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Setting Measurable Goals for Salmon and Watershed Recovery : Examples and Recommendations for the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds

Creator:: O'Mealy, Mikell K.
Abstract:: This report intends to assist the development of biological and habitat goals and objectives for the Oregon Plan on statewide, regional and watershed scales.
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Watershed Enhancement Board, and of Jim Martin, recently retired from the Oregon Department of Fish and

A landscape-scale watershed assessment method to support fish passage restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

Creator:: Zweifel, Justin C.
Abstract:: In 2014, the Washington State Legislature directed the creation of the Fish Barrier Removal Board (FBRB), a multi-entity committee tasked with the development of a statewide strategy for removing anadromous fish barriers. The strategy shall identify watersheds with the greatest potential for salmon and steelhead recovery and implement the removal...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Board Justin C. Zweifel Master of Natural Resources Candidate Oregon State University

Providing long-term funding for watershed management : an evaluation of strategies for the Coquille Watershed Association

Creator:: Anderson, Laura
Abstract:: Salmon restoration has become a major priority in the Pacific Northwest. In the State of Oregon, much of the responsibility for habitat restoration has fallen on local watershed councils, with the majority of their funding coming from state and federal grants. Funding limitations, including the amount of funds allotted to...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Date Created:
Full Text:: allocation decisions from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB, the primary funder of watershed

Watershed management in the Johnson Creek Basin

Creator:: Gerhardt, Nikolaus
Abstract:: The Johnson Creek Basin, Oregon is an example of the physical and jurisdictional problems often associated with watershed urbanization. Implementation of solutions to problems of water quality and quantity in the basin have been hindered by political and social constraints. Reasons for the failure of previous management proposals are analyzed...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: , Oregon exemplifies the consequences of watershed urbanization as well as many of the socio-political

Municipal Water Impacts on Steelhead Trout in the Gales Creek Watershed

Creator:: Smith, Haley B.
Abstract:: This capstone project is presented for the completion of Oregon State University’s (OSU) Master of Natural Resources Program. Water resource reliability in the Pacific Northwest is becoming less dependable, but population and municipal water demand is increasing. The Gales Creek Watershed and its tributary Clear Creek encompass 48,481 acres in...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: watershed in the Upper Willamette Basin of Oregon stretching from the Coast Range to the Willamette River

Assessment of Water Quality Monitoring in Oregon’s Estuaries : Case Study of a Watershed Council Volunteer Monitoring Program

Creator:: Kolkemo, Emily
Abstract:: This project examined a watershed council sponsored volunteer estuary water quality monitoring program, from initial implementation to program status five years later. In addition, literature research and interviews with estuarine experts were conducted in an attempt to devise strategies to strengthen estuary water quality monitoring programs within the state of...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: . Funding for watershed councils is provided primarily through the Oregon Watershed and Enhancement Board

The application of geographic information systems for delineation and classification of tidal wetlands for resource management of Oregon’s coastal watersheds

Creator:: Scranton, Russell W.
Abstract:: Resource managers of Oregon’s tidal wetlands require an improved GIS layer for management of existing tidal wetland habitat and areas considered for tidal wetland restoration. A reconnaissance project was initiated, such that interpretations of remote sensing data, the National Wetland Inventory, Oregon Estuary Plan Book and additional management tools were...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Oregon’s Coastal Watershed Tidal Wetland

Evaluating Watershed Plans : Assessing Initial Outputs of the Streamflow Restoration Act in Washington State

Creator:: Dawson, Elisa A.
Abstract:: As of September 2020, three of the outputs mandated under the Streamflow Restoration Act have been completed. However, little has been done to assess the quality of these plans. By using the Characteristics of Plan Quality That Serve as Evaluation Criteria to evaluate the plans completed so far, this research...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Evaluating Watershed Plans Assessing Initial

Marys River Watershed restoration planning by using a multiple-objective decision-support tool, RESTORE

Creator:: Nishioka, Kimitake
Abstract:: Effective watershed restoration planning and prioritization is often very difficult because decision making typically involves a large number of alternatives evaluated on the basis of multiple and often conflicting technical, social, economic, and environmental objectives and criteria. In order to solve such complex decision making problems, multiobjective decision making (MODM)...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Valley in northwestern Oregon, for methods to develop restoration projects for Marys River watershed. I

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into the Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed

Creator:: Reilly, Melissa S.
Abstract:: The impacts of climate change are being observed worldwide. However, some regions and context specific situations make particular areas more vulnerable to the impacts than others. Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed (KRW) is on the front lines of climate change and may be especially vulnerable to the impacts due to distinct...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed By Melissa S. Reilly ********* A

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Setting Measurable Goals for Salmon and Watershed Recovery : Examples and Recommendations for the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds

A landscape-scale watershed assessment method to support fish passage restoration in Puget Sound, Washington State: An analysis for the Fish Barrier Removal Board

Providing long-term funding for watershed management : an evaluation of strategies for the Coquille Watershed Association

Watershed management in the Johnson Creek Basin

Municipal Water Impacts on Steelhead Trout in the Gales Creek Watershed

Assessment of Water Quality Monitoring in Oregon’s Estuaries : Case Study of a Watershed Council Volunteer Monitoring Program

The application of geographic information systems for delineation and classification of tidal wetlands for resource management of Oregon’s coastal watersheds

Evaluating Watershed Plans : Assessing Initial Outputs of the Streamflow Restoration Act in Washington State

Marys River Watershed restoration planning by using a multiple-objective decision-support tool, RESTORE

Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into the Management of Alaska’s Kenai River Watershed

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