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Reduction of salmonid predators by chemical treatment

Creator:: Reeher, James A., Hewkin, James A., West, Duane C., and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: The upper drainage of the John Day River system produces summer steelhead and spring chinook salmon. The fish are generally confined to the main stem and its tributaries above Prairie City. The spawning and rearing areas are comparatively free of undesirable fish species, but salmonid smolts migrating downstream must travel...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division 00011 STATE

Biological Assessment and Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for the construction of NOAA's Marine Operations Center-Pacific in Newport, Oregon (Township 11 South, Range 11 West, and Section 17 6th field HUC 171002040303)

Creator:: van Staveren, John, Hawkins, Amy, Tumer, Craig, Groff, Dale, Lomnicky, Gregg, and Pacific Habitat Services, Inc.
Abstract:: This is a Biological Assessment (BA) addressing the potential effects on aquatic species currently listed or proposed for listing under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) from the construction of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Operations Center – Pacific (MOC-P) in Newport, Oregon. The MOC-P is proposed...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: and Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for the construction of NOAA’s Marine Operations Center

Tenmile Lakes partial control of yellow perch, 1964-1965

Creator:: Werner, Richard L. and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: The Tenmile Lakes Project for partial control of warm-water fish was initiated in August of 1964, One qualified fishery biologist and one conservation aide were assigned to do the work. The reduction in assigned personnel was due to lack of funds. Although this was to be a joint project with...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division 011011 844

Habitat improvement to enhance anadromous fish production [Tex Creek]

Creator:: West, Duane C., Reeher, James A., Hewkin, James A., and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: The project objectives were to determine the possibility of raising the subterranean water in adequate amounts by installation of an underground weir; to determine what type of structure would be most feasible; and to formulate a biological evaluation program if the first two objectives were accomplished. Tex Creek, tributary to...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division 00011 8144

State-wide fishery rehabilitation, Unity Reservoir and tributaries segment

Creator:: Sayre, Robert C., Borovicka, Robert L., and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: Unity Reservoir in Baker County, Oregon, was chemically treated with liquid rotenone on October 17, 1962. Approximately 136 miles of streams and diversion ditches and seven small ponds, tributary to the reservoir, were treated with liquid rotenone prior to work on the reservoir. The reservoir at time of treatment contained...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division otION Sr Art

Fall Creek Reservoir : pre-impoundment chemical treatment to remove undesirable fish

Creator:: Swan, Ralph L. and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: Fall Creek Reservoir is a unit of the comprehensive plan of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for flood control and multiple use of the water resources of the upper Willamette Basin. The reservoir is located on Big Fall Creek, nineteen miles southeast of Eugene in Lane County...Undesirable fish...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division ottiON Siam

Nongame fish eradication program, Bully Creek Reservoir and Malheur River segments

Creator:: Bisbee, Lawrence E., Montgomery, Monty L., and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: Rehabilitation of Bully Creek Reservoir, its tributaries, and segments of the Malheur River system was completed in 1963. All waters treated supported large populations of undesirable fish. The treatment procedures are discussed by project segment within the report. A portion of the funds was appropriated by the U. S. Bureau...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division 01101 flirt

Reservoir research

Creator:: Herrig, Richard G. and Oregon. State Game Commission. Fishery Division
Abstract:: The objective of the reservoir research project is to gather and assemble data concerning the game and rough fish populations in Round Butte, Prineville, and Ochoco Reservoirs to enable efficient management of the fisheries. The project has been divided into three different jobs, and these are: a. Job 1 -...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Fishery Division OREGON STATE

An inventory of water diversions in Oregon needing fish screens

Creator:: Nichols, David W. and Oregon. Habitat Conservation Division
Abstract:: This report summarizes the results of work required by Senate Bill (SB) 148, enacted by the Oregon Legislature at its 1989 session and referenced in ORS 498.256. In response to SB 148 the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (Department) developed standards to determine the needs, priorities, and estimated costs...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: David Nichols Habitat Conservation Division Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife December, 1990

Smith Reservoir fuels reduction and habitat treatment

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: – Hazardous Fuel Reduction (PLAN CONFORMANCE AND CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION DETERMINATION) Bureau of Land

