BRD Activities in Oregon
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BRD Activities in Oregon |
- The Oregon Biodiversity Project is intended to assist public and private landowners in focusing attention on lands that
are important in conserving biological diversity, and will help direct development to the most appropriate areas.
Partners joining the BRD in this project come from the timber, livestock, and utility interests, as well as The Biodiversity
Research Consortium, The Nature Conservancy, the Oregon Divisions of State Lands and State Parks, and the
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.
- BRD scientists are conducting studies to determine how water quality and rearing techniques used in different hatcheries
affect the ability of Pacific salmon to return to Oregon rivers to spawn. Scientists are also investigating the cause and
treatment of several infectious diseases, as well as developing techniques for the early detection of viruses in Pacific
salmon.
- Information about genetic and behavioral differences between wild and hatchery-produced Pacific salmon enable the
Bonneville Power Administration and others to more effectively operate dams and to design water release times to
maintain viable fisheries.
- In cooperation with the National Park Service, BRD researchers are investigating the current and potential effects of
recreational activities on the resources of Mt. Rainier National Park. These studies will provide the information needed
for Park managers to successfully manage the lands in their charge for a variety of public uses.
- The BRD is joining other Federal bureaus and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife to conduct research in the
Klamath Basin. Studies focusing on food selection, feeding patterns, and habitat requirements of geese that winter in the
Klamath Basin will be useful to State and Federal wetland managers. Other studies will contribute information useful for
restoration activities in the Basin.
- The BRD is conducting studies to determine social structure, life history traits, feeding patterns, and fluctuations in sea
otter populations. Results of these studies will be of interest to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the fishing
industry, and conservation groups.
- Leading Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center Programs include support for implementation of the
Northwest Forest Plan, incorporating major collaborative initiatives such as the Cooperative Forest Ecosystem
Research Program (CFER); the Vegetation Diversity Project, a program to restore and maintain native plant diversity
on deteriorated rangeland of the Great Basin and Columbia Plateau; and other major initiatives in western Great Basin
wetlands, including ecological studies of lakes and ponds, and contaminant studies of wildlife in the Pacific Northwest.
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