Chapter 16 The Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest like other regions has had explorers come to their region and discover a huge amount of natural resources. “In many places, abundant fertile and well-watered agricultural land was also available. Activities associated with resource extraction such as agriculture, fishing, forestry and the fur trade soon came to dominate the Pacific Northwest economy” (Shelley 311). These abundant resources have helped the residence throughout the years and have increased into businesses.

Guam has several resources as well but one important resource that has played a role on the island is Guam’s Historic Resources Division. Its mission is to preservative historic programs and to promote the use, preservation, conservation and the presentation of historic properties. Since the military build-up on Guam, the locals have tried to preserve their historic properties because they want to keep their cultural ties. With the military going to Guam, they had to reserve land to build more places for field practices which was not a problem at all. The biggest debate when the military build-up occurred was the conservation of Guam’s coral reefs because the coral reefs are home to a lot of sea life and is one of their tourist attractions. The U.S. had to compromise since they were relocating thousands of military personnels to the island and the people have to adjust to the build-up.

Today, the coral reef is still there and the military personnels, their families and the locals are living harmoniously on Guam. Since their arrival they have grown to see the importance of the coral reefs and have grown fond of this tourist attraction as well.