Beauty to Seduce, Beauty to Preserve: Creating the Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area

The Columbia River Gorge is the only place in the world where a mighty river crashes through the entirety of a mountain range.   e go about our lives as a fairly utilitarian species. Land, water, and air are typically seen as tools to provide for us rather than inspire us. But then there are those special places that transcend, that cause us to act against our self-interest. Nature photographer Louie Schwartzberg said in a TED talk, “Beauty and seduction […]
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