The Coast Range Association Key Publications

Forestry Documents

Coast Range Association Reports

Forests That Work
Long Rotation Forestry
Forestry Reform Network Issue Paper #1.
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Forestry Reform Network Issue Paper #2.
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Other Forestry Reports

Simplified Forest Management To Achieve Watershed And Forest Health: A Critique.
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A report authored by the Scientific Panel on Ecosystem Based Forest Management and released by National Wildlife Federation that presents a powerful critique of Structure Based Management.

NMFS Draft Proposal Concerning Oregon Forest Practices
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This is a draft proposed on Oregon Forest Practices developed by the Northwest Region of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). It has been submitted to the Oregon Board of Forestry Advisory Committee as part of ongoing discussions of potential improvements in Oregon forest practices. The Advisory Committee is composed of Federal, state, industry, fishery and environmental representatives. The NMFS will work closely with the Committee during the remainder of the year in an effort to reach consensus on forest practices that landowners can implement to conserve salmon.

IMST Report: Recovery of Wild Salmonids in Western Oregon Forests:Oregon Forest Practices Act Rules and the Measures in the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds
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Coast Range Association Watershed Reports

Forestry & Salmon: A Report on forest habitat and native fish for 14 coastal basins.
Clatsop County Coastal Watersheds Report
Nehalem Report
Salmon River Report
Siletz Report
Yaquina Report
Alsea Report
Siuslaw Report

Watershed Assessment

CRA Rapid Assessment Project

Rapid Assessment Manual
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Other Watershed Assessment Documents

State of Oregon Watershed Assessment Manual

Watershed Councils

Evaluation of Selected Watershed Councils in the Pacific Northwest and Northern California
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To learn more about watershed councils and their limitations, see the Trout Unlimited and Pacific Rivers Council's Report on watershed council effectiveness.

Fisheries Management

IMST Report: Defining and Evaluating Recovery of OCN Coho Salmon Stocks: Implications for Rebuilding Stocks Under the Oregon Plan.  View or download the PDF file**.

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