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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:: March 28, 2005 Prepared by: Institute for Natural Resources 210 Strand Ag Hall Oregon State

Creator:: Duncan, Sally and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: Presented during the Oregon Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Conference, Redmond, Oregon, April 23, 2010.
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: investment of all kinds in natural resource management •  Link ecosystem service production with willing

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:: Institute for Natural Resources Oregon State University 210 Strand Agricultural Hall Corvallis, OR 97331

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources, Lurie, Sue, Duncan, Sally, Ewing, Amy, Ecosystem Economics, and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
Abstract:: Ecosystem services markets represent potential revenue streams for small- and medium-scale rural agricultural and forest producers, many of whom have faced significant economic downturns over the past several decades. Demand for ecosystem services (ES) in the form of investments by public agencies, mitigation funds from regulated entities, and voluntary payments...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: understanding natural resource management challenges and developing solutions. The Institute for Natural

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources, Lurie, Sue, Duncan, Sally, Ecosystem Economics, and Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council
Abstract:: This report is laid out as a progressive exploration of how the economics of ES production interacts with finance, broadly construed, in actual credit transactions. The inquiry proceeds in several steps. First, the economics of ecosystem services production is explored to provide critical context for potential financing approaches. This section...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: understanding natural resource management challenges and developing solutions. The Institute for Natural

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:: resource management challenges and developing solutions. The Institute for Natural Resources is an

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources, Marine Resource Management Program, and Oregon Sea Grant
Abstract:: The purpose of this report is to characterize the December 2007 storm and long-term storm variability along the Oregon and Washington coast, present the results of a rapid assessment of randomly selected OWEB restoration projects (restoration activities including large wood placement, fish passage, and riparian planting), and based on the...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources and Columbia River Gorge Commission
Abstract:: The Vital Signs Indicators Project incorporates multiple goals, most particularly: 1. Provide a tool upon which to base statutory assessment of the effectiveness of the Management Plan in implementing the Scenic Area Act; 2. Increase performance accountability and tie Commission actions to the purposes of the Act; 3. Foster dialogue...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Prepared by The Institute for Natural Resources Oregon State University for The Columbia

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The project focuses on nonequilibrium ecosystem dynamics, a body of scientific research that characterizes and interprets ecosystem change. INR summarizes knowledge from this field, describes ways in which the current management framework may be inconsistent with scientific findings, and helps identify options for future management. This paper is designed to...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Ecosystem Dynamics: Management Implications for Oregon Institute for Natural Resources, October 13

Creator:: Institute for Natural Resources and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: The research reported here was conducted to identify interests and needs among various sectors of the Oregon agricultural community regarding sustainable agriculture. The study also sought to gauge potential for establishing a program in Oregon to serve those needs.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: R e p o R t November 2008 Prepared by Institute for Natural Resources Oregon State University

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