@article {83165, title = {Oregon Water Quality Index Summary Report: Water Years 2013-2022}, year = {2023}, note = {Trends in water quality. Raw data for earlier years is available in spreadsheet format.}, month = {2023, Feb.}, pages = {9 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality. Laboratory and Environmental Assessment Division}, address = {Hills boro, Or.}, keywords = {agriculture, bacteria, dissolved oxygen, forestry, human impacts, land use, nitrogen, pH, phosphorus, water pollution, water quality, water temperature}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl\%3A1008713}, author = {Oregon Dept. of Environmental Quality,} } @article {83120, title = {Spatiotemporal variation in Oregon salt marsh expansion and contraction}, journal = {Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science}, volume = {273}, number = {107908}, year = {2022}, note = {Many complex factors come into play in salt marsh expansion, contraction and persistence. Sedimentation, uplift, sea level rise, climate, land use, and floods are some of the factors that can influence the physical features of salt marshes. This article examines some of these factors affecting marshes on the Oregon Coast.}, month = {2022, Aug. 31}, pages = {9 p.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, Coquille River estuary, geographic information systems, human impacts, introduced species, land use, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, sediments, wetland delineation}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107908 }, author = {Peck, Erin K. and Wheatcroft, Robert A.} } @mastersthesis {83149, title = {Insights into Centennial-Scale Salt Marsh Morphodynamics from the Oregon Coast}, year = {2021}, note = {This doctoral dissertation gives a good look at factors causing salt marshes in Oregon to contract or expand. Two of the seven estuaries studied (Salmon River and Alsea) are drowning, while others are either keeping pace with sea level rise or actually growing. {\textquotedblleft}In particular, the Oregon margin provides an opportunity to compare a number of important drivers of centennial salt marsh morphologic change, including relative sea level rise, suspended sediment supply, basin area, bay morphology, and coseismic
subsidence related to Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) earthquakes, all of which will be discussed in this dissertation.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)}, pages = {206 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Doctoral Dissertation}, edition = {Ph. D.}, chapter = {College of Earth, Ocean, \& Atmospheric Sciences}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, climate change, Coquille River estuary, earthquakes, human impacts, land use, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, sea levels, sediments, Tillamook Bay, tsunamis, wetland delineation, Youngs Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/h128nn071 }, author = {Peck, Erin K.} } @article {83100, title = {Management of anadromous lampreys: Common threats, different approaches}, journal = {Journal of Great Lakes Research. Supplement}, volume = {47 }, number = {Sup.1 }, year = {2021}, note = {This review article summarizes what is known about the statuses of many lamprey species around the world. The usual suspects, primarily human activity and climate change get the blame for most population declines. Management of the Pacific lamprey is a bright spot, largely due to the efforts and advocacy of Native Americans. The Western river lamprey, on the other hand, suffers from inadequate research, which is needed in order to support conservation.}, month = {2021, Dec.}, pages = {S129-S146}, keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, climate, Cummins Creek, dams, depleted populations, human impacts, land use, Pacific lamprey = Entosphenus tridentatus (Lampetra tridentata), River lamprey = Lampetra ayresi, Salmon River,, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tenmile Creek, Umpqua River, water use, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.09.005 }, author = {Clemens, Benjamin J. and Arakawa, Hiroaki and Baker, Cindy and Coghian, Stephen and Kucheryavyy, Aleksandr and Lampman, Ralph and Lan{\c c}a, Maria Jo{\~a}o and Mateus, Catarina Sofia and Miller, Allison and Nazari, Hassan and Peque{\~n}o, Germ{\'a}n and Sutton, Trent M. and Yanai, Seiji} } @booklet {83218, title = {Spatiotemporal Variation in Oregon Salt Marsh Expansion and Contraction (GIS Data) [dataset]}, year = {2021}, note = {What forces cause salt marshes to grow or shrink? This file gives data intended to help answer this question. {\textquotedblleft}The dataset is a layer file created in ArcGIS Pro 2.2. The dataset includes digitized outlines of the seaward edges of five Oregon salt marshes (Nehalem, Netarts, Salmon, Alsea, and Coquille). These are roughly decadal from 1939 to 2018 and were hand-digitized using historical aerial photography (1939 to the late 1990s) scanned at the University of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Map \& Aerial Photography Library and aerial imagery downloaded from the Oregon Statewide Imagery Program (https://www.oregon.gov/geo/Pages/imagery_data.aspx){\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract). Among the factors considered were the history of logging and the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. It is hoped that results will suggest future changes in marshes under a different climate and different land use practices.