The main purpose of this project is to describe the hydrologic characteristics, with and without
regulation by dams, of the Coast and Middle Forks of the Willamette River, including the
floodplain, from the confluence to approximately eight miles upstream. The research is intended
to assess the future potential of the...
The 1988 Oregon Supreme Court decision in 1000 Friends of
Oregon v. LCDC (Lane Co.) made it very difficult to allow dwelling
units in forest zones. Because of this the Oregon Land
Conservation and Development Commission has been prompted to
revise the state's forest goal in order to allow forest...
The degree to which camping is related to selected characteristics of river terraces along the Rogue Waterway, Oregon has been analyzed. Previous attempts to formulate models relating campsite choice to characteristics of the natural environment focused on camping parties engaged in auto-camping and the aggregate population behavior rather than on...
Montane meadows in the western Cascades of Oregon occupy approximately 5% of the landscape, but contribute greatly to the region's biodiversity. Western Cascades meadows are dynamic parts of the landscape and have contracted by over 50% in the past two hundred years in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest (hereafter Andrews...
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APPENDIX F. GYMNOSPERM-FEEDER MOTHS SPECIES ABUNDANCE (966 TOTAL INDIVIDUALS),
RICHNESS (24
The developmental patterns of five fuel resources located within
the state of Wyoming are examined through time and in relation to
several factors external to the location of the fuels. An historic
description and inventory of the five fuels: petroleum; natural gas;
oil shale; coal; uranium are presented. External factors...
The rangelands of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation
represent a major resource within a definitive
geographic area. The utilization of this resource is affected
by a number of factors, some of which are examined
here. The cultural evolution of the Warm Springs people
has resulted in the horse maintaining a...
The economy of Douglas County, Oregon, is heavily dependent
upon the wood products industry, which is supported primarily
by the timber resources within the county. Much of the related
adjacent land along Steamboat Creek and a section of the North
Umpqua River is currently managed by federal and private landowners...
The "Framework for Determining the Suitability of Undeveloped
Land for Use as Cropland" is a decision-making format to assist private
and governmental agency decision makers in categorizing undeveloped
lands, which have been identified as having potential for conversion
to cropland, as to their suitability for use as cropland. The
Framework...
The Chelan Valley is one of several valleys located on the eastern slope of the Cascade Mountains contributing to the leadership of Washington in apple production. Since the nature of the activity in the Chelan Valley is typical of all these producing areas,it was selected as a case study of...
Archaeological investigations can reveal persistent traditions of ethnic
groups. Hawaiians were employed in the fur trade of the Columbia River from
1810 through 1850. The Hudson's Bay Company employed them at Ft.
Vancouver, Washington from 1825 through the end of this period. Data from
the excavations of the servant's village...