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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

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

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:: Conservation Service SOM Soil Organic Matter VOC Volatile Organic Chemical Ted Inman-MNR 560

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:: conservation easement dictates on GCPR lands  Align GCPR with the Georgia state-level invasive species

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

Fish for the Future: Fisheries Conservation Developments and Lessons Learned from Squaxin Tribal, and Washington State, Salmon Fisheries Management

Creator:: Peters, Joseph C.
Abstract:: Washington State fisheries and Washington State Treaty Tribes are becoming increasingly restricted in harvest of wild salmon due to US Endangered Species Act listings of salmon species, marine mammal predation by both ESA listed Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) and US Marine Mammal Protection Act protected pinnipeds, salmon habitat destruction,...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Washington State. This case was a tremendous victory for the Tribes. All United States treaties and

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:: Soil Conservation Districts) Allegany County Forestry Board (wildlife management and forestry

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
Full Text:: , social, and economic conditions in the United States were in a harrowing state (1933). Unemployment

California Conservation Banking: Motivations, Values, and Climate Change Considerations

Creator:: Molton, Kathryn
Abstract:: Conservation banking is a market-based instrument and conservation tool designed to provide compensatory mitigation for impacts to endangered species. These banks provide both ecological and economic benefits, however their ability to continue providing these benefits is threatened by climate change. The motivational factors behind the decisions to establish a conservation...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: conservation banks in the United States and is facing increasingly worrying climate change impacts such as

Recommendations for Increased Communication and Collaboration between Community-Based Organizations

Creator:: Drebin, Jordan
Abstract:: Through researching CBOs across Washington, Oregon, Northern California, and British Columbia, it is evident that there are need gaps in the organizational capacity in CBOs and other environmental groups for outreach and communication support to collaborate. A dedicated online space where environmental organizations and other conservation-focused groups can share their...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: wide variety of service areas from British Columbia, Canada, through the United States into New

ScholarsArchive@OSU

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

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

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

Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation - Invasive Plant Species Management Plan

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

Fish for the Future: Fisheries Conservation Developments and Lessons Learned from Squaxin Tribal, and Washington State, Salmon Fisheries Management

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

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

California Conservation Banking: Motivations, Values, and Climate Change Considerations

Recommendations for Increased Communication and Collaboration between Community-Based Organizations

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