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Ecology of Temporary Streams -- Leaf Degradation

Purpose

This study focuses on the degradation process of leaves that can be divided into mechanical processing consisting of sediment abrasion and biological processing by animal feeding. For this purpose, leaf packs in four different streams and within one str

Project Start Date
1988-10-24
Project End Date
1989-10-24
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Hydrology
  • Stream Habitats & Dynamics
Keywords
  • ecology
  • ecological
  • stream
  • streams
  • water
  • hydrology
  • leaf
  • degrade
  • degredation
  • channel
  • channels
  • temporary
  • sediment
  • sediments
  • Norman Anderson
  • Heike Mueller
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Anderson, Norman H.
Role
C
Collaborators
Mueller, Heike
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261
Project ID
261

Blodgett Tract Hydrology Study

Purpose

Project will collect precipitation data for a better understanding of the hydrology of the Blodgett Tract. Landslides and major changes in stream channels are often associated with major storms. This data will help to determine the magnitude of storms p

Project Start Date
1988-10-27
Project End Date
1998-10-27
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Hydrology
  • Stream Habitats & Dynamics
Keywords
  • Blodgett
  • Tract
  • Hydrology
  • hydrological
  • water
  • precipitation
  • landslide
  • slide
  • slides
  • stream
  • streams
  • channel
  • channels
  • storm
  • storms
  • rain
  • gauge
  • Henry Froehlich
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Froehlich, Henry A.
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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271
Project ID
271

Mycorrhizae-Phosphate Interactions

Purpose

This soil has properties (high phosphorus-fixing capacity) which we want to incorporate into a research project testing endomycorrhizal fungi species. Research project is conducted at our own facility. Will remove 2-3 wheelbarrow loads of subsoil from s

Project Start Date
1988-11-01
Project End Date
1988-12-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Environmental Factors
  • Mycology
Keywords
  • Mycorrhizae
  • mycorrhizal
  • phosphate
  • interaction
  • interactions
  • fungal
  • fungus
  • soil
  • soils
  • fix
  • fixing
  • endo
  • fungi
  • subsoil
  • subsoils
  • sub
  • Robert Linderman
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
USDA/ARS
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Linderman, Robert
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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259
Project ID
259

Stand Management Cooperative Type 3

Purpose

This is an installation in a region-wide cooperative designed to provide a continuing source of high quality data for researchers to study the long-term effects of silvicultural treatments and treatment regimes on stand development and wood quality.

Project Start Date
1988-12-01
Project End Date
1988-12-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Forest Growth & Succession
Keywords
  • stand
  • stands
  • manage
  • management
  • cooperative
  • coop
  • co-op
  • type
  • 3
  • thrree
  • growth
  • yield
  • yields
  • silvics
  • silviculture
  • silvicultural
  • treatment
  • treatments
  • wood
  • quality
  • David Hann
  • Johnson
  • Debora
  • Maguire
  • Douglas
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Hann, David
Role
C
Collaborators
Johnson, Debora; Maguire, Douglas A.
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273
Project ID
273

Urban Fringe

Purpose

OSU Research Forests want to address the issue of managing their property that is adjacent to housing developments -- "the urban fringe." We will be working with the homeowners association to work out an alternative management plan that will satisfy th

Project Start Date
1989-01-01
Project End Date
1989-01-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Forest Planning
Keywords
  • urban
  • urbanization
  • fringe
  • silvics
  • silviculture
  • interface
  • William Atkinson
  • Shelby
  • Bot
  • Tappeiner
  • John
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Atkinson, William
Role
PI
Collaborators
Shelby, Bo; Tappeiner, John
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264
Project ID
264

Trap Response of Peromyscus to Predator Odor

Purpose

Study trap response of Peromyscus to predator odor.

Project Start Date
1989-01-09
Project End Date
1989-03-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • Trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • peromyscus
  • predator
  • odor
  • odors
  • deer mice
  • mouse
  • Robert jarvis
  • Linda Watrous
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Jarvis, Robert L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Watrous, Linda
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262
Project ID
262

Soil Residual Herbicides for Site Preparation

Purpose

The object of this study is to assess the effectiveness of Velpar and Arsenal as site preparation materials.

