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A log truck loading study in the intermountain region: production and costs

Creator:: Schneider, Ernest William
Abstract:: In order to appraise timber, it is necessary to estimate logging costs with reasonable accuracy. The purpose of this study is to provide a rethod for estimating log loading costs in the Intermountain Region. Nine different log loaders were studied loading from cold decks on six USDA. Forest Service timber...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Low Impact Development in the Ash Creek Watershed, Oregon : Feasibility Study and Implementation Tool Design

Creator:: Chalmers, Douglas R.
Abstract:: This study presents potential Low Impact Development (LID) solutions for the Ash Creek watershed and designs several tools to assist localities in implementing the solutions they may choose. Ash Creek is a tributary of the Willamette River flowing through Dallas, Monmouth, and Independence in Polk County, Oregon. Currently, Ash Creek...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (WOU, 2017). The Oregon State University Extension Service (OSU Extension) is part of the

Ungulates and Forest Management : Understanding Interactions Between Large Herbivores and Fuels Reduction Treatments on Shrub Assemblages in the Intermountain West

Creator:: Hall Defrees, Dallas K.
Abstract:: Deciduous shrubs are an integral component of mixed conifer forests of the interior Pacific Northwest by providing structural complexity, forage, and niche habitat. Currently, these species are under pressure from high levels of ungulate herbivory and forest management activities such as fuels reduction treatments. Ungulate herbivory is influential in the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of my degree. I thank the U.S.D.A Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station for their

Learning from Women of Color working within the United States Forest Service

Creator:: Ramos, Jeanna A.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to analyze women of colors's (WOC) experiences working within the United States Forest Service (USFS) accessing the challenges of recruitment, retention, and promotional efforts. Using testimonios and Anzaldúa's theory of mestiza consciousness, I found three themes that included white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, presumed incompetence,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: on May 30, 2013. Title: Learning from Women of Color working within the United States Forest Service

U.S. Forest Service campground management : a cost analysis

Creator:: Van Hees, Willem W. S.
Abstract:: The objectives of this study are (1) to compare the costs of providing camping among different types of U.S. Forest Service developed campgrounds in Oregon and Washington and (2) to help determine possible policy implications regarding future management in relation to costs of providing the various campground facilities. To meet...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Interconnectedness of Forest Ecosystem Services, Environmental Corporate Impacts, and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Amazon Rainforest

Creator:: Dancé, Raúl
Abstract:: The ecosystem services provided by our forest resources and woodlands are multiple and diverse on all spatial and temporal levels, and include provision, regulating, cultural, and supporting services (Hanson, et al. WRI, 2008). Human activities are proximate and direct drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. In the Latin American region,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: direct drivers of deforestation and forest degradation. In the Latin American region, around 40 million

Interactions Between Wild Bee Communities and Douglas-fir Beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae) Populations in Douglas-fir (Pseudotsugae menziezii) Forests of the Intermountain West

Creator:: Foote, Gabriel G.
Abstract:: This work combines both applied and basic research regarding previously undescribed relationships between two ecologically and economically important insect groups in coniferous forests, bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae) and wild bee (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) communities in Western North America. Across the continent, native bark beetle outbreaks are key drivers of structural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ). Hanula et al. (2015) examined seven forest types typical of the Piedmont region of the southern United

Changing Storms and Snowpack Fate in the Western United States

Creator:: Hu, Jyun-Yi Michelle
Abstract:: Cold-season storms are responsible for generating most of the snow that accumulates in mountainous watersheds across the western United States, but with overwhelming evidence of warming temperature trends, this seasonal snowpack is at risk for melt, The vast majority of snow trend studies utilize undifferentiated air temperature records – these...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . ...................... 14 Figure 4. SNOTEL sites by physiographic region in the western United States

Functional periodicity of college women

Creator:: Moore, Harriet L. Forest
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Harriet Forest Moore June 192 4 APPROVED: Redacted for privacy Proilessor ______________ Charge

An overview of natural gas well pad surface disturbances and techniques used to increase reclamation success within the Vermillion Basin, Wyoming

Creator:: Inman, Theodore
Abstract:: The Vermillion Basin, located in southwest Wyoming is an inhospitable, high altitude desert with unique biota and environmental conditions. The area has a long history of usages by humans including recreation, livestock grazing and mineral development. The natural gas industry has had a strong presence in the area since the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States passed the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which substantially changed how the

Overexpression of the GROWTH REGULATING FACTOR 4-GRF-INTERACTING FACTOR 1 Transcription Factor Chimera Modifies Transformation and Regeneration Efficiency in Populus and Eucalyptus

