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An analysis of forces and conditionswhich influence the successful passageof a carriage over an intermediate support jackduring downhill multi-span logging

Creator:: Bobbe, Thomas J.
Abstract:: In this paper, a catenary analysis of static skyline, mainline and haulback cable tensions just prior to an unsuccessful attempt by a carriage to pass an intermediate support jack is presented. Field tests were conducted for a range of skyline deflections and span chord slopes. Data collected during the field...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The concentration of nutrients in the tissue of ten white spruce provenances grown on an acid and a basic soil

Creator:: Gilbert, Roy C. A.
Abstract:: The experiment described in this paper was designed and carried out to study the ability of five provenances of white spruce of acid soil origin and five provenances of basic soil origin grown on an did and a basic soil to utilize and respond to the five macro-nutrient elements N,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Selective filtering of light by coniferous forests and minimum light energy requirements for regeneration

Creator:: Atzet, Thomas
Abstract:: Spectroradiometric analyses were made to examine the light filtering capacity of coniferous forests and to establish the lower light energy limits for growth of Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb. ) Franco, Abies concolor (Gord. and Glend.) Lindi. and Pinus ponderosa Dougi. Visible energy(400-750 nm) was recorded at 48 points under four mixed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effect of light quality and periodicity upon germination of Douglas-fir seed (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) and on growth of Douglas-fir seedlings

Creator:: Johnson, Le Roy Curtis
Abstract:: A study on the effects of light quality and periodicity on the germination of Douglas-fir seed and the growth of Douglas-fir seedlings was conducted. Interest was focused on responses that could be measured and observed without biochemical assay. It was found that .Douglas-fir seed,s would respond to red-light treatments by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Occurrence of stump callusing in second-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)

Creator:: Schultz, Robert Paul
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some relations of slope development to forest engineering

Creator:: Bryant, Harry Richard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The response of individual Douglas-fir trees to applications of inorganic fertilizers

Creator:: Mason, Benjamin J.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some factors affecting Douglas-fir seedling growth and establishment

Creator:: Howland, James Rodney
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A plan of timber management and of road development for tract A in the Wassen Creek drainage of northwest Douglas County, Oregon

Creator:: Sanders, Robert Charles
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A plan of timber management and of road development for tract B in the Wassen Creek drainage of northwest Douglas County, Oregon

Creator:: Hazard, John W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Certain physical characteristics of the wax of the leaves of Douglas-fir Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

Creator:: Carmichael, Ralph L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The construction of stand aerial photo-volume tables for second-growth Douglas-fir

Creator:: Lundgren, John Wollan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effect of air temperature and humidity at different pressures on rate of air-flow through apparatus designed for indicating permeability of wood

Creator:: Prichananda, Chongrak, 1932-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some factors affecting resin efficiency in wood flakeboard

Creator:: Burrows, Charles Henry
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Effect of winter chilling and photoperiod on growth resumption in Douglas-fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franko

Creator:: Wommack, Donald Everett
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A comparison of the double-plot and the fixed area-plot sampling systems for arriving at intensive forest management data

Creator:: Kasile, Joseph David
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some anatomical features of Douglas-fir wood rated permeable and refractory

Creator:: Krahmer, Robert Lee
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The influence of time of establishment and competition of the comparative heights of second growth Douglas-fir trees

Creator:: Krueger, Kenneth W.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effects of pruning on the growth and development of a Douglas-fir plantation

Creator:: Lukert, James Louis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Invasion of brush species into small stand openings in the Douglas-fir forests of the Willamette foothills

Creator:: Sanga, Sabhasri
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Comparative efficiency of the wedge prism method and the circular plot method in estimating volumes of Douglas-fir stands

Creator:: Richardson, James Hollins
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Sample roughness coefficients for use in determining maximum flow in western Oregon streams

Creator:: Dane, Charles Wesley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Successional trends of lesser vegetation following clearcutting in old-growth Douglas fir stands

Creator:: Yerkes, Vern P.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship of the white-footed deer mouse to reforestation by direct seeding in the Tillamook burn

Creator:: Hooven, Edward F. (Edward Frank)
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Progress in chemical control of certain weed trees, shrubs and grasses on forest lands of western Oregon

Creator:: Jones, Hobart Bowen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Vegetative factors influencing the germination and survival of Douglas-fir seeds and seedlings in the Tillamook Burn

Creator:: Lavender, Denis P.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Forest management procedures for the timbered lands of the Oregon State Highway Commission

Creator:: Merriam, Lawrence C.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Forest road location and design in the Douglas-fir region

Creator:: Barbieri, John Gillick
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to outline the principles involved in the reconnaissance, survey, and design of forest roads in the Douglas-fir Region. The reconnaissance survey is the most important element in road location. Poor reconnaissance often results in abandonment of the route at considerable expense. The ground slope...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A proposed plan for the administration of timber sales by the Oregon State Board of Forestry

Creator:: Helland, Marvin Leroy
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of formation variables on the properties of wood particle moldings

Creator:: Patterson, Thomas Joseph
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Direct seeding of Douglas fir with special reference to survival

