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Adapt the following extensions or create new ones! Remember,
the best extension by far is direct experience with Oregon's
land and people!
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Research
the lives of those whose wealth and prominence derived from possessing
and exploiting tracts of forest lands -- e.g., those who founded
enterprises such as Weyerhaeuser. Write and stage a play about these
activities and their role in defining the character of Oregon today.
Celebrate
the tradition of logging in Oregon by participating in a local timber
festival.5 Plant a tree.
Explore
museums and exhibits that portray local histories of logging in
Oregon6. Keep a list of I didn't know that statements
about what's gleaned from the displays and artifacts.
Locate
a community that is dependent on logging for its livelihood today.
Prepare a local history of logging, and include industries that are
adjunct to logging (e.g., transportation, lumber mills, forest products
production, and the development of markets) in your account.
5 For example, participate in the World Championship Timber
Carnival in Albany, Douglas County Timber Days at Sutherlin, the
Columbia County Fiar, the Estacada Timber Festival, the Clatskanie
Heritage Days and Logging Show, or the Loggers Breakfast at Collier
State Park in Chiloquin.
6 Some museums are listed in the
See It section of this guide. Also
contact your local chamber of commerce.
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