}, keywords = {aerial photography, Alsea Bay, Alsea River, climate, Coquille River estuary, geographic information system, human impacts, land use, logging, Nehalem River estuary, Netarts Bay, Pacific Decadal Oscillation, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh, wetland delineation}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.7267/w0892j79s}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/w0892j79s}, author = {Peck, Erin K. and Wheatcroft, Robert A.} } @article {83168, title = {Climate change and Oregon law: What is to be done?}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Law \& Litigation}, volume = {33}, number = {[12] }, year = {2018}, note = {The legal system often seems to change more slowly than the social and environmental milieu in which it functions. It is encouraging to find good minds looking at the problems caused by climate change and their repercussions on the legal system. In this article, the authors offer some practical advice Oregonians can use to adjust their laws to climate change. {\textquotedblleft}We examine two aspects of that response. The first concerns planning and regulation of land, and the second concerns the effects of climate change on property law. We suggest that traditional property law doctrines, such as reliction, avulsion, property boundaries, and public easements should be reexamined in the light of this crisis{\textquotedblright} (p.239). If we are to adapt to climate change, our institutions must adapt, and forward-looking publications like this will help.}, month = {2018}, pages = {p.235-323}, keywords = {climate, environmental law and policy, land use, water use}, url = {https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/23295}, author = {Brickley, Alan K. and Schell, Steven R. and Sullivan, Edward J.} } @article {83063, title = {Winter habitat condition of Oregon coast coho salmon populations, 2007-2014}, volume = {no.2018-01}, year = {2018}, note = {Winter habitat turns out to be an important, indeed, a limiting factor in coho salmon survival. Nicely complex habitat offers refuges that enable juvenile coho to survive winter freshets as well as providing {\textquotedblleft}a large freshwater survival buffer that may help coho persist though extended periods of poor ocean survival{\textquotedblright} (p.2). It is troubling to note that agricultural land, private forest land and urban lands had the greatest lack of complexity, highlighting the need for more education and other efforts in these areas.}, pages = {30 p.}, institution = {ODFW Aquatic Inventories Project}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea River, American beaver = Castor canadensis, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Coos Bay, Coquille River, geography, geology, habitats, hydrology, land use, Nehalem River, Nestucca River, population count, Salmon River, sediments, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://tinyurl.com/3nsruf33 }, author = {Strickland, Matt J. and Anlauf-Dunn, Kara and Jones, Kim and Stein, Charles} } @inbook {11891, title = {Goal 16: estuarine resources}, booktitle = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines: }, year = {2010}, note = {Gives the text of Oregon Administrative Rule OAR 660-015-0010(1) (Goal 16) . Goals 16, 17, and 18 are three of Oregon{\textquoteright}s 19 statewide planning goals, which contitute the framework for a statewide program for land-use planning. These goals address the coastal resources of Oregon and are included in the Tillamook County Comprehensive Plan. }, month = {1984 (amended)}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development,}, organization = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development,}, keywords = {environmental law and policy, land use, planning}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201007021428415/}, author = {Oregon. Department of Land Conservation and Development,} } @inbook {11896, title = {Goal 17: coastal shorelines}, booktitle = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines}, year = {2010}, note = {Gives the text of Oregon Administrative Rule OAR 660-015-0010(2) (Goal 17). Goals 16, 17, and 18 are three of Oregon{\textquoteright}s 19 statewide planning goals, which contitute the framework for a statewide program for land-use planning. These goals address the coastal resources of Oregon and are included in the Tillamook County Comprehensive Plan.