In collecting our representative flowering
plants, we have endeavored to secure a specimen of each
common genus of annuals and biennials as well as a few
shrubs. The notes, drawings, and classification of fifty of these plants constitute the main part of our thesis. Following are the classifications of various...
Prairie-oak ecosystems in the Willamette Valley, Oregon have experienced habitat loss and degradation; most of these ecosystems are fragmented into smaller patches. Prairie-oak butterfly species, in the Willamette Valley, have decreased dramatically due to loss or degradation of habitat. More research is needed on sustaining the populations of butterflies in...
This book contains descriptions of 15 native and 16 nonnative fish (including origin, distribution, key characteristics, size, distinguishing features, color, diet, and other remarks) found in the Willamette River Basin's seasonal watercourses, with over a hundred photos to aid in identification. It also offers a succinct explanation of the Willamette...
This thesis is a documentation of a selected number of nineteenth century quilts studied by the investigator in the Willamette Valley.
The quilts were located in museums and in individual's homes. A questionnaire, that was developed for this study of quilts, was
filled out as each quilt was examined. Slides...
The future expansion of agricultural production in the Willamette
Valley will depend to a large degree upon the feasibility of introducing
irrigated agriculture on the poorly drained soils in the Valley. A
r earch program has been initiated to investigate the feasibility of
rigation on poorly drained soils with the...