1. Settlement History In the Northwest – Up to 1930 Native settlement – coastal & interior The Fur Trade Era Overland Settlers: The Oregon Trail Timber Local Mining Agriculture Fisheries Railroads The Alaska Gold Rush

2. Non-Economic Forces Related to Early Settlement (Johansen) 1.Nationalism 2.Escape harsh weather (of the midwest) 3.Escape the slavery problem 4.Reap the bounty of a new land 5.Accept offer of free land 6.To be a “frontiersman”

3. Settlement History In the Northwest – After 1930 Columbia Basin Project, Irrigated Agriculture, Aluminum Industry Industries stimulated in WW II: aerospace, shipbuilding Port Functions High-Technology Industry Producer services Health Services, Consumer Services Research, Government, Education, Social, and Military Services Trade & Tourism

4. The Historic and Modern Role of Timber in the Washington Economy Labor productivity clearly evident Labor productivity Improvement clearly evident

5. Employment Trend - Technology Based Industries- Washington State 1974-2007

6. Non-Earnings Income Trend: It is now a substitute for work in many regional economy’s economic base

7. The Shares of Washington State Metro and Nonmetro Population have been Stable in Recent Years

8. Population Growth Has Slowed Through the Recent Recession, more dramatically in rural Washington

12. Population Change 1990-2000

15. Nonmetro Population change 1990-2000

18. Metro and Rural Population Change 2000-2006