}, month = {1999 (amended)}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development,}, organization = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development,}, keywords = {environmental law and policy, land use, planning}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201007021428415/}, author = {Oregon. Department of Land Conservation and Development,} } @inbook {11901, title = {Goal 18: beaches and dunes}, booktitle = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s Statewide Planning Goals and Guidelines }, year = {2010}, note = {Gives the text of Oregon Administrative Rule OAR 660-015-0010(3), (Goal 18). Goals 16, 17, and 18 are three of Oregon{\textquoteright}s 19 statewide planning goals, which contitute the framework for a statewide program for land-use planning. These goals address the coastal resources of Oregon and are included in the Tillamook County Comprehensive Plan.}, month = {1988 (amended)}, publisher = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development,}, organization = {Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development,}, keywords = {environmental law and policy, land use, planning}, url = {https://library.state.or.us/repository/2010/201007021428415/}, author = {Oregon. Department of Land Conservation and Development,} } @mastersthesis {12006, title = {A GIS Evaluation of Land Use Zones and Water Quality for Marine Conservation Site Selection in Lincoln County, Oregon}, year = {2007}, note = {Shows land use (most by State of Oregon) of estuarine lands in Lincoln County. Points out fecal coliform bacteria issues in Salmon River. GIS as planning tool. Identifies 4000 meter land-use zone as the best point of measurement for determining water quality impacts and for estuary management decisions. Appendix gives permitted land use in Lincoln County. Colored maps.}, pages = {74 p.}, school = {Oregon State University}, type = {Masters Thesis}, edition = {M.S.}, chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, bacteria, geographic information system, land ownership, land use, Salmon River Estuary, Siletz Bay, theses, water quality, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/c821gp900}, author = {Henderson, Ann Miller} } @article {51316, title = {Oregon Explorer: Natural Resources Digital Library}, year = {2007}, note = {Began in June 2007. "The Oregon Explorer is envisioned to use the power of today{\textquoteright}s cutting edge information technology to create a state-of-the-art web-accessible natural resources digital library by way of accessing and integrating data from state and federal agencies, local governments, university scientists and citizens to support informed decisions and actions by people concerned with Oregon{\textquoteright}s natural resources and environment." (Vision) An invaluable resource.}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {climate change, demographics, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, geographic information system, geography, habitat conservation, hydrology, land use, maps, natural resources, wetlands}, url = {https://oregonexplorer.info/ }, author = {Oregon State University. Libraries, and Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources,} } @article {26196, title = {Oregon Wetland Planning Guidebook}, year = {2004}, note = {This is a valuable, if dated, look at the regulatory process for wetlands in Oregon: the decision-making process and the agencies involved. }, pages = {198 p.}, institution = {Oregon Dept. of State Lands, Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development}, address = {Salem, Or.}, keywords = {aquatic vegetation, environmental law and policy, general, land ownership, land use, marsh restoration, natural resource management, salt marsh, wetland delineation, wetland mitigation, wetland restoration, wetland vegetation}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kd17cx459}, author = {Oregon. Dept. of State Lands, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Shapiro \& Associates (Seattle, Wash.), and Winterbrook Planning} } @article {12206, title = {Oregon natural heritage plan}, year = {2003}, note = {Cascade Head is a dedicated natural heritage conservation area. The site was dedicated by The Nature Conservancy in 1985. Cascade Head contains significant examples of coastal headland grassland and herbaceous complex with red fescue dominant, coastal headland shrublands with salal, coastal sage or evergreen huckleberry, and erosion resistant sea-cliffs with caves. Notable animal species of special interest include Speyeria zerene hippolyta, the Oregon silverspot butterfly, and examples of coastal runs of Oncorhynchus kisutch, coho salmon and Oncorhynchus mykiss, steelhead trout. Special plant species include Poa unilateralis, San francisco bluegrass, Sidalcea hirtipes orBristly-stemmed sidalcea, and Silene douglasii var oraria, Cascade head catchfly.}, keywords = {depleted populations, ecological values, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, land use, methodology, natural resource management, species list}, url = {https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:14339} } @booklet {82586, title = {Midcoast sixth field watershed assessment : final report}, year = {2001}, note = {The study area for this assessment is composed of the Alsea, Salmon, Siletz, Yachats, and Yaquina River watersheds and those watersheds that drain directly to the ocean between Cascade Head and Cape Creek at Heceta Head (Ocean Tributaries). Wherever possible, 1:24,000 uniform scale geographic information system (GIS) data that covered the entire study area were used in this assessment. Goals of this study include, (1) a summary of current conditions for each 6th field watershed; and (2) recommendations for monitoring and management actions for prioritized 6th field watersheds. Extensive maps.