Page 52 RAIN Oct./Nov. 1983 ing in the Maritime Northwest by Binda Colebrook, it spells out how to begin “developing a sustainable agriculture in the Pacific Northwest [that] will help restore the health of the land and build stable human communities." In the spirit of this book. Tilth and its chapters continue to pioneer regenerative approaches to bioregion-specific agriculture. Northwest Chronology It is difficultfrom any point in time to pick out the significant events of the past that have shaped the future. The study of history is littered with examples of events overlooked by contemporary cultural observers that later seemed to clearly be of tremendous importance. This simple chronology of events over the last decade in the Pacific Northwest is purely subjective; the events are mostly taken from the pages of RAIN. Although we have probably missed some favorites that might be listed by other people, we hope the chronology can at least provide our Pacific Northwest readers with a few milestones to measure their own life passages by.—S} Tom McCall first elected governor of Oregon, November 1966 Oregon Environmental Council formed, November 1968 Washington Environmental Council formed, July 1969 First Oregon Country Fair, July 1969, Eugene, OR Oregon Bottle Bill made law, July 1971 The Evergreen State College Opens, September 1971, Olympia, WA Alpha Farm started, April 1972, Deadwood, OR Global Village Conference, February 1973, the Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA Oregon land use law established, July 1973 Oregon Office of Energy Research and Planning formed, July 1973 Bend in the River Conference, July 1974, Bend, OR Syncon Conference (Committee for the Future), summer 1974, Portland, OR Tilth formed, summer 1974, Spokane, WA Ecotope formed, summer 1974, Seattle, WA RAIN, first issue published, September 1974, Portland, OR Alternative Agriculture Conference, November 1974, Ellens- burg, WA Transition published by Oregon Office of Energy Research and Planning, January 1975 New Age Agriculture Conference, February 1975, Whidbey Island, WA Futures Fair, April 1975, Bellingham, WA Politics of Food and Land Conference, May 1975, Port Townsend, WA Com/Plex; Fourth Regional Communication Conference, May 1975, Bellingham, WA Solar Construction Workshops, RAIN/Ecotope, June 1975, Soap Lake, WA Living Lightly Workshops at Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, July 1975, Portland, OR Northwest Regional Foundation formed, summer 1975, Spokane, WA Harvest and Barter Festival, fall 1975, Okanogan area, WA Leap Year Conference, February 1976, Portland, OR National Center for Appropriate Technology (Butte, MT) funded by Community Services Administration, February 1976 Tools for Transition Conference, March 1976, Seattle, WA Building Community Conference, April 1976, Olympia, WA Community Strength Conference, April 1976, Portland, OR Composting and Waste Recycling Conference, May 1976, Portland, OR United Nations Conference on Habitat, May 1976, Vancouver, B.C., Canada First New Western Energy Show, summer 1976, MT Drought year in the Northwest, 1977 First Equinox Gathering, March 1977, Sandy, OR Oregon Energy Fair, April 1977 Solar '77 Northwest Conference, July 1977, Portland OR International Solar Energy Society Northwest Chapter formed, January 1978 Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides formed, February 1978, Eugene, OR Provender Alliance formed, July 1978 Appropriate Technology Small Grants Program starts, September 1978 Oregon Appropriate Technology, Inc., formed, November 1978, Eugene, OR Women in Solar and Appropriate Technology Conference, December 1978, Seattle, WA Whiteaker Neighborhood Grant, July 1979, Eugene, OR Come Unity Conference, August 1979, Deadwood, OR Portland Energy Policy Plan adopted, August 1979 Women and Energy Conference, August 1980, Portland, OR Permaculture Conference, May 1981, Portland, OR
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