Effects of Fuel Reduction Treatments on Surface Fire Behavior in Juniper Woodland Ecosystems

Creator:: Williams, Claire L.
Abstract:: Juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands are native but expanding ecological communities that were historically limited by the natural fire return interval of the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) steppe. These woodlands are often a mix of pinyon pine (Pinus spp.) and juniper that have increased significantly over the last century. This expansion has...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: Effects of Fuel Reduction Treatments on Surface Fire Behavior in

Estimating absence

Creator:: Kincaid, Thomas M.
Abstract:: The problem addressed is absence of a class of objects in a finite set of objects, which is investigated by considering absence of a species and absence in relation to a threshold. Regarding absence of a species, we demonstrate that the assessed probability of absence of the class of objects...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Comparative Characterization of Two Nearshore Rocky Reef Areas: A high-use recreational fishing reef vs. an unfished reef

Creator:: Fox, David, Merems, Arlene, Amend, Mark, Weeks, Hal, Romsos, Chris, and Appy, Marcus
Abstract:: This project has provided the ODFW Marine Habitat Project with a unique opportunity to make a comparative examination of the habitats and fish communities of a heavily fished reef off of Siletz Bay, and a nearly unfished reef off Cape Perpetua. There are over 17,000 angler trips for groundfish out...
Resource Type:: Capstone Project
Full Text:: Wildlife Marine Program Marine Habitat Project March 29, 2004 Table of Contents 1

Naylox fuels reduction units

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: CX-04-05 Naylox Fuels Reduction Units Page 1 Decision Memorandum on Action and for Application of

Bear Wallows fuels reduction

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: DM2, Appendix 1, 1.12 – Hazardous Fuel Reduction (PLAN CONFORMANCE AND CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION

Dog Hollow hazardous fuels reduction and rangeland improvement

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: – Hazardous Fuel Reduction (PLAN CONFORMANCE AND CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION DETERMINATION) Bureau of Land

Gerber Watershed road sediment reduction

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: of No Significant Impact Gerber Watershed Road Sediment Reduction EA OR 014-03-02 Background

LiDAR as Tool for Assessing Hazard Fuel Reduction Projects

Creator:: Olszewski, Julia H.
Abstract:: Land management practices in much of the western US that included wildland fire suppression have led to greater fuel loads than has been typical of historical fire regimes. In response to the increased wildland fire risk, “restoration” has emerged as a forest management goal. Restoration involves removal of uncharacteristic amounts...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: as a Tool for Assessing Hazard Fuel Reduction Projects Abstract approved

Remote detection and predicted locations of NIPF fuel treatments in central Oregon

Creator:: Hall, Michael P.
Abstract:: Fire regimes across the western United States have been altered due to past land management and changing land use. Mitigating increased risks of wildfire occurrence in landscapes such as central Oregon requires landscape level management from both governmental and private organizations. Non-industrial private forest (NIPF) owners manage a relatively small...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: – Fuel reduction costs for the respondent sample, and all NIPF parcels within the study area. Costs

Reducing hazardous fuels on woodland property: thinning

Creator:: Parker, Robert T., Bennett, Max, 1963-, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Thinning is one of the most powerful forest management tools available to landowners for achieving a wide range of goals and objectives. Thinning influences: • Trees’ growth rates and potential economic value • Which species of trees and other plants will be in the stand • Trees’ resistance to insects...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: • Trees’ resistance to insects and disease • Quality of wildlife habitat • Forage production • The stand’s

Decision record Gerber Watershed Road sediment reduction

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Gerber Watershed Road Sediment Reduction EA OR 014-03-02 DECISION Based on site-specific

Tunnel DDR Fuels Reduction And Aspen Restoration

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: would be treated by hand only, with fuels reduction for riparian habitat protection as the primary

The Response of Caspian Terns to Managed Reductions in Nesting Habitat in the Columbia Plateau Region, Washington State, USA

