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Umatilla River Basin Anadromous Fish Habitat Enhancement Project -- 1992 annual report

Creator:: Scheeler, Carl A. and Shaw, R. Todd
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Estuary Management in the Pacific Northwest : An Overview of Programs and Activities in Washington, Oregon, and Northern California

Creator:: Bailey, Bob, Jennings, Todd, and Jennings, Anne
Abstract:: This report has been prepared in support of the Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study (PNCERS) to provide a summary and compendium of the management of estuaries in the Pacific Northwest of the United States that lie between Puget Sound, Washington, and Cape Mendocino, California. Federal, state, and local government...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: , Oregon) to urban (Puget Sound in Washington, supporting a population of 3.9 million); and from pristine

The Rogue Basin action plan for resilient watersheds and forests in a changing climate

Creator:: Myer, Gwyn
Abstract:: The Southern Oregon Forest Restoration Collaborative (SOFRC), the Model Forest Policy Program (MFPP) and the Rogue River-Siskiyou Forest Service (RRSFS) have a shared vision to enhance the resiliency of our communities and forests. In 2012, the Collaborative took the leadership role to engage in the Climate Solution’s University (CSU) Plan...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: and Forests in a Changing Climate Southern Oregon

Classification of native vegetation of Oregon

Creator:: Kagan, James S., Christy, John A., Murray, Michael P., Titus, Jonathan A., Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: This classification lists the native plant associations known to occur in Oregon, and includes both successional and climax vegetation types that were an important part of the presettlement landscape of Oregon. It serves as an index to the diversity, distribution and relative rarity of the state's native plant associations, and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: – January 2004 James S. Kagan, John A. Christy, Michael P. Murray, and Jonathan A. Titus: Oregon Natural

Sun Ranch carbon sequestration case study

Creator:: Oregon State University
Abstract:: The Sun Ranch, located in the Upper Madison Valley, served as the pilot project for the Chicago Climate Exchange’s (CCX) Rangeland Soil Carbon Sequestration Offset Program, launched in 2007. The protocol for the new offset program was developed by a CCX Technical Review Team in consultation with former Sun Ranch...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Palmer, a principal of Beartooth Capital, and Sun Ranch manager Todd Graham discussed the idea of using

Preliminary summary of aggregate mining in Oregon with emphasis in the Willamette River Basin

Creator:: Achterman, Gail, Williamson, Ken, Lundy, Jim, Klingeman, Peter C., Jarvis, Todd, Littlefield, Sam, 1980-, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to summarize the technical information on aggregate mining in Oregon including updates of supply and demand since the last comprehensive forecasting of aggregate demand completed by Whelan (1995). Aggregate is a term that numerous definitions, but as used herein, aggregate is sand, gravel, and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Willamette River Basin This report has been prepared by a team lead by Gail Achterman, Director of the

North Coast Basin prototype website : project completion report

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: Development of the prototype website is an integral part of OWEB’s strategy for information systems development. Specifically, the Board, INR, and the Department of Administrative Services Information Resources Management Division (DAS) were directed by the Legislature to develop a statewide information system for natural resources. In addition, the Oregon Geographic...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Resources Management Division (DAS) were directed by the Legislature to develop a statewide information

Regional Gravel Initiative Workshop Summary Report

Creator:: Achterman, Gail L., Ewing, Amy, Kleibacker, Megan, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: This report summarizes the presentations and discussions at the Regional Gravel Initiative Workshop. The Workshop was designed and conducted by the Institute for Natural Resources (INR) and Oregon Sea Grant (Sea Grant) on behalf of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE), the Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) and...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Gravel Initiative (RGI). The Workshop centered on a USGS report presented by Dr. Jim O’Connor and two

Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats

Creator:: Connelly, John W., Knick, Steven T., Schroeder, Michael A., and Stiver, San J.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: Habitats J. W. Connelly S. T. Knick M. A. Schroeder S. J. Stiver Western Association of Fish and

