Bøger udgivet af Basalt Books

Gifford Pinchot, Chief of the United States Forest Service (USFS) from 1905 to 1910, once marveled at the Cascades' ancient forests, but by 1990, relentless logging left less than thirteen percent of the Pacific Northwest's original old growth, and projected USFS plans were to log almost all of the unprotected remainder by 2023. Environmental activist Rand Schenk utilizes interviews and USFS reports to examine 100 years of Pacific Northwest forestry--revealing just how close the region's forests came to extinction--and relaying efforts to restore the damage.

Written as a practical, no-nonsense guide for newly elected lawmakers and others interested in state government, an experienced Washington State legislator blends documented research with personal experiences and observations about how to succeed and achieve real change.

A sheepherder's son delivers a rare look at life on an early eastern Washington sheep ranch, recounting endless chores, lambing season, sheep shearing, and fighting dangerous grass fires. He also describes family activities and shenanigans, relationships with hired staff, favorite dogs, schooling and church in Ritzville, Basque history, and more.

Logger Wayne Lingscheit dreamed of running his own farm, and after Columbia Basin Project irrigation opened a new possibility, he and his wife Gladys moved their family to the Pasco, Washington desert. In Surviving the Sand, his daughter Helen shares her family's hardscrabble yet heartwarming story, chronicling common hardships many faced during the project's early settlement days, as well as simple joys. Most of all, she relates how--despite the heartache, arduous work, and tough times--her family loves, laughs, and works together as they chase her father's seemingly impossible dream.