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Basin level ecological regions of the upper Grande Ronde River

Creator:: Thiele, Sandra Anne
Abstract:: Ecological regionalization is a form of spatial classification, where boundaries are drawn around areas relatively homogeneous in landscape characteristics. In the delineation of ecological regions, or ecoregions, the process includes the analysis of ecosystem structure and function. Ecoregions have been developed at national and state scales for research and resource...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the United States and Canada have a terrestrial focus (Wiken, 1982; Bailey and others, 1985). Other

Public health hazards as a constraint on oyster production in the contiguous United States

Creator:: Rugger, Cynthia S.
Abstract:: Oyster production in the United States has declined from a leading nineteenth century fishery to a minor, failing industry. Oystermen must now depend on a diminished resource in an environment of competing and conflicting coastal uses. One of the most important influences on the industry's welfare is the sanitation of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Fisheries Service. 1984. Fisheries Statistics of the United States. Washington, D.C.: GPO. -- 28 -- U.S

Improving forest resources in Nepal

Creator:: Ross, Marc Ellis
Abstract:: Deforestation and accompanying environmental deterioration is a threat to the economic growth and to the survival of the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal . There is need for a comprehensive forest rehabilitation program tailored to the different conditions of the Terai plain, Middle Hills and the Highland Himalaya regions of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States found that grazing has little effect on survival of regenerated pine stands.'3 One

A strategy for monitoring the Payette National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan

Creator:: Thompson, Joyce Elma
Abstract:: Management of national forests evokes controversy about the allocation of limited resources among competing uses. A Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan) has been prepared for the Payette National Forest. The Forest Plan describes resource management practices and the levels of resource production at which the Forest would be...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Forest Service Intermountain Region. The MOU requires both agencies to develop air pollution control

Barred owls and forest fragmentation in Oregon Coast range spotted owl sites

Creator:: Rodhouse, Thomas J.
Abstract:: Little information is available on northern barred owl (Strix varia varia) life history in the Pacific Northwest but their invasion into northern spotted owl habitat (Strix occidentalis caurina) appears to be significant and detrimental to conservation of the latter species. Forest fragmentation has been suggested as a possible factor in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Barred Owls and Forest Fragmentation in Oregon Coast Range

An assessment of potential impacts from the proposed State Street (Salem, Oregon) widening project on biotic resources

Creator:: Bucy, David Edward Morelock
Abstract:: The proposed widening of State Street between Lancaster Avenue and 25th Street in Salem, Oregon was evaluated regarding potential construction impacts on the biotic resources (vegetation, fish, wildlife, and wetlands) in the immediate area. The existing setting was surveyed to establish a base level from which to measure changes, arid...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the State Street project. If the possibility exists that

The feasibility of implementing a campfire closure in a heavily used portion of Eagle Cap Wilderness

Creator:: Orr, Taylor
Abstract:: Gathering and burning firewood in heavily used subalpine areas contributes to campsite deterioration. Forest Service policy directs wilderness managers to implement the principle of nondegradation. As a result, campfires may be prohibited in areas where fire-related impacts are significant. The Lakes Basin and Ice Lake Travel Zones in the Eagle...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: - cipated in the study. The initial counsel of Dr. David N. Cole of the USDA Forest Service Intermountain

Contaminated communities : actively involved citizens, technical assistance, and the cleanup process

Creator:: Gaines, Lisa J.
Abstract:: In what is called participatory democracy scholars and practitioners have been calling for the involvement of citizens in decisions that affect their lives. Citizens who emerge to participate in technically complex, decision-making processes find that their involvement is often minimized, disregarded, or neglected due to barriers such as specialized scientific...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: western region TOSC's work, however, has been done with the western states of Arizona, California, Oregon

Grass seeding as a brush suppressant in Douglas-fir clearcuts - a preliminary study

Creator:: DeCourcey, Denis Lawrence
Abstract:: Increased demand for wood fiber has necessarily increased the intensity of forest management in recent years. In the Pacific Northwest the release of deciduous vegetation following clearcutting of Douglas-fir is a major problem. Herbicides which have been used in the past to control this brush competition may no longer be...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the northwestern coast of the United States. Here abundant moisture, moderate climate, and generally

