As part of its management strategies for wetlands in Oregon, the Division of State Lands sponsored a Local Wetland Inventory for the city of Tillamook. Wetlands delineation, determination, assessment, and management are ...

In the summer of 2001 the Oregon Coast Aquarium opened a new exhibit on sharks entitled, "Great White Mystery: What Happened to Surfer Bob?" For the purposes of this study, a survey was designed to determine whether visi ...

Google Earth has given internet users the power of a virtual globe at their fingertips. It is a free, easy to use tool that avoids the need for technical training, and uses a simple, intuitive interface. For this reaso ...

In 2007, the City of Corvallis was issued a Phase II NPDES permit from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality for non-point source pollution. In Corvallis, the majority of the stormwater conveyance system is sep ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY An increase in the commercial and recreational harvest of clams in Tillamook Bay, Oregon, coupled with a general lack of knowledge about the bay's ecology, served as the impetus for a shellfish survey ...

If fisheries managers are to effectively manage commercially exploited fish populations, a basic understanding of the factors that influence fish distribution and abundance is required. In 2005, efforts to identify Ess ...

Coastal communities in Oregon have experienced dramatic economic and demographic change during the 1980s. Although the timber and fishing sectors are still important, the economies of coastal communities now rely more on ...

An innovative regional planning institution, the Northwest Power Planning Council, was created to plan for two conflicting water-related resources, fish and wildlife and electrical power. The Council is responsible for r ...