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The extent and implications of specified resource site protection in Oregon

Creator:: Giampaoli, Peter Paul
Abstract:: The protection of sensitive resources is an integral part of forest practices regulations in many states, affecting non-industrial private forest (NIPF) landowners. In Oregon, forest operations on private lands which will conflict with sensitive areas designated "specified resource sites" must meet spatial and temporal requirements to protect those sites. These...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Creator:: Fischer, Alexandra Paige
Abstract:: In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: current status; and family forest owners, their demographic characteristics, management approaches and

People in the forests : interactions between community and forest health in Wallowa County

Creator:: Kelly, Erin Clover
Abstract:: Forests of the Inland West have been experiencing forest health problems arising from over a hundred years of fire suppression, logging, grazing, and mismanagement. Rural communities, meanwhile, have seen escalating unemployment, an exodus of young families, and a dearth of middle-income jobs. The objectives of this thesis are to: 1)...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Forestry at the urban fringe : issues, stakeholders and conflict potential in Oregon's Soap Creek Watershed

Creator:: Edwards, Kearstin K.
Abstract:: Increasing land fragmentation, environmental regulations and neighbors' concerns pose significant challenges to forest owners at the urban fringe, whose properties are physically caught between rural landscapes and continually expanding urban centers. Using Oregon's Soap Creek Watershed as a study site, we paired qualitative and quantitative methods to identify stakeholders, their...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Conflict and cooperation at the public-private interface : a case study of fire management in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Bergmann, Stefan Andrew
Abstract:: Cooperation across ownership boundaries is critical to most conservation efforts in mixed ownership landscapes. Where owner objectives vary widely, as at public-private landownership boundaries, cooperation can be especially challenging. This research explores the opportunities and challenges for cooperative fire management among public and private forest managers in the John Day...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon ecosystems, including the culture of fire and the use of prescribed fire for forest management

Public knowledge, preferences and involvement in adaptive ecosystem management

Creator:: Williams, Robert Lawrence
Abstract:: Few studies analyze the relationship between ecological knowledge and public preferences for natural resource management options. The Central Cascades Adaptive Management Area (CCAMA) and McKenzie watershed of western Oregon provides an opportunity to examine the relationship. This research project employs a mixed model approach to explore public knowledge of forest...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: scored higher on a quiz of ecological and forest management knowledge. In addition to "attentive

Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

Creator:: Stanfield, Brooks J.
Abstract:: We use qualitative and quantitative methods to explore social and spatial relationships between land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range. Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) and regression analysis, we tested for spatial relationships between the structure of land ownership and forest cover across 66 watersheds in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: include the US Forest Service, US Bureau of Land Management, State of Oregon, and numerous private

Forest industry restructuring and emerging forest tenures in Deschutes and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Creator:: Kelly, Erin Clover
Abstract:: Since the 1980s, industrial forest restructuring has resulted in the divestment of industrial timberlands across the U.S. Emerging tenures have benefited from the divestment, including conservation-based tenures that manage for multiple objectives such as restoration, recreation access, and forest and habitat contiguity. Deschutes and Klamath Counties, Oregon, have three proposed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Forest Industry Restructuring and Emerging Forest Tenures in Deschutes and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Down by the creek : understanding landowner perspectives on streamside health and management

Creator:: Wiskind, Adam
Abstract:: Both policy makers and private landowners have come to recognize the importance of streamside areas in the maintenance of water quality and fish habitat. Because non-industrial landowners own 42% of the streamside area in the Coast Range, their management is a significant factor in the streamside health of Western Oregon....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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The extent and implications of specified resource site protection in Oregon

Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

People in the forests : interactions between community and forest health in Wallowa County

Forestry at the urban fringe : issues, stakeholders and conflict potential in Oregon's Soap Creek Watershed

Conflict and cooperation at the public-private interface : a case study of fire management in eastern Oregon

Public knowledge, preferences and involvement in adaptive ecosystem management

Land ownership and forest cover in the Oregon Coast Range : spatial pattern and social ground-truthing

Forest industry restructuring and emerging forest tenures in Deschutes and Klamath Counties, Oregon

Down by the creek : understanding landowner perspectives on streamside health and management

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