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Sagebrush Collaboration
How Harney County Defeated the Takeover of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge
This book tells the story of the occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge in early 2016, but puts the event in the historical and cultural context of Harney County. The collaborative culture that existed there helped the local community make it through the crisis. Chapter Four on “Collaboration” focuses on local collaborative problem-solving, especially the role of the High Desert Partnership, and is of special interest to rural community builders.
Author: Peter Walker
Year of Publishing: 2018
Number of Pages: 238
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Reviews
AustinWoodall (verified owner) –
The occupation of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge was huge news all over but I was a bit too young to truly understand it. When I saw this book I knew I had to read it. As a fan of local politics I would definitely recommend it. It does an excellent job of telling the whole story of this incident.
Firechild94 (verified owner) –
This book gave a great insight to the wildfire refuge
hswren (verified owner) –
Very informative and a worthwhile read!
Alex Sifford (verified owner) –
An excellent book! Having worked in Harney County many years ago & still recreating there, it captures the evolving community character well. How folks work together there is a model for any locale. I would recommend for anyone wanting to know more about our largest County and Eastern Oregon too.
ashleyjohnsonbend (verified owner) –
Meaningful and powerful read!
FFFbooks123 (verified owner) –
A perspective into the history of the Malheur Wildlife Refuge takeover and how the county responded. I’m sure there’s another side to the story.
Cindy Fairclo (verified owner) –
I enjoyed reading this book. Insightful and informative.
Terri Carlon (verified owner) –
Great read and so informative!
Robert DeHarpport (verified owner) –
Excellent book!
millspjo (verified owner) –
Never looked into this skirmish past the surface. Informative on background and where the community stood.
Sitka (verified owner) –
A powerful example of how rural communities can evolve and unify over perceived divisions – absolutely inspiring!
Tracy (verified owner) –
This book helped me to further understand how Harney County collaborated with the Federal Government. Harney County citizens seemed to have problem solved how to use federal land for the citizen’s benefit while allowing the gov’t to have the role of managing the land – even while there is resentment of how the Hammond’s were treated and the perspective of their “trespass and arson”
wasabijones (verified owner) –
If you want a story of optimism and a living history lesson this is the book for you. I am a big proponent of nonviolent communication and had hoped for a little more nuts and bolts of how collaboration works in Harney County. But, learning about how the occupation happened and more importantly how it failed from this book was amazing.
Liz (verified owner) –
Being new residents to Grant County, OR, my husband and I were eager to learn more about the takeover incident that occurred in neighboring Harney County. It was intriguing learning more in depth the roles some of the local community members played and how ensuing events led to the fearing for the safety and well-being of self and families.
JoAnna Lamb (verified owner) –
Fascinating coverage of the events
Sally-Ann Palcovich (verified owner) –
Very informative and readable. Answered many questions. I have shared it with others with their own questions about this incident.
amandalhoffman (verified owner) –
This book has some really good background information about Harney County, but I found it to be quite repetitive in places.
Misty Maielua (verified owner) –
Very informative and an interesting read. I live very close to where this occurred, and remember it on the news for quite some time. I watched a documentary on it, and this book is a great addition.
Tracie Unterwegner (verified owner) –
Liked the book. Good historic information. Especially liked the interviews with locals. Could have done some better editing, parts were repetative.
GSGreene (verified owner) –
This is a very insightful look at why the Sagebrush collab happened and the events that occurred during the takeover of Mahleur.
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