"All The Water for All the Land"
Remaking
Community:
McNary Dam
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Go To The Source and Questions to Consider:
Farm and manufacturing chart, 1900-1993
Why
did the number of farms increase between 1900 and 1930? Why did the number
of farms decrease after 1930?
Labor
statistics
What
is the farming, forestry and fishing percentage of the economy? Who makes
up that workforce? How is that predicted to change by 2008?
Mayor
George Hash discusses the impact of the chemical depot in Umatilla
How does this discussion reflect the impact in Umatilla
of the incineration plant?
Remarks
of Dr. Richard Magee before the Umatilla Chemical Demilitarization Citizens
Advisory Commission, Oct. 7, 1996 (with questions from Hermiston mayor,
Frank Harkenrider)
Are Dr.
Magee's comments convincing? Who does he say will ultimately make decisions
about the weapons disposal?
Chemical
Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
What should community members do in the event of an emergency? Are these
plans reassuring to you?
Dams
of the Columbia Basin & Their Effects on the Native Fishery
How have dams affected native
fisheries?
John
Day Drawdown Study, February 1999
Why is the Corps of
Engineers considering drawing down the reservoir behind the John Day Dam?
Governor
John Kitzhaber supports dam breaching, February, 2,000
What does Governor Kitzhaber
say is at stake in the Columbia Basin? What kind of decisions must be
made?
Endangered
Species Act
What are the principal provisions
of the Endangered Species Act? What other legislation protects endangered
species?
General Questions To Consider:
Who makes decisions about
the regional economy?
What is the relationship
between economic and labor statistics, the Umatilla Chemical Depot, and
dam breaching?
What is the relationship
between the 1855 treaties, the endangered species act, and dam breaching?
Can growth continue
indefinitely?
Is it possible to create a sustainable economy? How?
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