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Creator:: Adams, Darius Mainard, 1944-, Latta, Gregory S., and Oregon State University. Forest Research Laboratory
Abstract:: Growing stock inventory on industrial and nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) lands in eastern Oregon has declined over the past 20 yr, as harvesting and mortality losses to insects and disease have outpaced growth. Over the same time period, harvest rates on private lands have varied, with no distinct trend to...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: b u t i o n 4 2 Forest Research Laboratory PRIVATE TIMBER HARVEST PO- TENTIAL IN EASTERN OREGON

Creator:: Maher, Anna T.
Abstract:: The relative success of restoration practices on cheatgrass infested sagebrush steppe lands in the Great Basin can affect the probability of crossing an ecological threshold and have economic effects on cattle ranches using federal rangelands. Cheatgrass invasion implies an increase in the risk of fire, which in turn increases the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .......................................................................................82 The Economic Impacts of Sagebrush Steppe Wildfires on an Eastern Oregon Ranch 1

Creator:: Peck, Dannele E.
Abstract:: The impact of recent severe droughts throughout the United States, the potential for climate change to intensify the frequency and severity of drought, and discussion about the future of government assistance in agriculture highlight the need for a transition from drought as ‘disaster’ to drought as ‘managed risk’. However, guidance...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Sharp, Jeffrey L.
Abstract:: Grazing of riparian forage by livestock may alter stream channel morphology in ways that impact nearby aquatic habitat, bank stability, vegetative cover and water quality. A number of grazing management practices have been proposed as a means to reduce the amount of time cattle spend in the riparian zone. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: time cattle spend in the riparian zone. The effectiveness and long-term economic feasibility of these

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