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Ocean shore protection policy and practices in Oregon : an evaluation of implementation success

Creator:

Good, James W.

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Oregon's beaches were designated public recreation areas by the 1967 Beach Law. These beaches and adjacent shorelands experience erosion and other hazards due to winter storm waves, weathering, and geologic instability. Sea cliff recession threatens older development and inadequate construction setbacks create hazards for new buildings. The typical hazard response...

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Dissertation
Thirty-five years of forest succession in southwest Oregon : vegetation response to three distinct logging treatments

Creator:

Arthur, Aaron Stone

Abstract:

This study examined patterns and controls on 35-years of forest succession following logging in the 236 ha South Umpqua Experimental Forest within the Umpqua National Forest in southwestern Oregon. Prior to logging, the overstory in all three watersheds (~50% cover) was composed of Douglas-fir (30-40% cover), grand fir (2 to...

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Masters Thesis

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succession in southwest Oregon: Vegetation response to three distinct logging treatments Abstract
Little houses on the prairie : a predictive model of French-Canadian settlement in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Creator:

Kinoshita, Jun R.

Abstract:

Using GIS, this study creates a predictive model of a distinct population of French-Canadian settlers, highlighting shared environmental characteristics of known sites that may have factored into their decision-making process as they chose locations for their farmsteads. While traditional historic and archaeological research has been conducted on French Prairie, the...

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Masters Thesis

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-Canadian Settlement in Oregon's Willamette Valley Jun R. Kinoshita A THESIS submitted to Oregon State