INR Reports related to the Environment and Conservation:

A Pilot Test of Systematic Review Techniques: Evaluating Whether Wood Placements in Streams of the Pacific Northwest Affect Salmonid Abundance, Growth, Survival or Habitat Complexity - February 2008. Prepared by OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station and INR for Oregon Department of Forestry.
(PDF: 700k)

Systematic Review Pilot Project: Final Report - February 2008. Prepared by INR for Oregon Department of Forestry.
(PDF: 170k)

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 Unpublished report for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife - Nongame Program, Salem, Coos Bay District Bureau of  Land Management, Coos Bay, U.S. Fish and Wildlife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: 31MB)

Oregon Biofuels and Biomass: Potential Project Survey including Regulatory Barriers - OSU Chemical Engineering Department, OSU Institute for Natural Resources, Environmental Strategies, LLC, Northwest Environmental Business Council, May 2007.
(PDF: 255k)

Oregon Biofuels and Biomass: Woody Biomass in Oregon - Current Uses, Barriers and Opportunities for Increased Utilization, and Research Needs - OSU Chemical Engineering Department, OSU Institute for Natural Resources, OSU Oregon Wood Innovation Center, May 2007.
(PDF: 566k)

Innovation in Environmental Streamlining and Project Delivery: The Oregon State Bridge Delivery Program, Final Report SR 500-151 - INR, January 2007.
(PDF: 278k)

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)

Fleet and Owner-Operator Capacity for Utilizing Idle Reduction Technology: A Report to the US Environmental Protection Agency -- OSU, September 2006.
(PDF 49k)

Climate Change Reports:

Scientific Consensus Statement on the Likely Impacts of Climate Change on the Pacific Northwest. -- Product of the Impacts of Climate Change on the Pacific Northwest scientific meeting, June 2004.
(PDF 1,219k)

Oregon Strategy for Greenhouse Gas Reductions -- Final Report from the Governor’s Advisory Group On Global Warming, December 2004 (posted on the Oregon Department of Energy Web site).

Climate Change Outreach Project Presentation -- May 2006.
(Powerpoint 5.73MB)

Climate Change Outreach Project Final Report. -- October 2006.
(PDF 6.28MB)

Chapter 10: Governor’s Global Warming Initiative in Forests, Carbon and Climate Change: A Synthesis of Science Findings (a book published by the The Oregon Forest Resources Institute) -- Gail Achterman, 2006 (posted on the OFRI Web site).

Interim Report from the Governor's Climate Change Integration Group -- February 1, 2007 (posted on the Oregon Department of Energy Web site).

Governor’s Global Warming Initiative Presentation at the Forests, Carbon and Climate Change Conference -- Gail Achterman, February 2007 (presentation will be posted on the conference Web site).

25 Years Old and Looking Ahead Assessing the Future of the Heritage Program - INR, February 2006.
(PDF: 158k)

Regional Biodiversity Monitoring Partnership Workshop Reports:

Regional Biodiversity Monitoring Partnership Workshop Final Report - September 2006.
(PDF: 253k)

A Regional Biodiversity Monitoring Framework, USDA Forest Service, May 2006.
(Powerpoint. Please click on the title above to view the presentation. You will be linked to our institutional respository over a secure connection.)

Oregon Presentation to the Regional Biodiversity Monitoring Partnership Workshop -- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, May 2006.
(Please click on the title above to view the presentation. You will be linked to our institutional respository over a secure connection.)

Washington Presentation to the Regional Biodiversity Monitoring Partnership Workshop -- Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, May 2006.
(PDF: 3.87MB)

Oregon Explorer Reports:

North Coast Explorer: A North Coast Basin Prototype Website for Natural Resource Information Management. -- Final report to the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, February 2005.
(PDF 1.5 MB)

Willamette Basin Conservation Project: Final Report. -- Final report to the Meyer Memorial Trust, August 2005.
(Please click on the title above to read the report and see the appendices. You will be linked to our institutional respository over a secure connection. Appendix 5-B is available upon request.)

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 Project 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)

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)

A Preliminary Examination of the Environmental Use of Plants in Oregon -- Submitted to SPROut by INR, March 2008.
(PDF: 761k)

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

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)

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)

Analysis of Boater Pass Data on the Deschutes River. -- Institute for Natural Resources, INR Policy Paper 2002-03, December 2002.
(PDF: 2313k)

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.

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.