Curry County explores the limits of acceptable change.
A rugged landscape sometimes melts into broad beaches, but more often it juts into the waves with jagged cliffs. Cascading rivers drain the landscape. Exotic plants and animals thrive in a rare micro-climate. The Siskiyou National Forest, including three wilderness areas, combines with Bureau of Land Management tracts to dominate the geography. In days gone by, the residents of Curry County earned their livings from the traditional bounties of the forest and the ocean.