Nonindustrial private forestland: management issues and policy responses

Creator:: Mannix, Rosemary
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to review and assess the management issues and policies associated with NIPF. The characteristics and landowner objectives of nonindustrial private forests in western Oregon will be reviewed. The conventional view of the NIPF "problem" will be examined and an alternative view will be discussed....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: In the United States and 16% of Oregon's forest land. NIPF is widely regarded as being essential to

Geographic location and ecoregional effects on determinants of avian species richness

Creator:: Siegel, Karen E.
Abstract:: Biodiversity studies allow for a more holistic approach to the conservation of species. Using one measure ofbiodiversity, that ofspecies richness, this study investigates the correlations between bird species richness and a set ofvariables. These variables represent climate, productivity/available energy, habitat heterogeneity, disturbance, and topography. Another aspect ofthis study is to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: regions of interest are the West coast region made up of three states, and the Chesapeake region made up

The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami : tourism impacts and recovery progress in Thailand’s marine national parks

Creator:: Meprasert, Somrudee
Abstract:: The 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami raised concern among marine park managers and hazard mitigation professionals about the significant impact of major coastal hazards on marine park natural resources and ecosystems. The main reason for this concern is the strong linkage of marine parks and their rich assortment of ecosystem services...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Parks by Somrudee Meprasert A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State

Perceptions of pack and saddle stock in wilderness: a historical and geographical review of a resource conflict

Creator:: Capozza, Togan
Abstract:: It has long been acknowledged that recreation activities can cause conflict among stakeholders with different perspectives. In 1949, Aldo Leopold, one of the earliest proponents of wilderness preservation, noted "Public policies for outdoor recreation are controversial. Equally conscientious citizens hold opposite views on what is and what should be done...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . The days had passed when "to speak of wilderness problems and management in the Forest Service was

Estimating the impact of community use of the Mavuradonha Wilderness in Zimbabwe

Creator:: Armentrout, Courtney L.
Abstract:: Legislated wilderness, first created in the United States with the Wilderness Act of 1964, is being more widely established internationally. The Mavuradonha Wilderness Area in Zimbabwe is the first wilderness set up to be managed by the local community. Because of the importance of both conservation and rural development goals...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: wilderness, first created in the United States with the Wilderness Act of 1964, is being more widely

Federal consistency and the Coastal Zone Management Act: the 1990 amendments and their affect on Alaska

Creator:: Easter, David
Abstract:: Under the Coastal Zone Management Act, participating states were given two incentives to design programs for managing their coastal resources. One of these incentives was "federal consistency" which allowed states to review either direct federal actions or projects involving federal licenses, permits, or funding for consistency with the state coastal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Continental Shelf Lands Act USFS ........... United States Forest Service USFWS ......... United States Fish

Interpretive evolution of the Wilderness Act : the implications of change

Creator:: Klein, Jonathan Winthrop
Abstract:: Compromises required for the passage of the Wilderness Act (1964) created inherent conflicts in the designation and administration of wilderness areas. Subsequent legislation helped to more firmly interpret and define the Act. Attendant policy changes suggest a trend to increase the recreational and economic utility of wilderness. Policy changes also...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: worth what it was going to cost" (Costly 1972). Costly went on to state that the Forest Service could

Assessing the potential impacts of alternative landscape designs on amphibian population dynamics

Creator:: Rustigian, Heather L.
Abstract:: present a unique modeling approach to investigate the potential impacts of future land use alternatives on amphibian population dynamics in two agricultural watersheds in central Iowa. An individual-based spatially explicit population was used to predict the consequences of alternative landscape design and management for populations of four amphibian species. The...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Department of Geosciences Oregon State University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the

