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  • The origin and characteristics of soil mounds and patterned ground in North Central Oregon

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    Nelson, Clark A.
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    Sections of the landscape in north central Oregon are dominated by numerous soil mounds surrounded by stone rings. Mounds vary in size and shape depending on slope and mound density. Internal soil mass is free of stones to the bedrock level and is covered by successive layers of volcanic ash....
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    GROUND IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON by CLARK A. NELSON A Research Paper submitted to The Department of

  • The characterization of commercial agriculture: a test of the Delphi Expert Opinion Method

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    Nelson, David Alex
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    Oregon's land use planning program to preserve the agricultural land base and to maintain the agricultural economy is dependent on detailed information concerning the structure of commercial agricultural enterprises. This information is presently incomplete and it was the purpose of this research to test a systematic technique for collecting it....
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    ALEX NELSON A RESEARCH PAPER submitted to THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY in partial fulfillment of the

  • Meeting the Night : The Science and Mystery of an Endangered Habitat

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    Sisson, Jill
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    Night is an extraordinary resource. Unlike air, water, or soil, nighttime is a spatio-temporal phenomenon, which leads to many crucial roles. It provides refuge to wildlife species, triggers hormonal and behavioral responses among a wide variety of organisms, and serves as an essential migratory backdrop for species that navigate by...
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    ://www.soundtracker.com/about-gordon-hempton/. Accessed 25 Nov. 2016. Ising, H. and B. Kruppa. “Health Effects Caused

  • Slash-pile biomass estimations and Carbon Cycling in the Coastal Temperate Rainforest of the Pacific Northwest

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    Winterbourne, Amber H. S.
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    Logging residue (slash) consists primarily of the branches and treetops of harvested merchantable timber; excluding snags, downed logs, and stumps. Residues may be scattered about the harvest unit, concentrated in slash-piles (SP), or both depending on the harvest method and equipment used. Accurate estimates of residue biomass are useful to...
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  • Effects of land use policy on urban growth rates in the Willamette Valley, Oregon

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    Davis, Ellen and Davis, Ellen H.
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    This study seeks to determine the correlation between changes in statewide land use planning policies and the resulting periods of high or low urban growth in the Willamette Valley, Oregon using automated classification methods and freely available satellite imagery. To protect its farms, forests and open spaces, Oregon became the...
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    RATES IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, OREGON By Ellen H. Davis A Research Paper

  • Market opportunities for Pacific whiting

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    Peters, Gregory
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    HIGHLIGHTS HISTORICAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT Headed and gutted (H&G) is the only product form of Pacific whiting which has been successfully developed by the domestic west coast seafood industry. This success is attributed to the development of a production and marketing concept which minimized enzyme and texture related quality problems. Attempts...
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    HIGHLIGHTS HISTORICAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT Headed and gutted (H&G) is the only product form of Pacific whiting

  • Benefits and Trends of Sustainable Building Initiatives in Parks and Protected Areas

    Creator:
    Shelow, Zachary
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    Ensuring sustainable development is a growing societal concern, providing rationale to examine the current role and efforts towards implementing sustainable building initiatives within the United States. Sustainable building initiatives refer to the design, operation, and maintenance of a building while considering its conservation efforts and pollution reduction performance. These initiatives...
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    ................................................................................................................................64 APPENDIX H

  • The Case for Remote Monitoring: Evidence from Kenya

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    Dunn, Zachary A.
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    International development projects aimed at alleviating poverty often fall short when it comes to capacity for operation and maintenance. As a case in point, today it is estimated one-third of all African wells have fallen into disrepair due to lack of effective management, corresponding to as many as 250,000 broken...
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    part to the work of several development economists, namely Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo, who

  • Recreation potentials of the islands and marshes adjacent to the Intracoastal Waterway

    Creator:
    Burgess, Linda Louise
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    Few Americans are aware of the tremendous recreation potentials along the banks of the Intracoastal Waterway, mainly because they are unaware of the existence and extent of the toll-free Waterway. This study attempts to categorize and locate some of the attractions that can be explored along the two thousand miles...
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    ISLAND 26 U. S. ARMY - :. M A S S A C H V S ( r T N TONT BAY ISLANDS- 5'- 8 A Y V V A,rhor,ed OrplU

  • Unalaska, Alaska : social capital and a plastic bag ban

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    Montier-Burke, Virginia Dee
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    This study aimed to explore the relationship between grassroots activism, in the form of a plastic bag ban, and social capital. I postulated that grassroots activism would lead to higher levels of social capital. The data was collected through a survey distributed on community bulletin boards, an announcement at a...
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