Dec. 11 on The Story: In December 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law. It was supposed to protect native U.S. wildlife on the brink of extinction — and in some cases, it's done just that. But it also spawned decades of conflict that have been felt acutely in states like Oregon, where conservation efforts came into conflict with perceived impacts to people's livelihoods. And perhaps no species has been more emblematic of that conflict in the Pacific Northwest than the Northern spotted owl. All week, The Story is featuring "Endangered Northwest," a multi-part series on the impact of the Endangered Species Act. This is part one. Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw