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An analysis of the prerequisites for landowner participation in conservation oriented programs in the Wood River Valley, Oregon

Creator:

Thomas, Kelley A.

Abstract:

Before 2002, almost all of the approximately 40,000 acres of land in the Wood River Valley, Oregon were used for intensive, flood-irrigated summer cattle grazing, as it had been for over 100 years. Conservation activity in the valley was limited to a couple of wealthy landowners. But a year after...

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Masters Thesis

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endangered Coho salmon downstream of the Project farmers (BOR 2006). The Natural Resources Conservation
Social Learning and Adaptive Capacity in Collaborative Watershed Partnerships

Creator:

Calvert, Daniel T.

Abstract:

This dissertation examines learning driven adaptations in salmon recovery efforts and water resources management in Oregon. The case study utilizes a framework highlighting the connections between human and natural systems. Semi-structured interviews are used to analyze interactions between rural riparian landowners and watershed council staffs living and working in Oregon’s...

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Dissertation

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drivers of learning, 2) natural resource management and learning interventions should be tailored