Publications and Reports

HABITAT IN AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES: HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? A State of the Science Literature Review. By Kristen Blann. Read online or download pdf. Click here to view.

A PLACE FOR NATURE: WILLAMETTE BASIN HABITAT CONSERVATION PRIORITIES. The 20-page color booklet introduces readers to the endangered habitats of the basin and describes interesting places where these rare habitats can be visited, explored and enjoyed. 2002. The booklet is free. Available as a printed publication or pdf. Order a copy. Posters also available.

CONSERVATION IN AMERICA: State Government Incentives for Habitat Conservation. A Status Report. By Susan George, Defenders of Wildlife. March 2002. Available as a pdf.

CONSERVATION INCENTIVES WORK GROUP: REPORT TO THE SEVENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. Presented by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Forestry. Available as pdf or web pages. February 2003. Read online.

ECONOMIC BENEFIT OF DESERT LAND: CASE STUDY OF CALIFORNIA'S MOJAVE BIOREGION. Prepared by Defenders of Wildlife. 2005. Click here to download pdf of report.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF EXPANDING CALIFORNIA'S SOUTHERN SEA OTTER POPULATIONS. Prepared for Defenders of Wildlife by Dr. John Loomis, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University. September 2005. Read summary. Download full report.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF NATURAL LAND CONSERVATION: CASE STUDY OF NE FLORIDA. Prepared for Defenders of Wildlife by by Clyde F. Kiker, PhD, and Alan W. Hodges, PhD. 2002. Click here to view pdf of this report.

ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF REINTRODUCING THE RIVER OTTER (Lontra Canadensis) INTO RIVERS IN NEW MEXICO. Prepared for Amigos Bravos by Timm Kroeger, Defenders of Wildlife. February 2005. Read executive summary. Click here to download report.

ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF DESIGNATING CRITICAL HABITAT FOR THE LYNX (Lynx Canadensis). Prepared for The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation by Defenders of Wildlife. 2004. Click here to view pdf of report.

HABITAT MONITORING: AN APPROACH FOR REPORTING STATUS AND TRENDS FOR STATE COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES. By Peter Schoonmaker, Ph.D. and Wayne Luscombe, Ph.D. March 9, 2005. Online publication only. Click here to read.

INCENTIVES FOR CONSERVATION: Proceedings from the Conservation Incentives Summit, April 19, 1999. Available only as a pdf file. Download.

INTEGRATING LAND USE PLANNING AND BIODIVERSITY. A report of a workshop which investigated the vital role conservation planning can play in connecting land use planning and biodiversity preservation. Available as printed document, pdf, or web pages. February 2003. Read online or order a print copy. Free.

INVENTORY AND MONITORING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A report of the Pacific Northwest Regional Council of the President's Council on Sustainable Development. Printed publication only. June 1999. Order a copy. Free.

LISTENING TO LANDOWNERS: CONSERVATION CASE STUDIES FROM OREGON'S WILLAMETTE VALLEY. By Paige Fischer. Maps & images by Manda Beckett. February 2005. Read online or order a print copy. Free.

LOOKING FOR THE BIG PICTURE: The Process Behind the Oregon Biodiversity Project. Describes the development of the Oregon Biodiversity Project and its product. Available as printed document, pdf, or web pages. 1999. Read online or order a print copy. Free.

MEASURING SUCCESS: Biodiversity and Habitat Indicators at Multiple Scales Final Draft Report. From October 30, 2002 workshop held at Oregon State University. Read online.

NATIONAL STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVES: Conservation Strategies for U.S. Landowners. By Sara Vickerman. 1998. Available as a pdf download only.

NO PLACE FOR NATURE: The Limits of Oregon's Land Use Program in Protecting Fish and Wildlife in the Willamette Valley. By Pam Wiley. 2001. Available as downloadable pdf or read online.

OREGON'S LIVING LANDSCAPE: Strategies and Opportunities to Conserve Biodiversity. Full color atlas and narrative of Oregon's biological diversity. 1998. Printed publication only. Order a copy. $29.95. Purchase a copy through Amazon.com Oregon's Living Landscape.

RED WOLVES: CREATING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY THROUGH ECOTOURISM IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA. By Dr. Gail Y. B. Lash & Pamela Black, Ursa International. Read executive summary. Click here to download report.

REINTRODUCTION OF THE MEXICAN GRAY WOLF (CANIS LUPUS BAILEYI) INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES: AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE. By Timm Kroeger, Frank Casey, and Chris Haney. Paper presented at the International Wolf Conference, Colorado Springs, Colorado, October 1-4, 2005. Read summary. Click here to download pdf of report.

RESTORING RARE NATIVE HABITATS IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY:
A Landowners Guide for Restoring Oak Woodlands, Wetlands, Prairies, and Bottomland Hardwood and Riparian Forests. By Bruce H. Campbell. Available as printed document, pdf, or web pages. 2004. Out of print!!! Read online.

STATUS AND TRENDS IN FEDERAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION INCENTIVE PROGRAMS: 1996-2001. By Lisa Hummon and Frank Casey. 2005. Click here to read.

STEWARDSHIP INCENTIVES: Conservation Strategies for Oregon's Working Landscape. By Sara Vickerman. Available as printed document, pdf, or web pages. 1998. Read online, download pdf or order a print copy. $10.00.

THINNING, FIRE, AND FOREST RESTORATION: A Science-based Approach for National Forests in the Interior Northwest. By Rick Brown. Available as printed document, pdf, or web pages. November 2000. Read online or order a print copy. Free.

WASHINGTON BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE: A Feasibility Assessment. By Joe La Tourrette and B. Wayne Luscombe, Ph.D. Available as a pdf or online. March 2002. Read online.

WILLAMETTE RIVER BASIN CHALLENGE OF CHANGE. By Marcia Sinclair. Based on The Willamette River Basin Planning Atlas, Trajectories of Environmental and Ecological Change. 2005. Click here to download pdf. Order a print copy. Free.

Multimedia products

OREGON BIODIVERSITY PROJECT CD-ROM. Contains data sets used in the Oregon Biodiversity Project, plus visualization software. 1998. Also includes NatureMapping software. Order a copy. $16.00.

RESTORING A RIVER OF LIFE. CD-ROM features Willamette Basin Slide Show, Habitat and Land Use Strategy, and other resources. 2002. Order a copy. Free.