Birds in a sagebrush sea: managing sagebrush habitats for bird communities

Creator:: Paige, Christine and Ritter, Sharon A.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: 1-Cover BBBBBIRDS IN A SAGEBRUSH SEAIRDS IN A SAGEBRUSH

Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan : November 2004

Creator:: Josephine County (Or.) and University of Oregon. Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Program for Watershed and Community Health
Abstract:: 224 pp. Maps and charts included. Adopted November 8, 2004.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Community Health, an organization affiliated with the University of Oregon’s Institute for a Sustainable

Effectiveness monitoring at tidal wetland restoration and reference sites in the Siuslaw River estuary: A tidal swamp focus

Creator:: Brophy, Laura S.
Abstract:: This project was part of the Siuslaw Watershed Restoration Initiative. We designed and established a monitoring program at five sites totaling 319 A: two tidal wetland restoration sites (97A) and two reference sites (205 A) in the Siuslaw River estuary, and one 17 A reference site in the Yaquina River...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Restoration and Reference Sites in the Siuslaw River Estuary: A Tidal Swamp Focus North Fork

Oregon's submerged and submersible lands ; a study of ownership history, conflicting claims of title [and] legislative recommendations

Creator:: Oregon. Advisory Committee to the State Land Board
Abstract:: While the public trust doctrine at common law placed effective limitations on the Crown, these limitations have been somewhat obscured by state court decisions in the United States. Though some courts have suggested that the public trust places limitations or the power of the legislature to convey lands beneath navigable...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Legislature. As a consequence, they were given "presession" House Bill numbers. References in the text of this

Olalla / Lookingglass Watershed assessment and action plan

Creator:: DeVore, Matt B. and Geyer, Nancy A.
Abstract:: The Olalla / Lookingglass Watershed assessment has two goals: 1) To describe the past, present, and potential future conditions that affect water quality and fish habitat within the Olalla / Lookingglass Watershed; and 2) To provide a research-based action plan that suggests voluntary activities to improve fish habitat and water...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Matt DeVore and Nancy A. Geyer for the Umpqua Basin Watershed Council August, 2003 Umpqua

Ecological baselines for Oregon's coast: a report for agencies that manage Oregon's coastal habitats for ecological and economic sustainability, and for all who are interested in the welfare of wildlife that inhabit our coast and its estuaries

Creator:: Hall, Roberta L., Ebert, Thomas A., Gilden, Jennifer S., Hatch, David R., Mrakovcich, Karina Lorenz, and Smith, Courtland L.
Abstract:: Against the backdrop of growing concern about dead zones, rare and endangered sea mammals, depletion of Oregon’s once‐abundant fish stocks, acidification threatening coastal molluscs, and proposals for marine reserves along Oregon’s coastline, a multidisciplinary group of scientists was called together in 2008 to discuss what is known about Oregon’s coastal...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text::           A report for agencies that manage   Oregon’s coastal habitats      Roberta L. Hall, Editor

Riparian and wetland vegetation of central and eastern Oregon

Creator:: Crowe, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Ann), 1963-, Kovalchik, Bernard L., Kerr, Marie Jeannette James, 1968-, Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The structure and components of riparian areas influence the rate, amount, and timing of water, nutrients, organic debris, and inorganic materials that enter streams and rivers. The energy of floodwaters and their ultimate volume, timing and erosive power is influenced by the soils, vegetation and geomorphology of fluvial surfaces within...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: AND EASTERN OREGON Elizabeth A. Crowe

A conservation assessment of West Coast (USA) estuaries

Creator:: Gleason, Mary G., Newkirk, Sarah, Merrifield, Matthew S., Howard, Jeanette, Cox, Robin, Webb, Megan, Koepcke, Jennifer, Stranko, Brian, Taylor, Bethany, Beck, Michael W., Fuller, Roger, Dye, Paul, Vander Schaaf, Dick, and Carter, Jena
Abstract:: This assessment outlines an enhanced planning approach for West Coast estuaries that incorporates an evaluation of the regional context for estuarine conservation and recommends an approach to site-scale planning with more focus on ecological processes and functions.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Layout 1 A CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT OF WEST COAST (USA