Creator:: Ryan, Nathaniel W.
Abstract:: Transformation is a major bottleneck for genetic engineering and gene editing in forest tree species. This includes most genotypes of Populus and Eucalyptus, which are some of the world’s most widely-cultivated genera of plantation forest trees. To provide new tools for transformation, I tested the transcription factor-protein chimera consisting of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: In the United States, GE plants are regulated by three regulatory agencies: the Environmental

An abortion service provider as political activist

Creator:: Willis, Gloria
Abstract:: The feminist beliefs of abortion service providers and the effects of these beliefs on the delivery of health care to patients is examined by the author who is herself a feminist and member of an abortion clinic staff. Discussion includes abortion rates, abortion safety, characteristics of patients, and accessibility of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: million pregnancies each year in the United States, about half are unintended, and more than half of

Using Community Gardens To Help Solve the Hunger Crisis in San Diego County, CA

Creator:: Dusek, Daniel
Abstract:: The World Health Organization defines food security as “all people at all times have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.” The reality is that one in six Americans are not food secure, even though the US produces enough food to feed its national...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ..................................................................................................... 4 II. History of Community Gardening in the United States

A critical exploration of assessment within multicultural affairs

Creator:: Martinez, Jessica A.
Abstract:: This thesis explored the experiences of four Student Affairs practitioners working within Multicultural Affairs (MA). The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine how professionals within MA offices were developing and conducting assessment as well as identify barriers they faced and best practices used. Data for this study was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

Winds of change : exploring students' definitions of spirituality and their experiences of spiritual development at a public institution

Creator:: Pynn, Hannah M.
Abstract:: This thesis is a report of a phenomenological-informed study of public university student spiritual development. The research was based primarily upon semi-structured personal interviews and a focus group with undergraduate students at a large, public research institution on the west coast. Since the introduction of scientific objectivity into the academy...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: colleges in 1636, to “know thyself” has been a foundational spiritual element in United States higher

A climatology for prescribed fire in the southeastern United States

Creator:: Lamb, Robert Clay
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Prescribed Fire in the Southeastern United States lWftODUCTiOL Fire in the forest is frequently thought to

Policies and practices of L.G.B.T. friendly institutions to support students who are attracted to more than one gender

Creator:: Zissen, Donald J.
Abstract:: Within the United States, the number of "out" Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual (LGB) individuals attending a college or university is on the rise (Rosario, Schrimshaw, Hunter & Braun, 2006). With this increase, the new and/or different ways that lesbian and gay individuals can present and express their sexual orientation has...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , mentioned above, is that the United States has a history of institutionalized discrimination against gay

Critical incident response on a small college campus

Creator:: Marlette, Danielle M.
Abstract:: Campus administrators are partially responsible for how a campus responds to a critical incident and how the students and outside community are impacted. It is important for administrators responding to critical incidents to take an objective look at their plans and preparations to determine if they will truly be effective...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

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
Full Text:: Oregon State University College of Forestry Natural Resources, Forest Ecosystems & Society MNR

Homeowner Association Resident’s Perceptions on Stormwater Retention Ponds and Clean Drinking Water: (Montgomery West Homeowners Association (MWHOA) Gaithersburg, Maryland)

Creator:: Roberts, William Hadyn, Jr.
Abstract:: This report describes the findings from a 22 question survey of the 104 member Montgomery West Homeowners Association (MWHOA) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Resident’s perceptions of their practices as related to the neighborhood storm ponds, stormwater, and how homeowner practices contribute to non-point source pollutants. An understanding of Green Infrastructure (GI)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the Chesapeake Bay which is the largest estuary in the United States. These authors indicate that

Life-cycle inventory of plywood manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast United States

Creator:: Sakimoto, Eric T.
Abstract:: Softwood plywood is one of the structural wood products studied in the CORRIM II effort to document the environmental performance of wood product in residential structures. Life-cycle inventory (LCI) models were developed to provide performance data for plywood production by tracking all of its inputs and outputs in a gate-to-gate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast United States. Abstract appro James B. Wilson

Between Wild and Cultivated Places: Natural Resource Planning on a Small Farm in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Creator:: Cliff, Eliza H.
Abstract:: To meet the challenges of climate change and make progress on lagging large-scale sustainability and watershed goals requires an integrated social-ecological approach to natural resource planning on the ground-level. This case study of a small equestrian farm in the Chesapeake Bay watershed incorporates theory with practice, by adding interviews focused...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Conservation Service (NRCS) is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that provides

Carbon flux patterns on U.S. public timberlands under alternative timber harvest policies

Creator:: Shanks, Alyssa V.
Abstract:: This study considers trade-offs between timber harvest and carbon sequestration on National Forest and other public lands by contemporaneously linking a model of public harvest and inventory to a carbon accounting system. The public harvest model treats three harvest scenarios. The first minimizes the cost of meeting harvest requests that...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: forest land and includes North and South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. The Lake States region is made

