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Located between the population centers of Portland and Eugene, Oregon's Willamette Valley boasts rich opportunities for outdoor recreation that are too often overlooked.
Wild in the Willamette is a guidebook to the natural treasures of the mid-Willamette Valley, connecting residents and visitors with the best hiking, biking, and paddling opportunities the mid-Valley offers.
About the author
Lorraine Anderson, a freelance writer and editor with a special interest in connecting people with nature, has lived in the Willamette Valley since 2005. She edited
Sisters of the Earth: Women's Prose and Poetry about Nature and
Earth and Eros: A Celebration in Words and Photographs; co-edited
Literature and the Environment: A Reader on Nature and Culture and
At Home on This Earth: Two Centuries of U.S. Women's Nature Writing; and co-authored
Cooking with Sunshine. Abby Phillips Metzger grew up near the Willamette River in Corvallis, Oregon, and has never left, except for brief stints in Spain; Bend, Oregon; and Costa Rica. In addition to her current job as a writer and research communicator at Oregon State University, she has worked in journalism, book publishing, and environmental education and outreach. Her book
Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River is a collection of personal essays that contemplate the meaning of loss and how a river so scarred can ever be as rich, complex, wondrous, and wild as it used to be.
Summary
Located between the population centers of Portland and Eugene, Oregon's Willamette Valley boasts rich opportunities for outdoor recreation that are too often overlooked. Wild in the Willamette is a guidebook to the natural treasures of the mid-Willamette Valley, connecting residents and visitors with the best hiking, biking, and paddling opportunities the mid-Valley offers.
