This Technical Report of the Independent Multidisciplinary Science Team (IMST) focuses on the technical and scientific issues involving (a) management of coho salmon harvest by the State of Oregon and Pacific Fisheries Management Council and (b) the analysis of salmonid population dynamics under the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds....
Thirty-three isolates of Fusarium acuminatum obtained from inland Pacific Northwest forest nurseries were tested for their pathogenicity on young Douglas-fir germinants under controlled laboratory conditions. Tested isolates were from forest nursery soil, roots of healthy-appearing and diseased conifer seedlings, Styrofoam and hard plastic containers, conifer seeds, 411 and adult fungus...
Soil in Field 2 at the USDA Forest Service Nursery, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho was assayed six times over a 2-year fallow period for potentially pathogenic Fusarium and Pythium spp. following incorporation of a corn cover/green manure crop. Populations of potentially disease-antagonistic Trichoderma spp. were also assayed. Soil populations of Fusarium...
On January 5, 2000, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a request for a health hazard evaluation (HHE) from the United States Forest Service (USFS), Region 6, Office of Natural Resources. The request listed nausea, rashes, headaches, and dizziness as symptoms reported by Foresters who use...
On June 27, 2000, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a biological assessment (BA) and request from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 formal consultation for a bridge replacement project over Butte Creek along Oregon Highway 211 (Woodburn to Estacada Highway) in Marion...
On October 16, 2000, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) received a request from Portland District Army Corps of Engineers (COE) for Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 consultation for issuance of a Corps permit to Morse Brothers (Corps No. 2000-00844) for a habitat restoration project that will connect an...