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Exploring the persistence of Oregon white oak in the Willamette Valley

Creator:: Juhl, Eli
Abstract:: Over the last 150 years, Oregon white oak habitat in the Willamette Valley has been converted to support grass crops, orchards and vineyards, cities, and conifer forests, nearly extirpating it from the Willamette Valley. Yet Oregon white oak offers many ecosystem services to the Willamette Valley and its residents. Recent...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

The Social Construction of the Deserving Poor within Renewable Energy Policy

Creator:: Patterson, Jessica
Abstract:: Renewable energy policy serves as a tool to combat the hazards that fossil energy sources pose to human health and the global environment. It is also being used to achieve additional social and economic goals alongside environmental policy, namely, bringing equitable liberation to populations disproportionately affected by increasing global temperatures....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Further, this section will draw upon similarities within the philosophies of Harold Lasswell, Michele

Sheep and Goat Grazing on Fort Ord National Monument from 1998 – 2019: Implications for Restoration

Creator:: Hart, Christopher
Abstract:: Since 1960 sheep have been used to reduce fuel accumulation on Fort Ord National Monument (FONM) grasslands. From 1997-2019 BLM’s monitoring projects were employed to determine livestock grazing impacts on Coyote Brush, bunchgrasses, and other native and non-native herbaceous vegetation. In 2014, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) determined that...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Sustainable natural resource management : identifying land cover change and associated environmental impacts of wetland conversion in the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Bradley, Amy
Abstract:: This case study examines the Upper Klamath Basin of Oregon, which is experiencing a water crisis due to over-allocation. The purpose of this case study is to identify land cover / land use change looking specifically at wetland conversion and to discussion the effects of wetland loss on ecosystem services....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: cropland and pastureland  w/ big sagebrush-Idaho fescue  w/ Hardstem bulrush-cattail-burreed marsh

Evaluating the Efficacy of Biophilia in K-12 Access Interpretive Programs in California State Parks

Creator:: Grand, Parker
Abstract:: The purpose of this capstone is to provide a reassessment of the emergence of biophilia in interpretive programs conducted in California State Parks. More specifically, this project examines what effect natural resource interpretive programming has on the emergence of biophilia practices and if participants are more likely to be more...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Conservation Corps: Creating a Pathway to a Career in Natural Resources

Creator:: Villalta, Alex
Abstract:: Founded in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps served as a tool for exposing young adults to work in the environmental field. By creating opportunities during the Great Depression, this program not only generated short-term work experience for its members but provided educational resources to its participants, increasing their employability after...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

Creator:: Patterson, Mark Andre
Abstract:: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Invasive species are one of the most significant threats to native ecosystems in the nation (Mooney, 2001). As defined by Federal Executive Order 13112, a species is considered invasive if it is not native to the ecosystem under consideration, and its establishment causes or is likely to cause...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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

A case study on the unsustainable use of the High Plains Aquifer

Creator:: Robinson, Kathleen S.
Abstract:: The High Plains Aquifer, a natural resource critical to the United States economic, energy and food security, faces significant sustainability challenges in the coming years. This case study aims to identify the main causes and consequences of unsustainable use of the High Plains Aquifer. The agriculture industry plays the largest...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Wall-to-Wall Forest Mapping in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska: A New Application of the Gradient Nearest Neighbor Approach

Creator:: Irvine, Daniel R.
Abstract:: Boreal and temperate biomes host nearly half of the earth’s forested ecosystems. The temperate rainforests of the Pacific coast of North America constitute nearly half of all temperate rainforests on earth. Along the northern extent of this region, the perhumid and sub-polar rainforests of southeast and southcentral Alaska are among...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
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Exploring the persistence of Oregon white oak in the Willamette Valley

The Social Construction of the Deserving Poor within Renewable Energy Policy

Sheep and Goat Grazing on Fort Ord National Monument from 1998 – 2019: Implications for Restoration

Sustainable natural resource management : identifying land cover change and associated environmental impacts of wetland conversion in the Upper Klamath Basin, Oregon

Evaluating the Efficacy of Biophilia in K-12 Access Interpretive Programs in California State Parks

Conservation Corps: Creating a Pathway to a Career in Natural Resources

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

Sustainable energy for Galena, Alaska: Timber Harvest Management Plan

A case study on the unsustainable use of the High Plains Aquifer

Wall-to-Wall Forest Mapping in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska: A New Application of the Gradient Nearest Neighbor Approach

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