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Decanting values of the environment: A comparative case study in the Willamette Valley’s wine industry

Creator:

Cogle, James M.

Abstract:

The Oregon wine industry is growing and becoming increasingly valuable to the regional economy. As with many production industries, the wine industry has faced concerns around its environmental practices and community impact. The use of synthetic pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and associated wastewater run-off are a few issues vineyard managers experience....

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Capstone Project
Retirement-age migration to and from Oregon : who is still on the Oregon Trail?

Creator:

Gagnier, Cliff R.

Abstract:

Oregon, much like the nation, has historically had a paradoxical relationship to migration. Oregon is famous for the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Oregon Trail. It is, and always has been, greatly affected and inspired by interstate migration yet each successive generation has been less than welcoming to further...

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Capstone Project
Predicting county-level food insecurity and hunger in Oregon

Creator:

Grussing, Jay D.

Abstract:

Oregon’s high hunger and food insecurity rates have been a concern throughout the last decade. These high rates earned Oregon the dubious distinction as the most food insecure with hunger state in the late 1990’s. While Oregon’s ranking has improved in recent years, our understanding of why Oregon ranked so...

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Capstone Project