Judicial deference and its potential effect on agency science and natural resource management

Creator:: Grisa, Amanda Marie Schenk
Abstract:: The USDA Forest Services' actions have come under greater scrutiny by a public that has become increasingly concerned with the legality of their actions. Often, challenges involve the quality of science used in the decision-making. Congress has mandated that the agency use the "best available science" in its decision making...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 39 These include Inland Empire Public Lands Council v. United States Forest Service, 88 F. 3d 754

Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) in decline? An investigation into Region 6 harvest volumes

Creator:: Pape, Brianda
Abstract:: Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) have an extensive history of harvest in the United States. The Pacific Northwest is well-reputed as a major source of floral greens for international markets. One NTFP in particular, beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax), has been repeatedly identified as a prominent, high-value species in the floral greens industry...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: (Figure 2). U.S. Forest Service Region 6, which encompasses the states of Washington and Oregon, is

Livestock producing resources of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon

Creator:: King, Harry Maxwell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the extent of the sheep and goat industry in that State, sixth among the States of the Union on

A study of the economic status of the common woodpeckers in relation to Oregon horticulture

Creator:: Neff, Johnson Andrew
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nomenclature. Bailey's "Handbook of Birds of the Western United States" (9) has been used as the standard

The organization and supervision of agriculture in the high schools of Oregon

Creator:: Laughlin, Norman James
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: schools. There are only eleven states he Union which urter z,chool year than Croon. 6# This State has the

A study as to the feasibility of a cooperative butter marketing agency for Oregon creameries

Creator:: Jackson, Robert Combs
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: United States Dairy Commission, before a meeting of dairymen at ililisboro, Oregon. In this address

A study of some important factors in wheat farm organization in the Columbia basin in eastern Oregon

Creator:: Newman, Paul Clinton
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , perhaps, one of the most highly specialized types of farming to be found in the United States Not only

A brief study of the history of entomology

Creator:: Maris, W. Homer
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: science in countries otitsid.e of the United States is entirely omitted. Forest entomology, museu.rns

Food habits and diet quality of deer and cattle and herbage production of a sagebrush-grassland range

Creator:: Hilken, Thomas O.
Abstract:: Research was conducted on the Keating rangelands in north-eastern Oregon to determine the food habits of deer and cattle and similarity of their diets, and to estimate deer and cattle months of grazing on both a quantitative and nutritional basis. Data were collected during the winters of 1978-1979, 1979-1980 and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: necessary financial support to make the study possible. Paul Edgerton of the U. S. Forest Service is given

Supporting Pacific Islander Student Identity in Higher Education

Creator:: Kosaki, Kayla Y.
Abstract:: In recent years, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) have become one of the fastest-growing racial groups within the United States, increasing by 40% between 2000 and 2010, and expected to nearly double in population size by 2030 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2012; Empowering Pacific Islander Communities & Asian Americans Advancing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: become one of the fastest-growing racial groups within the United States, increasing by 40% between

Science, service, and specialized agriculture : the re-invention of the maraschino cherry

Creator:: Jolly, J. Christopher
Abstract:: From 1925 to 1930, Ernest H. Wiegand, a professor of Horticultural Products at Oregon State Agricultural College, developed an improved brining process for cherries. Brined cherries are used in the production of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the 1920s. This...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of maraschino and glacé cherries, which already had a sizable market in the United States by the

Drivers of Deconstruction: An Analysis of Dam Removal in the United States

Creator:: Marshall, Laura W.
Abstract:: The goal of this thesis is to identify the factors which have most significantly contributed to historical dam removals in the United States. The trend of increased dam removals over time is specifically analyzed for evidence that increased scarcity of environmental goods and services is motivating dam removals. A theoretical...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: by State………………….…………………………42 8. Critical Habitat Designations in the United States

Organizational Shifts Within the U.S. Forest Service: A Case Study of Senior Willamette National Forest Employees

Creator:: Bolick, Zachary L.
Abstract:: The U.S. Forest Service has been forced to adapt to numerous changes over the last three decades. These include a dramatic reduction in workforce, a declining budget, and controversial lawsuits. Moreover, recent agency wide studies suggest that within the Forest Service a new resource management paradigm has emerged that differs...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: several decades the United States Forest Service has seen major changes in the size and makeup of its

Analyzing a collaborative approach to forest management planning on the Evitts Creek Water Company Property in Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Creator:: Miller, Marie Perrin
Abstract:: Forest management planning is critical for the sustainability of natural systems on a site. Managing public ground is a complicated process, and usually involves many stakeholders with a variety of opinions. One such public property is the Evitts Creek Water Company (ECWC) property, owned by the city of Cumberland, Maryland....
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: home to roughly 18 million people (Chesapeake Bay Program 2012). According to the US Forest Service

