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  • Expressing Oregon environmental benchmarks in ecological terms: recommendations to the Oregon progress board 
    Salwasser, Hal; Norris, Logan A. (Logan Allen); Nicholas, Jay; Institute for Natural Resources; Oregon State University; Oregon Water Enhancement Board (2002-11-19)
    A multidisciplinary team of scientists (Appendix 1) examined 10 of the 16 environmental benchmarks that are tracked by the Oregon Progress Board. The intent of the environmental benchmarks is to provide a fair assessment ...
  • Field guide to riparian plant communities in northwestern Oregon 
    USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region; McCain, Cindy; Christy, John A.; Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center; Institute for Natural Resources (USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest RegionOregon Natural Heritage Information CenterInstitute for Natural Resources, 2005-01)
    This field guide combines classifications of common streamside plant communities and native freshwater wetland communities in Northwest Oregon. It is a condensed version of two separate works which are both available on ...
  • Final report: environmental stresses and skeletal deformities in fish from the Willamette River, Oregon, USA 
    Villeneuve, Daniel L.; Curtis, Lawrence R.; Jenkins, Jeffrey J.; Warner, Kara E.; Tilton, Fred A.; Kent, Michael L.; Watral, Virginia G.; Cunningham, Michael E.; Markle, Douglas F.; Sethajintanin, Doolalai; Krissanakriangkrai, Oraphin; Johnson, Eugene R.; Grove, Robert Allan; Anderson, Kim A.; Oregon State University; Department of Microbiology; Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Institute for Natural Resources (2005-07-21)
    The Willamette River, one of only 14 American Heritage Rivers, flows through the most densely populated and agriculturally productive region of Oregon. Previous biological monitoring of Willamette River fish detected ele ...
  • Financing Ecosystem Service Markets: Issues and Opportunities 
    Aylward, Bruce; Hartwell, Ray; Lurie, Susan; Duncan, Sally; Institute for Natural Resources; Ecosystem Economics, LLC (Institute for Natural Resources, 2009-07)
    INR’s long-term goal with this and other projects is to help revitalize rural economies and contribute to rural sustainability, while increasing ecosystem restoration and thoughtfully developing ecosystem services market ...
  • Financing mechanisms that advance ecosystem service markets and promote rural sustainability 
    Institute for Natural Resources; Lurie, Sue; Duncan, Sally; Ewing, Amy; Ecosystem Economics; Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (Institute for Natural Resources, 2010-06)
    Ecosystem services markets represent potential revenue streams for small- and medium-scale rural agricultural and forest producers, many of whom have faced significant economic downturns over the past several decades. De ...
  • Fire prevention working group 
    Oregon Department of Forestry; Institute for Natural Resources (2005-07-18)
    Using the existing ODF program as a guide, this report will stress the importance of cooperation and collaboration between agencies, landowners, industry, and citizens to create more successful public awareness and educ ...
  • Fire protection coverage working group 
    Oregon Department of Forestry; Institute for Natural Resources (2005-07-18)
    Oregon contains approximately 6 million acres of mostly private lands that have no one individual, organization, or agency responsible for fire prevention and suppression actions. Wildland fires in these areas have burne ...
  • Fleet and owner-operator capacity for utilizing idle reduction technology: a report to the US Environmental Protection Agency 
    Lach, Denise; Sanford, Stephanie; Ham, Clifford L.; Institute for Natural Resources (Institute for Natural Resources, 2006-09)
    In order to reduce long-term idling along the Oregon I-5 corridor, the US Environmental Agency entered into a collaborative research and implementation program with Oregon State University, the Oregon Climate Trust, and ...
  • Innovation in environmental streamlining and project delivery: Oregon State bridge delivery program : final report 
    Gaines, Lisa; Lurie, Susan; Institute for Natural Resources (Institute for Natural Resources, 2007-01)
    This report examines the Bridge Program efforts undertaken, methods used, obstacles encountered, accomplishments, and lessons learned. It is not a performance evaluation; it is a case study focusing on the social, organi ...
