http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29 This Collection supports the <a href="http://www.oregonexplorer.info/">Oregon Explorer</a>, a portal to the OSU Libraries Natural Resources Digital Library. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:19:27 GMT 2013-06-19T08:19:27Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39493 Padlock Ranch: carbon sequestration case study Gosnell, Hannah Padlock Ranch is a large, family owned ranch that has experimented with a carbon sequestration program and is waiting to see how it all turns out. The ranch is located in Ranchester, Wyoming in the northern part of the state in the ecotone between the Big Horn Mountains and the mixed prairies of eastern Montana and Wyoming.This location supports both forest and native grassland providing a mixture of habitat. Case study. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39493 2013-06-17T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39492 Paying the water bill: Community support for agriculture and river restoration in Central Oregon Fish recovery in rivers depends on sufficient instream flows to maintain water quality and habitat. In many areas, water rights for agriculture present direct competition for these flows, and “use it or lose it” water rights provide little flexibility to landowners who may be able to contribute unneeded rights. An innovative partnership between a nonprofit and a private water company in Bend, OR is tackling these challenges with a new twist on traditional water banking. The Blue Water program offers a novel way to pay for water banking, giving people a way to pitch in for their local river while enhancing instream flows and financially benefiting agricultural landowners. This fact sheet series highlights innovative ways that family forest and ranch owners are prospering from protecting and enhancing ecosystem services on their land. Ecosystem services are the benefits people receive from nature like water quality, wildlife habitat, and carbon sequestration. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39492 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39491 Kolka Family Ranch carbon sequestration case study Gosnell, Hannah Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39491 2013-06-17T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39490 Coordinated salmon habitat restoration on private lands Salmon recovery requires restoration of spawning habitat to improve egg-to-smolt survival. Private lands play a crucial role. Funds for restoration are available from both federal appropriations and legal settlements for dam mitigation. Federal agencies responsible for recovery are often limited in their ability to work on private lands however, not only by legal authority, but also by the absence of landowner trust. In the Methow River Valley in north central Washington, an innovative partnership between a federal agency and a local nonprofit is bridging that gap by working together to facilitate and fund salmon habitat restoration on private lands. The partnership merges available funding with local knowledge to deploy funding strategically across the Valley. Landowners benefit from assistance for restoration projects that often increase the value of their properties beyond the small match required for the funding, in addition to increased irrigation efficiencies. This fact sheet series highlights innovative ways that ranchers and family forest owners are prospering from protecting and/or enhancing ecosystem services on their land. Ecosystem services are the benefits people receive from nature like water quality, wildlife habitat, and carbon sequestration. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39490 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z