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“Gold Dirt:” An Exploratory Study of Beginner Women Farmers’ Experiences with Farmland Tenure Mediating Care for Soil in Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Christophel Michaels, Rosa J.

Abstract:

This thesis investigates how beginning, women farmers, within in a women farmers’ network in the Willamette Valley, Oregon are accessing land and farming information. Using ethnographic, community-based research methods, I ask how land access mediates their ability to care for their land and soil. Are these farmers interested in fostering...

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Masters Thesis
White-breasted nuthatch density and nesting ecology in oak woodlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Viste-Sparkman, Karen

Abstract:

Habitat loss causes a reduction in available resources for wildlife, alters the configuration of remaining habitat, and may isolate wildlife populations. White-breasted nuthatches (Sitta carolinensis) are experiencing long-term population declines in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, where they are historically associated with oak woodlands. As secondary cavity-nesters, white-breasted nuthatches may...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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Post, Jeff and Robyn Rice, Dave and Christy Riddell, Harold Secrest, Marty and Lynn Stott, Ernest