Durbin, Kathie. <br/><br/>
Bridging a great divide :  the battle for the Columbia River Gorge / 
Kathie Durbin. 
 - 1 online resource (326 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the gift in our back yard -- The vision -- Hardly wilderness -- Watchdogs -- Saving Steigerwald -- Balancing act -- The launch -- Writing the rules -- Early friction -- The too-tall house -- Fear and loathing -- Land rush -- Oregon pushback -- A pile of rocks -- Time to amend -- Great debates -- Showdown at Lyle Point -- A destination resort -- Rails to trails -- The haze curtain -- Logging loopholes -- The casino deal -- Whistling Ridge -- Restoring a legacy -- Rebuilding a historic highway -- The recreation challenge -- Cape Horn convergence -- A river unleashed -- A quarter-century -- The fight continues. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780870717178 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Nature conservation--Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)<br/>Cultural property--Protection--Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (Or. and Wash.)--History.<br/>Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Environmental conditions.<br/>Columbia River Gorge (Or. and Wash.)--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F853  / .D87 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>979.7