ABSTRACT
This chapter describes the effects of the Oregon Range and Related Resources Validation Project on the cultural heritage and social change in Grant County, Oregon; and discusses the way in which the US Forest Service conducted the social impact assessment for the project. The US Forest Service and other federal agencies affect social change in the American West through land use policies on timber sales, recreation, and ranching and farming. In addition to spring improvements on private ranches, similar projects are also being done on Forest Service lands where grazing allotments exist. Grant County is a relatively large county, with over 11,664 square km; the Project covers much of the county. The Oregon Range and Related Resources Project was funded by an act of Congress in 1976, after a delegation of Grant County ranchers came to Washington and worked with the local congressional delegate, Rep. Al Ullman, who helped execute its passage.
