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• 1. [Article] Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan : November 2004

  The mission of the Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan is to reduce the risk from wildfire to life, property, and natural resources in Josephine County. An Executive Committee comprised of each of the ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan : November 2004 Author: University of Oregon. Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Program for Watershed and Community Health, Josephine County (Or.) The mission of the Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan is to reduce the risk from wildfire to life, property, and natural resources in Josephine County. An Executive Committee comprised of each of the County’s fire districts, County government, state and federal agencies, and community-based organizations created this vision for the JCIFP and worked collectively to develop goals, objectives and actions that are described within the Plan. Title: Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan : November 2004 Author: University of Oregon. Institute for a Sustainable Environment. Program for Watershed and Community Health, Josephine County (Or.) The mission of the Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan is to reduce the risk from wildfire to life, property, and natural resources in Josephine County. An Executive Committee comprised of each of the County’s fire districts, County government, state and federal agencies, and community-based organizations created this vision for the JCIFP and worked collectively to develop goals, objectives and actions that are described within the Plan. Close

• 2. [Article] Wasco County, Oregon : Community wildfire protection plan

  The plan will assist the county, its communities and fire districts in securing National Fire Plan grants and other funding sources to treat hazard fuel situations and to better prepare residents for wildfires ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Wasco County, Oregon : Community wildfire protection plan Author: Hulbert, James H., Wasco County (Or.) The plan will assist the county, its communities and fire districts in securing National Fire Plan grants and other funding sources to treat hazard fuel situations and to better prepare residents for wildfires that may occur. It includes a strategy with action projects which, when implemented, will decrease the potential for large wildfires in the county and reduce the potential loss of property values and threat to human life. [From the Plan] Title: Wasco County, Oregon : Community wildfire protection plan Author: Hulbert, James H., Wasco County (Or.) The plan will assist the county, its communities and fire districts in securing National Fire Plan grants and other funding sources to treat hazard fuel situations and to better prepare residents for wildfires that may occur. It includes a strategy with action projects which, when implemented, will decrease the potential for large wildfires in the county and reduce the potential loss of property values and threat to human life. [From the Plan] Close

• 3. [Article] North coast explorer: a north coast basin prototype website for natural resource information management

  West Bounding Coordinate: -124.353159; East Bounding Coordinate: -122.942592; North Bounding Coordinate: 46.261906; South Bounding Coordinate: 43.719034

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: North coast explorer: a north coast basin prototype website for natural resource information management Author: Institute for Natural Resources West Bounding Coordinate: -124.353159; East Bounding Coordinate: -122.942592; North Bounding Coordinate: 46.261906; South Bounding Coordinate: 43.719034 Title: North coast explorer: a north coast basin prototype website for natural resource information management Author: Institute for Natural Resources West Bounding Coordinate: -124.353159; East Bounding Coordinate: -122.942592; North Bounding Coordinate: 46.261906; South Bounding Coordinate: 43.719034 Close

• 4. [Article] Assessing Coastal Community Adaptation Scenarios in the Face of Climate Change : A Tillamook County, Oregon Example

