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• 51. [Article] Coastal steelhead trout : life in the watershed

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Coastal steelhead trout : life in the watershed Author: Fitzpatrick, Martin S., Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program Title: Coastal steelhead trout : life in the watershed Author: Fitzpatrick, Martin S., Oregon State University. Sea Grant College Program Close

• 52. [Article] Lake classification in the glacially influenced landscape of the north Cascade mountains, Washington, USA

  Factors affecting physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes were investigated through the development of a lake-classification system for 162 lakes in North Cascades National Park Service ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Lake classification in the glacially influenced landscape of the north Cascade mountains, Washington, USA Author: Lomnicky, Gregg A. Factors affecting physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes were investigated through the development of a lake-classification system for 162 lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. A conceptual view of lake development and its relationship to the expression of lake and watershed characteristics was derived. Water quality and biological assemblages of these primarily glacially formed high-mountain oligotrophic lakes were influenced by elevation, lake morphology, and certain watershed characteristics: aspect, vegetation, soils, hydrology, and degree of glacial influence. Lakes continually evolve relative to changes in their watershed environments. A watershed-based, three-level hierarchical classification was created to include 1) lake position relative to the hydrologic crest of the North Cascade Mountain Range, 2) vegetation zone (alpine, subalpine, low elevation forest, high elevation forest), and 3) basin origin. Hydrologic crest position differentiated broad-scale climatic differences in precipitation and air temperature. Vegetation zones reflected the localized geology (soil maturation) and climate (precipitation, aspect). Morphogenetic class identified differences in lake morphology, landscape position, and potential for persistence, and were unequally distributed across vegetation zones with forest zones most diverse. Time of ice-out increased from low-forest lakes to alpine lakes; eastslope lakes iced-out earlier. Epilimnetic temperature was warmest in low-forest lakes and coolest in alpine lakes. Classification did not clearly order lakes relative to chemical characteristics, though westslope low-forest lakes differed significantly from other lake classes and were most productive. Little seasonal or annual variation for most chemical characteristics were found. However, chemical differences did mirror environmental and physical differences between lakes. High phosphorus levels separated glacially influenced lakes. Total Kjeldahl-N and total phosphorus concentrations decreased with increasing lake depth. For a given flushing ratio, Kjeldahl-N decreased from low-forest to alpine zones. Depth and vegetation class ordered the diversity and composition of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages. Nutrients, conductivity, pH, alkalinity, and cations were correlated with phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages. Non-native trout presence was associated with large, deep [greater than or equal to] 3 m) lakes. Title: Lake classification in the glacially influenced landscape of the north Cascade mountains, Washington, USA Author: Lomnicky, Gregg A. Factors affecting physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of lakes were investigated through the development of a lake-classification system for 162 lakes in North Cascades National Park Service Complex. A conceptual view of lake development and its relationship to the expression of lake and watershed characteristics was derived. Water quality and biological assemblages of these primarily glacially formed high-mountain oligotrophic lakes were influenced by elevation, lake morphology, and certain watershed characteristics: aspect, vegetation, soils, hydrology, and degree of glacial influence. Lakes continually evolve relative to changes in their watershed environments. A watershed-based, three-level hierarchical classification was created to include 1) lake position relative to the hydrologic crest of the North Cascade Mountain Range, 2) vegetation zone (alpine, subalpine, low elevation forest, high elevation forest), and 3) basin origin. Hydrologic crest position differentiated broad-scale climatic differences in precipitation and air temperature. Vegetation zones reflected the localized geology (soil maturation) and climate (precipitation, aspect). Morphogenetic class identified differences in lake morphology, landscape position, and potential for persistence, and were unequally distributed across vegetation zones with forest zones most diverse. Time of ice-out increased from low-forest lakes to alpine lakes; eastslope lakes iced-out earlier. Epilimnetic temperature was warmest in low-forest lakes and coolest in alpine lakes. Classification did not clearly order lakes relative to chemical characteristics, though westslope low-forest lakes differed significantly from other lake classes and were most productive. Little seasonal or annual variation for most chemical characteristics were found. However, chemical differences did mirror environmental and physical differences between lakes. High phosphorus levels separated glacially influenced lakes. Total Kjeldahl-N and total phosphorus concentrations decreased with increasing lake depth. For a given flushing ratio, Kjeldahl-N decreased from low-forest to alpine zones. Depth and vegetation class ordered the diversity and composition of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages. Nutrients, conductivity, pH, alkalinity, and cations were correlated with phytoplankton and zooplankton assemblages. Non-native trout presence was associated with large, deep [greater than or equal to] 3 m) lakes. Close

