July 1976 RAIN Page 11 NATURAL LAND INVENTORIES How to get from here to there, or there to here, how to know what we know, and what others know. on true value, we must know what we know, and in effect see things from all points of view at once. During the citizen involvement process of the implementation of Oregon's Senate Bill 100 (1973) which gave power to the Land Conservation and Development Commission to implement statewide land use planning, citizens were often called upon to define what was important, unique. Where are the: rivers, dunes, cones, cliffs, trails, refuges, class I soils, plugs, mineral deposits, open space, eel grass beds, historical sites, viewpoints, bedbrook, sandy loams? There are people wandering over the earth (sometimes from above via satellite) trying to make inventories of what exists, and it's difficult because ■ we don't always know what we are looking for ■ the evolution of ideas and perc,eptions changes what is important ■ everybody (people, animals, rivers, mountains) are always changing, growing up, moving, being born, dying. So, what we've done is pulled together some of the agencies, and groups, we know of who are involved in land and resource inventories. (SJ) It may sometimes seem like passive work, this finding, studying, classifying, but when we sit to make decisions based INVENTORIES Bonneville Power Administration 1002 N.E. Holiday Portland, OR 97232 503/234-3361 Hydroelectric energy, dams; primary source for Northwest information on hydro. Bureau of Land Management 729 N.E. Oregon Portland, OR 972 32 503/234-3361, ext. 4024 Recently have implemented a statewide computerized map service allowing for retrieval of specialized maps, e.g. land ownership, road systems, timber status, etc. Center for Quantitative Science in Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife 3737 15th Ave., N.E. Seattle, WA 98195 Model building, resource management. Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG) 527 S.W. Hall St. Portland, OR 97201 503/221-1646 As with Lane Council of Governments, Puget Sound Government Council and Spokane Regional Planning Commission, CRAG coordinates city/county planning, which involves re~ource inventory work. Some other good books: The Joy ofBirth Control, Stephanie Mills, Mills, Emory University Family Planning Program, 41 pp., $1 ea. (11-49 copies 75¢ ea., over 50 50¢ ea. plus 15% for mailing) from: Family Planning Program P.O. Box 26069 80 Butler St., S.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Region X (EPA) 1206 Sixth Ave. Seattle, WA 98101 206/442-1200 Review of environmental impact statements; notifies public of availability; ask to receive notification. Environmental Quality Dept. (DEQ), Oregon 1234 S.W. Morrison Portland, OR 97205 503/229-5696 Comprehensive plans for air, water, noise pollution controls, and solid waste disposal. Environmental Remote Sensing Applications Lab Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 503/754-3056 Local contact for available "land-sat" satellite photographic images of the Northwest. Forest Service, U.S. Region VI 319 S.W. Pine Portland, OR 97204 503/221-2877 Inventory of forest resources, characterization and values of U.S. Forest Service Lands. Have recently used citizen groups for inventory work. Maps of many areas available for free or about 50¢. High School Sexuality: A Teaching Guide, Women's Educational Project, 81 pp., $1 from: Amazon Reality Collective P.O. Box 95 Eugene, OR 97401 Forestry Department, Oregon 2600 State St. Salem, OR 97310 503/378-2560 Forestry Extension, Forestry Media Center School of Forestry Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331 Publications relating to timber growth, sales, land management. Useful newsletter. The Media Center, partially funded by the N.W. Area Foundation, has 38 slide tape programs, is an on-site access center. (Contact: Phil Crawford) Geological Survey, U.S. Map Information Office Washington, DC Ask for current state index to mapping and special publications relating to your area. Geology and Mineral Industries Dept. Oregon 1069 State Office Bldg. Portland, OR 97201 Identification of mineral deposits, geothermal exploration, unique geological features, mining and drilling (oil and gas exploration). Ore Bin, monthly, $3/yr. Good touchstone with geology of eastern Oregon, geothermal findings. Continued on page 12 Getting Clear: Body Work for Women, Anne Kent Rush, 1973, $5.95 from: Random House Bookworks 201 E. 50th New York, NY 10022 Complaints and Disorders: The Sexual Politics of Sickness, Barbara Ehrenreich and Deirdre English, 1973, 90 pp., $1.50 from: The Feminist Press Box 334 Old Westbury, NY 11568 (LdeM)
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