}, month = {2001}, publisher = {Midcoast Watersheds Council}, address = {Newport, OR}, keywords = {Alsea River estuary, biological, coho salmon=Oncorhynchus kisutch, habitat conservation, hydrology, land ownership, land use, landslides, map, physical, Salmon River Estuary, sediments, Siletz River estuary, steelhead=Oncorhynchus mykiss, water quality data, water temperature data, wetland delineation, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/fn107338m}, author = {Midcoast Watersheds Council, and Garono, Ralph and Brophy, Laura} } @article {12486, title = {Oregon Natural Heritage Plan}, year = {1993}, month = {1993}, keywords = {depleted populations, ecological values, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, land use, methodology, natural resource management, species list} } @article {12541, title = {Managing Oregon{\textquoteright}s estuarine resource lands}, journal = {Journal of Soil and Water Conservation}, volume = {46}, number = {1}, year = {1991}, month = {1991}, pages = {23-26}, keywords = {biological, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay estuary, environmental law and policy, habitat restoration, industrial development, land use, natural resource management, physical, Salmon River Estuary, urban development, wetland delineation, wetland mitigation, wetland vegetation, Yaquina Bay}, isbn = {0022-4561}, author = {Jackson, Philip L.} } @article {12621, title = {Oregon Natural Heritage Plan}, year = {1988}, month = {1988}, keywords = {depleted populations, ecological values, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, habitat conservation, land use, methodology, natural resource management, species list} } @article {30951, title = {Comprehensive Plan [Lincoln County, Oregon]: Second Draft}, year = {1980}, month = {January_1980}, institution = {[Newport, Or.]}, keywords = {commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, estuarine dynamics, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, natural resource management, recreational fisheries, tourism, urban development, water quality, water use, Yaquina Bay, Yaquina River, Yaquina River Basin}, author = {Lincoln County (Ore.),} } @article {12886, title = {The Oregon coast: an informational report on the water and related land resources}, year = {1978}, month = {January_1978}, institution = {Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission}, keywords = {air temperature, demographics, economics, environmental policy and law, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, precipitation data, wind} } @article {12956, title = {Classification and utilization of oyster lands in Oregon}, volume = {no.76-7}, year = {1976}, note = {Evaluates Oregon estuaries for suitability for growing oysters. Includes estuary maps, lists possible risks for oyster growers by estuary.}, month = {September_1976}, pages = {38 p.}, institution = {Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife}, address = {Newport, Or.}, keywords = {Alsea Bay, aquaculture, aquatic invertebrates, biological, bivalves, Chetco River estuary, Coos Bay, Coquille River estuary, environmental policy and law, general, Japanese oyster drill = Tritonalia japonica, land use, molluscs, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Pacific oyster = Crassostrea gigas, Rogue River estuary, Salmon River Estuary, Sand Lake Estuary, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River estuary, Yaquina Bay}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/0z708x17s} } @book {13006, title = {Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area; inventory summary, land suitability analysis, Siuslaw National Forest}, year = {1975}, month = {1975}, publisher = {United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region}, organization = {United States. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region}, keywords = {Cascade Head, land ownership, land use, natural resource management}, url = {https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsbdev7_007113.pdf}, author = {U.S. Forest Service. Pacific Northwest Region,} } @book {13026, title = {Oregon coastal zone land: use, ownership and value change}, series = {ORESU-T.}, volume = {no.75-006}, year = {1975}, note = {Study area focused on Lincoln County and Tillamook County.}, publisher = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program}, organization = {Oregon State University, Sea Grant College Program}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {land ownership, land use, natural resource management}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/35031}, author = {Northam, R. M. and Maresh, T. J. and Nolan, M. L.