Oregon State University Press
For fifty years, Oregon State University Press has been publishing exceptional books about the Pacific Northwest—its people and landscapes, its flora and fauna, its history and cultural heritage. The Press has played a vital role in the region’s literary life, providing readers with a better understanding of what it means to be an Oregonian. Today, Oregon State University Press publishes distinguished books in several academic areas from environmental history and natural resource management to indigenous studies.
For the Love of Rivers
A Scientist’s Journey
A devoted stream ecologist provides an accessible overview of the science of rivers and streams.
A Hunger for High Country
A wilderness memoir set in the mountains surrounding Yellowstone National Park, a story of personal quest and a portrait of conservation of a changing place.
Living With Thunder
Exploring the Geological Past, Present, and Future of Pacific Northwest Landscapes
Living with Thunder explores the story of the Pacific Northwest’s rich geologic and ecologic history.
Learning to Like Muktuk
An unlikely explorer visits post WWII Territorial Alaska and fights to preserve Native foodways.
Diary of a Citizen Scientist
Diary of a Citizen Scientist looks at new ways of engaging in the world—Sharman Apt Russell explores the world of citizen science from her personal study of the Western red-bellied tiger beetle to the online crowdsourcing of Galaxy Zoo.
Children and Other Wild Animals
Notes on badgers, otters, sons, hawks, daughters, dogs, bears, air, bobcats, fishers, mascots, Charles Darwin, newts, sturgeon, roasting squirrels, parrots, elk, foxes, tigers and various other zoolog
Slow News
A Manifesto for the Critical News Consumer
A timely and provocative book that proposes a “Slow News” movement, presenting the author’s rules for a "balanced and nutritious daily news diet."
The Field Guide to Sedges of the Pacific Northwest, Second Edition
An updated and revised edition of the authoritative field guide to Pacific Northwest sedges.
