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  • The conflict between leisure time uses and traditional uses of water in Hells Canyon

    Creator:
    Szramek, Joseph J.
    Abstract:
    Recreational activity is growing faster than facilities can be built to keep up with demand. This is evident during periods of peak use such as the summer for water based activities and the winter for snow related pursuits. During these periods of intense use, many recreationalists cannot find the facilities...
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    Capstone Project
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    WATER IN HELLS CANYON by Joseph J. Szramek A Research Paper Submitted to Oregon State University

  • Oregon's early peoples and their relation to the environment : an interpretive approach

    Creator:
    Possiel, William John
    Abstract:
    The dramatic upsurge of contract-supported archaeological activity, generated by legislative action, has precipitated an increase in information about Oregon's prehistoric peoples. This information, however, has not been presented in a format which can be easily understood by the general public. This study presents an account of early peoples in Oregon,...
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    Masters Thesis
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    environment : an interpretive approach AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF William John Possiel for the degree of

  • Selected rural interstate interchanges and adjacent land values

    Creator:
    Radcliffe, Steven A.
    Abstract:
    Land value appreciation and its relation to three interchanges on Interstate 5 were studied. Lots within a two mile (3.2 km.) radius and in existence in 1965 and 1975 were included. The interchanges were selected on the basis of form, setting, type of crossroad, and distance from urban areas. Lots...
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    Capstone Project
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    interchange and real prop- erty (which is land plus all improvements) was undertaken in Texas by William

  • Management conflicts in the Bull Run Reserve, Oregon

    Creator:
    Mah, Walter Jei
    Abstract:
    Bull Run Reserve was used as a case study of conflicts in management. The Bull Run Watershed supplies the Portland Metropolitan area with its water. Conflicting goals led to various management decisions. Sustained yield logging was allowed within the watershed. Concern that continued logging would lead to increased turbidity and...
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    Capstone Project
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    . It was reported to Congress by Comptroller General Joseph Campbell, that failure to log Bull Run was

  • Demographic effects on school support in Oregon

    Creator:
    Kepler, Richard J.
    Abstract:
    The differences in the per student cost of education and the taxes to pay for that education can be attributed, in part, to the rate of population growth within a school district. The lowest coats and taxes are found in those school districts with the fastest growing populations. As the...
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    Capstone Project
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    services. Some studies have been done on local health systems (Joseph and Payner, 1982) and non-essential

  • From myth to reality: mapping the Northwest 1790 to 1850

    Creator:
    Mathewson, Sandy
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    The prevailing image of the Northwest at the beginning of the nineteenth century, as portrayed on maps published at the time, was based more on myth and wishful thinking than on geographic fact. During the next fifty years these myths were exploded as exploration of this previously unknown territory progressed,...
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    Capstone Project
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    drawing of William Clark. 1814 (portion) 3. David H. Burr. "Map of the United States of North America

  • An evaluation of agricultural lands for acquistion and consolidation : the Umatilla Indian Reservation

    Creator:
    Roberts, Rebecca S.
    Abstract:
    The Farm Enterprise Committee of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation requested that an evaluation be made of the Reservation land resource for the purpose of acquisition by the Tribe as a part of a study of the feasibility of an expanded farm enterprise. The Committee's primary goal...
    Resource Type:
    Masters Thesis

  • River restoration: active vs. passive restoration efforts, Alder Creek example

    Creator:
    Keating, Stephen
    Abstract:
    The practice of river and stream restoration has increased with heightened environmental concerns and awareness. Many of these projects use structural modifications in an attempt to mimic natural landscapes. These structural modifications represent an active approach to river and stream restoration. Active restoration projects are well funded and extensively constructed....
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    Capstone Project
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    feet 35 Diagonal Gravel Weir w JOSEPH URBANI & ASSOCIATES, INC. Fisheries Enhancement TYPICAL

  • The effectiveness of the Special Farm Use Assessment Program in Jefferson County, Oregon - a comparative study

    Creator:
    Hunter, Steven Robert
    Abstract:
    Oregon's Special Farm Use Assessment program is investigated in this paper for its effectiveness in preserving farmland from urban sprawl. Basic research for this study was conducted in Jefferson County, a rural central Oregon county. Data from a similar study conducted in Washington County, an urbanizing northern Willamette Valley county,...
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    Capstone Project

  • Selected regional forces of the land use system of the Upper Napa Valley of California since 1950

    Creator:
    Brugo, Mary L.
    Abstract:
    The Upper Napa Valley land use system is presently agricultural and epitomized by vineyards of quality wine grapes. As the San Francisco Bay Urban Area continues to expand the Upper Napa Valley is brought into closer proximity to the urban margin, and its agricultural usefulness is being threatened. Whether the...
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    Capstone Project
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    William Bronson of Cry Cali- fornia. In essence the proposal calls for the creation of a national