Modeling the Economic Potential of Silvopasture in Eastern North Carolina and Northeastern Oregon and Exploring Eligibility of Silvopasture to Enroll in Carbon Markets in the United States

Creator:: Bruck, Sonia Rose
Abstract:: Silvopasture is the planned and managed agroforestry system in which forage, livestock, and trees or shrubs are integrated in order to enhance individual components. Silvopasture has been identified as the most promising agroforestry system for the Pacific Northwest and Southeast United States. However, there have been few studies describing the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Exploring Eligibility of Silvopasture to Enroll in Carbon Markets in the United States

Basin level ecological regions of the upper Grande Ronde River

Creator:: Thiele, Sandra Anne
Abstract:: Ecological regionalization is a form of spatial classification, where boundaries are drawn around areas relatively homogeneous in landscape characteristics. In the delineation of ecological regions, or ecoregions, the process includes the analysis of ecosystem structure and function. Ecoregions have been developed at national and state scales for research and resource...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: the United States and Canada have a terrestrial focus (Wiken, 1982; Bailey and others, 1985). Other

A landscape-scale watershed assessment method to support fish passage restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

Creator:: Zweifel, Justin C.
Abstract:: In 2014, the Washington State Legislature directed the creation of the Fish Barrier Removal Board (FBRB), a multi-entity committee tasked with the development of a statewide strategy for removing anadromous fish barriers. The strategy shall identify watersheds with the greatest potential for salmon and steelhead recovery and implement the removal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Sound Region (PSR), Washington State 6 Figure 2. Culvert Court Case Area WRIAs 1-23 7 Figure 3

Plant community recovery after high severity wildfire and post-fire management in the Klamath Region

Creator:: Lopez Ortiz, Maria Jose
Abstract:: Disturbance and microclimate interact to play a central role influencing the composition and structure of plant communities. In this thesis, I examined plant community composition and structure twenty years after high severity wildfires with and without post-fire management (salvage logging, fuel treatment, tree planting, and shrub release) under contrasting microclimatic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: force in the western United States (Taylor and Skinner 1998), influencing forest structure and species

Architect Perceptions of Current Trends in Wood Construction : A Survey of the United States West Coast

Creator:: Conroy, Kendall J.
Abstract:: In the last few decades new trends and innovations in wood products have emerged that are changing the way we can use this material in buildings. Additionally, wood is a material that has been touted to have many positive attributes in comparison to nonrenewable construction materials such as steel and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2001–2010. United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Washington Forest Protection

Feasibility of exporting plywood to United Arab Emirates

Creator:: Salim, Nizam Ahmmed
Abstract:: Plywood is the second largest, by value, wood-based product being imported by United Arab Emirates (UAE), below paper products and also second in terms of volume below sawn wood. Very few studies have been done of the UAE market for plywood. This thesis takes a scientific, marketing planning approach to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: support structures in buildings (USDA Forest Service, 2014). In relation to the global economic crisis

Invasion by trees into a grassy bald on Marys Peak, Oregon Coast Range

Creator:: Magee, Teresa K.
Abstract:: Grassy balds are meadows that occur on or near the summits of montane peaks and ridges. The sites on which balds are located generally fall within the climatic tolerance ranges of associated tree species. This study evaluates the stability of a forest-meadow transition zone of such a bald on Marys...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: stability of a forest-meadow transition zone of such a bald on Marys Peak in the Oregon Coast Range. The

Rivers and Roads : Exploring How Environmental Governance Impacts State Management of Forest Roads

Creator:: Detwiler, Stacey M.
Abstract:: This study explores how environmental governance mechanisms affect state management of forest roads to address the chronic delivery of sediment to streams in Oregon, Washington, and California on private and state forestlands. Forest roads can degrade water quality and harm aquatic life when runoff mobilizes fine sediments from the road...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Governance Impacts State Management of Forest Roads Abstract approved

Understanding Citizen Advisory Boards : A National Census of Tree Boards

Creator:: Greenleaf, Sarah (Sarah Maleno)
Abstract:: Effective management of urban forests is vital to society due to the numerous ecological, economic, and social benefits they provide. In many cities, management efforts are commonly supported by citizen advisory groups, which are often generically referred to as “tree boards” within the urban forestry context. Very little is known...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the United States since the establishment of the country (US Bureau of the Census, 1989). A

Service assessment matrix

Creator:: Long, Linda C.
Abstract:: The United States is becoming a service oriented nation. As increasing amounts of the gross national product are spent on services, it becomes vitally important to ensure the productivity of these services. The purpose of this thesis is to identify which elements are needed in a service department productivity measurement...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: United States is becoming a service oriented nation. As increasing amounts of the gross national product

