Fishes -- Effect of dams on -- Columbia River

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Oral history interview with J. W. "Bud" Forrester, Jr., conducted by Clark Hansen on June 3, 1999, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Forrester discusses his career as a reporter and editor at the East Oregonian and the Daily Astorian newspapers in Pendleton and Astoria, Oregon, and shares his thoughts about dams in the Columbia River Basin.

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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 Robert W. Schoning, conducted by Clark Hansen on March 27, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Schoning discusses working as a biologist at and later director of the Oregon Fish Commission, the effect of dams on Columbia River fish populations, and court decisions regarding Native fishing rights on the Columbia River.

Abstract Oral history interview with Lloyd F. Sharpe, conducted by Clark Hansen on September 23, 2000, as part of the Columbia River Dissenters Oral History Series. Sharpe discusses his lawsuit against the provincial government of British Columbia, seeking compensation for the flooding of his land due to the construction of the Libby Dam in Montana. He also talks about the Columbia Basin Trust, which manages funds earned through hydropower projects in B.C., and invests them into dam-impacted...