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Policy Tools For Smart Growth In New England, New England Environmental Finance Center
Policy Tools For Smart Growth In New England, New England Environmental Finance Center
Smart Growth
Across New England communities have been experiencing a rapid outward surge of development away from our community and downtown centers. Effects of sprawl include a loss of wildlife habitat, farm and timber lands; increased costs of community services and higher taxes; auto-dependency, longer commutes, and increased congestion; increases in air and water pollution; a sedentary lifestyle and increased obesity; and losses to one’s sense of place and social ties.
State-level responses to sprawl have surfaced throughout New England in recent years. This report describes 11 examples of these responses, representing all six New England states and a diversity of recent …
Interview With Janet Corbett, Warm Springs Forest Products, 2006 (Audio), Janet Corbett
Interview With Janet Corbett, Warm Springs Forest Products, 2006 (Audio), Janet Corbett
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Interview of Janet Corbett by Margie Crawford at Warm Springs, Oregon on August 10th, 2006.
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Interview With Ryan Temple, Hfhc, 2006 (Audio), Ryan Temple
Interview With Ryan Temple, Hfhc, 2006 (Audio), Ryan Temple
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Interview of Ryan Temple by Amber Kinter at Portland, Oregon on August 4th, 2006.
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Interview With Sarah Deumling, Zena Timber, 2006 (Audio), Sarah Deumling
Interview With Sarah Deumling, Zena Timber, 2006 (Audio), Sarah Deumling
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Interview of Sarah Deumling by Glenn Esler at Rickreall, Oregon on August 4th, 2006.
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Interview With Richard Pine, O'Neill Pine Company, 2006 (Audio), Richard Pine
Interview With Richard Pine, O'Neill Pine Company, 2006 (Audio), Richard Pine
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Interview of Richard Pine by Margie Crawford in Salem, Oregon on August 3rd, 2006.
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Interview With Adam Olsen, Parr Lumber, 2006 (Audio), Adam Olsen
Interview With Adam Olsen, Parr Lumber, 2006 (Audio), Adam Olsen
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Born in Portland, Adam Olsen worked for Parr Lumber for ten years as a contractor salesman.
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Interview With Peter Hayes, Hyla Woods, 2006 (Audio), Peter Hayes
Interview With Peter Hayes, Hyla Woods, 2006 (Audio), Peter Hayes
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Interview of Peter Hayes by Glen Esler on July 28th, 2006.
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A Comparison Of Presettlement Vegetation And Fire Regimes With Current Patterns In Oak Woodlands And Shrublands Of Sw Oregon, Patricia S. Muir Dr., Paul Hosten Dr.
A Comparison Of Presettlement Vegetation And Fire Regimes With Current Patterns In Oak Woodlands And Shrublands Of Sw Oregon, Patricia S. Muir Dr., Paul Hosten Dr.
JFSP Research Project Reports
Fuel reduction efforts on BLM lands in southwestern Oregon are motivated by the need to reduce fire hazard and restore and rehabilitate ecosystems. Successful ecosystem restoration depends, in part, on understanding the target: what ecosystem model is considered natural and healthy for a given area? Oak (Quercus garryana) woodlands and shrublands are two of the most characteristic ecosystems in interior valleys of southwest Oregon, and extensive acreages within these systems are treated annually for fuel reduction. However, these are also two of the least understood ecosystems in the region. We know little about their presettlement attributes, responses to disturbance, or …
An Internet Based Portal For Fire Science And Management In The Southern Region
An Internet Based Portal For Fire Science And Management In The Southern Region
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Task 1 – Organize a technical advisory team and host an initial workshop to explore methods for integrating FRAMES, TTRS, and ESFS websites.
Task 2 – Identify and acquire data, tools, and publications from funded JFSP and NFP projects working with the JFSP and NFP project databases and principal investigators. Also, when possible identify and acquire data and tools used and created by others in the wildland fire community including state agencies, educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations.
Task 3 – Develop and post online FGDC metadata records for all datasets from funded JFSP and NFP projects as well as key …