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The water and energy dynamics of an old-growth seasonal temperate rainforest

Creator:: Link, Timothy E.
Abstract:: In the Pacific Northwest (PNW), concern about the impacts of climate and land cover change on water resources, flood-generating processes, and ecosystem dynamics emphasize the need for a mechanistic understanding of the interactions between forest canopies and hydrological processes. A detailed measurement and modeling program during the 1999 and 2000...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: dynamics emphasize the need for a mechanistic understanding of the interactions between forest canopies

Citizen-agency interactions : an investigation of postfire environments

Creator:: Olsen, Christine Shaw
Abstract:: Wildfire management has grown increasingly complex in recent years, particularly in the West and in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) where a steady population growth has resulted in greater risk to people and property. Recent trends suggest the process of recovering from large fires (>100,000 acres) will become increasingly important to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: agencies and communities (National Interagency Fire Center 2007). However, many forest management

Communicating the wildland fire message : an investigation of agency outreach strategies

Creator:: Toman, Eric Lee
Abstract:: Wildfire impacts have increased in recent years. The management response outlined by recent policy initiatives (e.g., the National Fire Plan, Healthy Forests Restoration Act) emphasizes the use of prescribed fire and mechanized thinning to reduce the risk of future fire events. These policies also call for an unprecedented level of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of Philosophy in Forest Resources presented on September 20. 2005. Title: Communicating the

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:: National Monument and Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3720 Port of

A Case Study in the Role of Values in Discourse and Consensus in Pacific Northwest Forest Collaboratives

Creator:: Karnstein, Mackenzie R.
Abstract:: Collaborative governance plays a significant role in forest management on public land in the Pacific Northwest. The method of governance offers the unique ability to engage a diverse range of stakeholders to reach consensus regarding forest management action. Evaluating the dynamics of the collaborative and its members is essential to...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: ) addresses land use decisions on the Mt. Adams Ranger District on Gifford Pinchot National Forest, a federal

U.S. Forest Service wilderness management: problems and management methods of four wilderness areas in the Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Werner, Ann Claire
Abstract:: Increasing wilderness use, and the uneven distribution of use within wilderness areas, have contributed to management problems. Problems associated with some heavily visited areas are in conflict with the intent of the Wilderness Act of 1964. One of the constraints hindering optimal management has been the decentralized nature of the...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Forest; 3) Goat Rocks Wild- erness in the Gifford Pinchot and Snoqualmie National Forests; and 4) Mt

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

Creator:: Ranseen, Susanne N.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the Schultz Fire as a case study to explain the complex history of fire suppression management in America’s forests, and to gain further understanding of how management practices have affected the increase in fire severity levels and how forests respond to such a disturbance. The thesis objectives...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Francisco Peaks in the Coconino National Forest. Started by an abandoned campfire in a popular hiking

Case Study: Pisgah Nantahala National Forest Plan Revision and American Ginseng Management

Creator:: Swartz, Shawn C.
Abstract:: The Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests (PNNF) are located in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. A center of biological diversity, they are also within a few hours’ drive of much of the population of the United States. Therefore, there are many desires and objectives the public has for how these national...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Case Study: Pisgah Nantahala National Forest Plan Revision and American Ginseng Management

Oregon man-forest relationships and the 1971 Forest Practices Act

Creator:: Sullivan, Michael J.
Abstract:: Since the inception of white settlement, Oregon man-forest relationships have progressively matured. The 1971 Forest Practices Act is the culmination to date of increasing societal concern for the protection of the forest environment and the conservation of its resources. The Act has resulted in an increased employment of forest practices...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: damage to the forest environment, a greater degree of state natural resource agency cooperation and

Landscape occupancy by free ranging cattle in northeast Oregon

Creator:: Wilson, Kerry D.
Abstract:: Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies were employed to evaluate cattle occupancy of three landscape attributes on three different grazing allotments administered by the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in Northeast Oregon. Topographic characteristics of slope; 0-4%, 4-12%, 12-35% and >35% were evaluated as well as north...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: grazing allotments administered by the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in Northeast Oregon. Topographic

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The water and energy dynamics of an old-growth seasonal temperate rainforest

Citizen-agency interactions : an investigation of postfire environments

Communicating the wildland fire message : an investigation of agency outreach strategies

Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats

A Case Study in the Role of Values in Discourse and Consensus in Pacific Northwest Forest Collaboratives

U.S. Forest Service wilderness management: problems and management methods of four wilderness areas in the Pacific Northwest

The Schultz Fire: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on its History, Management, and Ecological Effects

Case Study: Pisgah Nantahala National Forest Plan Revision and American Ginseng Management

Oregon man-forest relationships and the 1971 Forest Practices Act

Landscape occupancy by free ranging cattle in northeast Oregon

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