A tourism demand forecast for Japanese travelers to the USA

Creator:: Yamaguchi, Kazuo, 1953-
Abstract:: International tourism is a rapidly growing industry. It is also an important revenue source for certain countries and regions. Therefore, accurate forecasting is called for by those countries and regions. The main purpose of this research is to use multiple regression analysis to estimate equations for forecasting tourism demand by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: gratitude to the Department of Forest Resources, the College of Forestry, and Oregon State University for

Managing natural resource sustainability alternatives on a former military base : a case study of the United States Army’s Camp Bonneville, Clark County, WA

Creator:: Burgi, Gabriel
Abstract:: This paper will focus on the “possible economic, environmental and other effects” as they relate to one former military base (BRAC, 2013). With a focus on natural resource sustainability and stakeholder engagement, the research and findings within this paper will answer the question: How can understanding the process of military...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: such as the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USDA-FS), the USFWS, and natural

Educational opportunities and schools of the United States Army

Creator:: Darlington, Laurence Edwin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: soveredtt. ENTERING TEE IVIILITARY SERVICE. 1. Enlisted men. Any male citizen of the United States, or

A survey and evaluation of land resource classification systems in the United States

Creator:: Aldrich, Frank T.
Abstract:: The purpose of this thesis is to examine the methods and criteria developed for rating actual and potential agricultural land in the United States. It is motivated by the apparent increasing competition for quality space created by the expanding population, and by the belief that land rating and classification are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in ordering the occupance of a region. At this time in the history of the United States, perhaps

Tribal Tourism Development on American Indian Reservations in the Western United States

Creator:: Browne, Rita-Jean
Abstract:: In their search for viable economic development opportunities, many American Indian tribes have focused their attention toward tourism development on their reservation lands. In many cases, the greatest potential for economic development and attracting income to the reservations lies in tourist trade. Although tourism may not be a tribe's primary...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , the Department of Labor/Comprehensive Training and Employment (CETA), United States Forest Service

Location choices of Asian immigrants in the United States

Creator:: Chong, Weng Yue
Abstract:: This study examines the determinants of location choices of Asian immigrants in the US in 1990 and evaluates the effect of education and other quality of life variables as well as the traditional economic variables. The study builds upon similar works by Gallaway, Vedder and Shukla (1974) and Dunlevy and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Location choices of Asian immigrants in the United States AN

An analysis of stated preferences for marginal water allocation in the western United States

Creator:: Unruh, Melissa N.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Part I, 1981]. In response to this mandate, the Soil Conservation Service (SCS) of the United States

Infant mortality and socio-economic conditions in the United States

Creator:: Vanselow, Glenn William
Abstract:: The relationships between infant mortality and four socio-economic factors were determined for the United States using visual comparisons of isopleth maps and linear regression analysis. The four socioeconomic factors were per capita income, the percent of the population that is Negro, the per cent of the population that has a...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: conditions than those found for the entire United States. One particular region, the South, has generally

Offshore Wind Energy's Role in the United States' Energy Transition

Creator:: Erdesz, Krisa (Muller)
Abstract:: As the human population grows, the need for alternative and clean forms of energy is greater. The installation of offshore wind energy has been on the rise over the past decade, however the fossil fuel energy generation sectors, such as coal and natural gas, are still major players in the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES’ ENERGY TRANSITION MNR Capstone 1 Table of Contents I. Abstract

The country church and the rural problem in the United States

Creator:: Gain, Mercy Jane
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sea-coast."1 All cf these the United States possesses in abundance. At the present time one

Kinship, Environment and the Forest Service : Homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Land Management [USD1, BLMJ and United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service [USDA, FS

Kinship, environment and the Forest Service : homesteading in Oregon's Coast Range

Creator:: Prior, Jan M.
Abstract:: The settlement history of a remote area in the Coast Range of Oregon, from the 1870s to the 1930s, is examined through factors that may have influenced the success or failure, and length of residence of the homesteaders and later residents. Despite the rugged and isolated location, a small community...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Land Management [USD1, BLMJ and United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service [USDA, FS

Cultural integrity and marginality along the South Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho

Creator:: Rebillet, S. J.
Abstract:: This work examines the varied populations which have inhabited the South Fork region from prehistoric times to the present. It disclosed that even though almost no archaeology has been done in the area, data from contiguous regions suggest that persistent and careful archaeological investigation should reveal valuable and informative sites...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: nearly unique in the latter-day twentieth century United States. To determine whether my feelings

Spatial patterns of anomalous runoff to precipitation ratios for watersheds within the contiguous United States arranged by level one ecoregions