Native freshwater wetland plant associations of northwestern Oregon

Creator:: Christy, John A., Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: This guide provides keys, descriptions, and stand tables for 122 native freshwater plant associations (14 forest and woodland, 28 shrub, 78 herbaceous, 2 nonvascular) in northwestern Oregon, based on analysis of data from 1,992 plots distributed throughout the study area. Descriptions are provided for eight other plant associations for which...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ASSOCIATIONS OF NORTHWESTERN OREGON John A. Christy Oregon Natural Heritage

Tillamook Bay bacteria study : background data review report

Creator:: Jackson, John E., Glendening, Elaine A., and Oregon. Department of Environmental Quality
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Review Report John E. Jackson Elaine A. Glendening This project has been financed in part with federal

The biology and external morphology of bees ; with a synopsis of the genera of northwestern America

Creator:: Stephen, William Procuronoff, 1927-, Bohart, George Edward, and Torchio, Philip F.
Abstract:: ENTOMOLOGISTS, BOTANISTS, and AGRICULTURISTS all have occasion to concern themselves with bees. The en-tomologist is fascinated by their complex behavior pat-terns, the botanist needs to evaluate their significance infloral biology, and the agriculturist must take them into account as vital factors in crop production. Finally, the apiculturist often wishes to...
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: 3?00( The Biology and External Morphology of Bees With a

Report on wintering western snowy plovers at Coos Bay north spit and impacts to plovers from the North Jetty repair project, winter 2009

Creator:: Lauten, David J., Castelein, Kathleen A., Gaines, Eleanor P., Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) breeds along the coast of the Pacific Ocean in California, Oregon, and Washington and at alkaline lakes in the interior of the western United States (Page et al. 1991). Loss of habitat, predation pressures, and disturbance have caused the decline of the coastal...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: David J. Lauten, Kathleen A. Castelein, and Eleanor P. Gaines The Oregon Natural Heritage

Invasive Plant Management and Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation: A Review and Status Report with Strategic Recommendations for Improvement

Creator:: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Abstract:: In 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Conservation Objectives Team (COT) identified wildfire and the associated conversion of low- to mid-elevation sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) habitats to invasive annual grass-dominated vegetation communities as the two primary threats to the sustainability of Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus, hereafter GRSG) in the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Conservation: A Review and Status Report with Strategic Recommendations for Improvement Western Association of

Estuarine resources of the Oregon coast : a natural resources inventory report to the Oregon Coastal Conservation & Development Commission, September, 1974

Creator:: Wilsey & Ham and Oregon Coastal Conservation and Development Commission
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: ❖• ~::~~~- .. ;. ::.;.• .. •·=•·-- ESTUARINE RESOURCES OF THE OREGON COAST A Natural Resource Inventory Report to the OREGON COASTAL

Greater Sage-grouse conservation assessment and strategy for Oregon: A plan to maintain and enhance populations and habitat

Creator:: Hagen, Christian
Abstract:: Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) were once found in most grassland and sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) habitats east of the Cascades in Oregon. European settlement and conversion of sagebrush steppe into agricultural production led to extirpation of the species in the Columbia Basin by the early part of the 1900s, but sagebrush...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: -GrouSe ConServation aSSeSSment and StrateGy for oreGon: A Plan to Maintain and Enhance Populations and

The distribution and reproductive success of the western snowy plover along the Oregon coast - 2007

Creator:: Lauten, David J., Castelein, Kathleen A., Pruner, Raya, Friel, Marvin, Gaines, Eleanor, Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: From 3 April – 21 September 2007, we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Oregon coast. From north to south, we surveyed and monitored plover activity at Sutton Beach, Siltcoos River estuary, the Dunes Overlook, North Tahkenitch Creek,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2007 David J. Lauten, Kathleen A. Castelein, Raya Pruner

The distribution and reproductive success of the western snowy plover along the Oregon coast - 2008