Creator:: Schniedermeyer, Ethan
Abstract:: Declines in populations of anadromous salmonids (Oncorhynchus spp.) in the Columbia River drainage basin have resulted in extensive programs to annually release large numbers of hatchery-raised juvenile salmonids in an effort to support salmonid restoration. The Pacific Flyway population of Caspian terns (Hydroprogne caspia) has grown from around 3,500 nesting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: would decrease as a result of the managed reduction of nesting habitat. We also predicted that terns

Pine Creek fuels reduction and rangeland restoration

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Land Management (BLM) Project Name: Pine Creek Fuels Reduction and Rangeland Restoration CX Log

Oak habitat user guide.pdf

Creator:: Defenders of Wildlife
Abstract:: There are a variety of different approaches are used in the conservation of oak woodlands and savanna. The Oak Habitat Metric is one of several ecological measures that have been developed to help managers determine where to invest limited resources and how to calculate the ecological impact and improvement associated...
Full Text:: the reduction in habitat quality. The difference between the baseline score and the post-development

Running Y Ranch resort interface fuels reduction

Creator:: United States. Bureau of Land Management and Klamath Falls Resource Area
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Project Name: Running Y Ranch Resort Interface Fuels Reduction

Basic principles of forest fuel reduction treatments

Creator:: Agee, James K. and Skinner, Carl N.
Abstract:: Successful fire exclusion in the 20th century has created severe fire problems across the West. Not every forest is at risk of uncharacteristically severe wildfire, but drier forests are in need of active management to mitigate fire hazard. We summarize a set of simple principles important to address in fuel...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: reduction treatments James K. Agee a,*, Carl N. Skinner b a College of Forest Resources, Box 352100

Basic principles of forest fuel reduction treatments

Creator:: Agee, James K. and Skinner, Carl N.
Abstract:: Successful fire exclusion in the 20th century has created severe fire problems across the West. Not every forest is at risk of uncharacteristically severe wildfire, but drier forests are in need of active management to mitigate fire hazard. We summarize a set of simple principles important to address in fuel...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: reduction treatments James K. Agee a,*, Carl N. Skinner b a College of Forest Resources, Box 352100

Oregon strategy for greenhouse gas reductions

Creator:: Governor's Advisory Group on Global Warming and Institute for Natural Resources
Abstract:: The Governor’s Advisory Group on Global Warming developed this Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reduction.1 Governor Ted Kulongoski appointed the Advisory Group early in 2004 to perform this task. This Strategy, if implemented, will complement the agenda of the West Coast Governors’ Global Warming Initiative undertaken by the governors of...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , the less drastic they will have to be to achieve the same emissions reduction result. The Governor’s

An integrated study of mechanical forest fuel reduction: quantifying multiple factors at the stand level

Creator:: Bolding, Michael Chad, 1977-
Abstract:: Recent catastrophic wildfires have forced the forest management community to develop new strategies for reducing forest fuels. Tightly spaced understory trees often create a fire ladder allowing surface fires to encroach into the crowns of overstory trees. This situation can lead to intensive, catastrophic, stand-replacement forest fires. Mechanical removal or...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: reduction. Findings from an integrated commercial operation suggest that comprehensive and intensive

Habitat use by flammulated owls in northeastern Oregon

Creator:: Goggans, Rebecca
Abstract:: The reproductive ecology, diet and habitat used by flammulated owls (Otus flammeolus) during the breeding seasons of 1983 and 1984 were studied in northeastern Oregon. Remote photography was used at 5 nest cavities to record diet; radiotelemetry was used to determine habitat used for home ranges, nesting, roosting and foraging...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Wildlife Science presented on December 10, 1985. Title: Habitat Use by Flamulated

Diving into Diversity: Fish Populations and Climate Resilience in an Endorheic Basin

Creator:: Dew, Aleah
Abstract:: The Goose Lake Basin, situated on the border of Oregon and California, USA, faces significant challenges from drought, wildfire, and other environmental stressors. This region hosts numerous endemic fish species such as the Goose Lake redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss newberri), Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus sp.), Goose Lake tui chub (Siphateles...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: events and its status as priority habitat for native fish. I sampled a subset of 36 sites previously

