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Sustaining Bend's Urban Forest: An assessment of the City's urban forest management approach and recommendations for future adaptations

Creator:: Lex, Mitchell
Abstract:: The City of Bend’s current urban forest management strategy consists of a series of city codes and ordinances, tree protection and planting standards, and two different plans created by the Bend Park and Recreation District. The analysis of these documents, as well as review of existing management approaches in Boise,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: standards, and two different plans created by the Bend Park and Recreation District. The analysis of these

Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms, Lake Management, and Stakeholder Engagement at Lone Lake in Island County, WA

Creator:: Colston, Matthew
Abstract:: Lone Lake is an approximately ninety acre lake in Langley, WA on Whidbey Island. Since 2008, Lone Lake has experienced a number of harmful cyanobacterial blooms (cyanoHABs). Since 2016, however, the intensity of these cyanoHABs have impacted both ecosystem functions and human activities in the watershed. In June of 2020,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: 2020a).” The Indigenous people who lived north of the lake used the lake as a camp site and used the

Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) and Cultural Reconstruction: A Practical Application at the Red Bluff Recreation Area, Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone District

Creator:: Riske-Gomez, Jessica
Abstract:: The project location is a pre-historical gathering site for basketry materials utilized by the Wintun people within the boundaries of the Red Bluff Recreation Area. Due to environmental changes and neglect, the site has fallen into disuse and degradation. The aim of this project is ethnoecological restoration, which varies from...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Native American practices that were used at the site location are a valid method of stewardship

Slash-pile biomass estimations and Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Winterbourne, Amber H. S.
Abstract:: Logging residue (slash) consists primarily of the branches and treetops of harvested merchantable timber; excluding snags, downed logs, and stumps. Residues may be scattered about the harvest unit, concentrated in slash-piles (SP), or both depending on the harvest method and equipment used. Accurate estimates of residue biomass are useful to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: occurs at the felling site or is yarded as whole tree. Then, an excavator swings the logs or trees to

Spatial trends in U.S. wind energy facility siting practices

Creator:: Wiles, Nathan M.
Abstract:: The United States (U.S.) has seen dramatic growth in installed wind energy generation capacity in recent years, and that growth is expected to remain strong in the near term. The siting of wind energy facilities poses unique challenges that may be exacerbated by increased buildout. As the number of wind...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: & Bolinger, 2019). The ability to operate a wind energy facility at high performance, even in a site with a

Sustainable energy for Galena, Alaska: Timber Harvest Management Plan

Creator:: Kalke, Timothy R.
Abstract:: Increased energy costs have prompted the rural village of Galena, Alaska to explore viable alternatives for heat and power generation. Continued dependency on petroleum products will cause the community’s economic driving force, the Galena Interior Learning Academy (GILA), to face uncertain operability. A wood-fired boiler is scheduled to be installed,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ), until the late-1830’s when a Russian trading post was established at the present site of Nulato

Resources and development of Columbia County, Oregon

Creator:: Hammond, Kenneth Allen
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the Pacific Ocean (Fig. i), at the nearest point, and its southeastern corner is approximately

Place-based metrics guiding southwest urban forestry design

Creator:: Beshur, Athena D.
Abstract:: Through well designed tree placement, redundant use of simple technologies, and stewardship, trees grow. Over time, they mitigate stormwater flooding and enhance livability. This paper offers insights into precipitation patterns, and how small scale redundancy can help build the urban tree canopy. It is specifically geared toward issues in the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the Stations of the Cross Garden at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi (2010) and

Practical Applications of Drones in Natural Resources: Where We Are and Where We're Going

Creator:: Carrier, Andrew
Abstract:: Recent advancements in unmanned aerial vehicle (drone*) technology, sensors, and software applications have increased efficiency in data collection, reduced human error, and increased safety while managing a wide range of projects. No longer relegated solely to military use, drones have become synonymous with picturesque views of natural wonders and resources...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: meaningful projects at risk. Seeking a true impact on the bottom line is understandable. But the answer to

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Sustaining Bend's Urban Forest: An assessment of the City's urban forest management approach and recommendations for future adaptations

Harmful Cyanobacteria Blooms, Lake Management, and Stakeholder Engagement at Lone Lake in Island County, WA

Traditional Environmental Knowledge (TEK) and Cultural Reconstruction: A Practical Application at the Red Bluff Recreation Area, Mendocino National Forest, Grindstone District

Slash-pile biomass estimations and Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest

Spatial trends in U.S. wind energy facility siting practices

Sustainable energy for Galena, Alaska: Timber Harvest Management Plan

Resources and development of Columbia County, Oregon

Place-based metrics guiding southwest urban forestry design

Practical Applications of Drones in Natural Resources: Where We Are and Where We're Going

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