People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program
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Interview Date
9-17-2019
Duration
1:52:18
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
Jim Johnson was interviewed by Michael Rupp on September 17, 2019, in Portland, Oregon.
Johnson has been a county land use planner for Wasco County, OR, and Klickitat County, WA. He also worked for the Columbia River Gorge Commission before becoming a staff member with the Department of Land Conservation and Development, where he focused on farm and forest land protection. Johnson later became the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Land Use and Water Planning Coordinator.
Biographical
Jim Johnson's career in land use planning has focused on the protection and development of forest and agricultural lands. He is currently the Land Use and Water Planning Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Agriculture, where he has been employed since 1997. Prior to this position, Johnson was the Farm and Forest Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, a land use planner for the Columbia River Gorge Commission, an associate planner for Wasco County and the deputy planning director for Klickitat County, and taught geography at Western Oregon University.
Rights
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/37669
Disciplines
Natural Resources Management and Policy | Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Jim and Rupp, Michael, "Interview with Jim Johnson" (2019). People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program. 56.