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A landscape-scale watershed assessment method to support fish passage restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

Creator:: Zweifel, Justin C.
Abstract:: In 2014, the Washington State Legislature directed the creation of the Fish Barrier Removal Board (FBRB), a multi-entity committee tasked with the development of a statewide strategy for removing anadromous fish barriers. The strategy shall identify watersheds with the greatest potential for salmon and steelhead recovery and implement the removal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Board Justin C. Zweifel Master of Natural Resources Candidate Oregon State University

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Creator:: Eidem, Nathan T.
Abstract:: This research presents the Colorado River basin as a social-ecological system. Utilizing event data on cooperative and conflictive interactions over fresh water, the system is decomposed to look for evidence of outcomes of resilience enhancement. The Animas-La Plata Project in the upper San Juan basin is presented as a case...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: evidence of outcomes of resilience enhancement. The Animas-La Plata Project in the upper San Juan

Flow From Flexibility : Identifying Opportunities For Streamflow Restoration in a Transboundary Municipal Watershed Through Water Budgeting

Creator:: Pierson, Jessica S.
Abstract:: Municipal watersheds attempt to balance growing and conflicting demands for water for human use and for ecosystems. The Mill Creek basin, a 295 km2 basin in southeast Washington, exemplifies these conflicts. Since the late 1800s, the City of Walla Walla has withdrawn water from Mill Creek for municipal use. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Walla Watershed Council, an Oregon-based agency, to coordinate with transboundary stakeholders to

An ecosystem service approach to inform reactive nitrogen management in the lower Yakima River Basin, Washington

Creator:: Crowell, Morgan
Abstract:: Spatially explicit ecosystem service valuation (ESV) allows for the identification of the location and magnitude of services provided by natural ecosystems to human activities along with a measure of their significance based upon economic valuation. While ESV has been used to provide new insight into land use management, few studies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Submitted to Oregon State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of

Ecohydrologic Connections in Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems in Oregon

Creator:: Durfee, Nicole M.
Abstract:: An improved understanding of the ecohydrologic relationships in semiarid rangelands is imperative for the development of effective rehabilitation and land management practices. This thesis addresses the ecohydrologic relationships of two significant issues concerning semiarid rangeland ecosystems: western juniper encroachment and increasing stream temperatures. This thesis is divided into two chapters;...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: removed) and one untreated watershed in central Oregon and 2) assess the effectiveness of using low

Hydrogeology and Hydrologic Connectivity of a Semiarid Central Oregon Rangeland System

Creator:: Caruso, Philip
Abstract:: The hydrologic function of a landscape is an important concept for understanding the presence, movement and availability of water. The Camp Creek Paired Watershed Study (CCPWS) site in Central Oregon has been utilized to investigate the impacts of western juniper on watershed hydrologic function since 1993. The research presented here...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) site in Central Oregon has been utilized to investigate the impacts of western juniper on watershed

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

Creator:: Pak, Mariya
Abstract:: The conflict over water resources exploitation and sharing in the Aral Sea Basin is one of the most pressing environmental issues yet to be resolved in Central Asia. The fall of the Soviet Union in 1991 and establishment of the New Independent States (NIS) within the Aral Sea Bain led...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: DISSERTATION Submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Assessment of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System- Potential Impact on Water Quality

Creator:: Chavan, Padmaja Ramesh
Abstract:: Watershed analysis is a method used to collectively characterize ecosystem elements present within a watershed. Wastewater flow and pollutant content help to define the appropriate wastewater treatment system necessary to treat the wastewater within the watershed. Watershed monitoring aids to investigate the potential contamination through analysis of surface waterbodies. Major...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . The wastewater and contaminant load to the Siuslaw Watershed on the central Oregon coast was

Addressing the future of water in Oregon : a look at the human and institutional factors shaping Oregon water management

Creator:: Wolters, Erika Allen
Abstract:: Oregon is a state with great social and ecological diversity. Unfortunately however, Oregon's water-rich reputation is more rumor than reality. As with many Western states, Oregon struggles with water scarcity, especially during dry summer months. Recent efforts by the state to develop an integrated water resource strategy (IWRS) to manage...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Environmental Science presented on April 26, 2012. Title: Addressing the Future of Water in Oregon: A Look at

Seeking Balance in Oregon’s Coastal River Aggregate Mining Policy: How Do Scientists Inform the Permit Streamlining Process?

Creator:: Ewing, Amy
Abstract:: This essay presents a case study of the Regional Gravel Initiative (RGI) workshop, one instance of policy makers using science to inform decision making for sustainable and streamlined processes. The RGI consists of eight agencies, both federal and state, with responsibilities for informing and issuing permits for mining aggregate on...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Policy: Seeking Balance in Oregon‟s Coastal River Aggregate Mining Policy: How Do

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A landscape-scale watershed assessment method to support fish passage restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Flow From Flexibility : Identifying Opportunities For Streamflow Restoration in a Transboundary Municipal Watershed Through Water Budgeting

An ecosystem service approach to inform reactive nitrogen management in the lower Yakima River Basin, Washington

Ecohydrologic Connections in Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems in Oregon

Hydrogeology and Hydrologic Connectivity of a Semiarid Central Oregon Rangeland System

International river basin management in the face of change : Syr Darya Basin case study

Assessment of Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System- Potential Impact on Water Quality

Addressing the future of water in Oregon : a look at the human and institutional factors shaping Oregon water management

Seeking Balance in Oregon’s Coastal River Aggregate Mining Policy: How Do Scientists Inform the Permit Streamlining Process?

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