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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...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Klamath Basin Rangeland Trust (KBRT), was formed in the Wood River Valley, with the intention of

An exploratory study of the social factors of small dam removal : Chiloquin Dam at Sprague River Mile 0.87, Oregon

Creator:: Hatch, Jason M.
Abstract:: Several reports related to dams and dam removal have been released this decade by non-governmental organizations including Dam Removal: Science and Decision Making by The Heinz Center which focused on small dams, since most of the dams removed to date as well as those likely to be removed in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Dam was built for irrigation diversion across the Sprague River in the Upper Klamath Basin of

Acceptability of market-based approaches to water management : an analysis of the Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Program

Creator:: Lieberherr, Eva K.
Abstract:: Growing urbanization, shifting water uses, and a focus on ecosystem health in the Deschutes River Basin in Central Oregon led to experimentation with new voluntary market-based approaches to water management in the last decade. To meet groundwater demands while maintaining instream flows and upholding prior water allocations, the Oregon Water...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Deschutes River Basin in Central Oregon led to experimentation with new voluntary market-based

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...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: landowners and watershed council staffs living and working in Oregon’s Upper Willamette River basin

Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience

Creator:: Inman, Tim
Abstract:: Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience This study sought to catalog local knowledge of long-term residents of the McKenzie River Valley as it pertains to landscape and community change and provide a general assessment of factors affecting the local social-ecological system’s resilience. Residents interviewed indicated...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: McKenzie River Valley ……………………………………… 7 Figure 3: Ball in a Basin ……………………………………………………………………….. 15 Figure

Complicating the Rural in Oregon's Water Policymaking

Creator:: Freeman, Misty
Abstract:: The state of Oregon is divided in important ways along rural and urban lines, including the way people make a living, individual and group relationships with the natural world, political ideologies, and personal values. This rural-urban divide has assisted policymakers in making decisions that balance the needs of Oregonians on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: River Watershed……….. Figure 19: Policy Recommendation Framework for Mid-Coast Basin……………………… Figure

Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

Creator:: Whitehead, Katharine S.
Abstract:: Wild salmon populations are in decline in the Pacific Northwest. In the region populations and runs of Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytsha), Chum (Oncorhynchus keta), Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch), Sockey (Oncorhynchus nerka), and Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) have been listed as threatened and/or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) in the U.S. and/or...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: seen conflict arise between salmon advocates and farmers in the Klamath basin when there is not

Educating Pacific Northwest Campers on the Risk of Spreading Invasive Forest Pests through Firewood: Developing a Mental Model

Creator:: Runberg, Damon
Abstract:: The spread of invasive species into the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the United States poses a serious threat to the valuable forest resources of the region. Many insects and diseases that are a threat to these forest resources can be transported inside firewood. When campers transport their firewood across borders...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework to understand challenges in urban water policy reforms: A case study of the Melamchi Water Supply Project in Nepal

Creator:: Maskey, Stuty
Abstract:: The Himalayan mountain range is one of the world’s largest sources of fresh water, and Nepal, situated at the foothills of the Himalayas, is endowed with ample water resources. In spite of this water abundance, drinking water supply in many parts of the country is inadequate, particularly in the capital,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text::  from all these river  systems is estimated at about 225 billion cubic meters, only a small portion it

Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Fishing Communities along the West Coast Region of the U.S.

Creator:: Miller, Stacey D.
Abstract:: Social vulnerability is often thought of as a culmination of social factors influencing the susceptibility of various groups to harm and govern their ability to respond. In an effort to identify communities that may be susceptible to social impacts from changes to fishery policies or fishing conditions, NOAA Fisheries is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Columbia River, Puget Sound, and San Francisco Bay. In total, the analysis included 1,177 communities

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

An exploratory study of the social factors of small dam removal : Chiloquin Dam at Sprague River Mile 0.87, Oregon

Acceptability of market-based approaches to water management : an analysis of the Deschutes Groundwater Mitigation Program

Social Learning and Adaptive Capacity in Collaborative Watershed Partnerships

Local Perceptions of Social-Ecological Change on the McKenzie: Implications for Resilience

Complicating the Rural in Oregon's Water Policymaking

Assessing the feasibility of policy prescriptions in the Salmon 2100 Project

Educating Pacific Northwest Campers on the Risk of Spreading Invasive Forest Pests through Firewood: Developing a Mental Model

Using the Advocacy Coalition Framework to understand challenges in urban water policy reforms: A case study of the Melamchi Water Supply Project in Nepal

Indicators of Social Vulnerability in Fishing Communities along the West Coast Region of the U.S.

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