  Recent coastal disasters (e.g., Hurricane Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan) and chronic issues (e.g., Florida's "nuisance flooding") provide numerous examples of coastal communities struggling to adapt in the face ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Assessing Coastal Community Adaptation Scenarios in the Face of Climate Change : A Tillamook County, Oregon Example Author: Lipiec, Eva Recent coastal disasters (e.g., Hurricane Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan) and chronic issues (e.g., Florida's "nuisance flooding") provide numerous examples of coastal communities struggling to adapt in the face of climate change impacts. Decision-makers and the public alike must reconcile the lack of "fit" between a rapidly changing environment and the effects of sea level rise, changes to storminess patterns, and possible variations in the frequency and magnitude of major El Niño events with relatively rigid and static governance structures. Work to reduce the impacts of coastal hazards and climate change has occurred periodically in disjointed and disconnected ways in many coastal communities, including those along the Oregon coast. In this thesis, I describe the efforts of a volunteer knowledge to action network within Tillamook County, Oregon, to comprehensively examine alternative future coastal climate and policy scenarios through the use of extensive stakeholder engagement and the spatially explicit modeling framework Envision. Six co-developed coastal adaptation policy scenarios and three climate change scenarios (with 15 random sub-climate simulations each) are evaluated here through a mixed-methods approach. First, the impacts of policy scenario implementation on stakeholder-identified metrics are statistically assessed in comparison to current land use policies (Status Quo). Next, I characterize the feasibility of implementing policy scenarios by reviewing current federal, Oregon state, Tillamook County, and local regulations and by interviewing relevant coastal organizations. The combination of stakeholder engagement, a powerful modeling framework, and the robust evaluation of policy scenario statistical significance and implementation feasibility provides a compelling opportunity to inform decision-making within the coastal communities of Tillamook County and elsewhere. Title: Assessing Coastal Community Adaptation Scenarios in the Face of Climate Change : A Tillamook County, Oregon Example Author: Lipiec, Eva Recent coastal disasters (e.g., Hurricane Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan) and chronic issues (e.g., Florida's "nuisance flooding") provide numerous examples of coastal communities struggling to adapt in the face of climate change impacts. Decision-makers and the public alike must reconcile the lack of "fit" between a rapidly changing environment and the effects of sea level rise, changes to storminess patterns, and possible variations in the frequency and magnitude of major El Niño events with relatively rigid and static governance structures. Work to reduce the impacts of coastal hazards and climate change has occurred periodically in disjointed and disconnected ways in many coastal communities, including those along the Oregon coast. In this thesis, I describe the efforts of a volunteer knowledge to action network within Tillamook County, Oregon, to comprehensively examine alternative future coastal climate and policy scenarios through the use of extensive stakeholder engagement and the spatially explicit modeling framework Envision. Six co-developed coastal adaptation policy scenarios and three climate change scenarios (with 15 random sub-climate simulations each) are evaluated here through a mixed-methods approach. First, the impacts of policy scenario implementation on stakeholder-identified metrics are statistically assessed in comparison to current land use policies (Status Quo). Next, I characterize the feasibility of implementing policy scenarios by reviewing current federal, Oregon state, Tillamook County, and local regulations and by interviewing relevant coastal organizations. The combination of stakeholder engagement, a powerful modeling framework, and the robust evaluation of policy scenario statistical significance and implementation feasibility provides a compelling opportunity to inform decision-making within the coastal communities of Tillamook County and elsewhere. Close

• 5. [Article] Because they joined the grange

  Originally a graduate research paper produced in 1981, the report contains brief histories, often oral, of the six grange halls of Benton County, Oregon collected over 30 years ago. Included are photographs ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Because they joined the grange Author: Stephenson, Garry Originally a graduate research paper produced in 1981, the report contains brief histories, often oral, of the six grange halls of Benton County, Oregon collected over 30 years ago. Included are photographs and other resources such as original drawings. The report is a digital copy of the original paper and has been reproduced as a response to present day efforts by young farmers to revitalize grange halls. A preface puts the report in current context. It is published by the Oregon State University Small Farms Program. Title: Because they joined the grange Author: Stephenson, Garry Originally a graduate research paper produced in 1981, the report contains brief histories, often oral, of the six grange halls of Benton County, Oregon collected over 30 years ago. Included are photographs and other resources such as original drawings. The report is a digital copy of the original paper and has been reproduced as a response to present day efforts by young farmers to revitalize grange halls. A preface puts the report in current context. It is published by the Oregon State University Small Farms Program. Close

