Framing Question How have communities traditionally dependent on the resource-extraction industries of timber and mining adapted to the modern era of conservation? Background Logging, mining, and other resource extraction-dependent communities across the globe have experienced fluctuations in their standards of living (Harris et al., 1998). Many of these communities, having lost their […]
The Elliott: A Reminder of the Past, the Present, and the Future
Framing Question What use should be most valued in a public land that is labeled as multiple use? Background Logging, mining, and other resource extraction-dependent communities across the globe have experienced fluctuations in their standards of living (Harris et al., 1998). Many of these communities, having lost their primary source of income and […]
The Siuslaw’s Success Story, Re-Imagined
Framing Question How do land managers balance multiple-use and interests on their lands? Background Logging, mining, and other resource extraction-dependent communities across the globe have experienced fluctuations in their standards of living (Harris et al., 1998). Many of these communities, having lost their primary source of income and industry due to tightened […]
New Years Resolutions…
It’s been a little while since I’ve visited my concentration of studies in an academic manner, so here are a few steps I’m taking to get the gears turning again. Roughly a year ago. the topic I chose for my concentration was the Political Ecology of Salmon Conservation, a very hefty topic considering all the […]
Updated Concentration Proposal 11/13/2015
To the natural world, salmon play roles as keystone species in eco-systems ranging from small freshwater streams to the vastness that is the Pacific Ocean. These eco-systems, with their various trophic level members, have come to depend on salmon as a crucial food resource. Terrestrial predators like the North American brown bear Ursus arctos and […]
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