Individual Habitat Quotas for Fisheries

Creator:: Holland, Daniel S. and Schnier, Kurt E.
Abstract:: Fishery managers in the United States are required to identify and limit adverse consequences of fishing on essential fish habitat. We propose a cap-and-trade system for habitat conservation that would utilize economic incentives to achieve habitat conservation goals cost effectively. Individual quotas of habitat impact units (HIU) would be distributed...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: fishing vessels that are deployed there. Reduction of the habitat stock is a fixed proportion γ of the

Cumulative effects of land use on salmon habitat in southwest Oregon coastal streams

Creator:: Frissell, Christopher Andrew, 1960-
Abstract:: As part of a hierarchical approach to classifying watersheds and stream habitats based on geomorphic and geologic criteria, we defined ten classes of fluvial and lacustrine habitats at the scale of valley segments. Valley segments are landscape units which encompass surface waters and the adjacent floodplains and hillslopes with which...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon will require protection of remaining habitat refugia and reduction of sediment yield from

Trade-offs between management for fire risk reduction and northern spotted owl habitat protection in the dry conifer forests of southern Oregon

Creator:: Comfort, Emily Julia, 1974-
Abstract:: There is a perceived trade-off between fire risk reduction and northern spotted owl habitat protection in dry-conifer forests in southwestern Oregon. Management options for balancing this trade-off need to be sought at the landscape level. Applied landscape ecology suggests three important features to consider are (1) patch size and configuration...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Title: Trade-offs Between Management for Fire Risk Reduction and Northern Spotted Owl Habitat

Cost-Effectiveness of Bycatch and Environmental Damage Reduction Methods

Creator:: Innes, James
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: Reduction Methods CostCost--Effectiveness of Bycatch and Effectiveness of Bycatch and Environmental

Birds in a sagebrush sea: managing sagebrush habitats for bird communities

Creator:: Paige, Christine and Ritter, Sharon A.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ............................................................................................................................................... 2 ECOLOGY OF SAGEBRUSH HABITAT

Female black bear habitat selection and home range ecology in the central Oregon Cascades

Creator:: Vander Heyden, Madeleine
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Habitat Selection and Home Range Ecology in the Central Oregon Cascades. Abstract approved: "U E. Charles

A study of the Columbian black-tailed deer Odocolieus hemionus columbianus (Richardson) and its habitat in Oregon

Creator:: Lindzey, James Shotwell
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: hemionus columbianus (Richardson) and its habitat in Oregon A STUDY OF TriE C0LUiBIAN BLACK-TAIL DE Odo

Fuel Reduction, Seeding, and Vegetation in a Juniper Woodland

Creator:: Kerns, B. K. and Day, M. A.
Abstract:: Western juniper has increased in density and distribution in the interior Pacific Northwest since the late 1800s. Management goals for many juniper woodlands are now focused on reducing tree densities and promoting biodiversity, prompting the use of fuel reduction treatments. Fuel reduction often involves mechanical cutting and disturbances such as...
Resource Type:: Article
Full Text:: Fuel Reduction, Seeding, and Vegetation in a Juniper Woodland

Dimensionality Reduction Techniques for Compositional Data : An Empirical Study

Creator:: George, Rogen
Abstract:: Compositional data is a type of data where the features are non-negative and always sum to a constant. This type of data is frequently encountered in many ﬁelds such as microbiology, geology, economics and natural language processing. Compositional data has unique statistical properties that makes it difficult to apply standard...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Computer Science presented on June 4, 2021. Title: Dimensionality Reduction

On the Relationship between Aquaculture and Reduction Fisheries

Creator:: Asche, Frank and Tveterås, Sigbjørn
Abstract:: Traditional aquaculture has to a large extent used herbivore species with limited requirements for additional feeding. However, in intensive aquaculture production one farm carnivore species like salmon and also feeds herbivore species with fishmeal as this increase growth. This has lead to a growing concern that increased aquaculture production poses...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: On the Relationship between Aquaculture and Reduction Fisheries