Creator:: Lauten, David J., Castelein, Kathleen A., Bailey, David C., Lewis, Travis, Gaines, Eleanor P., and Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: From 1 April – 24 September 2008, we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Oregon coast. From north to south, we surveyed and monitored plover activity at Sutton Beach, Siltcoos River estuary, the Dunes Overlook, North Tahkenitch Creek,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2008 David J. Lauten, Kathleen A. Castelein, David C

Using Resilience and Resistance Concepts to Manage Threats to Sagebrush Ecosystems, Gunnison Sage-Grouse, and Greater Sage-Grouse in Their Eastern Range: A Strategic Multi-Scale Approach

Creator:: Chambers, J. C.
Abstract:: This report provides a strategic approach developed by a Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies interagency working group for conservation of sagebrush ecosystems, Greater sage-grouse, and Gunnison sage-grouse. It uses information on (1) factors that influence sagebrush ecosystem resilience to disturbance and resistance to nonnative invasive annual grasses and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Greater sage-grouse in their eastern range: A strategic multi-scale approach United States Department of

Willamette Valley-PugetTrough-Georgia Basin ecoregional assessment

Creator:: Floberg, J., Goering, M., Wilhere, George, MacDonald, C., Chappell, C., Rumsey, C., Ferdana, Zack, Holt, A., Skidmore, Peter, Horsman, T., Alverson, E., Tanner, C., Bryer, M., Lachetti, Pierre, Harcombe, A., McDonald, B., Cook, T., Summers, M., and Rolph, D.
Abstract:: This assessment is intended to help conservation agencies, planners and organizations direct their resources to the most important places for supporting the ecoregion's biodiversity.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Willamette Valley–Puget Trough–Georgia Basin E C O R E G I O N A L A S S E S S M E N T MARCH 2004

The distribution and reproductive success of the western snowy plover along the Oregon coast - 2006

Creator:: Lauten, David J., Castelein, Kathleen A., Weston, Susan, Eucken, Krista, Gaines, Eleanor P., Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: From 2 April – 14 September 2006, we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Oregon coast. From north to south, we surveyed and monitored plover activity at Sutton Beach, Siltcoos River estuary, the Dunes overlook, North Tahkenitch Creek,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2006 David J. Lauten, Kathleen A

The distribution and reproductive success of the western snowy plover along the Oregon coast - 2009

Creator:: Lauten, David J., Castelein, Kathleen A., Farrar, Daniel, Herlyn, Hendrik G., Gaines, Eleanor P., Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: From 3 April – 23 September 2009 we monitored the distribution, abundance and productivity of the federally Threatened Western Snowy Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) along the Oregon coast. From north to south, we surveyed and monitored plover activity at Sutton Beach, Siltcoos River estuary, the Dunes Overlook, North Tahkenitch Creek,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2009 David J. Lauten, Kathleen A. Castelein, J

Pacific lamprey research and restoration : 1997 annual report

Creator:: Jackson, Aaron D., Hatch, Douglas R., Close, David A., Li, Hiram W., Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon., Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission., and Oregon Cooperative Fishery Research Unit
Abstract:: Based on oral interviews with tribal informants, current and former state and federal fisheries personnel, review of records and literature, and presence/absence sampling, it is apparent that Pacific lamprey were once abundant in ceded area streams of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (John Day, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Tucannon, and Grande Ronde...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: R. Hatch, Blaine L. Parker, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, David A. Close, Martin S

Seasonal comparison of fecal coliform concentrations in the Trask River and a study of the survival of Escherichia coli in Tillamook Bay water : final report to the Tillamook Bay National Estuary Project, Garibaldi, Oregon

Creator:: Alexander, David B. and Koretsky, Tara J.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: :670-674. 33. Koch, A. L. 1994. Growth measurement. In P. Gerhardt, R. G. E. Murray, W. A. Wood, and

Padlock Ranch: carbon sequestration case study

Creator:: Gosnell, Hannah
Abstract:: Padlock Ranch is a large, family owned ranch that has experimented with a carbon sequestration program and is waiting to see how it all turns out. The ranch is located in Ranchester, Wyoming in the northern part of the state in the ecotone between the Big Horn Mountains and the...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: heard Todd Graham, an aggregator with Beartooth Capital, speak at a Country Natural Beef event in

