The American Land Institute is proud to present this study, Oregon’s Public Investment in Conservation, Prosperity and Fairness. This is the first major study on a topic that has been largely overlooked in past and current discussions of land use law in Oregon: the nature and extent of property tax...
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Keegan, Charles E., III and Paul E. Polzin, “Trends in the Wood and Paper Assessment Industry:
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Feedback loops involving soil microorganisms can
regulate plant populations. Here, we hypothesize that microorganisms
are most likely to play a role in plant–soil feedback
loops when they possess an affinity for a particular plant and
the capacity to consistently affect the growth of that plant for
good or ill. We...
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collected from two different farm fields
(near St. Charles and East Lansing), and each of these soils
were
Substantial investments in fuel management activities on national forests in the western US are part of a
national strategy to reduce human and ecological losses from catastrophic wildfire and create fire
resilient landscapes. Prioritizing these investments within and among national forests remains a challenge,
partly because a comprehensive assessment that...
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Alan A. Ager a, *, Michelle A. Day b, Charles W. McHugh c, Karen Short c,
Julie Gilbertson-Day d
The management of hazardous materials is a rapidly expanding global concern and the need for Hazardous Materials Management Technicians is increasing to keep up with this demand. During the late 1980's, community and technical colleges began responding to the needs of industry and started developing curriculum for a Hazardous Materials...
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, I am indebted Ruth Elliott, English
instructor and professional editor, for graciously reviewing
NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite, which launched in 2018, carries the Advanced Topographic Laser Altimeter System (ATLAS), a green-wavelength, photon-counting lidar. While ICESat-2’s primary mission focuses on measurement of elevation of ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, and vegetation, ATLAS has also proven remarkably effective at measurement of bathymetry, or water depths. However,...