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  • Food systems in the Marys River region and reinhabitation

    Creator:
    Burke, Erik P.
    Abstract:
    Reinhabitation is an approach to building local cultures and economies within industrial society. The food system is a vital starting point. What are the principles of reinhabitory food systems? What are the possibilities for a locally adapted food system in the Marys River region of western Oregon? I describe past...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Valley rarely receives severe weather events (Oregon Climate Service 2000). The agricultural lowlands of

  • Urban residents and non-point source pollution : an examination of practices, influences, and values in the Tualatin watershed

    Creator:
    Nielson, Lisa M.
    Abstract:
    In July of 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activated the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs) provisions of the Clean Water Act. As the first river in Oregon to implement TMDL regulations, people and agencies in the Tualatin basin face many challenges. Non-point source pollution affects water quality in the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs) provisions of the Clean Water Act. As the first river in Oregon to

  • Conservation programs from the farmer's perspective : where is the greener grass?

    Creator:
    Gibson, Jennifer S.
    Abstract:
    On the national level, landowners demand for conservation programs like EQIP and WRP has far outstripped federal funding in 2001. Yet within Oregon's Willamette Valley, both EQIP and CREP have had a rough time gaining momentum. Much of the past research on rural landowners' conservation participation has relied on surveys...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Dean of the I understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State

  • Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

    Creator:
    Six, Amanda
    Abstract:
    Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural...
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    Masters Thesis
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    understand that my thesis will become part of the permanent collection of Oregon State University libraries