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  • Changes in floodplain occupance Portland, Oregon 1957-1986

    Creator:
    Chaney, Richard Earl
    Abstract:
    Portland, Oregon Is in the northern end of the Willamette River Basin and Valley. The Willamette River caries the runoff discharge from approximately 12,000 square miles of basin area, and flows northward where it bisects the Portland metropolitan area and enters the confluence with the Columbia River. However, high discharge...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    by RICHARD EARL CHANEY A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY In partial

  • Oregon's Mid-Willamette Valley wetlands : agricultural uses, alternative uses, problems and trends

    Creator:
    Tsutsui, Setsuo Harry
    Abstract:
    The wetlands are distinguished from other lands of the Mid-Willamette Valley by excessive soil moisture. The wetlands, as defined for this study, consist of 20 soil series (in 22 soil mapping units) which are classified by the Soil Conservation Service as having excessive wetness as the major factor limiting their...
    Resource Type:
    Dissertation
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    ; Richard M./Righsmith, Jr 7,7 The wetlands are distinguished from other lands of the Mid-Willamette

  • The effect of selected weather variables on the amount of stem rust damage to wheat in Nebraska

    Creator:
    Jacobson, Lawrence Marvin
    Abstract:
    Re searchers have long tried to correlate weather factors with plant disease occurrences. However, inconclusive results have usually been obtained because most plant diseases have biologic as well as climatic optimums. In this study, thirty weather variables were correlated, by the stepwise regression method in a computer, to the amount...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    people who have helped me to prepare this research paper. Especially, do I wish to thank Dr. Richard M

  • Site and community needs of industrial firms considering location in Corvallis, Oregon

    Creator:
    Sjogren, Gray Peterson
    Abstract:
    The siting of a new industrial plant generally results from the favorable match of the needs of an industrial firm arid the assets of a community. Citizens of Oregon have taken a very active role in planning and decision making at the local level due to legislation in the past...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Directed by Dr. Richard M. Highsmith TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Introduction The Problem 1 II. Citizen

  • Alternative uses for ryegrass lands

    Creator:
    Johnson, Lynn D.
    Abstract:
    Agricultural field burning in Oregon's Willamette Valley has been an accepted farming practice for sanitizing fields and removing stubble and residues left on fields after harvest since the early 1940s. Unfortunately, the smoke and debris created by the burning in combination with other pollutants have been causing health and environmental...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE May 1980 Directed by Dr. Richard Highsmith TABLE OF CONTENTS I

  • Land use distribution and changes in the urban-rural fringe area of South Albany, Oregon

    Creator:
    Nellis, M. Duane
    Abstract:
    The need to control irreversible conversions of prime agricultural lands to urban land uses has come to light in recent years. Resulting policy statements by the State of Oregon and federal agencies have added support to this premise. Nevertheless, inefficient conversions of agricultural to idle lands in response to urban...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Directed by Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES Page

  • The recreation potential of the Stewiake River

    Creator:
    LeDuc, John Michael
    Abstract:
    Rivers are becoming increasingly popular recreation resources as land and water use competition intensifies. The first river basin board in Nova Scotia was formed to manage the Shubenacadie-Stewiake Rivers under multiple use objectives. The board required an estimation of the recreation resources of the Stewiake River and after a review...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project

  • Factors affecting rural land value

    Creator:
    Rich, Stanley Arthur
    Abstract:
    The value per-acre and annual amortization of rural land varies dynamically by parcel size. There are several adjustment factors or independent variables spatial, productive and development potential which affect the market value of all rural land. The evaluation of these must be accomplished by parcel size to be realistically equated....
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    degree of MASTER OP SCINC March 1979 Dirctd by Dr. Richard M. Highsmith Jr. TABLE O CONTENTS

  • Conversion or retention of agricultural land? A Marion County, Oregon example

    Creator:
    Tillson, Gregory D.
    Abstract:
    Marion County had a 1976 cash receipt from all farm products amounting to $110,429,000. Much of this farm value was produced on the county's 410,350 acres of class I through IV soils. These soils, regardless of productivity, also have potential for a variety of other non-farm uses. It is this...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
    Full Text:
    . Richard Highsmith, Jr. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF MAPS LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT

  • The resource base of Adair Village, Oregon problems and prospects

    Creator:
    Jacobson, Gerald Patrick
    Abstract:
    The utilization of pre-existing military structures and facilities to serve as a resource base for an incorporated city is a unique situation posing several problems for the new city of Adair Village. The resultant land uses from the disposal of Adair AFS provide little economic opportunities so the residents are...
    Resource Type:
    Capstone Project
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    Dr. Richard M. Highsmith, Jr. TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF TABLES ABSTRACT