well-known ornithologist. He lived in Scio, Oregon. Collection includes notes on natural history, conservation of wildlife and Pacific Northwest birds; clippings and radio scripts about his collection of birds; scrapbooks of photographs of nests, eggs and birds; bird notes from Malheur Lake Reservation by Prill and Stanley Jewett; descriptions of trips to collect and observe with Dr. J. H. Hill; and articles and...

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Oral history interview with Charles F. Ray, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on July 27 and July 28, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Ray speaks extensively about his work with Idaho Rivers United to advocate for the restoration of Snake River salmon and steelhead runs.

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Oral history interview with Daniel J. Rohlf, conducted by Clark Hansen in three sessions, from August 9 to Spetember 30, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Rohlf discusses his work as an environmental lawyer in Portland, Oregon, particularly his efforts to get salmon listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

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Two drawings with notes and two color photographs of a wolf trap and a hand-forged beaver trap, used in Carl Parcher Russell's 1967 book "Firearms, Traps & Tools of the Mountain Men."