The connection of fish depending upon water quality, which depends on habitat, which in turn depends upon land use, is
accepted. This paper explores the land use to water quality part. Twenty years ago water quality was degraded largely by
point sources of pollutants coming out of pipes. Regulations, discharge...
Western land development initiatives by the federal government led to a fragmented ownership in much of
western Oregon. A project to examine the feasibility of voluntary land exchanges between public and private owners to
increase ecological health of fish and other species in Umpqua Basin while maintaining timber supply has...
A multidisciplinary team of scientists (Appendix 1) examined 10 of the 16 environmental benchmarks that are tracked by the Oregon Progress Board. The intent of the environmental benchmarks is to provide a fair assessment of the status and trends of Oregon's environmental health. The scientists were asked to clarify benchmark...