Project Start Date
1989-04-07
Project End Date
1990-06-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Chemical Control
Keywords
  • soil
  • soils
  • residue
  • residues
  • herbicide
  • herbicides
  • prep
  • preperation
  • chemical chemicals
  • velpar
  • arsenal
  • site
  • sites
  • Michael Newton
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Newton, Michael
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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266
Project ID
266

Predicting Bigleaf Maple Regrowth from Preharvest Conditions

Purpose

This study will: 1.) Develop regression models that predict the number, size,and growth rate of bigleaf maple clumps based on the number and size of clumps prior to harvest. 2.) Determine the influence of preharvest cutting treatments, time of treatment

Project Start Date
1989-05-15
Project End Date
1995-10-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • Predict
  • predicting
  • bigleaf maple
  • acer macrophyllum
  • preharvest
  • pre
  • harvest
  • harvesting
  • sprout
  • sprouting
  • regression
  • John Tappeiner
  • Maxwell
  • Bruce
  • Zasada
  • John
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Tappeiner, John
Role
C
Collaborators
Maxwell, Bruce; Zasada, John
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270
Project ID
270

Vegetation Classification of McDonald and Dunn Forests

Purpose

Forest will be stratified by soils, physiography, and site index. 200 to 300 Reconnaisance plots will be permanently placed within strata. Plots will preferably be tied to timber inventory plots. Vegetation will have estimated cover per cent and identi

Project Start Date
1989-05-20
Project End Date
1990-12-31
Related Publications
Hubbard, Connie J. A Plant Association Classification for the McDonald-Dunn Forest. MS Thesis, Forest Science,Oregon State University. 1991
Project Categories
  • Environmental Factors
  • Vegetation
Keywords
  • vegetation
  • plant
  • plants
  • McDonald
  • Classification
  • soil
  • soils
  • physiography
  • side index
  • kings
  • inventory
  • timber
  • Connie Hubbard
  • William Emmingham
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Emmingham, William H.
Role
C
Collaborators
Hubbard, Connie
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267
Project ID
267

Alternative Silvicultural Systems

Purpose

In order to develop stand management alternatives to manage both timber and wildlife, two storied stands (shelterwood), small group regeneration cuts (1-1.5 acres) and clearcuts will be installed on McDonald and Dunn Forests in 1989, 1990 and 1991. Treat

Project Start Date
1989-05-29
Project End Date
1999-06-30
Related Publications
McComb, William. Stand Management Alternatives for Multiple Resources: Integrated Management Experiments.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Forest Growth & Succession
Keywords
  • alternative
  • alternatives
  • silvicultural
  • silviculture
  • silvics
  • system
  • systems
  • manage
  • timber
  • wildlife
  • shelterwood
  • shelter
  • regeneration
  • cut
  • cuts
  • patch
  • patches
  • clearcut
  • clearcuts
  • clear
  • Bill McComb
  • John Tappeiner
Additional Information
Currently Active
Yes
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McComb, Bill
Role
C
Collaborators
Tappeiner, John
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272
Project ID
272

Population Biology and Grassland Restoration

Purpose

1- Record abundance and distribution of Fender's blue butterfly within the prairie. 2- Record the abundance, distribution, phenology, and reproduction of the Kincaid's lupine plants. 3- Begin restoration of the prairie, through thatch removal, shrub remov

Project Start Date
1990-04-01
Project End Date
1992-06-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Reforestation & Restoration
Keywords
  • population
  • populations
  • biology
  • bio
  • grassland
  • grass
  • grasses
  • restoration
  • restorations
  • abundance
  • abundances
  • fender
  • fenders
  • fender's blue butterfly
  • prairie
  • prairies
  • Kicaid's lupine
  • shrub
  • shrubs
  • Icaricia icarioides fenderi
  • Lupinus sulphureus
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU- Botany and Plant Pathology
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
N/A
Role
N/A
Collaborators
N/A
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276
Project ID
276