Creator:: Finnis, John Michael
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship of aspect and topographic position to the occurrence of Douglas-fir bark beetle damage in western Oregon and southwestern Washington

Creator:: Rossheim, John David
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Ambrosia-beetle infestation of down coniferous timber in Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Johnson, Norman E.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A method of forest soil-site quality investigation

Creator:: Collins, Dana Huntley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Tests of some chemical herbicides in controlling brush, weed trees, and grasses on the McDonald Forest

Creator:: Heuschkel, Dexter Gouldin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The fifty-foot chord definition for forest road curves

Creator:: Wallis, James Richard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The significance of visible pathological indicators in estimating the extent of decay in a spruce-balsam forest

Creator:: Ford, Barrie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The errors of some common cubic-foot log rules

Creator:: Keiser, David Frederick
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Forest regeneration in the Willamette Valley foothills

Creator:: Mounteer, Robert Wesley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A management plan for the McDonald Forest

Creator:: Gartz, Jack Frederick
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Evaluation of factors affecting natural reproduction establishment of forest trees in central western Oregon

Creator:: Bever, Dale N.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An attempt to recover cedarwood oil from western juniper by destructive distillation

Creator:: Burnet, Don
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of moisture content on the flexural properties of several commercial hardboards

Creator:: Coggan, William George
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Formation of quality classes for secondgrowth Douglas-fir logs based on lumber grade recovery

Creator:: Parks, Walter Howard
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship between log characteristics and lumber grade recovery in second-growth Douglas fir

Creator:: Stermitz, Robert Eugene
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An analysis of head-sawing operations at representative large fir sawmills

Creator:: McKimmy, Milford D.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship between shear and diagonal web stresses in laterally loaded wood panels

Creator:: Johnson, James Wendell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Some factors affecting lumber requirements on western Oregon farms

Creator:: Mangan, John William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The influence of depth of immersion on end penetration in Douglas fir heartwood when cold-soaked in pentachlorophenol

Creator:: Raphael, Harold James
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A preliminary investigation of the soaking treatment of black cottonwood and red alder fence posts in pentachlorophenol

Creator:: Cheng, Chʻi-shan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The formation of resin canals in the wood of Douglas-fir as influenced by environment

Creator:: Wagg, John William Bruce
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Timber transportation costs in the California pine region

Creator:: O'Leary, John E.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Potential timber values as compared to grazing values of the Oregon State College foot-hill pasture lands

Creator:: Collins, Duane Francis
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A regional plan of fire protection for private industry in the Douglas-fir region

Creator:: Brady, Roy Charles
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The use of sand and water cultures in Douglas-fir nursery practice

Creator:: Forbes, Robert Hall
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A socio-economic plan of management for the Powder river working circle

Creator:: Dahl, Harold Anthony
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Extension methods for a county forester

Creator:: Hawkes, Carl Lough
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Recreational forestry as a career

Creator:: McKeown, Eugene
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A method of appraising second growth Douglas fir in western Oregon

Creator:: Wikstrom, John H.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The role of subsidiary forest crops in Douglas fir forests

Creator:: Dunn, Lester Clayton
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A forest fire prevention program for Pacific northwest forests

Creator:: Bond, William Merrill
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A training plan for short-term forest guards on furlough status

Creator:: Gurley, Wayne Ellsworth
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of synthetic plant hormones in the propagation of forest trees

Creator:: Zach, Lawrence William
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A plan for the marketing of housing units

Creator:: Newberg, Arthur Joel
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An educational program for a standby forest fire suppression crew

Creator:: Orell, Bernard Leo
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Farm forestry extension and its application in Oregon

Creator:: Anderson, Wallace Edward.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The possibilities of farm forestry cooperatives in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Drummond, John Paul
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An in-service training program for the state forestry department

Creator:: Thomas, Harold Alexander
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A land use history of Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Longwood, Franklin Russell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Administration of a ranger district personnel

Creator:: Ash, Brittain Henshaw
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A method of rating forest service employees

Creator:: Blackerby, Alva Woodson, 1909-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Natural reproduction in Douglas fir stands as affected by the size of opening

Creator:: Lord, Charles Maurice
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The present status of article X, lumber code, in the Douglas fir region

Creator:: Lammi, Joe Oscar
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A survey of the pulp and paper industry in the state of Oregon in relation to land use

Creator:: Spaur, George
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The application of stand improvement measures in the Douglas fir and ponderosa pine types of the Pacific coast

Creator:: Feiss, Sherman
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Milling practices and silvicultural factors affecting forestry in Benton County, Oregon

Creator:: Thomas, Gail Myron and Schroeder, George Harwood
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The establishment of Douglas fir reproduction in relation to certain natural environmental factors

Creator:: Tiedemann, Henry
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The grasslands of North America

Creator:: Parker, John Raymond
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

A study and summary of the investigational activities of the McDonald forest with recommendations

Creator:: Fowells, Harry A. (Harry Ardell), 1908-
Abstract:: In the preparation of this thesis, the writer does not claim to have discovered any great truths or their underlying causes. As the title indicates, the work is a summary of some of the more important investigational activities on the McDonald Forest. This line of endeavor was chosen because it...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis