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  • 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...
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    Capstone Project
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    and Wildlife Service (USEWS), Soil Conservation Service (scs), Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  • 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...
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    Capstone Project
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    wilderness, first created in the United States with the Wilderness Act of 1964, is being more widely

  • 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
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    Enhancement Program (STEP) agreed. "I am doing conservation already: a plan with SCS (Soil and Water

  • 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
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    Parks by Somrudee Meprasert A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State

  • 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
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    Service direction for wilderness areas specifically states that management should accept the principle of

  • 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...
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    Dissertation
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    Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of

  • 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
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    , contaminant dilution, navigation, power generation, and groundwater recharge. In the United States, a variety

  • 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...
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    Capstone Project
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    Northwest, named for its geographical position in the far northwestern United States and its proximity to

  • 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...
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    Capstone Project
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    ) were acquired from the the Soil Conservation Service. These were supplemented by existing county level

  • 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....
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    Capstone Project
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    In the United States and 16% of Oregon's forest land. NIPF is widely regarded as being essential to