An Environmental History of Euphoria Ridge, Oregon: A Case Study for Ethnobotany in Traditional Resource Management

Using the theoretical framework of Memmott and Long (2002), I offer a depiction of the transformation through (1) the alteration of the environment's physical characteristics, (2) the enactment of special behaviors and emotions to a particular environment, and (3) the group knowledge of past events, legends, or memories. In this way I show the dynamic construction of the Euphoria Ridge landscape as both a specific locale and as a cultural product. Landscape studies that include complementary methodologies from across the sciences can offer a framework to perceive the great breadth and interdependency among the web of people's interactions that bond them with their environment and offer a means to reach an appropriate understanding for viable land use management and ecosystem preservation.