An inventory and analysis of Pacific Northwest agricultural land use projections

Creator:: McKinley, Randolph Allen
Abstract:: This paper is a summary of a larger project that consolidated agricultural land use projection information for the Pacific Northwest, as of January 1979. The characteristics of nine major projection studies are identified and used as a basis for comparing the relative merits of each study with regard to: 1)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States. Forest Service, USDA, Forest Resource Report No. 20, 1973. Thomas, H. and Grano, A. M

The impact of land management decisions on dune processes on the Clatsop Plains: a case study of Camp Rilea, Oregon

Creator:: Flitcroft, Rebecca L.
Abstract:: This project explores the impact of land use decisions on dune processes at the Oregon National Guard's Camp Rilea. located on the north coast of Oregon. It used a combined analysis of historical and modern data sources to assess the impact of land use practices. Historical sources including the journals...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: reclamation ever attempted in the western United States was executed in record time. Today this 20-mile

Environmental correlates of freshwater fish species richness in Oregon

Creator:: Rathert, Daniel E.
Abstract:: Native freshwater fish biodiversily is imperiled in Oregon with 36 species or sub-species listed by the State of Oregon as sensitive, threatened, or endangered, and 9 species or sub-species listed as endangered or threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act. Understanding and managing biodiversity is critical to its conservation. Using...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States. In Oregon this region stretches east from the south Cascades to the border forming a

The protection of instream flows in Idaho

Creator:: Schellbach, Ruth
Abstract:: Instream flow protection in western prior appropriation states is a relatively new phenomenon. Integrating instream flow protection measures with the older water law has been accomplished with varying degrees of success. Idaho relies on appropriation of unappropriated water by the Idaho Water Resource Board for protection of instream flows. Idaho's...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , contaminant dilution, navigation, power generation, and groundwater recharge. In the United States, a variety

Reconstructing a city: an historical and spatial evaluation of development pattern for the city of Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Hille, Erin O.
Abstract:: This study traces the development history of the city of Corvallis, Oregon. Historic reconstruction methods and GIS analysis are used to define and describe spatial aspects of the city's expansion through time. Pre-settlement and early settlement landscape conditions are considered. The city's history is divided into three time periods, 1845-1900,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: and big leaf maple at higher elevations (Robbins 1997). The United States launched an exploration

Small mammal assemblages in natural and restored wet prairies: an evaluation of habitat in Oregon's Willamette Valley

Creator:: Slane, Lori B.
Abstract:: This study was conducted to explore differences in diversity and abundance of small mammal populations in natural and restored wet prairies in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Mammals were live-trapped in eight Willamette Valley wet prairies (four natural remnants and four restorations) during the summer of 2000; population abundance estimates for each...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: in the United States from 1954-1992..................................... 2 Figure 2: Small Mammal

Management implications of petroleum exploration and development in wilderness environments - minimizing wildlife impacts

Creator:: Bromley, Marianne S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to provide resource managers with a compilation of background information useful in the development of guidelines and/or management strategies designed to minimize the disruptive impacts of petroleum exploration and development on wildlife in wilderness environments. The paper is a review of literature, and describes:...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Interniountain Forest Experiment Station for providing the funding for this report. I would like to express

Sources and perceptions of controversy in establishing a protected area for biodiversity : a case study in the New River Area of Oregon

Creator:: Erickson, Dana C.
Abstract:: The process of land acquisition for the conservation of plants or wildlife habitat can raise controversial issues, issues often perceived differently by the individuals and groups involved. After the land acquisition process is completed, there is rarely an opportunity to analyze the differing perceptions of the issues and their relative...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Biodiversity Research Consortium (cooperative research agreement PNW 92-0283 between the US. Forest Service and

The interface of law and geography revisited: developing more effective growth management planning in Arizona

Creator:: Sheldon, Tre
Abstract:: Arizona has experienced tremendous growth in the last several decades, typically characterized by sprawling suburban, polycentric or edge city development. Unchecked growth or "sprawl" has generated intense debate amongst various interest groups and has emerged as a major political issue in Arizona. This paper employs a dualistic approach to land...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Institute, 1976, § 12-210). Quite a few states have crafted exceptions to the general rule of state

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