Population Regulation of Deermice by Parasites

Purpose

Two 150 X 150 M trapping grids will be established with Sherman live-traps at 10 M intervals. At capture, each mouse will be toe-clipped, weighed and sexed. In addition, the occurrence of two parasites (the rodent botfly and the mouse pinworm) will be m

Project Start Date
1990-04-01
Project End Date
1992-09-30
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • population
  • populations
  • regulation
  • regulations
  • deermice
  • mice
  • mouse
  • deer
  • peromyscus
  • parasite
  • parasites
  • trap
  • traps
  • trapping
  • sherman
  • rodent botfly
  • fly
  • bot
  • pin
  • worm
  • pinworm
  • Dermatobia hominis
  • Aspiculuris tetraptera
  • Syphacia obvelata
  • muris
  • Andrew Blaustain
  • Claire Fuller
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Blaustain, Andrew R.
Role
C
Collaborators
Fuller, Claire
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275
Project ID
275

Phenology of Calypso Bulbosa

Purpose

50 permanent quadrants will be established in the stand #'s. Each quadrant will measure 50 X 50 cms and will be marked by wooden corner stakes. Populations of Calypso bulbosa will be monitored in April and May for five years, starting 1990.

Project Start Date
1990-04-01
Project End Date
1995-06-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Environmental Factors
  • Vegetation
Keywords
  • Calypso bulbosa
  • orchid
  • calypso orchid
  • fairy slipper
  • Venus's slipper
  • Cypripedium bulbosum
  • Cymbidium boreale
  • Limodorum
  • Cytherea
  • Orchidium arcticum
  • Norna borealis
  • candida
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Thomas, Duncan
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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277
Project ID
277

Comparison of SPOT and Landsat Thematic Mapper Satellite Data in Characterizing Forest Types on the McDonald Forest

Purpose

Comparison of spectral characteristics of the French satellite, SPOT, with those of the Thematic Mapper data from the U.S. satellite, Landsat, over the south end of McDonald Forest. Some comparisons are strictly between the data from the satellites, but

Project Start Date
1990-06-01
Project End Date
1990-12-01
Related Publications
Ripple, W.J., Wang S., Isaacson D.L., and Paine, D. A preliminary comparison of Landsat Thematic Mapper and SPOT-1 HRV multispectral data for estimating coniferous forest volume multispectral data for estimating coniferous forest volume. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 1991, Vol. 12, 1971-1977.
Project Categories
  • Surveying & Aerial Photography
Keywords
  • SPOT
  • landsat
  • photogrammetry
  • thematic
  • map
  • maps
  • GIS
  • mapper
  • satellite
  • satellites
  • comparison
  • compare
  • French
  • aerial
  • photo
  • David Paine
  • Isaacson
  • Ripple
  • Bill
  • Wang
  • Sen
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Paine, David P.
Role
PI
Collaborators
Isaacson, D.; Ripple, Bill; Wang, Sen
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285
Project ID
285

Cottonwood Culture in the Willamette Valley

Purpose

1. Demonstrate intensive cottonwood culture techniques. 2. Demonstrate the importance of weed control in cottonwood culture. 3. Investigate the performance of selected cottonwood clones under the climate conditions of the central Willamette River vall

Project Start Date
1990-06-01
Project End Date
1999-01-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Trees
  • Growth & Yield
Keywords
  • cottonwood
  • populus
  • cotton
  • wood
  • culture
  • cultures
  • willamette valley
  • WV
  • technique
  • techniques
  • weed
  • control
  • weeds
  • clone
  • clones
  • William Emmingham
  • Fletcher
  • Richard
  • Hibbs
  • David
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU (and Fletcher, Rick, Extension Agent)
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Emmingham, William H.
Role
C
Collaborators
Fletcher, Richard; Hibbs, David
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280
Project ID
280

Monitoring Snag Use and Dynamics in Clearcuts

Purpose

Mark and reexamine each snag in each clearcut annually to document fall rates, decay rates and bird use of snags in managed stands.

