In an era when Oregon was at the forefront of environmental policy, the state government launched an ambitious project: to preserve the banks of the Willamette River as a single continuous park, over 200 miles in length. With a barrage of conflicting opinions between legislators and landowners, the Willamette River Greenway would soon put Oregon’s identity to the ultimate test.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:12 - Chapter I: An Open Sewer
5:57 - Chapter II: The Tom & Bob Show
10:25 - Chapter III: Picnickers & Litterbugs
15:48 - Chapter IV: Paddling Upstream
20:36 - Chapter V: Throwing a Match into Kerosene
25:56 - Chapter VI: Dead in the Water
31:17 - Chapter VII: A River of Ink & an Acre of Paper
37:08 - Epilogue
40:01 - Credits

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