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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:: )." Coordination and agency responsibilities for monitoring water quality between the Payette National Forest and

Origins of the old-growth forest conflict (1971-1989) : a new model for resource allocation

Creator:: Wilson, Mark Shelton
Abstract:: The old-growth forest conflict is part of the evolving debate over how to use the federal public lands. This study documents the origins and development of the old-growth issue through 1989. The controversy began in the early 1970s when scientists initiated studies of old-growth forests and northern spotted owls, and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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:: Thailand’s Marine National Parks Abstract approved: ______________________________

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:: that agency people operate in sees multiple levels of human encroachment, at state, national, and

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:: , followed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), with 9%. Of the remaining 13 agencies, none were represented

The use of GIS in the analysis and prediction of available salmon habitat in an Oregon coastal stream

Creator:: Newton, Ann M.
Abstract:: Because of declines in salmon populations in recent years, the health of salmon habitat, in particular, is the focus of many resource agencies. The objective of this study is to use GIS to predict the location of suitable habitat. With data from an extensive set of stream surveys, GIS was...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) State of Oregon U.S. Forest Service 2 4 6 8 10 Miles Figure 6: Land ownership in the Titlamook Bay

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:: Protection Agency reported that they had established a link between seasonal 2,4,5-T forest spraying in the

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:: " (1999). Similarly, the Forest Service's National Leadership Team, which identifies agency priorities

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:: undertaken by state water quality agencies with the cooperation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Multiple perspectives on biodiversity in the Mid-Willamette Valley, Oregon

Creator:: Hummon, Cheryl
Abstract:: Biodiversity has become an important focus of ecological and wildlife research. However, the social aspects of biodiversity policy and regulations, specifically the public's perspectives and values about biodiversity, have not been adequately considered. This study examines the range of opinion about biodiversity of six groups that are potentially affected by...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Protection Agency and the U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research

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

Origins of the old-growth forest conflict (1971-1989) : a new model for resource allocation

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

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

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

The use of GIS in the analysis and prediction of available salmon habitat in an Oregon coastal stream

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

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

Basin level ecological regions of the upper Grande Ronde River

Multiple perspectives on biodiversity in the Mid-Willamette Valley, Oregon

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