Science to Solutions: Sage Grouse Need Intact Landscapes For Long- Distance Movement

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Abstract:: Two new studies revealed unknown long-distance dispersal and migration movements in sage grouse that offer fresh insights for conservation. Using DNA from feathers dropped at leks, scientists discovered that some grouse (about 1% of populations) travel long distances to explore breeding areas up to 120 miles away—movements that can potentially...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: genetically captured and recaptured. Map courtesy of Todd Cross. 0 20 40 60 80 10 0 12 0 M ile s A pa

Science to Solutions: Conifer Removal Boosts Sage Grouse Success

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Abstract:: In recent years the Sage Grouse Initiative, led by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, has worked with many partners to accelerate the mechanical removal of invading conifer trees, primarily junipers, to restore sagebrush habitats in and around sage grouse strongholds across the West. Replicated studies from public and private...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: conifer invaded habitats, and those using restored habitats were more likely to raise a brood. Taken

Applegate Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Creator:: Applegate Partnership, Shaffer, Sandy, Shipley, Jack, and Coogle, Diana
Abstract:: The Applegate Fire Plan is a collaborative effort, hatched from an idea that was developed jointly by local citizens and federal agency folks in the Spring of 2001. Due to wide-spread participation throughout the Applegate Valley, general project coordination was organized by the Applegate Partnership, a non-profit communitybased group founded...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: Wells. Applegate Fire Plan - 3 The Applegate Fire Plan is a collaborative effort, hatched from an idea

Success on the Range

Creator:: Sage Grouse Initiative
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ,” said Todd Swickard. “At Horse Lake, a lot of them come into the meadows, and sometimes, their chicks

Documentation of land use plan conformance and NEPA adequacy (DNA)

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: constitute an appealable decision. A. BLM Office: Klamath Falls R.A. OR-014 Lease/Serial/Case File No

Stream flow requirements of game fish Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon

Creator:: Thompson, Kenneth E.
Abstract:: A report with recommendations to the Confederated Tribe of Warm Springs Indians.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: necesHury 1'01' construct.ion 01' a redd by tile !todd dOllLIIH YiH'y 1'1.'0111

Arapaho Ranch carbon sequestration case study

Creator:: Gosnell, Hannah
Abstract:: The Arapaho Ranch is an interesting study regarding the relationship between good land stewardship and the implementation of the current CCX range protocol. The Arapaho Ranch appears to be a model of the ways in which sustainable rangeland management and economic diversification, including profitable niche marketing and payment for ecosystem...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: Ranch Carbon Sequestration Case Study Overview The Arapaho Ranch is a unique enterprise in the

The Pacific Northwest Regional Gap Analysis Project Final Report on Land Cover Mapping Methods MRLC Mapzones 2 and 7

Creator:: Grossmann, Emilie B., Kagan, James S., Ohmann, Janet L., May, Heather, Gregory, Matthew Jay, Tobalske, Claudine, and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: This chapter is divided into three main sections. The first section discusses land cover map development. It begins by providing background information on the regional division of labor and the regional land cover legend. It then focuses on our land cover mapping methods, including a description of data sources, the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . ............................................................................................................18 Table 9: Forest Ecological Systems with a California affinity

Regional biodiversity monitoring partnership workshop : final report

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The Biodiversity Monitoring Workgroup (Appendix 1)—which consists of federal, state, university, NGO’s, and private landowner stakeholders who are involved in aspects of monitoring biodiversity in the states of Oregon and Washington—conceived of the idea of exploring the possibilities of creating a Regional Biodiversity Monitoring Partnership. The Workgroup’s idea of hosting...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: relates to what is already being done; compile a list of organizations who have data, starting with Todd

Literature Cited in WAFWA Tech. Committee White Papers on Predator Control, Captive Breeding and Population and Habitat Management

Creator:: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: . Berry, R. C. Averill-Murray, A. Woodman, W. I. Boarman, P. A. Medica, and J. Mack. 2010. Effects of

