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Creator:: Kagan, James S., Brunner, Rachel L., and Christy, John A.
Abstract:: This classification is an update of the 2004 classification of native vegetation of Oregon by Kagan, Christy, Murray and Titus. As before, this classification lists the native plant associations known to occur in Oregon, and includes both successional and climax vegetation types that were part of the presettlement landscape of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Kagan, James S.
Abstract:: The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the Nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or biological feature within a biophysiographic province. Zumwalt Prairie represents a perfect example of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Kagan, James S., Murray, Michael, and Schuller, Reid
Abstract:: The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the Nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or biological feature within a biophysiographic province. The Island is an isolated plateau located...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Kagan, James S.
Abstract:: The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the Nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or biological feature within a biophysiographic province. Round Top Butte includes a basaltic butte...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Kagan, James S.
Abstract:: The National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program encourages the preservation of exceptional examples of the nation’s biological and geological features. To qualify for NNL designation, a site must be one of the best examples of a geological or biological feature within a biophysiographic province. Mount Howard - East Peak represents a...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Vickerman, Sara and Kagan, James S.
Abstract:: This paper offers a framework for use by public and private entities who manage natural resources. It focuses on the maintenance and restoration of ecological integrity to help ensure that natural systems continue to provide intrinsic value and benefits to human communities. The ecological integrity measures assess four different attributes...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Burcsu, Theresa and Kagan, James S.
Abstract:: Draft report from the Institute for Natural Resources, Portland State University.
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Burcsu, Theresa, Albo, Tommy, Bernert, Joe, Dimiceli, Jennifer, Kagan, James S., and Noone, Matthew
Abstract:: Prior to November 2010, when The Intertwine Alliance launched the Regional Conservation Strategy (RCS) and Biodiversity Guide (RBG) efforts for the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan region, conservation priorities in the metropolitan region were identified at a broad regional scale that generally excluded urban areas (e.g., state conservation strategies and Willamette Synthesis); were...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Nielsen, Eric M., Noone, Matthew D., Kagan, James S., and Lee, Matthew T.
Abstract:: Pine Creek Conservation Area (PCCA), just northeast of the John Day River in Wheeler County, Oregon, was acquired in 1999-2001 by the Confederate Tribes of Warm Springs with support from the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), to mitigate for wildlife losses created by the large, hydropower Columbia River Dams, particularly the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Noone, Matthew, Kagan, James S., and Nielsen, Eric
Abstract:: In 2011, the Institute for Natural Resources – Portland (INR) entered into an agreement with the Natural Resources Conservation Service through the Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit to assist in evaluation of a targeted watershed restoration area in central Oregon. The primary objective of the agreement was to use remote sensing...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

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