Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River by Metzger, Abby Phillips

Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780870717260)

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Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River by Metzger, Abby Phillips

Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River

$18.95
Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River by Metzger, Abby Phillips

Meander Scars: Reflections on Healing the Willamette River

$18.95
Format: Paperback
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Abby Phillips Metzger's book of personal stories recounts a forgotten Oregon river, the Willamette, as it was before white settlement. Once a rich network of channels and sloughs, the Willamette today bears the scars of development and degradation.

Yet, through canoe trips and intimate explorations of the river, Metzger discovers glints of resiliency: a beaver trolling through a slough, native fish in quiet backwaters, and strong currents that carry undertones of the wild Willamette. Together with tales from farmers and scientists alike, these experiences lead Metzger to ask whether something scarred can fully heal, and whether a disjointed river can be whole again.

A story of re-discovery as told by a learner, Meander Scars will appeal to readers of literary nonfiction, river advocates, naturalists, and outdoor enthusiasts interested in sustaining healthy river systems for themselves, their children, and beyond.

Author: Abby Phillips Metzger
ISBN-10: 087071726X
ISBN-13: 9780870717260
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2013
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.48lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.59w x 0.45d
By Abby Phillips Metzger
By Abby Phillips Metzger
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Abby Phillips Metzger is a writer, paddler, and dog lover. She grew up near the Willamette River in Corvallis, and still lives here. She earned her Honors English degree and master's in environmental science from Oregon State University. In addition to her current job as a writer and research communicator at OSU, she has worked in journalism, book publishing, and environmental education. She worked as an outreach coordinator for Honoring Our Rivers, a student anthology of art and literature celebrating Oregon watersheds. She also facilitates nature interpretation for children and adults during raft trips down the Willamette. Meander Scars is her first book.

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