Project Start Date
1990-06-01
Project End Date
2000-06-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Slash & Decomposition
Keywords
  • monitor
  • monitoring
  • snag
  • snags
  • deadwood
  • downwood
  • wood
  • dynamics
  • clearcut
  • clear
  • clearcuts
  • decay
  • bird
  • birds
  • Bill McComb
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McComb, Bill
Role
C
Collaborators
N/A
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278
Project ID
278

Creating Topped Snags with Herbicides

Purpose

To determine if trees topped with a herbicide will be used by cavity-nesting birds. Each tree will be treated and revisited annually to determine treatment effectiveness.

Project Start Date
1990-06-01
Project End Date
2000-06-01
Related Publications
Chambers, Carol., Carrigan, Tara, Sabin, Thomas, Tappeiner, John, McComb, William. Use of Artificially Created Douglas-Fir Snags by Cavity-Nesting Birds.
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Slash & Decomposition
Keywords
  • create
  • creating
  • top
  • topped
  • snag
  • snags
  • herbicide
  • herbicides
  • chemical
  • chemicals
  • cavity
  • cavities
  • bird
  • birds
  • treatment
  • treatments
  • Bill McComb
  • Michael Newton
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
McComb, Bill
Role
C
Collaborators
Newton, Michael
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279
Project ID
279

Red Tree Vole Mobility

Purpose

To obtain information to design future research aimed at elucidating activity patterns and habitat relationships of the red vole in western Oregon. Red tree voles will be located, extracted from their nests, two will be affixed with radio-collars and two

Project Start Date
1990-06-19
Project End Date
1990-10-31
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Wildlife
  • Mammals
Keywords
  • red tree vole
  • voles
  • mobility
  • mobile
  • wildlife
  • western
  • Oregon
  • relationship
  • relationships
  • collar
  • collars
  • Arborimus longicaudus
  • rodentia
  • mouse
  • mice
  • Brian Biswell
  • Christine Maguire
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
USFS, PNW Lab, Olympia, WA
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Biswell, Brian L.
Role
C
Collaborators
Maguire, Christine
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274
Project ID
274

Thinning Costs in Douglas-fir Plantations

Purpose

Determine the production costs for each phase of the harvesting activity. Compare the diaganol extraction pattern treatment with the random extraction treatment.

Project Start Date
1990-07-01
Project End Date
1990-09-01
Related Publications
N/A
Project Categories
  • Forest Management
  • Thinning
Keywords
  • Thin
  • Thinning
  • Thinned
  • Douglas-fir
  • douglas fir
  • pseudotsuga menziesii
  • plantation
  • plantations
  • harvest
  • harvests
  • harvesting
  • production
  • cost
  • costs
  • diagonal
  • extraction
  • economics
  • economic
  • Eldon Olsen
  • Loren Kellogg
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Olsen, Eldon
Role
PI
Collaborators
Kellogg, Loren
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282
Project ID
282

Optimal Bucking Implementation

Purpose

1. Document a procedure for setting up an optimal bucking operation including the training of the cutter (Brian Cornell) and the training of the office staff (Lisa Bushman). 2. Document the time and cost of setting up an optimal bucking operation. A- De

Project Start Date
1990-08-01
Project End Date
1990-10-01
Related Publications
Olsen, Eldon; Stringham, Bennett; and Pilkerton, Stephen. Optimal Bucking: Two Trials with Commercial OSU BUCK Software. Corvallis, Oregon, Forest Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, May 1997
Project Categories
  • Logging
  • Operator Dynamics
Keywords
  • optimal
  • buck
  • bucking
  • implement
  • implementation
  • log
  • logging
  • cut
  • cutting
  • cutter
  • operations
  • operate
  • Eldon Olsen
Additional Information
Currently Active
No
Agency
OSU
Project Type
Research
Research Forest
N/A
Researcher
Olsen, Eldon
Role
PI
Collaborators
N/A
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283
Project ID
283

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