This is my third annual report on the WyEast Blog since kicking it off in November 2008. As in previous years, I posted new articles every couple of weeks in 2011. The most-read of 24 new articles in 2011 were: 1. Let’s clear the logjam at Oneonta Gorge (May 2011) 2. SOLVED: North Side Waterfall [...]
Posted tagged ‘Mark O. Hatfield’
Looking back at 2011… and toward 2012
December 31, 2011Proposal: Mark O. Hatfield Memorial Trail
June 20, 2010One of the legacies of former Oregon Senator Mark O. Hatfield was expansion of the state’s wilderness system in 1978 and 1984, the largest expansion before or since that time. Though Hatfield was harshly criticized by conservationists for also sponsoring pro-logging legislation that led to the destruction of ancient forests, his role in creating new [...]