  • Local Ecosystem Services Marketplaces: Public Utilities as Development Drivers 
    Institute for Natural Resources; Lurie, Sue; Duncan, Sally; Bennet, Drew; Fishler, Hillary (2012-05)
    Executive Summary The Institute for Natural Resources (INR) received funding from the Bullitt Foundation in 2009 for Financing Mechanisms that Advance Ecosystem Services Markets and Promote Rural Sustainability. 1 That ...
  • Native freshwater wetland plant associations of northwestern Oregon 
    Christy, John A.; Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center; Institute for Natural Resources (Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, Oregon State UniversityInstitute for Natural Resources, 2004)
    This guide provides keys, descriptions, and stand tables for 122 native freshwater plant associations (14 forest and woodland, 28 shrub, 78 herbaceous, 2 nonvascular) in northwestern Oregon, based on analysis of data fro ...
  • The New Natural Resources Economy: Water, Markets, Opportunities 
    Duncan, Sally; Institute for Natural Resources (Institute for Natural Resources, 2010-04-23)
    This presentation contrasts viewing natural resources as commodities production to viewing them as long term assets with lasting impacts on jobs and communities. The concept of developing ecosystem service markets based ...
  • Non-equilibrium ecosystem dynamics: management implications for Oregon 
    Institute for Natural Resources (Institute for Natural Resources, 2008-10-13)
    The project focuses on nonequilibrium ecosystem dynamics, a body of scientific research that characterizes and interprets ecosystem change. INR summarizes knowledge from this field, describes ways in which the current ma ...
  • North Coast Basin prototype website : project completion report 
    Institute for Natural Resources (Corvallis, Or. : Institute for Natural Resources, 2005-02-28)
    Development of the prototype website is an integral part of OWEB’s strategy for information systems development. Specifically, the Board, INR, and the Department of Administrative Services Information Resources Managemen ...
  • North coast explorer: a north coast basin prototype website for natural resource information management 
    Institute for Natural Resources (Institute for Natural Resources, 2005-02-28)
    Final report to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board.
  • Oregon BEST biobased products rural outreach project 
    Institute for Natural Resources; Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Insitute for Natural Resources, 2009-06)
    The Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center (Oregon BEST), an independent nonprofit organization, is a catalyst for research and university-industry collaboration in green building and renewable energy ...
  • Oregon biofuels and biomass: potential project survey including regulatory barriers 
    OSU Chemical Engineering Department; Institute for Natural Resources; Environmental Strategies, LLC; Northwest Environmental Business Council (Oregon State University, 2007-05-01)
    The purpose of the study is to gauge the scope of bioenergy opportunities by identifying and profiling bioenergy projects and potential projects in Oregon, and learning directly from developers the key challenges and iss ...
  • Oregon biofuels and biomass: woody biomass in Oregon - current uses, barriers and opportunities for increased utilization, and research needs 
    OSU Chemical Engineering Department; Institute for Natural Resources; Oregon Wood Innovation Center (Oregon State University, 2007-05-01)
    The Oregon University System, working in partnership with the Oregon Economic & Community Development Department, commissioned a bio-fuels industry readiness survey for Oregon. This report serves as one component of the ...
  • The Oregon Coastal and Marine Data Network Workshop Summary 
    Gaines, Lisa; Walsh, Kuuipo; Risien, Julie; Institute for Natural Resources (2011-07-31)
    The purpose of the Oregon Coastal and Marine Data Network Workshop was to begin to set the stage for fostering a network of people and data. The workshop was designed to enable individuals in agencies and other organizat ...
  • Oregon coastal community water supply assessment 
    Achterman, Gail; Davis-Born, Renee; Rolston, Irene; Gaines, Lisa; Institute for Natural Resources (2005-10-26)
    On the Oregon coast, however, the issue of water supply has become paramount, especially given the need to restore instream flows in order to restore coastal salmon runs and meet water quality standards. With the ebb and ...

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