Index Catalog // ScholarsArchive@OSU

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:: Wilderness, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, over seventy percent of all use occurs during a three month

An analysis of suspected neoglacial ice-cored impounding Carver Lake, South Sister region, High Cascades, Oregon

Creator:: Rector, Michel L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to determine if the ntoraines damming proglacial Carver Lake are ice-cored. The methodology to be employed consists of interpretation of aerial photographs and field observations. The results of these studies will be compared. to past research of known ice-cored moraines in other regions of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . According to Clark (1983), Scott (1977) and Williams (1944), South Sister was constructed during three

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

Creator:: Poet, Rebecca McClelland
Abstract:: In 1986, researchers from Oregon State University, led by Dr. David Brauner, came to the small Catholic community of St. Paul, Oregon as part of ongoing research on the French-Canadian inhabitants of the Willamette Valley between 1829 and the mid-1860s. They were searching for the remains of the first Catholic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: clear that Sister Mary Catherine Cabareaux's account of the Sisters' experiences in the Willamette

Some impacts of tourism based growth in a small town : a case study of Sisters, Oregon

Creator:: Brandt, Eric H.
Abstract:: While many small towns today find themselves struggling in the face of economic stagnation or decline, others must deal with rapid growth and the threat it poses to their valued quality of life. The small central Oregon town of Sisters offers an example of a town whose previously declining economy...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: this viewscape are the snow-capped Three Sisters peaks, after which the town was named. (See Figures 2

The feasibility of implementing a campfire closure in a heavily used portion of Eagle Cap Wilderness

Creator:: Orr, Taylor
Abstract:: Gathering and burning firewood in heavily used subalpine areas contributes to campsite deterioration. Forest Service policy directs wilderness managers to implement the principle of nondegradation. As a result, campfires may be prohibited in areas where fire-related impacts are significant. The Lakes Basin and Ice Lake Travel Zones in the Eagle...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ) Absaroka-Beartooth Alpine Lakes Bri dger Inyo Nat'l Forest Mount Hood San Gorgonio Sawtooth Three Sisters

Interpretive evolution of the Wilderness Act : the implications of change

Creator:: Klein, Jonathan Winthrop
Abstract:: Compromises required for the passage of the Wilderness Act (1964) created inherent conflicts in the designation and administration of wilderness areas. Subsequent legislation helped to more firmly interpret and define the Act. Attendant policy changes suggest a trend to increase the recreational and economic utility of wilderness. Policy changes also...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: INTERPRETIVE EVOLUTION OF THE WILDERNESS ACT THE IMPLICATIONS

A mathematical transformation of multi-angular remote sensing data for the study of vegetation change

Creator:: Friedel, Robert G.
Abstract:: Vegetation change is an important factor affecting the global carbon cycle, land-atmosphere interaction, and terrestrial ecology. The study of vegetation change on a global scale can be used to evaluate the impact of global climate change on terrestrial ecosystems. Satellite remote sensing can monitor vegetation change at the global scale,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Wilderness in the Siskiyou National Forest in Southwestern Oregon to better understand the changes in

Estimating the impact of community use of the Mavuradonha Wilderness in Zimbabwe

Creator:: Armentrout, Courtney L.
Abstract:: Legislated wilderness, first created in the United States with the Wilderness Act of 1964, is being more widely established internationally. The Mavuradonha Wilderness Area in Zimbabwe is the first wilderness set up to be managed by the local community. Because of the importance of both conservation and rural development goals...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: to the wilderness boundary. Three local secondary school graduates were hired and trained to take

Evaluating Methods for Measuring Visitor Perceptions of Ecological Impacts at Wilderness Campsites

Creator:: Harris, Richard Lee
Abstract:: The objective of this study was to determine whether visitor perceptions of ecological impacts at wilderness campsites could be accurately measured using photographs or written descriptions rather than actual site evaluations. Photographs and written site descriptions of 20 campsites were used to measure perceptions of two forms of campsite impacts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ecological impacts at wilderness campsites AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Richard Lee Harris for the degree

Management implications of petroleum exploration and development in wilderness environments - minimizing wildlife impacts

Creator:: Bromley, Marianne S.
Abstract:: The purpose of this paper is to provide resource managers with a compilation of background information useful in the development of guidelines and/or management strategies designed to minimize the disruptive impacts of petroleum exploration and development on wildlife in wilderness environments. The paper is a review of literature, and describes:...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: have been applied for on more than three dozen Wilderness Areas. Approval of leases has been

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

An analysis of suspected neoglacial ice-cored impounding Carver Lake, South Sister region, High Cascades, Oregon

Women of valor : the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, St. Paul, Oregon, 1844-1852

Some impacts of tourism based growth in a small town : a case study of Sisters, Oregon

The feasibility of implementing a campfire closure in a heavily used portion of Eagle Cap Wilderness

Interpretive evolution of the Wilderness Act : the implications of change

A mathematical transformation of multi-angular remote sensing data for the study of vegetation change

Estimating the impact of community use of the Mavuradonha Wilderness in Zimbabwe

Evaluating Methods for Measuring Visitor Perceptions of Ecological Impacts at Wilderness Campsites

Management implications of petroleum exploration and development in wilderness environments - minimizing wildlife impacts

Limit your search

Academic Affiliation

Advisor

Commencement Year

Committee Member

Creator

Date

Decade

Degree Field

Degree Level

Degree Name

File Format

Language

License

Location

Non-Academic Affiliation

Peer Reviewed

Resource Type

Rights Statement

Subject

Search Constraints

Search Results

Limit your search