Plants of Eight Dollar Mountain

Creator:: Heinze, Donald H.
Abstract:: Eight Dollar Mountain is arguably the hottest botanical hot spot in southwest Oregon, a region that is noted for its botanical diversity.
Resource Type:: Book
Full Text:: send a note to dheinze@uci.net Photography Robert Vos Production Coordinator Linda Mullins This

Marine wetland boundary definition : evaluation of methodology

Creator:: Eilers, H. Peter, Taylor, Alan, Sanville, William, and Corvallis Environmental Research Laboratory
Abstract:: With legislation to protect wetlands and current pressures to convert them to other uses, it is often necessary to accurately determine a wetland-upland boundary. We investigated 6 methods to establish such a boundary based on vegetation. Each method was applied to a common data set obtained from 295 quadrats along...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: indicators alone. 12 LITERATURE CITED Batten, A. R., S. Murphy, and D. F. Murray. 1978. Definition of

Umpqua bibliography by groups : updated September, 2008

Creator:: Gilmont, Susan
Abstract:: Archival information about fish and water in the Umpqua Basin can be found in reports housed in disparate locations (e.g., offices of various State and Federal agencies and local organizations). A comprehensive bibliography of grey literature, important or uncataloged reports, and published reports is one means of recording what research...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: critical issues facing the area. Trying to build a comprehensive collection of references on any

2015 Western Invasive Weed Summit: Summary and Next Steps

Creator:: Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Steps November 17-19, 2015 INTRODUCTION Recent collaborative efforts by a diverse coalition of

Financing Ecosystem Service Markets: Issues and Opportunities

Creator:: Aylward, Bruce, Hartwell, Ray, Lurie, Susan, Duncan, Sally, Institute for Natural Resources, and Ecosystem Economics, LLC
Abstract:: INR’s long-term goal with this and other projects is to help revitalize rural economies and contribute to rural sustainability, while increasing ecosystem restoration and thoughtfully developing ecosystem services markets. To assist in meeting these goals, this project aims to understand and overcome a significant hurdle on the supply side of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: management challenges and developing solutions. It operates as a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional

Greater Bend Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Creator:: Lighthall, Kate
Abstract:: This document outlines the priorities, strategies and action plans for fuels reduction treatments in the greater Bend wildland urban interface. This CWPP also addresses special areas of concern and makes recommendations for reducing structural vulnerability and creating defensible spaces in communities at risk. It is intended to be a living...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: Fortner Deschutes County Todd Hansen Resident Paul & Lorene Heavirland Resdents Blair James Resident

Clackamas County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Creator:: Clackamas County Community Wildfire Protection Plan Committee
Abstract:: The Clackamas CWPP is a consolidated reference documenting wildfire hazards, prevention and response efforts, and resource sharing information for all participating local, state and federal fire agencies. It improves upon historical fire planning efforts by providing a more localized and accurate approach for determining wildfire hazards and implementing best practices...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: ................................................................... 89 Resource A: Acronym List, Definitions, and Policies

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation

Creator:: Jodi Stemler Consulting
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Wildlife Agencies); Ashley Dayer (Cornell Lab of Ornithology and Intermountain West Joint Venture); Todd

Status of Oregon's Bull Trout. Distribution, Life History, Limiting Factors, Management Considerations, and Status

Creator:: Buchanan, David V., Hanson, Mary L., Hooton, Robert M., and Oregon. Department of Fish and Wildlife
Abstract:: The purpose of this document is to summarize the best scientific information presently available for bull trout (Salvelimus confluentus) throughout Oregon and to review their historical and current status. What started out as a relatively simple exercise to review and update the status report by Ratliff and Howell (1992) based...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Metolius River Another masterpiece from Mother Nature Emerald green waters, dark and icy cold A huge

Biological opinion on effects of issuance of license for McKenzie (Bigelow) Hydropower Project on Upper Willamette River chinook salmon, its proposed critical habitat, and bull trout

Creator:: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region and National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Region
Abstract:: On March 24, 1999, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published its final decision to list the Upper Willamette River evolutionarily significant unit (ESU) of chinook salmon as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The effective date for the final listing was May 24, 1999, and the ESU is...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ................................................................................................................................. 1 A. Objective of this Consultation

