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Proving Up and Pulling Out: Archaeology and History of Early 20thCentury Homesteading in Southwestern Oregon

Creator:: Lundgren, Stacy J.
Abstract:: The Forest Homestead Act of 1906 precipitated one of the final rushes for free land in American history. A nascent land management agency, the USDA Forest Service, created a systematized process for the review and documentation of purported forest homestead claims. One hundred years later, the forest-homestead examination files of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The evolution of agricultural resource use strategies in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Blok, Jack H.
Abstract:: Agriculture in the Willamette Valley, Oregon, has undergone continual change since the annual migrations of American pioneer farmers began to arrive in the early 1840's. The comparisons of data from each of the agricultural censuses of Oregon counties taken since 1850 confirms that change has been continual. The data revealed...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Citizen participation in the inventory of historic resources : a methodology

Creator:: Abbruzzese, Brooke
Abstract:: This paper describes a methodology developed for an inventory of historic resources. Citizen participation is the key element. An information network, designed to elicit local impressions of important sites and buildings and the historic themes they represent, is analyzed. This methodology is compared with previous studies to show that the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Pioneers settled first in the northern part of the county, gradually filtering down to the south. William

Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Creator:: Russell, John A.
Abstract:: Ranching and lumbering were two of the primary economic practices in a small rural study area south of Philomath Oregon (in Benton County), from first Euro-American settlement through 1930. Ranching was common but lumbering was restricted by geographical and market transportation problems until after 1900. Catalysts for change came in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) Willamette River 299 J. Origins of pioneer geographical place-names 302 K. Pioneer uses for hogs; Hog

Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

Creator:: Bryant, Robert Edman
Abstract:: This study examines a limited number of selected themes in Judeo-Christian, or Western, religious thought and their implications for man's use of land, with the objective of discovering the influence of Western religion on attitudes toward nature and land. Five themes are examined: dominion of man; stewardship; contempt for, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: their Bible, the American set- tlers and pioneers were drawing for inspiration and guidance, the

A study of aquifer protection : the Spokane case

Creator:: Moon, George Edmund Jr
Abstract:: This case study of the Spokane Valley-Rathdrum Prairie aquifer, deals with the evolution of water quality protection. A number of institutional efforts on multijurisdictional levels have established a piecemeal approach for this aquifer's protection. Federal legislation includes designation as a 'Sole Source' aquifer under sec. 1424(e) of SDWA, and 1...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: aware of the potential problems and were praised by EPA as pioneers in aquifer research and protection

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

Improving the representation of large landforms in analytical relief shading

Creator:: Marston, Brooke E.
Abstract:: Relief shading is the most common type of cartographic relief representation for print and digital maps. Manual relief shading results in informative and visually pleasing representations of terrain, but it is time consuming and expensive to produce. Current analytical relief shading can be created quickly, but the resulting maps are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: beautifully designed relief maps. Among the pioneers in Swiss mountain

The mapping of buildable slopes in Reedsport and Sutherlin, Oregon: a model for determining percent slope in required city-level buildable lands inventories

Creator:: Finnen, Danny K.
Abstract:: Purpose The purpose of this project is to aid the Umpqua Regional Council of Governments as they try to identify buildable lands in Douglas County, Oregon particularly in the cities of Reedsport and Sutherlin. This project will help Reedsport upgrade its recently completed Buildable Lands Inventory and provide Sutherlin with...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: larch (Laths o'cidentaiio), and lodgepole pine: the latter two species are flro.toapunalce pioneers, to

The Impacts of Gender-Focused Social Programs at a Micro-Finance Institution: A Case Study in Ayacucho, Peru

Creator:: Rockey, Tyler L.
Abstract:: The goal of this research project is to better understand the impacts and difficulties of offering gender-focused social programs through micro-lending banks. Previous research has demonstrated not only the importance of micro-lending, and the benefits of lending to women, but also the value of offering social programs specifically designed to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: . Healy, Kevin (2006) “Ayacucho’s Super Savers: Village Banking Pioneers in the Peruvian Andes

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Proving Up and Pulling Out: Archaeology and History of Early 20thCentury Homesteading in Southwestern Oregon

The evolution of agricultural resource use strategies in the Willamette Valley

Citizen participation in the inventory of historic resources : a methodology

Rural Philomath Oregon 1850-1930 : geography and economy in oral history

Some aspects of Western religious thought and man's use of land

A study of aquifer protection : the Spokane case

Historical landscape reconstruction and perceptual geography of Mount Hood, Oregon

Improving the representation of large landforms in analytical relief shading

The mapping of buildable slopes in Reedsport and Sutherlin, Oregon: a model for determining percent slope in required city-level buildable lands inventories

The Impacts of Gender-Focused Social Programs at a Micro-Finance Institution: A Case Study in Ayacucho, Peru

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