One of the most serious problems confronting modern America
is the efficient and rational utilization of the recreation resource base,
not only in terms of present demands and needs, but future as well.
The resource manager, in the past, has had few guidelines from
which to determine the type and...
The role of weather in influencing tourist-recreation visitation
to the Oregon coast during the six-month summer season of May
through October has been investigated by this research. In addition,
the normal day-to-day fluctuations in coastal visitation has been
determined.
Based upon the normal visitation, the tourist-recreation season
on Oregon's coast...
While there are many people who feel it is impossible to place a monetary value on a recreation resource, economists argue that not only is it possible to do so but also necessary because so many recreation sites are publicly provided. There have been various methods used to value non-market...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the
Douglas-fir tussock moth, spray control program and salvage operations
have had on outdoor recreationists in the Blue Mountains
in northeastern Oregon during the 1972-1974 outbreak.
Eight hundred ninety-four parties were interviewed one year
after the outbreak in four...
An outbreak of the Douglas-fir tussock moth caused severe defoliation
in northeastern Oregon during the period from 1972 to 1974.
Aerial application of DOT was used to control the outbreak in 1974.
Much of the infected area has been logged to salvage the dead and
damaged timber.
The purpose of...
The focus of this study was to examine and record
the physical changes brought about by the breaching of the
Siltcoos Foredune. The origin of the dunes and the physical
processes that operate there must be considered before
effects due to the breach can be studied. A series of field...
The Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area is managed by the Siuslaw
Forest division of the United States Forest Service (USFS). This area has gradually been
overcome by vegetation since the 1950's, originating with the exotic European Beach
Grass (Ammophila arenaria). The invasion of this exotic vegetation has resulted in a...
Presented in this thesis are the results of a recreation survey
which was carried out in the Diamond Lake and upper Rogue River
area of Oregon, during the summer of 1961, by use of interview-type
questionnaires. A total of 400 questionnaires were completed
in the Diamond Lake Campground and Picnic...