Conservation strategy for landbirds in the Columbia Plateau of Eastern Oregon and Washington

Creator:: Altman, Bob, Holmes, Aaron, and Oregon-Washington Partners in flight
Abstract:: Bird conservation plan prepared by Oregon / Washington Partners in Flight containg strategies for the long-term maintenance of healthy bird populations in the Columbia Plateau of Eastern Washington and Oregon.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: C:\a\Birds\Orgs_NABCI_PIF\P I F\OR-WA PIF\Bird Conservation

The heritage program: 25 years old and looking ahead assessing the future of the heritage program : final report

Creator:: Gaines, Lisa and Kagan, Jimmy
Abstract:: Over the last 25 years numerous approaches, understandings, and perceptions about natural areas have changed – changes which affect the relevance of programs such as the Heritage Program. As one participant stated, “the complexity of science in general has been humbling”. The last 25 years has shown many assumptions and...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ............................................................................................... 18 APPENDIX A: Comments From Stakeholders

LaPine Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Creator:: Lighthall, Kate
Abstract:: The mission of the Greater La Pine Community Wildfire Protection Plan is to protect against loss of life, property and natural resources as the result of wildland fire. This CWPP outlines priorities, strategies and action plans for fuels reduction treatments in the wildland urban interface. It also addresses special areas...
Resource Type:: Working Paper
Full Text:: Gustafson Fire Chief La Pine Rural Fire Protection District Todd Hansen Olympic Resource Management Fred

Wallowa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Creator:: Wallowa County CWPP Core Planning Committee
Abstract:: The Wallowa County Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) enhances collaboration with wildland fire protection agencies to reduce the impact of wildfire on lives, property, and the landscape and to coordinate management of Wallowa County wildland-urban interface (WUI) lands in a manner that protects communities and local values at risk from...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Commissioner ~ a f e &.AA&& 7/ z U/@L Ben ~osdel l , Wallowa County Commissioner Date Todd Evans

Proposed modification of the Tillamook Bay and bar project

Creator:: Lynn D. Steiger & Associates
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: been prepared in response to a resolution adopted on May 6, 1969 by the Committee of Public Works of

Wasco County, Oregon : Community wildfire protection plan

Creator:: Wasco County (Or.) and Hulbert, James H.
Abstract:: 78 pp. Bookmarks supplied by UO. Includes maps. Published December 21, 2005.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: .......................................................................................................................... 7 A. STEP ONE: CONVENE DECISION MAKERS

2004 Oregon Fire Program Review: Final Report

Creator:: Behan, Jeff
Abstract:: Oregon’s Protection from Fire Program is the largest program within the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF). The program provides wildfire protection on about 15.8 million acres of mostly privately-owned Oregon forestland. Private and state interests in protecting Oregon forests from fire have been intertwined since the early 1900s when ODF...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ........................................................................................................................................................39 Appendix A: Oregon Department of Forestry – Budget Note #3

Tidal wetland prioritization for the Smith River Watershed: Umpqua River Estuary of Oregon

Creator:: Brophy, Laura S. and So, Khemarith
Abstract:: This prioritization is designed to provide strategic focus for tidal wetland conservation and restoration actions undertaken in partnership with willing landowners. The study highlights land areas in the Smith River Watershed (within the Umpqua River estuary) where tidal wetland restoration or conservation action may offer the biggest ecological “bang for...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: project. We were assisted by the donation of a helicopter overflight provided by the U.S. Coast Guard

Tidal wetland prioritization for the Nehalem River estuary

Creator:: Brophy, Laura S. and So, Khemarith
Abstract:: This prioritization is designed to provide strategic focus for tidal wetland conservation and restoration actions undertaken in partnership with willing landowners. The study highlights land areas in the Nehalem River estuary where tidal wetland restoration or conservation action may offer the biggest ecological “bang for the buck” – that is,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: .............................................................................................................................. 30 Appendix A. Restoration principles