• 53. [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

• 54. [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

• 55. [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

• 56. [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

• 57. [Article] Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station Title: Studies of plant establishment limitations in wetlands of the Willamette Valley, Oregon Author: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station Close

• 58. [Article] Watershed restoration, jobs-in-the-woods, and community assistance : Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan

  There are many parallels between the 1978 legislation to expand Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan, which together with the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative formed the 1993 Pacific ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Watershed restoration, jobs-in-the-woods, and community assistance : Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan Author: DeForest, Christopher E., Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.) There are many parallels between the 1978 legislation to expand Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan, which together with the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative formed the 1993 Pacific Northwest Initiative. In both situations, the Federal Government sought to promote retraining for displaced workers, to undertake watershed assessment and restoration work, and to assist communities with economic planning, grants, and transitions. Both of these efforts point out the inherent conflicts between the economic and ecological objectives of watershed restoration. No one wants to have to choose between reducing sediment an reducing unemployment in coastal forests. Title: Watershed restoration, jobs-in-the-woods, and community assistance : Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan Author: DeForest, Christopher E., Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.) There are many parallels between the 1978 legislation to expand Redwood National Park and the Northwest Forest Plan, which together with the Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative formed the 1993 Pacific Northwest Initiative. In both situations, the Federal Government sought to promote retraining for displaced workers, to undertake watershed assessment and restoration work, and to assist communities with economic planning, grants, and transitions. Both of these efforts point out the inherent conflicts between the economic and ecological objectives of watershed restoration. No one wants to have to choose between reducing sediment an reducing unemployment in coastal forests. Close

• 59. [Article] Wet Meadow Plant Associations, Double O Unit, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, Oregon

  Jess Wenick and Chad Karges of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) provided guidance, logistical support, and funding to The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) for this project. Esther Lev of TWC coordinated ...

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Wet Meadow Plant Associations, Double O Unit, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, Oregon Author: Christy, John A. Jess Wenick and Chad Karges of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) provided guidance, logistical support, and funding to The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) for this project. Esther Lev of TWC coordinated the project and provided guidance as a member of the Ecology Woring Group (EWG). Vegetation sampling was done by Bruce Newhouse, Richard Brainerd, Jess Wenick, and Barry Smith. Title: Wet Meadow Plant Associations, Double O Unit, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, Harney County, Oregon Author: Christy, John A. Jess Wenick and Chad Karges of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge (MNWR) provided guidance, logistical support, and funding to The Wetlands Conservancy (TWC) for this project. Esther Lev of TWC coordinated the project and provided guidance as a member of the Ecology Woring Group (EWG). Vegetation sampling was done by Bruce Newhouse, Richard Brainerd, Jess Wenick, and Barry Smith. Close

• 60. [Article] Documentation of land use plan conformance and NEPA adequacy (DNA) : worksheet

  Citation × Citation Citation Abstract Copy Title: Documentation of land use plan conformance and NEPA adequacy (DNA) : worksheet Author: Klamath Falls Resource Area, United States. Bureau of Land Management Title: Documentation of land use plan conformance and NEPA adequacy (DNA) : worksheet Author: Klamath Falls Resource Area, United States. Bureau of Land Management Close