Riparian Areas

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Living on the Land: Got a Stream? Grow Plants!

Oct 2014

This publication is part of the Living on the Land series. It provides concise information on how to best protect your stream areas with native vegetation and grazing strategies that help wildlife and property values. Primarily directed to small-acreage landowners east of the Cascades. Click the "view it now" button to download a PDF. Listen to the Living on the Land podcast...

By Brian Tuck | OSU Extension Catalog

Riparian trees and shrubs for southwest Oregon

Jul 2018

Trees and shrubs growing alongside streams in southwest Oregon are different from those in other areas. Learn what species of trees grow best in this unique environment, what size they will become, and what conditions each needs to thrive.

Article

Managing Woodland Roads: A Field Guide

Sep 2013

A full-color field guide to building and maintaining unpaved roads in woodland environments. Contains information on road shapes and surfaces, cross-drainage structures, stream crossings, wet-weather operations, and inspection and maintenance regimes. Discusses legal issues and contracts; culvert sizing; designs for fish passage; road capacity; and filtering methods.

OSU Extension Catalog

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Grazing Management Options for Riparian Areas

Sep 2019

Our hope is to make you better acquainted with the important functions of riparian areas on your ranch, give you some ideas on how to manage them effectively, and provide a framework for developing grazing management that incorporates these areas into your overall cattle operation.

By Dustin Johnson | Publication

Tree School Clackamas teaches love for the land

Apr 2019

Educational event draws hundreds from woodland community in Clackamas County and beyond.

By Glenn Ahrens, Rose Clarke, Michael Bondi, Kimberly Jacobsen Nelson | Article

Seeing Climate Change in Bugs and Salmon

Mar 2019

There are many ways to measure climate change. In northeast Oregon, scientists are investigating aquatic insects and how land management around waterways could potentially help or hinder salmon, which spawn in the streams.

By David Wooster, Sandy DeBano | Video

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Latest News

NSF awards $1.8 million to OSU-Utah collaboration to estimate U.S. plant transpiration

Aug 29, 2018

With a $1.8 million from the National Science Foundation, scientists at Oregon State University and the University of Utah are teaming up to make initial estimates of U.S. plant transpiration.

By Chris Branam | News Story

To grasp water scarcity, OSU researchers probe links between human and natural systems

Oct 23, 2017

A big OSU-based modeling study captures the fine-level interactions between nature and people

By Gail Wells | News Story

Proper forest road construction helps keep streams healthy, according to study

Aug 3, 2017

Sediment being sent into streams is not biologically significant

By Chris Branam | News Story

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