• 6. [Article] Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation

  I assessed potential barriers to dispersal using homing tendency and investigated the movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after short distance translocations ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation Author: Lawes, Timothy J. (Timothy James) I assessed potential barriers to dispersal using homing tendency and investigated the movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after short distance translocations in southeastern Oregon from June – December 2008. I captured, radio marked, and translocated 59 pygmy rabbits 1-2 km across landscapes with (1) continuous big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) cover (n = 19), (2) fragmented patches of big sagebrush cover (n = 19), or (3) continuous big sagebrush cover bisected by a road (n = 21). Radio telemetry was used to monitor the movements and document the fates of translocated individuals. Logistic regression was used to compare the odds of homing among landscapes after accounting for sex and displacement distance of individuals. Geographic information systems (GIS) analysis and spatial analysis software (FRAGSTATS) were used to explore the post-release movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits that failed to home. Only 15% of translocated pygmy rabbits successfully homed to ˂ 150 m of their original capture locations. Individuals translocated across fragmented landscapes with little cover of big sagebrush were the most likely to home, whereas rabbits translocated across continuous big sagebrush cover bisected by a road were least likely to home. Of the pygmy rabbits that did not home, those translocated across fragmented landscapes moved the farthest (x¯ = 0.95 km, SE = 0.29 km) from their release sites prior to settlement. Individuals that were transported across continuous big sagebrush cover, with and without roads, settled an average of 0.45 (SE = 0.06 km) and 0.35 km (SE = 0.05 km) from their release sites, respectively. There was a general trend of pygmy rabbits settling closer to their release sites as big sagebrush cover increased. Pygmy rabbits also settled on sites that, on average, had greater big sagebrush cover, higher landscape connectivity, and fewer but larger patches of big sagebrush than were present at their capture sites. Current or past presence of conspecifics also appeared to be a factor in selection of settlement sites by pygmy rabbits. Results of this study indicated that pygmy rabbits were capable of making long distance movements across landscapes with fragmented big sagebrush cover. In addition, pygmy rabbits were observed crossing secondary roads, but they often settled in the dense big sagebrush along road edges where there was increased risk of coyote (Canis latrans) predation. Results of this study suggested that successful translocation of wild pygmy rabbits will require selection of release locations with continuous big sagebrush cover and a history of pygmy rabbit presence. Managers should expect to lose a percentage of pygmy rabbits to homing attempts, post-release dispersal, and predation after translocation, so the release of large numbers of individuals may be required to establish resident populations. Title: Potential barriers to movements and habitat selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after experimental translocation Author: Lawes, Timothy J. (Timothy James) I assessed potential barriers to dispersal using homing tendency and investigated the movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) after short distance translocations in southeastern Oregon from June – December 2008. I captured, radio marked, and translocated 59 pygmy rabbits 1-2 km across landscapes with (1) continuous big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) cover (n = 19), (2) fragmented patches of big sagebrush cover (n = 19), or (3) continuous big sagebrush cover bisected by a road (n = 21). Radio telemetry was used to monitor the movements and document the fates of translocated individuals. Logistic regression was used to compare the odds of homing among landscapes after accounting for sex and displacement distance of individuals. Geographic information systems (GIS) analysis and spatial analysis software (FRAGSTATS) were used to explore the post-release movements and settlement site selection of pygmy rabbits that failed to home. Only 15% of translocated pygmy rabbits successfully homed to ˂ 150 m of their original capture locations. Individuals translocated across fragmented landscapes with little cover of big sagebrush were the most likely to home, whereas rabbits translocated across continuous big sagebrush cover bisected by a road were least likely to home. Of the pygmy rabbits that did not home, those translocated across fragmented landscapes moved the farthest (x¯ = 0.95 km, SE = 0.29 km) from their release sites prior to settlement. Individuals that were transported across continuous big sagebrush cover, with and without roads, settled an average of 0.45 (SE = 0.06 km) and 0.35 km (SE = 0.05 km) from their release sites, respectively. There was a general trend of pygmy rabbits settling closer to their release sites as big sagebrush cover increased. Pygmy rabbits also settled on sites that, on average, had greater big sagebrush cover, higher landscape connectivity, and fewer but larger patches of big sagebrush than were present at their capture sites. Current or past presence of conspecifics also appeared to be a factor in selection of settlement sites by pygmy rabbits. Results of this study indicated that pygmy rabbits were capable of making long distance movements across landscapes with fragmented big sagebrush cover. In addition, pygmy rabbits were observed crossing secondary roads, but they often settled in the dense big sagebrush along road edges where there was increased risk of coyote (Canis latrans) predation. Results of this study suggested that successful translocation of wild pygmy rabbits will require selection of release locations with continuous big sagebrush cover and a history of pygmy rabbit presence. Managers should expect to lose a percentage of pygmy rabbits to homing attempts, post-release dispersal, and predation after translocation, so the release of large numbers of individuals may be required to establish resident populations. Close

• 7. [Article] Conversations across the Food System: A report on food, agriculture, and the people of Southeast Oregon 2009

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Conversations across the Food System: A report on food, agriculture, and the people of Southeast Oregon 2009 Author: Weaver, Katie Title: Conversations across the Food System: A report on food, agriculture, and the people of Southeast Oregon 2009 Author: Weaver, Katie Close

• 8. [Article] A Tale of Two Counties: Exploring Co-Produced Coastal Adaptation Strategies in Tillamook County, OR and Grays Harbor County, WA

