The 8 Best Timber Wars Podcast Episodes
1) Ep 1: The Last Stand
When loggers headed into the forest on Easter Sunday in 1989, they found a line of protesters blocking the road. The ensuing battle would help catapult old-growth forests into a national issue, and be...Show More
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Terrific short series. Humanizes both sides of this important conflict between belief systems. As someone who used to practice environment...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Bonus: Big Money Bought the Forest
In 'Timber Wars,' we've talked about how the northern spotted owl took the blame for a lot of other things that cost jobs and hurt timber-dependent towns, like automation and international competition...Show More
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Really interesting history of logging vs environmentalists
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Ep 7: A Way Forward
Is the Northwest fatally divided, or can we overcome our differences and work together? We tell the story of one group of loggers and environmentalists who have found some semblance of common ground. ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Ep 6: The Backlash
Before the Northwest Forest Plan had a chance to succeed, Congress seized upon the threat of wildfires to create a loophole and throw the plan out the window. With old growth once again being logged, ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Ep 5: The Plan
The Timber Wars grew so hot that one of President Clinton’s first acts in office was to fly half his cabinet to Portland to resolve the conflict. The result was the Northwest Forest Plan, the most swe...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) Ep 4: Mill City
Mill City was one of dozens of flourishing timber towns, where a job in the woods or at the local sawmill could support a good life. But protests and court cases upended that, leaving locals to ask: a...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) Ep 3: The Owl
Depending on who you are, the northern spotted owl is either the hero of this story, or the villain. And the Endangered Species Act is either an incredible conservation tool, or a hammer that smashes ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Ep 2: The Ancient Forest
For most of America’s history, trees were seen as crops, and the plan was to log the country’s last virgin forests and make them de facto tree farms. We see forests very differently today. How did thi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) Bonus Episode: Celilo Memories
We hear the voices of tribal elders who remember Celilo Falls before The Dalles Dam silenced this sacred fishing spot. Many of the voices you hear in this episode were shared, with permission, by Conf...Show More
10) Ep 6: The Future
Salmon hatcheries set up by the federal government prioritized ocean fishermen over river tribes and created genetically inferior fish. In this final episode, we visit a tribal hatchery to see how the...Show More