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Creator:: Burns, Molly T.
Abstract:: As more people become interested in rock climbing, the need to understand climbers and their preferences and how their activities impact the resource are more vital than ever. With increased use, and with little empirical data about the Yosemite climbing community, park managers cannot adequately develop a comprehensive climbing management...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: committee members; Josh Baur, Todd Newburger, and Dan Edge. Thanks to Jesse McGahey, Ben Doyle, Ed

Creator:: Little, Christopher M.
Abstract:: Voluntary environmental programs (VEPs) have been created to encourage companies to engage in behaviors that mitigate environmental impacts (e.g., recycling, emissions reduction). Many ski areas participate in the Sustainable Slopes Program, an initiative that promotes VEPs in the ski area industry. Past research has addressed the performance of VEPs in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , three, and four. Drs. Bo Shelby, Lori Cramer, and Dan Edge provided feedback and support during the

Creator:: Snider, Gabrielle
Abstract:: Dry coniferous forests in the western United States are experiencing severe wildfires, insect outbreaks, forest disease epidemics and a growing presence of invasive species. Policies strongly emphasize reducing hazardous fuels at the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) where communities and forests intersect. However, these areas present restoration challenges as they tend...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Dan Edge for your thoughtful contributions and editing. Thank you to the OSU greenhouse staff for

Creator:: Comfort, Emily Julia, 1974-
Abstract:: There is a perceived trade-off between fire risk reduction and northern spotted owl habitat protection in dry-conifer forests in southwestern Oregon. Management options for balancing this trade-off need to be sought at the landscape level. Applied landscape ecology suggests three important features to consider are (1) patch size and configuration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: representative, Dan Edge has also provided much perspective for me in the course of this degree. Darren

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