Local property-owning residents maintain high levels of interest
and awareness regarding a neighboring natural resource complex.
Factors, however, such as proximity, personal interests, use patterns
and economic considerations cause local inhabitants to have an
inaccurate perception of the natural resource complex. The nature
of local resident perception can be analyzed...
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State Water Resources Board, 1965) Two smaller rivers,
Drift Creek and Schooner Creek, also flow into
An earlier request for dredging a channel in the Yaquina River from Yaquina to Toledo having been rejected by Congress, the citizens of the area formed a port district and raised funds to support dredging. In response to this effort, the Army Corps of Engineers recommended the project be undertaken,...
This is a transcript of a meeting between officials of the Army Corps of Engineers and various local stakeholders about a review study of the Yaquina River, and possible improvements the Corps might make to the river. Participants included local officials, representatives of local industries and concerned citizens. Facsimile copies...
This 1965 meeting was prompted by local requests and in response to flooding and high water from the storms of December, 1964-January, 1965. Local stakeholders voiced their concerns about the river to representatives of the Army Corps of Engineers.
Local interests had requested reinforcing dikes and dams in the Toledo and Pooles Slough areas, as well as work in the Mill Four district and Boones and Nutes Sloughs. While the Pooles Slough and Toledo area work was rejected, in the name of flood control work on the Mill Four...
Estuaries are once again emerging as important ecosystems for scientific study. Consequently, knowledge of what research has been conducted helps us identify benchmarks and plan new projects. A comprehensive bibliography of published research, technical reports, local documents, and data sets is one means of recording this knowledge. Yaquina Bay, located...
Oregon's estuaries are important ecosystems for scientific study. Consequently, knowledge of what research has been conducted helps us identify benchmarks and plan new projects. A comprehensive bibliography of published research, technical reports, local documents, and data sets is one means of recording this knowledge. For these reasons, the Guin Library...
Authorizes extensions of the north and south jetties and maintenance dredging to improve the entrance to the harbor at Yaquina Bay. Describes past harbor improvements and expenditures and gives a brief description of the area and economic activities involving the harbor.
The United States' declaration of war on Germany on April 6, 1917 imparted some urgency to harbor improvements. This document describes proposed projects at Yaquina Bay: to extend the south jetty, repair and extend the north jetty, construct a spur jetty and dredge the channel. The justification for these improvements...