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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Restoration contractors in western Montana are fostering ecosystem services on private lands while offering a variety of services to landowners. One such business, Watershed Consulting, LLC, has developed a successful ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)As the concepts of ecosystem services and payments for ecosystem services (PES) have gained in popularity, numerous web-based resources have been created to 1) provide and exchange information about ecosystem services, ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Salmon recovery requires restoration of spawning habitat to improve egg-to-smolt survival. Private lands play a crucial role. Funds for restoration are available from both federal appropriations and legal settlements for ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Landowners who want to restore and improve their land may be unsure of how to navigate the programs that are available to help them reach their goals. A ranch family in southern Oregon has tackled these barriers and ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Around the country, ranchers and family forest landowners face complex challenges that threaten their ability to stay on the land and maintain their operations. These include high demand for competing land uses, an aging ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Large, intact landscapes are necessary to maintain and enhance ecosystem services. Across the West, the break-up of working landscapes into “ranchettes” has resulted in the loss of fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)In many places around the U.S. West, water is overallocated, harming not only water quality and native fish but also communities that make a living from river recreation and tourism. In Montana, where irrigation withdrawals ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Fish recovery in rivers depends on sufficient instream flows to maintain water quality and habitat. In many areas, water rights for agriculture present direct competition for these flows, and “use it or lose it” water ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)As the concepts of ecosystem services and payments for ecosystem services (PES) have evolved, numerous web-based resources have been created to 1) provide and exchange information about ecosystem services, and 2) facilitate ...
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Matchmakers, evaluators, libraries, and networks : online resources for landowners and practitioners (Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)As the concepts of ecosystem services and payments for ecosystem services (PES) have evolved, numerous web-based resources have been created to 1) provide and exchange information about ecosystem services, and 2) facilitate ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)With approximately 9,400 professionals working in nearly every one of the nation’s 3,071 counties and an emphasis on voluntary, incentives-based approaches to conservation, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2013)Ecologically sound practices often cost landowners more than less environmentally friendly tactics. However, some consumers are willing to pay more for the assurance of production practices they value. Third-party certification ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014)Local organizations can play a prominent role in wildfire preparedness, response, and recovery. The Caughlin Ranch community experienced two destructive fires–the Hawken Fire in 2007 and the Caughlin Fire in 2011–which ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014)While wildfires present a host of challenges to impacted communities, they also provide opportunities to learn and improve preparation, response, and recovery for future events. The 2012 Charlotte Fire ignited in the Mink ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2014)Large wildfires can affect communities in many ways. For the city of Raton, New Mexico, the 2011 Track Fire posed a significant threat to the city’s municipal watershed. Despite significant pre-suppression work to treat ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Restoration projects on national forests can have significant economic impacts in addition to the ecological benefits they provide. To better understand the economic impact of increased restoration in Blue Mountains national ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Forest collaborative groups in Oregon integrate ecological, economic, and social objectives in their missions. While they spend much of their time on vegetation, aquatic, and other natural resource issues, they have less ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Forest collaborative groups in Oregon integrate ecological, economic, and social objectives in their missions. However, those groups often focus, in practice, on biophysical natural resource issues and have less direct ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)In September of 2013, the US Forest Service awarded a 10-year stewardship contract intended to promote ecological restoration, wildfire risk reduction, and economic vitality in Grant and Harney counties. This contract has ...
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(Ecosystem Workforce Program, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, University of Oregon, 2015)Forest collaborative groups that seek ecological, economic, and social outcomes have become common in eastern and southern Oregon. These multi-stakeholder groups work together to develop agreement on local public forest ...
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