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Dam Removal
Marmot Dam on the Sandy River near Mount Hood will be gone soon. It is cheaper to remove the dam than maintain it. Removing the dam will unleash tons sediment and a host of uncertainties. No one knows exactly what effect the removal of a dam this size will have on the river.
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Fort Stevens Underground
Visitors to Fort Stevens State Park might be surprised to learn that there's more than first meets the eye here. Situated below the concrete gun batteries that dot the coastline is a series of stairways and walkways that, for decades, played an important role in this country's great wall of defense.
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Wagon Maker
Everett Mezentine is an 87-year-old who puts in 12-14 hour days farming. When that's done, he makes horse-drawn wagons. This Wamic farmer is one of the last craftsmen of carriages and wagons in Oregon. He does it all by hand, even harvesting the trees for the wood from his own land. The entire process takes years and his wagons aren't cheap, but the orders keep coming.
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