Barbed wire over the Metolius

Steve Duin writes in The Oregonian:

The difference between an environmentalist and a developer, the saying goes, is that the environmentalist has a cabin in the woods and the developer wants one. It's been 20 years since I first heard that sentiment, and I have rarely seen a more entertaining illustration of its merit than the ongoing rift over the future of the Metolius River basin. How dramatic are the ironies involved here? This has to be my favorite: State Sen. Betsy Johnson, D-Scappoose -- one of the "true champions for the preservation of the Metolius," according to Gov. Ted Kulongoski, her frequent house guest -- has stretched barbed wire across the river where it meanders through her 130-acre property. And I thought Oregon's wild and scenic rivers were completely open for Oregonians who wanted to experience them in the wild. Silly me. Jim Kean wants to build an arguably eco-friendly resort in the basin, featuring a 180-room lodge and 450 single-family homes (one-third the number at Black Butte Ranch). Among those lined up against him are Johnson; Sen. Ginny Burdick, D-Portland, whose family leases a riverfront cabin on the river from the U.S. Forest Service; and the Guv...