The purpose of this thesis is to present the results of a study
of the impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program, Title XII of the
Food Security Act of 1985, on the economies of small communities
located in Gilliam, Morrow and Umatilla Counties in Oregon. These
counties are representative of...
Ranchers and resource managers have become concerned about the
role and spread of Cardaria draba (L.) Desv. (whitetop) in the sagebrush
steppe of Northeastern Oregon. This area is an important natural resource
for livestock production and big game winter range.
An area near Keating, Oregon was selected to study the...