Creator:: Pittman, Jason W.
Abstract:: Mean annual runoff to precipitation (R/P) ratios were generated for 966 watersheds within the contiguous United States. The watersheds were plotted using Arc View GIS and used as part of an overlay analysis with Level 1 U.S. ecoregions. The ratios were statistically evaluated to determine anomalous R/P conditions within the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Eastern Temperate Forest 0.35 0.11 0.013 .03 .99 Northern Forests 0.51 0.09 0.009 .25 - .68 United States

Lower Salmon River Cultural Resource Management Plan

Creator:: Sisson, David A.
Abstract:: Cultural resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho. These sites represent a rich and diverse record of the human occupation and utilization of the river canyon during the past 10,000 years. Each of these 205 sites contains its own unique record of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: River Cultural Resource Management Plan by David A. Sisson A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Sexual Violence Prevention and the College Campus : An Exploration of Student Experiences with Haven at Oregon State University

Creator:: Leibel, Katherine E.
Abstract:: For decades, sexual violence has been a persistent crisis and challenge for universities and colleges across the United States. In order to address this problem and adhere to the strict legal obligations that require post-secondary institutions to prevent sexual violence on their campuses, universities and colleges have implemented a range...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for universities and colleges across the United States. In order to address this problem and

Developing Tools to Utilize the Oregon State University Woody Plant Collection and Establish a Campus Arboretum

Creator:: Blanchard, William D.
Abstract:: Oregon State University campus grounds have long been admired for their beauty and the diversity of over 65,000 individual woody plants that grace the 570 acres of campus. The woody plant collection has provided a living learning laboratory for the university and surrounding community for decades. The campus grounds include...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , vegetables, and ornamental plants.” Public horticulture, according to the United States Department of

New international students' perceptions of U.S. professors

Creator:: Barclay, Heather E.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine new international students' perceptions of United States professors upon entrance into the university and after two months in class, and if differences in expectations exist between groups of students based on demographic variables. A survey designed to assess these expectations was administered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: determine new international students' perceptions of United States professors upon entrance into the

Building social capital through community-agency collaboration : a survey of residents in northeast Washington

Creator:: Maier, Carolin
Abstract:: Over the past half century, the USDA Forest Service has increasingly faced diverse and often competing demands for forest resources, ranging from recreation, to ecosystem services, and timber supply. Building positive community-agency relationships has become increasingly important. Such relationships can improve community support for forest planning and management activities, ultimately...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Service has increasingly faced diverse and often competing demands for forest resources, ranging from

Stability of Biochar Under Storage Conditions and Evaluating its Potential as a Carbon Sequestration Tool in the United States

Creator:: Rovero, Matthew
Abstract:: Biochar has shown promise as a soil amendment for improvement of agricultural and forest productivity, remediation of heavy metals, and sequestration of carbon, but has not yet been adopted for widespread use in any of these applications. By assessing the production potential as a carbon sequestration tool, and the stability...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Potential as a Carbon Sequestration Tool in the United States. Abstract approved

Observations on the scales of the Chinook salmon (oncorhynchus tschawytscha) with particular reference to the variations which may affect the determination of age

Creator:: Hyland, Harold Wilson
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: have been liberated by Mr. Henry O'Mal- ley acting on authority for the United States Government

The Oregon growers cooperative association, with an analysis of the causes for its failure

Creator:: Haley, Robert Murkland
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: United States Grain Growers, Incorporated, Brown, Edmund, "Marketing", Harper & Bros. 1925, p.292, and

A farm management plan for the reorganization of a typical Columbia basin "bonanza" wheat

Creator:: Broich, Walter Frank
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: - mer fallow. This practice has not been altogether successful, as is shown by the United States

The species of root-weevils attacking strawberry with especial reference to their life history, habits and control in Oregon

Creator:: Wilcox, Joseph, 1901-1982
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 1916 states that the iniury by B.ovatu in a forest nursery was most se- vere on 1iht arid sandy soils

The European earwig, its life history, habits and natural enemies

Creator:: Stearns, Howard Cecil
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: or semi-troica1 regione. Fifteen species may be found in the United States. Of these only two are

A study of index numbers for Oregon agricultural commodities

Creator:: Boals, Gordon Porter
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: state as well as in the United States. This can be greatly facilitated and extended by index numbers

Some factors in the organization of the successful prune farm in Oregon

Creator:: Burrier, A. S. (Arnold Stewart), 1902-1938
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: PRUNE ENTERPRISE 1 1. Present Status of the Enterprise 2 Prune Production in the United States 2

The response of mechanical tissue to tension in the pedicel of apple

Creator:: Horn, Elsa Ottilia
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: literature was made to ascertain the present state of scientific information regarding the occurrence and

