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U.S. Forest Service wilderness management: problems and management methods of four wilderness areas in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Werner, Ann Claire
Abstract:: Increasing wilderness use, and the uneven distribution of use within wilderness areas, have contributed to management problems. Problems associated with some heavily visited areas are in conflict with the intent of the Wilderness Act of 1964. One of the constraints hindering optimal management has been the decentralized nature of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: -Snoqualmie, Gifford Pinchot, Willamette, Wenatchee, and Wallowa-Whitman National Forests deserve a special

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Creator:: Eidem, Nathan T.
Abstract:: This research presents the Colorado River basin as a social-ecological system. Utilizing event data on cooperative and conflictive interactions over fresh water, the system is decomposed to look for evidence of outcomes of resilience enhancement. The Animas-La Plata Project in the upper San Juan basin is presented as a case...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Boring to the Core: The Archaeology, History, and Dendrochronology of a Railroad Logging Camp, Ladee Flat, Clackamas County, Oregon

Creator:: Paullin, Pamela K.
Abstract:: Although the timber industry was the major economic force in the lives of several generations of Oregon families, very little archaeological investigation has been done on the dozens of abandoned logging camps that are scattered throughout the forests of the Pacific Northwest. This project focuses on Camp 1, a 1920s...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: portions of it were leveled and filled-in, and an airstrip built on top of it in 1946. Over 70 years

Oregon man-forest relationships and the 1971 Forest Practices Act

Creator:: Sullivan, Michael J.
Abstract:: Since the inception of white settlement, Oregon man-forest relationships have progressively matured. The 1971 Forest Practices Act is the culmination to date of increasing societal concern for the protection of the forest environment and the conservation of its resources. The Act has resulted in an increased employment of forest practices...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ", directed primarily by Gifford Pinchot and his followers. Conservationists hued to the cry that timber

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

Creator:: Belgam, Daniel R.
Abstract:: This research seeks to understand the influences of perception on land use around the Mount Hood area of Oregon and evaluate how it has evolved over the past 4,000 years. The study addresses three specific questions: 1) How has the study area evolved over time into the modern landscape? 2)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Figure 8: “Engraving, Mount Hood from the Columbia”. (Gifford 1874; Engraving by R. Hinshelwood

Zooarchaeologjcal and Taphonomic Investigations of Site 35JA42, Upper Applegate River, Southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Schmitt, Dave N.
Abstract:: Site 35JA42 represents the first protohistoric village complex excavated in Southwest Oregon. Analyses of animal bones recovered from the site offer the first significant insights into human subsistence behaviors in this region. Although the faunal assemblage is extremely fragmented, detailed zooarchaeological analysis indicates that deer were the primary meat resource...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: understanding the taphonomic history of a site (Binford 1981; Gifford 1981; Lyman 1982). The faunal assemblage

User fees: issues and policy on Washington state public lands

Creator:: Caudill, David S.
Abstract:: Outdoor recreational activities on public lands have increased dramatically in the past few decades. Americans are logging millions of recreational visitor days (RVD's) participating in activities such as hiking, biking, wildlife viewing, photography and many others. This increased participation though is having detrimental effects on these lands and the agencies...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Gifford Pinchot said in 1907, "National forests are made for and owned by the people.. . what the people

Archeological Testing at the Willamette Mission Hospital Site

Creator:: Bewall, Douglas A.
Abstract:: This study is an archeological testing report for the Willamette Mission Hospital Site. Landform analysis, photointerpretation and historical research were integrated with anthropological theory for this study. The site is an invaluable data base to further the study of human adaptability and cultural change. It should provide an excellent context...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

Creator:: Thatcher, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: Geochemical characterization methods are commonly used in the reconstruction of prehistoric raw material use and procurement systems. Trace element studies of lithic source material and artifacts, specifically those made of obsidian, can reveal important information about the environmental and cultural factors which influence the prehistoric distribution of raw material. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Identification of irrigation practices using photographic and optical-mechanical scanning remote sensing techniques

Creator:: Naim, Shamim
Abstract:: Irrigation is essential for profitable agriculture in the western United States. It is the largest consumer of water and power in Oregon. Conflicting uses of water and power and their scarcity demands judicious planning for allocation of these resources. Creditable baseline data are not only needed for irrigated crop acreages,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Pinchot (1970), in Technology and Management of Travelling Sprinklers. Sub-surface irrigation is

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U.S. Forest Service wilderness management: problems and management methods of four wilderness areas in the Pacific Northwest

Enhancing social-ecological resilience in the Colorado River Basin

Boring to the Core: The Archaeology, History, and Dendrochronology of a Railroad Logging Camp, Ladee Flat, Clackamas County, Oregon

Oregon man-forest relationships and the 1971 Forest Practices Act

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

Zooarchaeologjcal and Taphonomic Investigations of Site 35JA42, Upper Applegate River, Southwestern Oregon

User fees: issues and policy on Washington state public lands

Archeological Testing at the Willamette Mission Hospital Site

The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

Identification of irrigation practices using photographic and optical-mechanical scanning remote sensing techniques

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