Browsing by Author "United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region"

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    Forest lands in Oregon and Washington : forestland ownership, timber, and mills
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Part of year three of "The Forest Service and Communities: The Relationships Between Land and People in the Pacific Northwest Region" [Ecosystem Workforce Program Working Paper #72]. This document is one of three products created for the third year of the project, which are collectively classified as EWP Working Paper #95. The forested landscape of the Pacific Northwest is integral to the economy of the region. In this document, we show the prevalence of federal forestland across Washington and Oregon, and how both state’s forest industry and related economies have changed over the years, with a focus on current conditions.
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    The Forest Service and communities : the relationships between land and people in the Pacific Northwest region.
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2016) University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    This is a joint project between the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region and the University of Oregon Ecosystem Workforce Program. This project aims to help the Forest Service and its partners better understand and communicate the social and economic contexts in which the Forest Service operates and document Forest Service impacts in advancing sustainable natural resources-based economies. We designed this project as a collaborative learning process in which we would experiment with new ways to use, integrate, and represent data, especially Forest Service data, to understand potential applications of data already being collected and recorded as well as identify data gaps and strategize how to fill them. This book documents the first year of experimental work and reflects the questions asked, data used to answer the questions, interpretation of the resulting data, and key insights from the learning process.
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    The Forest Service and partners : working together to restore Pacific Northwest national forests
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2018) University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Year 2 report for "The Forest Service and Communities: The Relationships Between Land and People in the Pacific Northwest Region" [Ecosystem Workforce Program Working Paper #72]. This is a joint project between the U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region and the University of Oregon Ecosystem Workforce Program. This project aims to help the Forest Service and its partners better understand and communicate the social and economic contexts in which the Forest Service operates and document Forest Service impacts in advancing sustainable natural resources-based economies. We designed this project as a collaborative learning process in which we would experiment with new ways to use, integrate, and represent data, especially Forest Service data, to understand potential applications of data already being collected and recorded as well as identify data gaps and strategize how to fill them. In this second year we focused on: 1) showing trends over time; 2) presenting more nuanced analyses of regional characteristics, agency data, and linkages to communities; 3) digging deeper into collaborative restoration efforts and understanding where and how partnerships are leveraged by non-agency partners; 4) providing more detail on forest products from the national forests.
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    The Forest Service and partnerships : cross-boundary collaboration in the Pacific Northwest region
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Part of year three of "The Forest Service and Communities: The Relationships Between Land and People in the Pacific Northwest Region" [Ecosystem Workforce Program Working Paper #72]. This document is one of three products created for the third year of the project, which are collectively classified as EWP Working Paper #95. Collaboration has deep roots in national forests and communities in Oregon and Washington. This is evident in the diversity, number, and work of forest collaboratives as well as the prevalence of collaborative programs working across jurisdictional boundaries. Collaboration can provide Forest Service staff opportunities to address local community priorities, build community capacity, leverage resources, and increase accomplishments and benefits across the board. All 16 national forests and the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area have forest collaborative groups associated with them. Land management policies in the last two decades have also had an important impact on national forests and communities in Oregon and Washington. In particular, all 16 national forests have used Good Neighbor Authority, seven forests contain current or former Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration projects, and five forests have Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration projects. These projects alone have engaged hundreds of different partnering organizations.
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    Granite Creek Tributary Mines initiation of CERCLA investigation memorandum
    (2007-02-20) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Documents, pursuant to the guidelines of the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Contingency Plan (NCP), the decision to initiate a CERCLA investigation in nine locations at the Granite Creek Tributary Mines site. A Site Inspection has determined that a hazardous release has occurred and a human health and ecological risk assessment has been performed and acceptable exposure exceeded. Identifies possible threats to nearby human populations, animals, food chain, soils, and drinking water.
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    Invasive plant program record of decision
    (2005-10-11) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Announces decision to implement the proposed action as set forth in the FEIS, with modifications, treating about 1892 acres of inventoried weed sites across some 14,500 acres of the Forests and Grassland with integrated prescriptions that combine the use of herbicides with mechanical, manual, and cultural control methods. The treatments identified are expected to be effective in reaching the objectives (e.g., eradicate, control, suppress, contain) of the sites and will lead to a reduction in the use of herbicides over time. It provides a framework for annual implementation planning, early detection/rapid response of new infestations, and monitoring.
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    National forests of the Pacific Northwest region : supplemental figures of selected data by forest and state
    (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2019) University of Oregon. Ecosystem Workforce Program; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Part of year three of "The Forest Service and Communities: The Relationships Between Land and People in the Pacific Northwest Region" [Ecosystem Workforce Program Working Paper #72]. This document is one of three products created for the third year of the project, which are collectively classified as EWP Working Paper #95. This document includes overview figures created throughout the three years of the Forest Service and Communities project. The intent is to illustrate selected data collected by the Forest Service for a variety of measures at both the regional level and for each national forest unit in the region. These figures do not represent the full breadth and depth of data collected by the Forest Service, but serve as examples of how data can be displayed. On this first spread we present basic context data–the total area, average budget, and average personnel during recent years for each national forest unit. These basic overview data are included on each of the following pages to provide context for unit-level accomplishments.