Factors Affecting Black-footed Ferret Populations within the Great Plains Region of North America: A Case Study

Creator:: Hodges, Rodney J.
Abstract:: The black-footed ferret is a meso-predator within the Great Plains region of North America. Before the 1900s, black-footed ferret populations were self-sustaining in large ecological patches throughout the geographical range of the Great Plains. During the 1900s, various factors such as the systematic extermination of prairie dogs (the primary food...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: (Keuler et al 2020). Data were collected from the United State Forest Service from 1993 to 2015 (Keuler

Arcing grounds in transmission lines and their resultant phenomena

Creator:: Oakes, Charles E.
Abstract:: In any electrical system no part is stronger than the weakest link. It is very important that the insulation of the transmission line be kept intact at all times. For this reason any improvement in the design or manufacture of insulators would be desirable. The object of this research was...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: II TRE INSULATION OF HIGH TENSION TRANSMISSION LINES 22. The continuity of service of a

From forest plan development to implementation: how the forest service's publics are changing

Creator:: Wilhelm, Robert W.
Abstract:: Successful implementation of a forest plan depends in large part on 1) the quality of that plan, 2) the amount of public ownership in it and 3) the ability of the Forest Service to effectively involve the public in the process of putting it into action. The first two'points are...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

A preliminary social survey of Moro, Oregon

Creator:: Laughlin, Kathleen Meloy
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: parts of the United States. 1 Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in tue U.LA., l8

Brown rot of fruits and fruit trees in Oregon

Creator:: Posey, Gilbert Bradley
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: parts of Europe. Requests wore also sent to different Stete Experiment Stations in the United States

Course of study in home economics for Chinese middle schools

Creator:: Ho, Irene Chingan
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: muscle tone. C. Factors contributing to a state of good health. 1. Proper food. a. Correct amount

Post-fire vegetation response to snow in the western United States

Creator:: Blauvelt, Katie
Abstract:: The western United States is experiencing significant changes in wildfire and snow regimes as a result of warming temperatures. An amplification of wildfire activity and reduction in snow water equivalent, snow covered area, and earlier spring snowmelt are documented trends that are projected to continue into the future. With an...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: developed shrub and woodland. The Northeastern region of the western United States is mostly comprised of

An optimization model to allocate forestry incentives funds in teak plantations of the southern-coastal region of Guatemala

Creator:: Pavez, Ricardo
Abstract:: Guatemala is internationally recognized as a country suitable to invest in the forestry industry. The first Guatemalan Forest Incentive Program – PINFOR- was implemented in 1996 to foster local forestry through cost-sharing. However, it lacks both formal land use planning processes and mechanisms to assess economic potential of projects, so...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Esquivel, from Ingenio Magdalena; Carlos Barrera, Technical Forest Counselor of Southern-Coastal region

Beyond random acts of conservation : an institutional analysis of the Natural Resource Conservation Service's Agricultural Water Enhancement Program

Creator:: Burright, Harmony S. J.
Abstract:: Irrigated agriculture accounts for 90 percent of consumptive use of freshwater in the western US and is considered the largest contributor to nonpoint source water pollution. The diffuse nature of most water quality and quantity challenges necessitates institutions that can more effectively engage agricultural producers in strategic, integrated, watershed-scale approaches...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 2.1.3 IWRM in the United States .................................................................... 18

Estimating machine rates and production for selected forest harvesting machines operating in the western United States and determining the most economical machine combinations under representative conditions in Turkey

Creator:: Akay, Abdullah Emin
Abstract:: During the last decades, there has been increasing interest in ground-based mechanized harvesting systems in the western United States as harvest of second growth increased. A major reason for that interest is that labor productivity using conventional methods decreases with smaller tree size. In Turkey, the application of mechanization is...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

Testing for structural differences in general commodity motor carriage

Creator:: Tanaka, Hiroshi, 1960-
Abstract:: The U.S. trucking industry was deregulated with implementation of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980. After deregulation, increased concentration was observed in the general freight segment of the industry. The purpose of this study was to examine structural differences in general freight commodity carriers and to help explain the increased...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Tanaka A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

The fiscal response of Oregon counties to mental health grants

Creator:: Savage, John F.
Abstract:: State and federal aid payments to local governments have grown explosively over the last fifteen years. One reason for this growth is that the donor governments can alter a local government's budget choices through grants. Grants have not remedied social problems, however, because the local governments' responses to grants were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .— From 1964 to 1974, state aid to all local governments in the United States rose from $13 billion to

An analysis of the United States' family food programs by states

Creator:: Lesher, William G. (William Gene), 1946-
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ) (Date) Title: AN ANALYSIS OF THE UNITED STATES' FAMILY FOOD PROGRAMS BY STATES Abstract approved: Gar