Reducing fire risk on your forest property

Creator:: Bennett, Max, 1963-, Fitzgerald, Stephen Arthur, Parker, Bob, Main, Marty L., Perleberg, Andy, Schnepf, Chris, Mahoney, Ronald Lynn, Oregon State University. Extension Service, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: The degree of wildfire risk depends on both the probability of an ignition and the potential for damage or harm (such as loss of trees, homes, or even lives). Recognizing that you may have a high wildfire risk is the first step in doing something about it. Whether you own...
Resource Type:: Technical Report

Relationships between depredation of nests of ground-dwelling birds and habitat structure and pattern

Creator:: Haensly, Thomas F.
Abstract:: Rates of predation on artificial nests and nests of pen-reared ring-necked pheasants (Phasianus colchicus), released in spring, were compared between strip and block habitats at different densities of nests. Nests in strips had rates of predation 4-7 times greater than nests in blocks, regardless of nest density. Differences between successful...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: -dwelling Birds and Habitat Structure and Pattern AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Thomas F. Haensly for the

Home range and habitat use of pileated woodpeckers, western Oregon

Creator:: Mellen, Teresa Kim
Abstract:: Home range and habitat use by pileated woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus) were studied in the Coast Ranges of western Oregon. Radio-telemetry was used to determine home ranges of 11 woodpeckers and habitat use of 14 woodpeckers after young had fledged during summers from 1982 to 1985. Home range size for individual...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Home range and habitat use of pileated woodpeckers, western

Protection, Restoration, and Management of Terrestrial Habitats and Species of the Willamette Sub-Basin

Creator:: Adamus, Paul R.
Abstract:: This report and especially the accompanying Detail Files and MapFiles provide relatively detailed information on status, trends, distribution, limiting factors, and conservation needs of all of the Willamette’s wildlife species, listed plants, and vulnerable habitats. Data on habitat suitability for each species is provided by watershed (170 HUC6s), elevation (6...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Species 31 2.1 Introduction 31 2.2 Focal Habitat: Oak Woodlands 37 2.2.1 Definition 37 2.2.2

What Are We Protecting? the Side-Effects of Spatial Closures As A tool to Mitigate Fisheries Bycatch

Creator:: Abbott, Joshua and Haynie, Alan
Abstract:: In the quest to limit the bycatch of non-target species, marine protected areas (MPAs) have been frequently utilized. MPAs are popular with ecologists and fishery managers because of their relative ease of administration, habitat protection benefits, and the widespread acceptance of MPAs as an instrument of choice for the ecosystem...
Resource Type:: Other
Full Text:: administration, habitat protection benefits, and the widespread acceptance of MPAs as an instrument of choice

The effects of forest fuel reduction on fire severity and long-term carbon storage

Creator:: Mitchell, Stephen Richard
Abstract:: Two forest management objectives being debated in the context of federally managed landscapes in the US Pacific Northwest involve a perceived trade-off between fire restoration and C sequestration. The former strategy would reduce fuel (and therefore C) that has accumulated through a century of fire suppression and exclusion that has...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : The Effects of Forest Fuel Reduction on Fire Severity and Long-term Carbon Storage . ABSTRACT

Habitat-Fisheries Interactions and Destructive Fishing

Creator:: Mikkelsen, Eirik and Armstrong, Claire
Abstract:: The state of habitats is important for their productivity, including for stocks of commercial fish. Some fishing methods can damage habitat or give bycatch of species. Destructive fishing gear has sometimes been introduced without awareness of the direct negative impacts on habitat, and without realising the possible negative indirect impacts...
Resource Type:: Presentation
Full Text:: same factor as effort) «Reduction-factor» Reduction should be larger with larger.. - Habitat size R

A Bayesian approach to habitat suitability prediction

Creator:: Lockett, Daniel Edwin, IV
Abstract:: For the west coast of North America, from northern California to southern Washington, a habitat suitability prediction framework was developed to support wave energy device siting. Concern that wave energy devices may impact the seafloor and benthos has renewed research interest in the distribution of marine benthic invertebrates and factors...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Management presented on March 27, 2012. Title: A Bayesian Approach to Habitat Suitability Prediction

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