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Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Creator:: Fischer, Alexandra Paige
Abstract:: In the United States, many of the thorniest natural resource conflicts occur on private lands. This is especially true in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon where the hallmark habitat type, Oregon white oak woodland and savanna, is imperiled. Almost exclusively found on private land, Oregon white oak is threatened...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: current status; and family forest owners, their demographic characteristics, management approaches and

Decision support systems for forest biodiversity management : a review of tools and an analytical-deliberative framework for understanding their successful application

Creator:: Gordon, Sean N.
Abstract:: The complexity of forest management has increased with the scope of resources of concern and the level of scrutiny from stakeholders. The design and use of specialized computer software, often referred to as “decision support systems” (DSS), is one method for helping managers deal with this complexity. DSS have proven...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: support systems for forest biodiversity management AN

Oregon's wetland regulatory framework : A synthesis of approaches

Creator:: Wirth, Julie A.
Abstract:: This paper will address Oregon's ability to regulate and manage its wetland resources as a means for protecting and enhancing salmon habitat. After identifying the importance of wetland environments the paper will look into OWRF to assess its effectiveness. Ultimately the paper will conclude that OWRF's design is an effective...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Oregon's coastal marine recreational fishing community : The state of communication with the fisheries management community

Creator:: Opsommer, Laura
Abstract:: The Pacific Northwest and Oregon in particular, have a rich fishing history. There are several fishing communities that rely on the resources found within Oregon waters. This research project explores communication in one particular fishing community, the coastal marine recreational fishing community (CMRFC) and the fisheries management community (FMC). Objectives...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Conflict and cooperation at the public-private interface : a case study of fire management in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Bergmann, Stefan Andrew
Abstract:: Cooperation across ownership boundaries is critical to most conservation efforts in mixed ownership landscapes. Where owner objectives vary widely, as at public-private landownership boundaries, cooperation can be especially challenging. This research explores the opportunities and challenges for cooperative fire management among public and private forest managers in the John Day...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon ecosystems, including the culture of fire and the use of prescribed fire for forest management

Changing federal county payments and rural Oregon counties: analysis of policy impacts and responses from loss of secure rural schools funding in selected Oregon counties

Creator:: Gaid, Dawn Marie
Abstract:: Changes in federal forest management, enactment of environmental policies, recessions and a shift to a global economy dramatically impacted counties between the 1980s and 1990s. In the 1990s, counties began experiencing a shift away from traditional natural resource extraction activities – amidst changing demographics resulting from rural restructuring taking place...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: lands within their boundaries1. During the last three decades, forest management practices and

Exploring the Impacts of Climate and Management on Coastal Community Vulnerability through Alternative Future Scenarios

Creator:: Mills, Alexis K.
Abstract:: Coastal communities throughout the U.S. Pacific Northwest face heightened risk due to sea level rise and increasing storminess resulting in coastal flooding and erosion hazards. Incorporating uncertainty with respect to both climate change and policy decisions is essential to project the evolving probability of coastal inundation and erosion, and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Exploring the Impacts of Climate and Management on Coastal Community Vulnerability through

Soil-site productivity relationships of central Oregon ponderosa pine

Creator:: Wilson, Duncan Steil, 1969-
Abstract:: The relationship between annual foliage production and nitrogen and water stress was examined in 14 naturally regenerated, mid-rotation ponderosa pine stands in central Oregon. Current-year and older foliage masses, and foliage nitrogen contents and concentration were estimated from 132 destructively sampled trees. Litterfall mass and nitrogen retranslocation rates from senescing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Mental and biophysical terrains of biodiversity : conservation of oak woodland on family forest

Creator:: Fischer, Alexandra Paige
Abstract:: This research analyzes how family forest owners conceptualize biodiversity in one high-conservation value area of oak woodland in the Willamette Valley of Western Oregon. Oregon white oak (Quercus garyanna) woodland, one of the most biologically diverse ecotypes in the state of Oregon, is in decline. Much of the oak ecotype...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: state of Oregon, is in decline. Much of the oak ecotype occurs on the lands of family forest owners

Learning to address complexity in natural resource management

Creator:: Kakoyannis, Christina
Abstract:: Conventional natural resource management has struggled with effectively addressing dynamically complex natural resource issues. Many organizations structured in the rational-analytical paradigm of resource management are becoming increasingly aware that new management approaches are needed. Particularly in a rapidly changing environment, organizational learning is important for promoting an organization's ability to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Private forests, public policy : oak conservation on family forests in Oregon’s Willamette Valley

Decision support systems for forest biodiversity management : a review of tools and an analytical-deliberative framework for understanding their successful application

Oregon's wetland regulatory framework : A synthesis of approaches

Oregon's coastal marine recreational fishing community : The state of communication with the fisheries management community

Conflict and cooperation at the public-private interface : a case study of fire management in eastern Oregon

Changing federal county payments and rural Oregon counties: analysis of policy impacts and responses from loss of secure rural schools funding in selected Oregon counties

Exploring the Impacts of Climate and Management on Coastal Community Vulnerability through Alternative Future Scenarios

Soil-site productivity relationships of central Oregon ponderosa pine

Mental and biophysical terrains of biodiversity : conservation of oak woodland on family forest

Learning to address complexity in natural resource management

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