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The Cougar, The Tick, and Human Wellbeing: The Social, Economic, and Ecological Valuations of Living with Cougars in Oregon.

Creator:: Miller, Allyson
Abstract:: The overarching objective of this paper is to identify how the three tiers of human well-being (i.e., economics, ecosystems, and social) are linked to healthy landscapes and a species-rich ecosystem mediated by healthy cougar populations. Does the cougar help mitigate Oregon’s Lyme disease, chronic wasting disease (CWD), or elements of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Dr. Robert L. Beschta

Challenges to Gray Wolf Recovery in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

Creator:: Kriz, Matthew A.
Abstract:: Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are the most socially polarizing species listed under the Endangered Species Act. Wildlife management practices at local, state, and federal levels include lethal control to resolve stakeholder and wolf conflicts as a last resort. There is little experimental evidence that lethal control is effective in this...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: : Nicole Duplaix Daniel W. Edge Joe Kerkvliet Gray wolves (Canis lupus) are the most socially

An Investigation of Stage 0 Restoration in California and Oregon

Creator:: Schneider, Charles W.
Abstract:: Stream restoration efforts have increasingly started to focus on management actions that restore ecological function rather than focusing on species-specific habitat needs. Restoration practitioners in the Pacific Northwest have implemented numerous large-scale floodplain restoration projects to restore stream function at the valley scale. Some of these projects attempt to restore...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: st ic s Su rf ac e w at er R ip ar ia n Ve ge ta tio n E le va tio ns L id ar Pi ct

Exceeding the standards: The benefits of place-based environmental education in schools

Creator:: Miller, Rebecca W.
Abstract:: There is a growing body of research that describes the benefits of place-based environmental education (EE) within the schools, including improved competencies, better interpersonal skills, decreased gaps in social divides, increased pupil engagement in learning, increased community awareness, and increased environmental stewardship. Though the benefits are many, few schools utilize...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Exceeding the standards: The benefits of place-based environmental education in schools Rebecca W

Utilizing Vocalizations to Survey, Identify and Monitor Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) on Long Island, New York

Creator:: McMaugh, Andria L.
Abstract:: The Eastern black rail (laterallus jamaicanesis) is the smallest of the rail species and facing catastrophic decline throughout its home range. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the black rail population has decreased as much as 90%, leading to its proposed Federal listing as threatened under the Endangered...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Monitor Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) on Long Island, New York By Andria L McMaugh

Invasive Plant Management Plan and Digital Tools for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, California

Creator:: Nichols, Abby L.
Abstract:: An Invasive Plant Management Plan developed for Big Sur Land Trust, a non-profit conservation organization located on California's Central Coast, to guide its vegetation management activities and serve as a decision-support tool. The effort included the creation of a digital field data collection tool through Survey123 Connect, survey and data...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Survey123 (Spring and Summer datasets and reports) (l) Plan Evaluation - Adaptive management

Urban Forests Role in Ecosystem Services in the 24:1 Community and the Normandy Schools Collaborative of St. Louis County, Missouri: A Study in Environmental Justice

Creator:: Templer, Amanda L.
Abstract:: The 24:1 Community is a growing community with ongoing concerns over historical residential segregation, minority-exposure to environmental hazards, and sparse tree canopy coverage. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the current state of the community’s urban forest through an assessment of the urban forest. It also highlights the need...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Environmental Justice by Amanda L. Templer A PROJECT submitted to

A Review and Recommendations for Assessing Floodplain Vegetation Recovery Following Stage 0 and Beaver Dam Analog Restorations in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Colley, Lara K. M.
Abstract:: Floodplains are a significant and increasingly threatened ecosystem. As restoration projects are implemented more frequently in degraded floodplains, novel methods are emerging with a focus on restoring critical processes in which vegetation plays a key role. The purpose of this paper is two-fold: 1) to develop expectations for vegetation response,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project

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

Effects of soil amendment treatments on survival and growth of four fast-growing tree species on degraded mine areas in the Peruvian Amazon

Creator:: Llancari Valenzuela, Yury Milagros
Abstract:: This paper aims to increase the knowledge on establishment practices for four fast-growing species (Guazuma crinita Mart., Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla, Bixa orellana L., Psidium guajava L.) in areas degraded by gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon. The study was carried out in Madre de Dios region, located in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: -growing species (Guazuma crinita Mart., Eucalyptus grandis x E. urophylla, Bixa orellana L., Psidium

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The Cougar, The Tick, and Human Wellbeing: The Social, Economic, and Ecological Valuations of Living with Cougars in Oregon.

Challenges to Gray Wolf Recovery in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

An Investigation of Stage 0 Restoration in California and Oregon

Exceeding the standards: The benefits of place-based environmental education in schools

Utilizing Vocalizations to Survey, Identify and Monitor Eastern Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensis) on Long Island, New York

Invasive Plant Management Plan and Digital Tools for Big Sur Land Trust of Monterey County, California

Urban Forests Role in Ecosystem Services in the 24:1 Community and the Normandy Schools Collaborative of St. Louis County, Missouri: A Study in Environmental Justice

A Review and Recommendations for Assessing Floodplain Vegetation Recovery Following Stage 0 and Beaver Dam Analog Restorations in the Pacific Northwest

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

Effects of soil amendment treatments on survival and growth of four fast-growing tree species on degraded mine areas in the Peruvian Amazon

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