Oral history interview with Frank Amato, conducted by Clark Hansen on November 16, 1998, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Amato discusses fishing in the Columbia River Basin, the effectiveness of fish hatcheries and other conservation efforts, and publishing fishing magazines and books through his imprint, Frank Amato Publications.

Collection consists of pages excised from the December 10, 1870, and May 20, 1876, issues of the periodical Appletons' Journal, both featuring articles and engravings related to salmon fishing on the Columbia River.

Oral history interview with Ed Chaney, conducted by Clark Hansen in two sessions, on May 4 and May 5, 1998, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral Histories Series. Chaney, founder of the Northwest Resource Information Center, discusses his opposition to the fish conservation policies of the organizations that manage the Columbia River Basin and the dams in the basin.

Oral history interview with Chuck T. Collins conducted by Michael O'Rourke on October 19, 1999, as part of the Northwest Power Planning Council Oral History Project. Collins was a member of the council, now known as the Northwest Power and Conservation Council, from 1981 to 1986.

Oral history interview with Pat Ford, conducted by Clark Hansen on May 7, 1998, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Ford discusses his work with the Idaho Conservation League from 1977 to 1984, and with the Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition from 1991 to the time of the interview.

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.

Oral history interview with Chuck Williams, conducted by Clark Hansen in three sessions, from January 22, 1999, to March 17, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Williams discusses his involvement with the campaign to designate the Columbia River Gorge as a National Scenic Area, and explains why he now feels that the scenic area designation is inadequate.