} } @article {13081, title = {Ownership of Oregon estuaries}, year = {1974}, note = {chiefly maps}, institution = {Oregon Division of State Lands}, address = {Salem, OR}, keywords = {land ownership, land use}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/rx913v97g}, author = {Oregon. Division of State Lands,} } @book {13121, title = {An inventory and evaluation of areas of environmental concern in Oregon, for the State of Oregon, Executive Department and natural resources agencies}, year = {1973}, note = {Estuaries were at the top of the list of concerns in this 1973 publication. Wetlands were second, both areas of critical concern. Gives recommendations for legislation, protected status, etc. Map with key showing landslide areas and active landslides in the Nestucca River / Salmon River area p.46-47.}, chapter = {104 p.}, keywords = {conservation, estuaries, habitat, land use, tidal marsh, wetlands, wilderness} } @article {13131, title = {Overall economic development plan for Lincoln County, Oregon}, year = {1973}, note = {"June, 1973." Maps.}, keywords = {commercial fisheries, demographics, economics, general, general ecosystem description, historical, hydrology, industrial development, land ownership, land use, natural resource management, recreational fisheries, Salmon River, tourism, urban development, water quality, water use} } @article {13151, title = {Cascade Head - Salmon River : land use and ownership plan}, year = {1972}, address = {Corvallis, Or.}, keywords = {Cascade Head, land use, recreational uses, Salmon River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/2j62s576d}, author = {U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region,} } @article {17221, title = {Difficulties ahead for Oregon regarding estuary regulations, control and protection}, year = {1972}, note = {Written by a pioneer in Oregon{\textquoteright}s land-use planning process. This is a general talk about the situation in the early 1970s and not specific to any bay. Many suggested goals are still unmet. Conference held March 16-17, 1972. }, pages = {p.50-54}, institution = {Oregon State University Engineering Experiment Station}, address = {Corvallis, OR}, keywords = {ecological values, environmental policy and law, general, human impacts, land use, natural resource management, physical modifications, water use}, url = {https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/34931}, author = {Day, L.B.} } @article {13171, title = {An inventory of filled lands in the Salmon River Estuary}, year = {1972}, institution = {Oregon. Division of State Lands}, keywords = {human impacts, land ownership, land use, physical modifications, Salmon River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/qb98mk843}, author = {Hamilton, Stanley F. and Advisory Committee to the State Land Board,} } @article {13181, title = {Second biennial report. Oregon{\textquoteright}s submerged and submersible lands}, year = {1972}, note = {Includes discussion of court precedents, listing of Oregon{\textquoteright}s navigable waterways, and discussion of filled lands}, institution = {Advisory Committee to the Oregon State Land Board}, address = {[Salem, OR]}, keywords = {historical, land ownership, land use, navigation, physical modifications}, author = {Oregon. Advisory Committee to the State Land Board,} } @booklet {13206, title = {Oregon{\textquoteright}s submerged and submersible lands: a study of ownership history, conflicting claims of title [and] legislative recommendations}, year = {1970}, note = {Includes discussion of court precedents, and listing of Oregon{\textquoteright}s navigable waterways}, publisher = {Advisory Committee to the Oregon State Land Board}, address = {[Salem, OR]}, keywords = {historical, land ownership, land use, navigation, physical modifications}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/3t945w88m}, author = {Oregon. Advisory Committee to the State Land Board,} } @article {51271, title = {USDA Report on Water and Related Land Resources, Middle Coast Drainage Basin, Oregon: Based on a Cooperative Survey by the State Water Resources Board of Oregon and the United States Department of Agriculture}, year = {1964}, note = {{\textquotedblleft}The State Water Resources Board of Oregon is making a survey and investigation of the Middle Coast Drainage Basin to develop information needed for planning the coordinated development of the area{\textquoteright}s water resources. The information needed for its study includes: (1) the kind and location of desirable water resource developments; (2) the amounts of water required; (3) the physical opportunities for developments to meet water needs; and (4) the broad economic aspects of possible development.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction) Includes b+w photographs, colored maps, tables. Nice overview of soils data.}, pages = {138 p.}, keywords = {agricultural, Alsea River Basin, Beaver Creek, climate, dams, demographics, Devils Lake, Duncan Slough, fishes, Five Rivers, flooding, general ecosystem description, geography, geology, historical, Lake Creek, land ownership, land use, logging, Otter Rock, recreation, Salmon River, Siltcoos Lake, Siuslaw River Basin, soils, terrestrial vegetation, water quality, water use, Wildcat Creek, wildlife, Yachats River, Yaquina River}, url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/1z40kx71v} }