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• 101. [Article] Scenic photo of the South Umpqua River above Days Creek

  South Umpqua River photo

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Scenic photo of the South Umpqua River above Days Creek Author: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers South Umpqua River photo Title: Scenic photo of the South Umpqua River above Days Creek Author: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers South Umpqua River photo Close

• 102. [Article] Scenic photos of the South Umpqua River at Tiller

  South Umpqua River photo

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Scenic photos of the South Umpqua River at Tiller Author: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers South Umpqua River photo Title: Scenic photos of the South Umpqua River at Tiller Author: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers South Umpqua River photo Close

• 103. [Article] Instream photo from the Upper Umpqua River

  Photo from the Upper Umpqua River

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Instream photo from the Upper Umpqua River Author: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers Photo from the Upper Umpqua River Title: Instream photo from the Upper Umpqua River Author: Partnership for the Umpqua Rivers Photo from the Upper Umpqua River Close

• 104. [Article] A river loved : facilitating cooperative negotiation of transboundary water resource management in the Columbia River Basin through documentary film

  In transboundary water resources policy and management situations, such as the governance of the Columbia River Basin, complex social, ecological, and economic factors seem to be in irreconcilable competition ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A river loved : facilitating cooperative negotiation of transboundary water resource management in the Columbia River Basin through documentary film Author: Watson, Julie Elkins In transboundary water resources policy and management situations, such as the governance of the Columbia River Basin, complex social, ecological, and economic factors seem to be in irreconcilable competition with one another. However, cooperative negotiation provides an outlet for entities and stakeholders to "expand the pie" and develop creative alternatives for integrated, resilient management. To achieve these goals, it is critical that stakeholders have meaningful dialogue that goes beyond positions to identify the underlying values and interests in the basin. Furthermore, parties must develop a shared understanding of the substantive complexities of the social-ecological system. Collaborative learning allows participants to meet both of these objectives at once, and facilitators can spark collaboration through carefully planned interventions. The goal of this study was to test a carefully crafted "facilitative" documentary film as a facilitation tool to promote dialogue, understanding, and creative scenario development amongst parties. The study has three main components: 1) the resilience and learning analysis of the case study (the Columbia River Treaty) policy situation, 2) the creation of a facilitative film featuring interviews with diverse stakeholders in the basin, and 3) the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the effects of the film in the cooperative negotiation process. The film, A River Loved: A film about the Columbia River and the people invested in its future, premiered at the Universities Consortium Symposium on Columbia River Governance- an informal forum for dialogue held in Kimberley, British Columbia in October 2011. I measured participants' reactions to the film and found substantial support for my hypotheses, concluding that interventions such as facilitative documentary film have great potential to transform complex, multi-stakeholder social-ecological policy situations. Title: A river loved : facilitating cooperative negotiation of transboundary water resource management in the Columbia River Basin through documentary film Author: Watson, Julie Elkins In transboundary water resources policy and management situations, such as the governance of the Columbia River Basin, complex social, ecological, and economic factors seem to be in irreconcilable competition with one another. However, cooperative negotiation provides an outlet for entities and stakeholders to "expand the pie" and develop creative alternatives for integrated, resilient management. To achieve these goals, it is critical that stakeholders have meaningful dialogue that goes beyond positions to identify the underlying values and interests in the basin. Furthermore, parties must develop a shared understanding of the substantive complexities of the social-ecological system. Collaborative learning allows participants to meet both of these objectives at once, and facilitators can spark collaboration through carefully planned interventions. The goal of this study was to test a carefully crafted "facilitative" documentary film as a facilitation tool to promote dialogue, understanding, and creative scenario development amongst parties. The study has three main components: 1) the resilience and learning analysis of the case study (the Columbia River Treaty) policy situation, 2) the creation of a facilitative film featuring interviews with diverse stakeholders in the basin, and 3) the qualitative and quantitative assessment of the effects of the film in the cooperative negotiation process. The film, A River Loved: A film about the Columbia River and the people invested in its future, premiered at the Universities Consortium Symposium on Columbia River Governance- an informal forum for dialogue held in Kimberley, British Columbia in October 2011. I measured participants' reactions to the film and found substantial support for my hypotheses, concluding that interventions such as facilitative documentary film have great potential to transform complex, multi-stakeholder social-ecological policy situations. Close

