Excellent book discussing the size, coloring, range and habitat of all species found in WA, Oregon, Idaho, and B.C. Yes its from 1975 but the information is still pretty accurate for anyone trying to identify an animal and makes a useful reference for research. A must own for any field zoologist in the northwest.

I used this publication in a recent dendrology class that I took as part of my forestry curriculum. The book contains an accurate key to almost all conifers, hardwoods and woody shrubs that are found in Northern California, Oregon, and southern Washington. Along with the key is an introduction that describes the basics of dendrology and plant identification. The drawings included in the intro are accurate and help to provide me with a visual reference to use while keying. This book does not fit into the genre of the "Field Guide", and is therefore not recommended to someone interested in simply finding a tree's name. For this purpose, I would recommend the National Audobon Society Field Guide to North American Trees (ISBN 0-394-50761-4)or the Pacific Coast Tree Finder (ISBN 0-912550-06-6) I would, however, highly recommend it to anyone either enrolled in a dendrology or plant taxonomy class in Oregon, So. Washington or No. Cal., or a person who has a heightened interest of the vegetation in this region.

After strugling through a snow storm with white out conditions on Mount Hood I found myself in between the pages of this intriging book. Formed of local town, "ZigZag",news articles it covers history from The Explorer's who were held in awe of the "white mountain", The Pioneer's who suffered grotesque hardships going around it, to Mt. Hood's heros and victims of the early twentieth century showing genius of surviving the brutal weather, tons of snow and ice, during climbs, rescues, and building on the mountain. The exciting history documented in this book continues today with Mount Hood, even now, writing her next chapter. The ground is shaking. The locals say she could be our next volcano. Fascinating reading.

"One of the Best", Portland Oregonian. "Very hard to put down. This is the stuff from which movies and miniseries are made!", The Midwest Book Review. "A western drama as textured as the leather tooling in a well-worn saddle", Paul Pintarich, Book Editor

Lola Baldwin indeed was the first policewoman in the United States with arrest authority. Portland also may boast of the first woman to be named Chief of a metropolitan police force in 1985: Penny Harrington. Harrington's innovations in diversity training and community policing are heralded today throughout the country, and reflected upon in her autobiography, Triumph of Spirit. The dedication and leadership of women like Baldwin and Harrington provide role models, not only for women who desire a career in law enforcement, but for all women who have the courage to follow their dreams.

Set on the windswept Oregon coast and capably written by Oregon resident Ron Lovell, Murder At Yaquina Head is the riveting story of a journalism professor Thomas Martindale, a man who becomes drawn into a tangle of deceit and death when his friend's life is endangered and he discovers a murdered body. Wry, thoughtful, moody, and structured around a secret that reaches back to the era of World War II, Murder At Yaquina Head is a 183 page, gripping mystery which is highly recommended reading for mystery buffs and would make a welcome and appreciated addition to any community library Mystery/Suspense collection.

comprehensive, well organized and a must for any visit to the northwest. highly recommended as a basic source reference or as a travel supplement

Sean Gillihan's poetry represents, as William Kittredge writes on the back cover, "a vivid and accurate, true new voice in the American West. He's been down the roads, worked the crops, fed the cattle--he knows the drills, and dignifies each quiet thing he talks about." Indeed, Gillihan's poems have a quiet yet confident strength and a calm yet powerful quality of vision that cannot be denied. Though often hailed as a new and strong emerging voice of the American West, Gillihan's poetry owes as much to an Eastern sensibility as a Western one--a quality reminiscent of Jim Harrison's poetry. But Gillihan's voice is all his own, and from these poems it is clear he has full command of that voice; his poetry is masterful, beautiful, and imbued with powerful and honest meaning.

There are lots of fishing guides but few about fishing in the salt water of the Pacific Northwest. He writes good naturedly about tactics and lures most attractive to the Northwestern fish. He all modes of saltwater fishing, mooching, jigging and trolling. It is both the most complete guide as well as the shortest and most detailed book available on the subject. This book is a real "catch"whether you are relocating or lived here forever and think you have "heard it all"! pelican on Whidbey Island, an avid fisherman.

The author is very knowledgeable about 19th century photographs and his knowledge is evident in this "labor of love." Not only did I learn about the photographers in Portland, Oregon before 1900 I also learned how to date old photographs. This information has been very useful for me as I research my family history.