Columbia Gorge: The Fight for Paradise

As the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Act turns 25, a look back at its dual mandate of protection and economic development.

First Broadcast: 2011
Producer: Christy George
Editor: Lisa Suinn Kallem
Reporters: Jule Gilfillan, Ed Jahn, Vince Patton
Chief Videographer: Nicholas Fisher
Videographers: Michael Bendixen, Greg Bond, Tom Shrider, Todd Sonflieth

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Oregon Field Guide "Missoula Floods"

• Online: Opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1660

Oregon Field Guide "Missoula Floods Erratics"

• Online: Opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1434

Oregon Experience "The River They Saw"

• Online: OPB.org/programs/oregonexperience/programs/16-The-River-They-Saw

Think Out Loud “Capturing the Gorge”

• Online: OPB.org/thinkoutloud/shows/rebroadcast-capturing-the-gorge

Oregon Experience "Sam Hill"

• Online: OPB.org/programs/oregonexperiencearchive/samhill

Text of the National Scenic Act

• Online: GorgeCommission.org/national_scenic_act

25th Anniversary

• Online: Gorge25.com

Chuck Williams’ tribe

• Online: GrandRonde.org

Friends of the Gorge

• Online: GorgeFriends.org

Oregon Field Guide "Gorge Wildflowers"

• Online: OPB.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1263

The Gorge Commission

• Online: GorgeCommission.org

US Forest Service in the Gorge

• Online: Bit.ly/tdXwlZ

Court cases

• Online: News.opb.org/article/mp_gorge_update_111111

Whistling Ridge Energy

• Online: WhistlingRidgeEnergy.com

Oregon Field Guide story on Wind Turbine School

• Online: Opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1640

Wind meets hydro in the Gorge

• Online: News.opb.org/article/surplus-wind-and-hydro-power-have-bpa-looking-solutions

Think Out Loud "What Wind Means for the Gorge"

• Online: Opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/what-wind-means-gorge

Gorge Discovery Center

• Online: GorgeDiscovery.org

Columbia Gorge bike trail:

• Online: Oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/HCRH/images/HCRHbikemap.pdf

Historic Columbia River Highway

• Online: ColumbiaRiverHighway.com

Blowing up the Condit Dam

• Online: News.opb.org/article/crews_blast_hole_in_condit_dam_reservoir_draining

Ecotrope "5 ways the Northwest grid is getting smarter"

• Online: Ecotrope.opb.org/2011/08/5-ways-the-northwest-power-grid-is-getting-smarter

Woody Guthrie’s Bonneville Dam gig

• Online: News.opb.org/article/folk-icons-time-bpa-celebrated-film

The future of Gorge utilities

• Online: News.opb.org/article/q-utilities-make-wind-and-coal-power-announcements

Gorge recreation

• Online: http://gorgeonline.com/rec

Think Out Loud "Bottling it Up in Cascade Locks"

• Online: Opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/bottling-it-cascade-locks

Oregon Field Guide "Gorge Tugboat"

• Online: Opb.org/programs/ofg/segments/view/1138

Confluence Project

• Online: ConfluenceProject.org

Think Out Loud "Maya Lin and the Confluence Project"

• Online: Opb.org/thinkoutloud/shows/maya-lin-and-confluence-project

Earthfix "How The Columbia Gorge Scenic Act Helps Native Species"

• Online: Earthfix.opb.org/land/article/national-scenic-area-benefits-western-pond-turtle

Arts & Life Slideshow: Columbia River Gorge

• Online: Opb.org/artsandlife/arts/article/slideshow-columbia-river-gorge

Earthfix "A Guide to Haze in the Columbia River Gorge"

• Online: Earthfix.opb.org/communities/article/a-guide-to-haze-in-the-columbia-river-gorge