• 105. [Article] Chapter 1NNWC.mht

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Chapter 1NNWC.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Title: Chapter 1NNWC.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Close

• 106. [Article] Chapter 2 Habitat Protection & E.mht

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Chapter 2 Habitat Protection & E.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Title: Chapter 2 Habitat Protection & E.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Close

• 107. [Article] Chapter 3 Water Quality Improvem.mht

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Chapter 3 Water Quality Improvem.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Title: Chapter 3 Water Quality Improvem.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Close

• 108. [Article] Chapter 4 Public Education and Involvement.mht

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Chapter 4 Public Education and Involvement.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Title: Chapter 4 Public Education and Involvement.mht Author: Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council Close

• 109. [Article] Floodplain emergent wetlands as rearing habitat for fishes and the implications for wetland enhancement

  Seasonal emergent wetlands in the Pacific Northwest have not been regarded traditionally as fish rearing habitat, despite access to such habitat when river flows overtop riverbanks and connect to the floodplain. ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Floodplain emergent wetlands as rearing habitat for fishes and the implications for wetland enhancement Author: Henning, Julie A. Seasonal emergent wetlands in the Pacific Northwest have not been regarded traditionally as fish rearing habitat, despite access to such habitat when river flows overtop riverbanks and connect to the floodplain. As a result, restoration and enhancement projects to remediate for the loss of such wetland habitat are being implemented for waterfowl and other wildlife with little consideration for fishes such as juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.). The objectives of this study were to examine the degree to which fish utilize emergent wetlands and to determine the influence of wetland enhancement on fish communities in the Chehalis River floodplain. Furthermore, I quantified the influence of enhanced wetlands on juvenile coho salmon. A minimum of 18 fish species utilized floodplain wetlands, and the most abundant were three-spine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Both enhanced and unenhanced emergent wetlands had higher abundances of nongame native fishes than oxbow habitats. Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) was the dominant salmonid at all sites and enhanced wetlands had significantly higher abundances of yearling coho salmon than unenhanced wetlands. Dissolved oxygen concentrations decreased in emergent wetlands throughout the season and were near lethal limits for juvenile salmon by June each year. Survival of fishes utilizing emergent wetlands was dependent on movement to the river before water quality decreased and/or the wetland became isolated and stranding occurred. Emigration patterns suggested that coho salmon yearling and young-of-the-year emigrated as habitat conditions declined. This was further supported by the results of the experimental release of yearling coho salmon. Yearling coho salmon benefited from rearing in enhanced wetland habitats where their growth and survival were comparable to studies of juvenile coho off-channel habitats. Title: Floodplain emergent wetlands as rearing habitat for fishes and the implications for wetland enhancement Author: Henning, Julie A. Seasonal emergent wetlands in the Pacific Northwest have not been regarded traditionally as fish rearing habitat, despite access to such habitat when river flows overtop riverbanks and connect to the floodplain. As a result, restoration and enhancement projects to remediate for the loss of such wetland habitat are being implemented for waterfowl and other wildlife with little consideration for fishes such as juvenile salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.). The objectives of this study were to examine the degree to which fish utilize emergent wetlands and to determine the influence of wetland enhancement on fish communities in the Chehalis River floodplain. Furthermore, I quantified the influence of enhanced wetlands on juvenile coho salmon. A minimum of 18 fish species utilized floodplain wetlands, and the most abundant were three-spine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) and Olympic mudminnow (Novumbra hubbsi). Both enhanced and unenhanced emergent wetlands had higher abundances of nongame native fishes than oxbow habitats. Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) was the dominant salmonid at all sites and enhanced wetlands had significantly higher abundances of yearling coho salmon than unenhanced wetlands. Dissolved oxygen concentrations decreased in emergent wetlands throughout the season and were near lethal limits for juvenile salmon by June each year. Survival of fishes utilizing emergent wetlands was dependent on movement to the river before water quality decreased and/or the wetland became isolated and stranding occurred. Emigration patterns suggested that coho salmon yearling and young-of-the-year emigrated as habitat conditions declined. This was further supported by the results of the experimental release of yearling coho salmon. Yearling coho salmon benefited from rearing in enhanced wetland habitats where their growth and survival were comparable to studies of juvenile coho off-channel habitats. Close

