In the 1930s, New Deal programs such as the Works Projects Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps built many projects around the state, including such Oregon treasures as Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. Hydroelectric dams and roads were also built at this time, improving the quality of life of many Oregonians. This encouraged settlement, and irrigation water from the Columbia River aided agricultural development. Oregon's economy still depends greatly on agriculture and lumber. In recent years, electronics and tourism have broadened its economic base.
Tourism is now the state's third largest source of revenue, after lumber and agriculture.
Lumber and wood products provide many jobs and much revenue to the state, producing one-fifth of the country's softwood lumber. In agriculture, Oregon is the nation's leading producer in such crops as Christmas trees, grass seed, peppermint, blackberries and filberts. Other crops produced in Oregon are onions, snap beans and sweet corn. The products of Oregon wineries are nationally known, especially the chardonnay and pinot noir from Yamhill and Washington counties. Government Oregon has three branches of government - Executive, Legislative and Judicial.