  Coastal communities throughout the US West Coast and elsewhere are facing the daunting task of preparing for climate change impacts, particularly the hazards from increased flooding and erosion. With sea-level ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A Tale of Two Counties: Exploring Co-Produced Coastal Adaptation Strategies in Tillamook County, OR and Grays Harbor County, WA Author: Evans-Wilent, Janan K. Coastal communities throughout the US West Coast and elsewhere are facing the daunting task of preparing for climate change impacts, particularly the hazards from increased flooding and erosion. With sea-level rise, changing storminess patterns, and possible changes to the frequency and severity of major El Niño events, communities are already implementing emergency responses in order to protect infrastructure, beach access, and property. Recent studies show that despite the vast information available on coastal hazards and expected risks, few coastal adaptation plans with long-term climate change planning have been successfully implemented. Most likely, this lack of implementation is due to a disconnect between scientists and decision-makers; despite the availability of relevant science and tools, local decision-makers are burdened by not only deciphering the scientific information but also executing complex and costly coastal adaptation strategies without clear quantitative analysis at a regional level. Our approach to increasing the usability of coastal adaptation planning is to co-develop decision-support tools with ‘Knowledge to Action Networks’ (KTANs) and use Envision, a multi agent-based framework for modeling alternative futures. In this thesis, we review the co-produced coastal adaptation policies being explored by KTANs in both Tillamook County, OR and Grays Harbor County, WA, two regions of the US West Coast that have experienced vastly different coastal evolution in the last few decades and therefore have significant differences in their exposure to coastal flood and erosion hazards. We examine how variations in local priorities drive the co-development of different policies and policy scenario narratives across the two locations, and how metrics of importance to local stakeholders (e.g., the number of buildings impacted by flooding) change over time under different climate and policy scenarios. We also explore the scalability of this approach, and provide recommendations for continuing to utilize the co-developed alternative futures process. By collaborating with regional decision-makers on the project from the beginning, this work aims to co-develop usable, quantitative information and alternative adaptation policy scenarios for local communities that will promote coastal hazard resilience. Title: A Tale of Two Counties: Exploring Co-Produced Coastal Adaptation Strategies in Tillamook County, OR and Grays Harbor County, WA Author: Evans-Wilent, Janan K. Coastal communities throughout the US West Coast and elsewhere are facing the daunting task of preparing for climate change impacts, particularly the hazards from increased flooding and erosion. With sea-level rise, changing storminess patterns, and possible changes to the frequency and severity of major El Niño events, communities are already implementing emergency responses in order to protect infrastructure, beach access, and property. Recent studies show that despite the vast information available on coastal hazards and expected risks, few coastal adaptation plans with long-term climate change planning have been successfully implemented. Most likely, this lack of implementation is due to a disconnect between scientists and decision-makers; despite the availability of relevant science and tools, local decision-makers are burdened by not only deciphering the scientific information but also executing complex and costly coastal adaptation strategies without clear quantitative analysis at a regional level. Our approach to increasing the usability of coastal adaptation planning is to co-develop decision-support tools with ‘Knowledge to Action Networks’ (KTANs) and use Envision, a multi agent-based framework for modeling alternative futures. In this thesis, we review the co-produced coastal adaptation policies being explored by KTANs in both Tillamook County, OR and Grays Harbor County, WA, two regions of the US West Coast that have experienced vastly different coastal evolution in the last few decades and therefore have significant differences in their exposure to coastal flood and erosion hazards. We examine how variations in local priorities drive the co-development of different policies and policy scenario narratives across the two locations, and how metrics of importance to local stakeholders (e.g., the number of buildings impacted by flooding) change over time under different climate and policy scenarios. We also explore the scalability of this approach, and provide recommendations for continuing to utilize the co-developed alternative futures process. By collaborating with regional decision-makers on the project from the beginning, this work aims to co-develop usable, quantitative information and alternative adaptation policy scenarios for local communities that will promote coastal hazard resilience. Close

• 9. [Article] Wilson PLHI poster correct size[1].ppt

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Wilson PLHI poster correct size[1].ppt Author: Amsberry, Kelly, Wilson, Courtney, Meinke, Robert J. Title: Wilson PLHI poster correct size[1].ppt Author: Amsberry, Kelly, Wilson, Courtney, Meinke, Robert J. Close

• 10. [Article] Wilson PLHI poster correct size.pdf

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Wilson PLHI poster correct size.pdf Author: Amsberry, Kelly, Wilson, Courtney, Meinke, Robert J. Title: Wilson PLHI poster correct size.pdf Author: Amsberry, Kelly, Wilson, Courtney, Meinke, Robert J. Close