Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Environmental Science and Management
First Advisor
Joseph Maser
Date of Publication
Spring 3-26-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental Science and Management
Department
Environmental Science and Management
Language
English
Subjects
Restoration monitoring (Ecology) -- Oregon -- Grant County, Land use -- Environmental aspects - Oregon -- Grant County, Grant County (Or.) -- Environmental conditions
DOI
10.15760/etd.463
Physical Description
1 online resource (vi, 123 pages)
Abstract
Habitat restoration has socio-economic as well as biophysical impacts. In Grant County, Oregon a recent influx of funding and technical resources for habitat restoration has led to focused monitoring efforts there to better understand the impacts. This study explores how local land use and land management practices are changing in Grant County as a result of restoration and other drivers. In-depth interviews were conducted with 17 landowners, land managers, and long time residents to document the change they have observed and identify how they are adapting. The results suggest that many interconnected social, economic, and ecological changes have taken place in Grant County in the recent past, of which the increased focus on restoration and conservation is just one. Other significant changes include the decline of the timber industry, shifting land ownership patterns, intensified regulation of natural resources, and increased environmental awareness. Ways that the community is adapting and additional ways in which they might more successfully adapt to these changes were identified. Recommendations for how to contribute to a more resilient Grant County are presented for the regulatory, academic, and scientific communities.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/8465
Recommended Citation
Senkyr, Kristen Lauren, "The Role of Habitat Restoration and Conservation in the Changing Socio-economic Conditions of Grant County, Oregon" (2012). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 463.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.463
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