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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
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