Land application of industrial wastewater with high levels of nitrogen requires
adequate management practices to prevent groundwater pollution by nitrates. In this study
a predictive computerized model was developed for nitrate leachate concentrations
resulting from land application of wastewater onto crop systems including poplars. The
study included a literature review,...
Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity where participants (geocachers) utilize a handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or smartphone to download coordinates in order to navigate to the location of a hidden container, a geocache. Since its inception in 2000 geocaching has grown exponentially. The potential ecological and recreation management...
Several large wildfires in southwestern Oregon during the summers of 2001 and 2002 provided the opportunity to investigate the impacts of wildfire on northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis caurina). I used radio-telemetry and demographic surveys to describe demographic performance and habitat selection of spotted owls in the areas burned by...