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Nature and culture in two Pacific Northwest timber-dependent communities

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Six, Amanda

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Timber-dependent, rural communities in the Pacific Northwest face dramatic economic, political, and cultural change. New philosophies of forest management, primarily formulated in urban communities, require new approaches to the use and extraction of resources. What are the roles of rural communities that wish to adapt and sustain themselves? Two rural...

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closer to being applicable to human activity than paradigms modeled after the natural sciences because
Site ORBE2 : an archaeological analysis of a construction disturbed site

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Cromwell, Robert J.

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This thesis describes investigations of archaeological materials recovered from Site ORBE2, an early-twentieth century historic site in Corvallis, OR. The archaeological materials were found only after construction workers had excavated trenches underneath the still-standing structure on the site in order to install a new foundation. Over 1500 artifacts were recovered...

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................................8 2. Benton County, Oregon, Plat map of the Avery & Wells Addition to Corvallis, December 31, 1889
Life in railroad logging camps of the Shevlin-Hixon Company, 1916-1950

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Gregory, Ronald L.

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Remnants of railroad logging camps, and their associated features, are perhaps some of the most common archaeological resources found on public lands in the Pacific Northwest. Many camps have already been located, their cultural materials inventoried, and networks of logging railroad grades mapped. Yet, despite these efforts, little can be...

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University of Oregon library, Central Oregon Community College library, and Deschutes County Library all
The archaeology of the Smith House (ORYA3), Dayton, Oregon

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Stone, Helen Delight

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Site ORYA3, the Smith House, is located in Dayton, Oregon. The archaeological project originated because owners of this structure, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, applied for a demolition permit. The 1859 home, first occupied by two early Oregon pioneers, Andrew and Sarah Smith, was considered architecturally significant,...

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plague. When the Boltons and Rutherfords arrived in Oregon in 1852, they settled near Eola, Polk County
Food systems in the Marys River region and reinhabitation

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Burke, Erik P.

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Reinhabitation is an approach to building local cultures and economies within industrial society. The food system is a vital starting point. What are the principles of reinhabitory food systems? What are the possibilities for a locally adapted food system in the Marys River region of western Oregon? I describe past...

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. A large variety of cultural, economic, and ecological problems emerged, and the health of natural
Urban residents and non-point source pollution : an examination of practices, influences, and values in the Tualatin watershed

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Nielson, Lisa M.

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In July of 2001, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activated the Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDLs) provisions of the Clean Water Act. As the first river in Oregon to implement TMDL regulations, people and agencies in the Tualatin basin face many challenges. Non-point source pollution affects water quality in the...

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MPC Metro Planning Commission NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service ODA Oregon Department of
Neighborhood emergency networks in Uzhhorod, Ukraine and Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A. : women's neighborhood network and Linn-Benton neighborhood emergency training

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Weidner, Naomi

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This thesis examines two neighborhood emergency preparedness programs: the Linn-Benton Neighborhood Emergency Training (LB NET) program in Corvallis, Oregon, U.S.A., and the Women's Neighborhood Networking Program (WNNP) in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. In Corvallis, the LB NET began in 1996, in part out of concerns that in a large disaster the local...

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greatest risks of natural or human-caused disasters were from flooding, earthquakes, hazardous spills
From teacups to lumber : archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland Site (35BE90), Corvallis, Oregon

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Kanaby, Kara M.

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This thesis describes the archaeological site content and integrity of the Copeland site (35BE90) in Corvallis, Oregon. The Copeland site is owned by the Benton County Historical Society and is the future home of the Benton County Historical Museum. In 2001, an Oregon State University archaeological field school was conducted...

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site (35BE90) in Corvallis, Oregon. The Copeland site is owned by the Benton County Historical Society
Who's afraid of a little nitrate? : discovering impediments and incentives in following best management practices related to water quality within the southern Willamette Valley groundwater management area

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Rolston, Irene

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Thesis summarizes interviews with growers residing within the Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) in the Southern Willamette Valley of Oregon. Informal and semi-structured interviews were used to identify perceived impediments and incentives perceived by local farmers in following best management practices related to water quality. Results from the interviews were coded...

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: perceptions of governmental intervention, pollution control, natural resource protection and public health
Reclaiming space for small scale agriculture in Lincoln County, Oregon

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Gossen, Kimberly A.

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As recent interest has grown in the connections between how food is produced, distributed and consumed, and the overall health of food systems for people and the environment, a movement toward localizing food systems has emerged. In Lincoln County, Oregon, citizens, restaurateurs and university extension faculty, among others, have started...

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…………………………………………………….…..27 3. Farms with net economic gains versus losses, Oregon and Lincoln County compared, 2002

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Brauner, David4
Brauner, David R.4
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Smith, Courtland L.3
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Burk, Rene F.1
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Botany and Plant Pathology1
Geography1

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Oregon State University. Graduate School17

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Masters Thesis22
Dissertation3

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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Oregon -- Corvallis2
Farms, Small -- Oregon -- Lincoln County2
Agricultural systems -- Oregon -- Marys River Region -- History1
Agriculture -- Oregon -- Lincoln County -- History1
Best management practices (Pollution prevention) -- Oregon -- Willamette River Valley -- Citizen participation1
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