Shannon Applegate talks about forestry history in the Pacific Northwest, as well as her family history.

Shannon talks about her newest book, Minus Tides, describing the world war 1 effort to extract giant sita spruce trees from Oregon's coastal mountains to build war planes. In the second half, Shannon takes about the Applegate family, her ancestors, and how they participated in the "great migration" bringing settlers and livestock to Oregon. Shannon describes why the Applegate trail was created and how her ancestors eventually settled in Yoncalla Oregon. She describes the native americans they encountered, and some of the changes in the ecosystem due to white settlements. She also describes how the Applegate house was built, why it was divided so men and women have different sides, and general pioneer life in the Applegate house. Christopher Ruiz, University of Oregon anthropologist, was present for this interview. Next week we will play the interview we had Chris in depth about his work.