• 110. [Article] A systems classification of watersheds and streams

  Adequate management and scientific investigation of ecosystems depends on classification of landscape systems based on all significant bio-physical and associated cultural properties. The present classification ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: A systems classification of watersheds and streams Author: McCullough, Dale A. Adequate management and scientific investigation of ecosystems depends on classification of landscape systems based on all significant bio-physical and associated cultural properties. The present classification is a hierarchical systems design that can be modeled in terms of a natural system interacting with its level-specific environment. A watershed system in this context is embedded in a landscape environment organized into, for example, zonal and regional systems. A system at any level is classified by its capacity and the capacity of its environment, capacity defining temporally the scope of possible system performances relative to the components, substrate, climate, biota, culture, and water. This theoretical framework for examining systems was translated into methods suitable for integrating the full capacities of watersheds and for displaying the discrete and continuous nature of watershed and stream system similarities. Classification of land to a sub-zonal level with a full capacity description coupled with analysis of watershed substrate variables provided an adequate representation of watershed capacity. This was demonstrated by empirical correlations of system, components described in the literature, and by the ability to predict soil properties from topographic characteristics of land facets that are formed on a grid system overlaid on the watershed. Watershed classes were shown to be a good surrogate for differentiation of stream classes. Watersheds were analyzed by facet on a grid system according to several substrate variables. Slope, aspect, altitude, radiation intensity on the winter solstice and equinox, and soil series occurrence by facet effectively sorted watershed and stream classes. These same classes were also revealed by a more extensive set of variables describing the statistical distribution of these primary variables and some variables describing topographic roughness, form, and drainage development. Spatial organization of the basin is a significant factor determining solar radiation distribution on slope facets and in segments of the drainage network. A gravity model of spatial organization of soils is potentially a useful model for stream reach performances, considering the reach environment as the upstream segment, network, and watershed system. Title: A systems classification of watersheds and streams Author: McCullough, Dale A. Adequate management and scientific investigation of ecosystems depends on classification of landscape systems based on all significant bio-physical and associated cultural properties. The present classification is a hierarchical systems design that can be modeled in terms of a natural system interacting with its level-specific environment. A watershed system in this context is embedded in a landscape environment organized into, for example, zonal and regional systems. A system at any level is classified by its capacity and the capacity of its environment, capacity defining temporally the scope of possible system performances relative to the components, substrate, climate, biota, culture, and water. This theoretical framework for examining systems was translated into methods suitable for integrating the full capacities of watersheds and for displaying the discrete and continuous nature of watershed and stream system similarities. Classification of land to a sub-zonal level with a full capacity description coupled with analysis of watershed substrate variables provided an adequate representation of watershed capacity. This was demonstrated by empirical correlations of system, components described in the literature, and by the ability to predict soil properties from topographic characteristics of land facets that are formed on a grid system overlaid on the watershed. Watershed classes were shown to be a good surrogate for differentiation of stream classes. Watersheds were analyzed by facet on a grid system according to several substrate variables. Slope, aspect, altitude, radiation intensity on the winter solstice and equinox, and soil series occurrence by facet effectively sorted watershed and stream classes. These same classes were also revealed by a more extensive set of variables describing the statistical distribution of these primary variables and some variables describing topographic roughness, form, and drainage development. Spatial organization of the basin is a significant factor determining solar radiation distribution on slope facets and in segments of the drainage network. A gravity model of spatial organization of soils is potentially a useful model for stream reach performances, considering the reach environment as the upstream segment, network, and watershed system. Close