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Taking care of streams in western Washington, western Oregon, and coastal Alaska : a landowner's guide to riparian areas
As a homeowner in the Pacific Northwest, you have a unique opportunity to help maintain or improve the health of streams and riparian areas. A riparian area is the area of land adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland. Most healthy, natural riparian areas
have moist, fertile soils that support many different types of moisture-loving plants. These plants provide food and shelter to numerous fish and wildlife. Healthy riparian areas:
• Reduce the chance of flooding
• Improve water quality
• Provide habitat for wildlife, including salmonPublished October 2002. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Taking care of streams in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska : a guide to riparian areas in rangelands
Riparian areas used as livestock pasture need special care to remain healthy and productive. This brochure describes what a riparian area is, why it is important, and what you as a rancher can do to take care of your land. A healthy riparian pasture benefits you, your livestock, wildlife, and everyone downstream. A riparian area is the area of land adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland. Most healthy, natural riparian areas have moist, fertile soils that support many types of plants. These plants provide food and shelter to numerous fish and wildlife, which is especially important in arid areas of the West.
Healthy riparian areas:
• Reduce the chance of damaging floods
• Improve water quality
• Provide habitat and food for fish and wildlifePublished October 2002. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Taking care of streams in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska : a recreationist's guide to riparian areas
A s a recreationist, you have a unique opportunity to help maintain or improve the health of streams and riparian areas. A riparian area is the land adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland. Healthy riparian areas often have moist, fertile soils that support many types of plants. These plants provide food and shelter to numerous fish and wildlife. The Pacific Northwest’s growing population adds to the numbers of people accessing our waterways. Recreational uses include fishing, kayaking, bird watching, camping, biking, hunting, jet skiing, and more. Although designated access points are provided throughout the Northwest, many people access the water from public or private properties that lack proper access facilities. In these places, proper care of the riparian area will ensure a more pleasant experience for all users, as well as better conditions for fish and wildlife. Healthy riparian areas: • Reduce the chance of damaging floods • Improve water quality • Store and release water, moderating stream flow • Provide habitat for fish and wildlifePublished October 2002. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Taking care of streams in eastern Washington, eastern Oregon, and Idaho : a homeowner's guide to riparian areas
As a homeowner in the Pacific Northwest, you have a unique opportunity to help maintain or improve the health of streams and riparian areas. A riparian area is the area of land adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland. Most healthy, natural riparian areas
have moist, fertile soils that support many types of moisture-loving plants. These plants provide food and shelter to numerous fish and wildlife. Healthy riparian areas:
• Reduce the chance of flooding
• Improve water quality
• Provide habitat for fish and wildlifePublished October 2002. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Taking care of streams in western Washington, western Oregon, and coastal Alaska : a landowner's guide to riparian areas
A s a landowner in the Pacific Northwest, you have a unique opportunity to help maintain or improve the health of streams and riparian areas. A riparian area is the area of land adjacent to a stream, lake, or wetland. Most healthy, natural riparian areas have moist, fertile soils that support many types of moisture-loving plants. These plants provide food and shelter to numerous fish and wildlife.
Healthy riparian areas:
• Reduce the chance of flooding
• Improve water quality
• Provide habitat for fish and wildlifePublished October 2002. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Poison oak and ivy
Published March 1974. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Encouraging beneficial insects in your garden
Most insects are not pests. Only those that feed on desirable plants or transmit disease cause problems for gardeners. Many insects are very useful. Some are pollinators of fruits, flowers, and vegetables, while others help control insect pests.
There are three types of beneficial insects: predators, pollinators, and parasitoids
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Land measurement and survey : an introduction for woodland owners
Generally, surveying means gathering and processing information about the physical earth. It’s the science of determining relative positions of existing points on the earth’s surface or of establishing such points. Methods range from aerial and satellite systems to conventional ground methods. Survey professionals use a variety of methods to produce easy-to-use maps that are essential for effective land management. Surveys help you locate property boundaries, roads, structures, watercourses, and other physical characteristics of the land. Familiarity with how property lines are marked is valuable. For example, when property lines cross roads, reference tags often indicate the location where the line and road intersect. Other important points often are marked in the forest with corner posts and with blazed, flagged, or posted lines between them.Published April 2006. A more recent revision exists. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Tree growth, forest management, and their implications for wood quality
This publication provides basic information on tree growth, characteristics that define wood quality, and the implications of common silvicultural (tree tending) activities on wood quality. It is at best a summary—tree growth is an immensely complex process, and not all aspects of wood formation are fully understood. Most of the relationships discussed in this publication apply to trees in general; however, some items apply more specifically to a species group. These limitations are noted in the text.Published September 2004. Reviewed September 2014. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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Recruiting and supporting Latino volunteers
Communities across the United States are becoming more culturally and ethnically diverse. Indeed, demographers predict that by 2030 most of America’s school-age children will be from a minority group and by 2050, so will most Americans. This increasing diversity changes the nature of the population served by volunteer-based organizations, and likewise, also should change the makeup of the volunteer base. Capturing the volunteer potential of diverse community members will enrich organizations by expanding the number of volunteers, by helping to make services more culturally appropriate due to the similarities between volunteers and clients, and by
bringing diverse viewpoints to inform practice. However, many volunteer-based organizations, accustomed to operating in more homogeneous environments, are finding it difficult to attract volunteers from diverse backgrounds. Their usual approaches to volunteer recruitment and support have not proven effective.Published June 2000. Please check for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Service Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalo
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