Post-Aggregate Aggregation : A Geographic Evaluation of Enhancement Reclamation at Aggregate Mines in the Western United States

Creator:: Morrison, Elizabeth A.
Abstract:: The aggregate industry is responsible for the extraction and production of crushed stone, sand, and gravel— the literal building blocks of our society. Across the U.S. there are tens of thousands of quarries and sand and gravel pits, the majority of which are left abandoned or with minimal reclamation efforts....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reclamation at Aggregate Mines in the Western United States Abstract approved

Revegetation-microhabitat relations in the blast zone of Mount St. Helens

Creator:: Gallant, Alisa L.
Abstract:: The Mount St. Helens eruption of May 18, 1980, offered an excellent setting for evaluating early response of ecosystems to disturbance. Prior to the eruption, the area was densely forested with fir, hemlock, and Douglas-fir, and various understory species. During the course of the eruption, hillslopes within a 180 degree...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: in part with funds from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment

The influence of aging dams and geography on the distribution of dam removals in the United States

Creator:: Ashley, Sara
Abstract:: Over 470 dams have been removed in the United States, and a significant increase in dam removals has occurred since the early 1990s. The aging of dams is often cited as the primary factor influencing removals; as dams surpass their functional life span, safety hazards, economic costs, and environmental concerns...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: dam removals in the United States by Sara Ashley A research paper submitted to the Department of

A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States

Creator:: Brennan, Sarah E.
Abstract:: Among the suite of water resources management strategies, water banking can be a tool for water resource management in areas with high water demands or localized water scarcity. This research aims to further the understanding of water banking by conducting a review and analysis of relevant state legislation. This research...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: A Review of Water Banking in State Legislation of the Western United States Abstract

Implications of the 2008 Lacey Act amendments : insights from the wood products industry

Creator:: Tibbets, Ashlee
Abstract:: Export-oriented illegal logging has been recognized as a major global problem in environmental, social, and economic terms. It has been argued that export-oriented illegal logging does not benefit the community or government that should be benefited by its own natural resources. The emergence of policy initiatives targeting illegal logging could...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , there were problems in the United States regarding poaching large numbers of game in one state

“Avoidable Suffering” : Analyzing Healthcare Providers’ Perceptions of Climate Change Impacts

Creator:: Goodman, Rebecca M.
Abstract:: Recent scientific studies show that framing climate change as a health issue rather than an environmental issue were more persuasive with American audience members (Maibach et. al., 2010; Maibach et. al. 2014). Also in 2014, a survey on respiratory healthcare providers and found that a large percentage believed that climate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: volunteer sample of United States healthcare providers (N=36), recruited from two medical organizations

Western juniper encroachment into aspen communities in the Northwest Great Basin

Creator:: Wall, Travis G.
Abstract:: In the Northwest Great Basin, aspen (Populus tremuloides) communities uniquely contribute to the biodiversity of a semi-arid, sagebrush-dominated landscape. In this same region, western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis) is encroaching into aspen stands. This study determined the timing, extent, and some of the effects of this expansion. Aspen stands below 2,133...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: bird species found in aspen and aspen-conifer mixed forest of the Western United States (Debyle 1985a

Compensatory Wetland Mitigation in New York State

Creator:: Pawliczak, Sarah A.
Abstract:: Wetlands are productive ecosystems providing many ecosystem services. Many regulatory agencies recognize the need to protect and preserve wetlands. However, some impacts may be unavoidable. Under those circumstances, compensatory wetland mitigation may be necessary to offset adverse impacts to wetlands. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the New York...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: United States” (Hough and Robertson 2008). Waters of the United States means the following (40 CFR

Estimating values of alternative public land allocations : a critical analysis of applied theory and methods

Creator:: Beale, Katherine L.
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the federal government; the Forest Service (United States Department of Agriculture), and the

Food systems in the Marys River region and reinhabitation

Creator:: Burke, Erik P.
Abstract:: Reinhabitation is an approach to building local cultures and economies within industrial society. The food system is a vital starting point. What are the principles of reinhabitory food systems? What are the possibilities for a locally adapted food system in the Marys River region of western Oregon? I describe past...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: In The Marys River Region And Reinhabitation by Erik P. Burke A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Creator:: Steward, Judith A.
Abstract:: Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

Creator:: Lucas, Steven W.
Abstract:: Approximately 5,500 years ago a discreet period of wetter and cooler environmental conditions prevailed across the southern Columbia Plateau. This period was marked by the first prominent episodes of erosion to occur along the lower Snake River following the height of the Altithermal and eruption of Mt. Mazama during the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), and W.C. McKern (1939) in the United States. These normative models relate generalizations or

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