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  • Examining the voluntary adoption of agricultural conservation practices in northern Malheur County, Oregon

    Creator:
    Foley, Kelly M.
    Abstract:
    This study sought to better understand the voluntary adoption of water quality improving practices by agricultural producers in Northern Malheur County, Oregon. The Reasoned Action Approach/Theory of Planned Behavior was used as a theoretical framework to identify barriers and incentives to adoption. Study findings suggest that producers primarily consider practical...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Practices in Northern Malheur County, Oregon

  • Federal Timber Payments and County Government Expenditures in Oregon

    Creator:
    Adams, Vince
    Abstract:
    The federal government owns 60 percent of Oregon’s forests and, since 1908, has shared proceeds from federal forest timber harvests with counties. These revenues have provided a relatively stable source of funds for the provision of services by county governments in Oregon. Shared revenues from US Forest Service (USFS) lands...
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    Capstone Project
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    : Federal Timber Payments and County Government Expenditures in Oregon. Abstract approved: Bruce Weber

  • Eugene Residents Risk Perceptions of Water Scarcity

    Creator:
    Leitermann, Lily
    Abstract:
    Potential water scarcity and drought conditions are predicted in and around Eugene, Oregon due to decreased snowpack and subsequent decreased snowmelt in the Western Cascade Mountains. This phenomenon was triggered by a long-term trend of warmer winters scientifically linked to global climate change patterns (Dalton et al. 2013). Numerous stakeholders,...
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    Capstone Project
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    ramifications. Natural resource managers in this region should consider increasing public outreach and

  • Attitudes toward Water Allocation Policy in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

    Creator:
    Atkinson, Meagan
    Abstract:
    Oregon possesses a diversity of natural resources from the dense rain-soaked forests of the Coastal and Cascade ranges to the deep, fertile soils of the Willamette Valley to the arid and semi-arid Snake River Basin. In the Willamette Valley, water resources sustain agriculture, municipalities, hydropower, fish and wildlife, flood control,...
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    Capstone Project
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    depend upon it. Water is Oregon's most precious natural resource. (Oregon Water Resources Department

  • A Tale of Two Counties : Exploring Co-Produced Coastal Adaptation Strategies in Tillamook County, OR and Grays Harbor County, WA

    Creator:
    Evans-Wilent, Janan K.
    Abstract:
    Coastal communities throughout the US West Coast and elsewhere are facing the daunting task of preparing for climate change impacts, particularly the hazards from increased flooding and erosion. With sea-level rise, changing storminess patterns, and possible changes to the frequency and severity of major El Niño events, communities are already...
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    Masters Thesis
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    County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan updated in August 2017

  • Municipal Water Impacts on Steelhead Trout in the Gales Creek Watershed

    Creator:
    Smith, Haley B.
    Abstract:
    This capstone project is presented for the completion of Oregon State University’s (OSU) Master of Natural Resources Program. Water resource reliability in the Pacific Northwest is becoming less dependable, but population and municipal water demand is increasing. The Gales Creek Watershed and its tributary Clear Creek encompass 48,481 acres in...
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    throughout my capstone project and completion of my Master of Natural resources degree from Oregon State

  • Hazardous materials commodity flow study for Linn, Benton, and Lincoln counties, Oregon

    Creator:
    Wemple, Bryan E.
    Abstract:
    Hazardous materials data from business and industrial chemical information and incident databases were analyzed to study the types of chemicals located in Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties, Oregon. Federal and Oregon Department of Transportation data were analyzed to study traffic patterns and truck and railroad traffic levels. Results indicate more...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Oregon 34, to almost 700 on the section of I-5/99E between Albany and the Linn-Marion County border

  • An economic analysis of changes in exclusive farm use regulations for homesteads in Oregon : a case study in Yamhill County

    Creator:
    Chen, Li, 1976-
    Abstract:
    Criticisms to the new regulations created in 1994 governing dwellings in Exclusive Farmland Use zones (zones where agricultural activities are allowed outright) have triggered an overall scrutiny directed by the 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of the new regulations on the...
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    Masters Thesis
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    of Science in Agricultural and Resource Economics Presented on May 1, 2001. Title: An Economic

  • Converting forest biomass to energy in Oregon : stakeholder perspectives on a growing movement

    Creator:
    Stidham, Melanie
    Abstract:
    Within Oregon there is considerable interest in the possibility of converting woody biomass to energy. This interest stems from three converging factors: the desire to reduce the threat of uncharacteristic wildfire by removing excess material from the forests, the possibility to stimulate rural economies that are dependent on forest products,...
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    , in general, Oregon and Washington residents do not trust federal natural resource agencies (Ribe

  • Strengthening Oregon's communities : Latino community leadership training

    Creator:
    Curiel, Sara
    Abstract:
    Latinos are less likely to be civically involved in their community than any other minority group, despite the fact that they are the biggest minority in the United States. A great concern exists over ways to effectively promote and improve this group’s participation in their community’s decision-making process [or civic...
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    Capstone Project
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    Agriculture & Resource Economics Brent S. Steel, representing Public Policy Erlinda