INR Reports related to Biology and Ecology:

The Distribution and Reproductive Success of the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2007 - by D.J. Lauten, K.A. Castelein, R. Pruner, M. Friel, and E. P. Gaines, Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, INR. Unpublished report for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - Nongame Program, Salem, Coos Bay District Bureau of  Land Management, Coos Bay, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Newport, Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area, Reedsport, and Oregon Department of Parks and Recreation, Salem. 64pp. December 2007.
(PDF: 5 MB)

The Distribution and Reproductive Success of the Western Snowy Plover along the Oregon Coast - 2006 - The Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center, INR, December 2006.
(PDF: 800k)

Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB): Indicators of Basin Conditions for the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds -- May 2005.
(PDF: 2.69 MB)

Salmon Anchor Habitat Reports:

Salmon Anchor Habitat Policy Review. Institute for Natural Resources -- INR Policy Paper, October 2004
(PDF 219k)

Salmon Anchor Habitat Strategy Invited Expert Responses. Institute for Natural Resources -- INR Policy Paper, October 2004
(PDF 1 MB)

Salmon Anchor Habitat Issues Annotated Bibliography. Institute for Natural Resources -- INR Policy Paper, October 2004
(PDF 347k)

Salmon Anchor Habitat Work Group Recommendations and Final Report to the Oregon Board of Forestry and Oregon Legislature Emergency Board, Institute for Natural Resources -- INR Policy Paper, October 2004
(PDF 87k)

Scientific Review by the Marine Science Advisory Panel of Oregon University System Scientists of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Preliminary Report for Governor Kulongoski's Oregon Response. -- Institute for Natural Resources, May 2004.
(PDF 228k)

SPROUT Reports:

Plant-Based Research & Application in the Northwest, SPROUT, October, 2004.
(PDF: 1 MB)

The Green Fuse: Using Plants to Provide Ecosystem Services -- SPROUT, October 7, 2004.
(PDF: 761k)

Environmental Stresses and Fish Deformities in the Willamette River: -- Final report, June 2004.
(PDF: 299k)

The Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds: A Perspective. -- Institute for Natural Resources, INR Policy Paper 2003-03, January 2003.
(PDF: 332k)

The Oregon Scenic Waterways System: A Review and Assessment -- Institute for Natural Resources, INR Policy Paper 2003-02 Report, January 2003.
(PDF: 880k)

Recreational Placer Mining in the Oregon Scenic Waterways System -- Institute for Natural Resources, INR Policy Paper 2003-01 Report, January 2003.
(PDF: 693k)

Expressing Oregon Environmental Benchmarks in Ecological Terms: Progress Report to the Oregon Progress Board. -- Institute for Natural Resources, INR Policy Paper 2002-02, November 2002.

Final Draft Workshop Report Measuring Success: Biodiversity and Habitat Indicators at Multiple Scales -- Institute for Natural Resources, INR Policy Paper 2002-01, October 2002.

Oregon State of the Environment Report 2000 -- To order a copy of the Oregon State of the Environment Report 2000, please send an email to inr@oregonstate.edu.