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Conservation education

Creator:: Berry, Dick Wallace, 1914-
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: conquest of waste in our natural resources. Report on Iowa S5 year conservation plan. Iowa State Board of

Comparing the United States West Coast Marine Protected Area levels of protection and their effectiveness to retain viable habitat connectivity with increasing human uses and global change

Creator:: Kesling, Joshua
Abstract:: Coastal communities rely on the abundant ecosystem services derived from robust conservation areas in offshore marine waters (Campbell, 2019). United Nations member states support the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) framework, wherein the 14th guideline asserts the importance of life under water. Protected marine environments are critical to the survival of...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Department of Ecology, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, California Department of Fish and

Soil Property Effects on Willamette Daisy (Erigeron decumbens) within William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge

Creator:: Day, Emily S.
Abstract:: Plant species diversity plays an important role in maintaining ecosystem function and the services that ecosystems provide. Diversity is threatened by habitat loss, invasive species, and global climate change. Willamette Daisy (Erigeron decumbens), an endangered species, has been reintroduced at two different sites (Field 29 and 8N) within William L....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Emily S. Day for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Natural Resources presented on May 11

Wind Energy: An Analysis and Comparison of Wind-Power Development in the United States and Spain

Creator:: Wilhelmsen, Scott
Abstract:: This essay seeks to analyze the wind-power policies of Spain, the United States and the world in order to better understand the past, present and future potentials of the resource. The growing demand for energy, concerns about global warming, and the need for increased energy security encourage societies to embrace...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: A Thesis submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements

A Tool for Estimating the Health Benefits from Outdoor Recreation in Oregon

Creator:: Dunn, Tara E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this project is to modify the Transportation Options Health Impact Estimator (TO Estimator) tool to quantify the health impacts of outdoor recreation in Oregon. The TO Estimator tool uses the Integrated Transportation and Health Impact Model (ITHIM) to quantitatively estimate the hypothetical health impacts of transportation mode...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Natural Resources (Honors Associate

Our Natural Family: A study of young children and how we connect with nature

Creator:: Tilleman, Kirsten
Abstract:: While humans are inextricably connected to nature, we live in a world whose anthropocentric fixation on progress begins severing that connection at birth. Through research with young children, their parents, and their care-providers, this project helped fill the research gap in early childhood ecological education by helping identify children’s ways...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Kirsten Tilleman for the degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Natural Resources presented on 20

Stand Structure of Old Growth Dry Mixed Conifer Forests in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests

Creator:: Merschel, Andrew G.
Abstract:: Old-growth dry-mixed conifer forests are valued as habitats for late seral forest species, for the ecosystem services and landscape diversity they provide, and for their aesthetic appeal. The structure of these forests has been heavily altered by historic logging of overstory ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir. Additionally, changes in fire regime...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Baccalaureate of Science in Natural Resources (Honors Scholar) Presented March 8, 2010 Commencement

Creating Useful and Usable Climate Tools for Sagebrush Land Management Through Scientist and Manager Collaboration

Creator:: Brown, Melanie
Abstract:: The sagebrush ecosystem, home to numerous plant and animal species including big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) and the endemic greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), has endured fragmentation and degradation of both quantity and quality due to the cumulative and synergistic relationships between an abundance of individual disturbances including grazing, invasive annuals and...
Resource Type:: Undergraduate Thesis
Full Text:: imperiled habitats. Natural resource agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) seek to conserve

“Narco-Deforestation” in Central American Protected Areas: Developing A Spatiotemporal Proxy Database for Drug-Trafficking Activities from Media Reporting

Creator:: Cameron, Olivia Z.
Abstract:: On a global scale, illicit economies have dramatic impacts on the physical environment. Cocaine trafficking has been recognized as a major driver of deforestation inside Central American protected areas. A key problem in studying and managing the environmental impacts of illicit economic activity is the difficulty in obtaining reliable data....
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University Honors College in partial fulfillment of the requirements

Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

Creator:: Hadella, Lucia C.
Abstract:: The McDonald Forest is one of the Oregon State University Research Forests, owned by the College of Forestry and located approximately seven miles northwest of the heart of Corvallis. I took four hikes on the McDonald Forest at four major recreation destinations: Oak Creek, Dimple Hill, Lewisburg Saddle, and Peavy...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: degree of Honors Baccalaureate of Science in Natural Resources (Honors Scholar

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Conservation education

Comparing the United States West Coast Marine Protected Area levels of protection and their effectiveness to retain viable habitat connectivity with increasing human uses and global change

Soil Property Effects on Willamette Daisy (Erigeron decumbens) within William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge

Wind Energy: An Analysis and Comparison of Wind-Power Development in the United States and Spain

A Tool for Estimating the Health Benefits from Outdoor Recreation in Oregon

Our Natural Family: A study of young children and how we connect with nature

Stand Structure of Old Growth Dry Mixed Conifer Forests in the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests

Creating Useful and Usable Climate Tools for Sagebrush Land Management Through Scientist and Manager Collaboration

“Narco-Deforestation” in Central American Protected Areas: Developing A Spatiotemporal Proxy Database for Drug-Trafficking Activities from Media Reporting

Perspectives on a Community Forest : A Practice in Nature Writing

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