In the United States during the last 30 years there has been a shift from extractive natural resource-based economies of the Old West to a New West defined by environmental protection. Over the past century, a growing national support for environmental protection has influenced a lengthening list of national and...
Reintroduction of wolves to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) in 1995-96 provided a rare opportunity to observe the response of an ecosystem to the return of a top predator, including possible reversal of decades of decline of aspen, cottonwood, and tall willows suppressed by intensive herbivory on elk winter ranges. To...
This publication is a guide for protecting, conserving, selecting, maintaining, removing, and replacing trees on development sites in the Pacific Northwest. The guidebook is designed to assist people who work with trees during the development and construction phases of both new and existing projects to keep healthy trees a part...
The paper argues that Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (CEA) can be a suitable
evaluation tool in cases where some of the benefits are difficult to measure
(e.g. habitat protection) and where the tangible benefits are lower than the
cost. An example is polities aiming at protecting a single species in
multispecies fisheries....
The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to guide middle school and high school students into critical thinking about environmental issues. Through keen observation of their bioregion and through an integration of interdisciplinary literature which focuses on Oregon writers, students will be challenged to think, write, and discuss current issues...
Forested landscapes displaying evidence of timber
harvesting have often induced conflicts between forest
managers and the public. Potential conflicts with
neighboring homeowners also has been increasing because of
growing environmental concern and increasing numbers of
neighbors.
Analysis of previous studies suggests that people's
reaction toward forested landscapes will be different...
Bridge Creek is a small stream which runs through the central Oregon high desert region. Ranching, the area's primary industry, was degrading conditions in the stream. A group of ranchers and environmentalists, working as part of the Oregon Watershed Improvement Coalition, forged an agreement on what was needed for a...
A number of thinkers are becoming increasingly persuaded
that our anthropocentric view of nature is inadequate, that we
need a "new morality" with regard to the environment. In this
essay, I argue that an alternative to anthropocentricism is
available to us now-and has been since at least 1836. I look...
The lack of first-hand experience or knowledge about
farming in the general population of the United States is a
concern among scientists as many current environmental
issues are strongly linked to agriculture. Developing
agricultural literacy and an appreciation for our dependance
on limited resources is important for preparing future
generations...