Oregon State University Press
For fifty years, Oregon State University Press has been publishing exceptional books about the Pacific Northwest—its people and landscapes, its flora and fauna, its history and cultural heritage. The Press has played a vital role in the region’s literary life, providing readers with a better understanding of what it means to be an Oregonian. Today, Oregon State University Press publishes distinguished books in several academic areas from environmental history and natural resource management to indigenous studies.
Field Guide to the Grasses of Oregon and Washington, Second Edition
Saving the Big Sky
A Chronicle of Land Conservation in Montana
First Fruits
The Lewellings and the Birth of the Pacific Coast Fruit Industry
High Desert, Higher Costs
Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West
A Reverence for Rivers
Imagining an Ethic for Running Waters
Indigenous Critical Reflections on Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Toward Oregon 2050
Planning a Better Future
How do we plan for a better Oregon in 2050? What will the state be like in that year for five million Oregonians, particularly for the least privileged and powerful residents? In this compelling volume, leading experts in land use and urban planning envision various possible futures and begin the work of developing statewide plans to guide Oregon through the decades ahead.
Listening to Survivors
Four Decades of Holocaust Memorial Week at Oregon State University
Listening to Survivors presents the voices of nineteen Holocaust survivors and two witnesses who shared their personal experiences with audiences at Oregon State University over the past four decades as part of the university’s Holocaust Memorial Week observance.
River of Renewal
Myth and History in the Klamath Basin
River of Renewal tells the remarkable story of the Klamath Basin, which spans the Oregon-California border, from the first human habitation of the region to restoration of the watershed and its wildlife after removal of the Klamath River’s four hydroelectric dams.
Virginia's Apple
Collected Memoirs
The fourteen literary memoirs collected in Virginia’s Apple explore pivotal episodes across poet and writer Judith Barrington’s life. Artfully crafted, each one stands alone yet they are linked—characters reappear and, taken together, the pieces create a larger narrative.