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    North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River environmental assessment
    (1992-07) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region; Oregon. State Parks and Recreation Dept.; United States. Bureau of Land Management. Roseburg District Office
    Proposes five alternate management strategies. Alternative A emphasizes natural enhancement of the Outstandingly Remarkable Values (fishery, water quality and quantity, recreation, scenery and cultural resources), while calling for less overall use of the corridor. Alternative B is the No Action alternative. This alternative protects the ORV's and significant values while having only the voluntary boating guidelines and maximum facility capacity to restrict recreation use. Alternative B1 attempts to maintain existing recreational use of the corridor - particularly boating use - as defined by use levels measured in 1990. This is the Current Use Alternative. Developments proposed under this alternative would serve to better accommodate already existing levels of use. All the ORV's and significant values in the corridor will continue to be maintained or enhanced. Alternative C, while allowing a slight increase in recreational use of the corridor, has more restrictions than the No Action alternative to limit use. All the ORV's and significant values in the corridor will continue to be maintained or enhanced. Alternative D allows maximum recreational utilization of the corridor. However, the identified Outstandingly Remarkable Values continue to be maintained or enhanced.
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    Ochoco National Forest and Crooked River National Grassland land and resource management plan, final environmental impact statement, and record of decision
    (1989) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Includes management plan, final environmental impact statement, and record of decision. Management plan provides planning background and a summary of the types of decision made, the current situation and the supply and demand of significant market and nonmarket services and goods, response to the major public issues, and the goals, objectives and desired future conditions. FEIS lists sixteen alternative actions, discussing six in detail, and record of decision announces implementation of preferred Alternative I, which maximizes net public benefits over time by an equitable treatment of all resource considerations and providing for both monetary and non-monetary outputs in a balanced and environmentally sound manner.
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    Review of Decision Made on the Waldo Lake Recreation Use Project
    (University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2004-06) Bliss, Jessica; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
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    Review of Environmental Assessment and River Management Plan: North Fork of the Middle Fork of the Willamette Wild and Scenic River
    (University of Oregon, Clark Honors College, 2004-06) DalMolin, Aria; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
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    Road decommissioning for aquatic restoration environmental assessment
    (2008) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Analyzes the environmental effects for decommissioning approximately 84 miles of road across the Forest. Road decommissioning activities are proposed to improve hydrologic function and aquatic habitat in several high priority sixth-field subwatersheds. This EA analyzes three alternatives.
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    Ruth Mine initiation of CERCLA investigation memorandum
    (2005-02-23) Willamette National Forest (Agency : U.S.); United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Documents decision to initiate a CERCLA (Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act) process after an abbreviated preliminary assessment found release of hazardous elements within the Ruth Mine #1 in Opal Creek Scenic and Recreation Area. Process includes abbreviated preliminary assessment, site inspection, potentially responsible party search, engineering evaluation/cost analysis, removal action, and three years of monitoring.
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    Toolkit: promoting health and sustainability
    (USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region (Region 6), 2001-05-08) Ochs, Ron; Petersen, Margaret; United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region; Spencer, Charles
    The purpose of this toolkit is to assist agency and partners to improve the linkage between the needs and capabilities of local communities and the management of our natural resources. The title of this toolkit could have assumed many names such as COLLABORATION, PARTNERSHIPS, TRUST, or STEWARDSHIP. It’s a toolkit about working together to achieve shared and mutual goals. It is not meant to be all-inclusive and provide you all the knowledge and authorities BUT rather to encourage increased use of our greatest asset; thought and discovery. Moving forward with these concepts requires active involvement from many internal and external partners.
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    Umatilla National Forest land and resource management plan and record of decision
    (1990-06-11) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Plan discusses management of the recreation, roadless, wildlife, big game, fish, riparian, water, minerals, and timber resources. Record of decision is to approve, adopt, and implement the Forest Plan which accompanies the FEIS and to adopt its preferred alternative. In addition to multiple-use goals and desired future conditions, other objectives implemented include: maintaining roadless areas, maintaining potential big game populations through habitat, providing timber harvest at 1979-88 levels, providing livestock production at or near current levels, provide for a high level of anadromous fish production as well as riparian protection, provide old growth/mature tree habitat above required levels, increase developed recreation opportunities, manage Wild and Scenic Rivers and provide for scenic and special areas, and provide for a mix of unroaded, roaded, and closed road dispersed recreation and a moderate level of off-highway vehicle (OHV) opportunities.
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    Willamette National Forest land and resource management plan
    (1990) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Sets forth the direction for managing the land and resources of the Forest, and results from extensive analysis and considerations that are addressed in the accompanying Final Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision. The Plan guides all natural resource management practices, levels of resource production and management, and the availability and suitability of lands for resource management. It also establishes the allowable sale quantity for timber and identifies land suitable for timber management, monitoring and evaluation requirements, and nonwilderness multiple-use allocations for roadless areas.
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    Willamette National Forest land and resource management plan final environmental impact statement
    (1990-07) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Describes the seven alternatives for the Forest Plan, including: (NC) continuation of management under 1977 Plan, (A) continuation of management under the 1977 Plan modified to meet management requirements, (D) an emphasis on nonmarket resource values with a moderate emphasis on commodity production, (J) a moderate emphasis on nonmarket resource values with an emphasis to maintain commodity production near historic levels, (K) a high emphasis on commodity production with a low emphasis on most nonmarket resource values, (L) a high emphasis on nonmarket resource values reflected by preservation of many areas in a natural condition and a low emphasis on commodity production, and (W--the preferred alternative) a moderate emphasis on both nonmarket resource values and commodity production, with a slightly greater emphasis on nonmarket values.
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    Willamette National Forest land and resource management plan record of decision
    (2008-07-31) United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region
    Announces decision to select Alternative W, the preferred alternative of the project FEIS. It places a moderate emphasis on both nonmarket resource values and commodity production, with a slightly greater emphasis on nonmarket values. Changes from the Draft Environmental Impact Statement include: more protection for riparian areas, increased emphasis on watershed management and water quality, fewer areas for timber production, lower allowable sale quantity, appropriate management for Wild and Scenic Rivers, additional guidelines for old-growth areas, and additional acres managed as Special Interest Areas, Old-Growth Groves, and Special Wildlife Habitat.