Cultural Conflicts

Finish listening to the Timber Wars podcast https://www.opb.org/article/2020/09/01/timber-wars-trailer-episode-guide/ Write a 2-3 paragraph post that includes: A summary that highlights the main points you learned from history that was outlined in this podcast. What insight does this story provide about Portland and the Pacific Northwest? Were there aspects of this story that were confusing to you? Were there things that surprised you? Were there parts of the podcast that you disagreed with? Was the story told in way that was effective and engaging? You don’t necessarily respond to all of these questions in your post. You could choose to focus on just one or two. How can you apply some of the lessons from this particular history to other themes and issues we’ve explored this term? What connections can you make to things you learned in this or other classes and/or experienced in your own life? This podcast tells the story of how a major paradigm shift occurred in the Pacific Northwest that reshapes how we think about natural resources. It also shows how this shift caused major cultural conflicts that persist to this day. What do you think can be done to bridge the ongoing divides that exist in many Pacific Northwest communities? Pose a question to your classmates.