The Oregon land use system: an assessment of selected goals : draft final report

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: In 2008, the Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD) asked the Institute for Natural Resources (INR) to assess whether the Oregon Land Use Program, as designed, is helping the state meet its land use goals. More specifically, this intensive but highly time-limited research effort set out to answer the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Hallyburton Department of Land Conservation and Development Todd Jarvis OSU Institute for Water and

Tidal wetland prioritization for the Umpqua River Estuary

Creator:: Brophy, Laura S. and So, Khemarith
Abstract:: This prioritization is designed to provide strategic focus for tidal wetland conservation and restoration actions undertaken in partnership with willing landowners. The stufy highligts land areas in the Umpqua River Estuary where tidal wetland restoration or conservation action may offer the biggest ecological "bang for the buck" - that is,...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . We were assisted by the donation of a helicopter overflight provided by the U.S. Coast Guard, North

Restoration and enhancement program for Tillamook Bay, Oregon : volume 1: improvement project evaluations and program strategy : draft

Creator:: The Research Group (Corvallis, Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association Or.)
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Program Strategy A Demonstration of Ecological Restoration and Enhancement for Economic and

Chetco, Oregon dredged material disposal site designation : draft environmental impact statement

Creator:: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Water Division and United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Water Resources Assessment
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , a specific evaluation by the Corps must be made according to EPA's ocean dumping criteria. EPA makes

Information and tools to conserve and restore Great Basin ecosystems

Creator:: Chambers, Jeanne C.
Abstract:: Keywords: Ecosystem health, Great Basin, Conservation of Natural Resources
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: expansion, and altered fire regimes. A warming climate is magnifying the effects of these threats and

Streamflow requirements of salmonids

Creator:: Giger, Richard D. and Oregon. Wildlife Commission. Research Division
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: STREAM HYDROLOGY 83 Hydraulic Geometry of Streams 84 Importance of Water Velocity as a Hydraulic Factor

PNCERS 1998 Annual Report

Creator:: Pacific Northwest Coastal Ecosystems Regional Study
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HM SC 1QH 541.5 .C65 P581 1998 _ a 1 9 9 ANNUAL REPORT March

Lakes Basin Bibliography

Creator:: Avery, Bonnie E.
Abstract:: The Lakes Basin Bibliography consists of over 600 references relating to the natural resources of Oregon’s Lakes Basin. Forty percent of the items listed are available to anyone online though not all links are persistent. The remaining sixty percent are held in at least one library either in print or...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: ................................................................................................................................ 1 I-a: Resources available online: Documents

Greater Sage-grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy

Creator:: Stiver, S. J.
Abstract:: The overall goal of the Greater Sage-grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy (Strategy) is to maintain and enhance populations and distribution of sagegrouse by protecting and improving sagebrush habitats and ecosystems that sustain these populations. This Strategy outlines the critical need to develop the associations among local, state, provincial, tribal, and federal...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: 25th Street Ogden, UT 84401 cmccarthy01@fs.fed.us Michael A. Schroeder Wash. Dept. of Fish

Incentives for biodiversity conservation: an ecological and economic assessment

Creator:: Defenders of Wildlife
Abstract:: This report is an economic and policy assessment of the biological effectiveness and economic efficiency of incentive mechanisms for private landowners to conserve U.S. biodiversity. Its focus is on rural lands that tend to be used for forestry, agriculture and residential purposes.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Economic Assessment DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership

Guano and Thousand-Virgin Sub-basins Watershed Assessment

Creator:: Harney County Watershed Council
Abstract:: The Guano and Thousand-Virgin Sub-basins occupy over 1.8 million acres in Harney and Lake Counties in Oregon. The portions of the sub-basins in Nevada are not assessed in this document. Harney County Watershed Council (HCWC) watershed assessments focus on summarizing data from existing research, resource inventories, and management plans. This...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: 4-23 Appendix A - Glossary

Oregon Sage-Grouse Action Plan

Creator:: Sage-Grouse Conservation Partnership
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Energy Todd Cornett, Oregon Department of Energy Dawn Davis, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

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