The 26-mile stretch of shore extending from Florence to Yachats is one of the most rugged and scenic parts of the Oregon Coast. Along most of this part of the coast the shore is bounded by basalt bedrock of varied types. Through differential erosion of the basalt, the many landforms,...
Stream-restoration projects are usually designed to improve habitat quality for fishes.
These projects manipulate flow patterns, substrate distribution, and amount and
placement of large woody debris. Consequently, they also affect the size and composition
of the aquatic macroinvertebrate community. This research evaluates two types of fish
habitat restoration: off-channel structures...
This study describes the experience of homelessness and pregnancy for seven women and their partners in Lane County, Oregon. Homeless pregnant women provide a unique challenge to health care providers and social workers. These women are at increased risk for many negative factors that could affect their pregnancy outcomes. The...
Sixty nonindustrial small-forest owners were interviewed in
Lane County, Oregon to determine their objectives for forest lands,
and knowledge of and attitudes toward public assistance in forestry.
Owners were randomly sampled from a preselected size class
of 10 to 200 acres. A formal questionnaire was used to measure
forest land...
Over the past decade, changes in health, economic, and social policies have shifted the dying process out of hospitals and into the community. This exploratory,hypothesis-generating study investigated positive and negative caregiving as well as care management resources of community-based end-of-life caregivers and how they related to caregivers' personal growth following...
The Oregon Coast between Yachats and Newport is a narrow, slightly elevated coastal plain. With the exceptions of basalt rock at Yachats and Seal Rock, the bedrock along this segment of the coast is sedimentary. Several Pleistocene marine terrace levels are discernible at places along the plain, and sand dunes,...