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Lakes Basin Key Archived Materials

Listed below are resources of high interest to the Oregon Explorer Lakes Basin partners groups. Where needed, these have been digitized and a persistent URL has been provided. These reports, along with films and watershed assessments, are stored permanently in ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University.

Films

The Quiet Invasion. Produced through a collaboration among The Harney County Watershed Council, Burns District Bureau of Land Management, Oregon State University College of Forestry, Harney County Court and Agriculture Research Services. Written by Jeff Hino and Mark Reed.

  • The Quiet Invasion: Main Program. In this series of videos scientists, land managers, ranchers, and others discuss the effects of western juniper encroachment on the Eastern Oregon landscape, and the need for active management. 2007.
  • The Quiet Invasion: A brief overview of the history and ecology of Western juniper. Lecture by Professor Richard Miller. 2007.
  • The Quiet Invasion: Alternate uses for juniper. Ways that juniper is used in various products. 2007.
  • The Quiet Invasion: Ranchers' thoughts on juniper control. 2007.
  • The Quiet Invasion: Tools for managers. 2007.
  • The Quiet Invasion: Contact Information. 2007.

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Harold Otley [oral history]. Includes links to both transcript and .m4v video files. 1994.

Local Watershed Assessments

Alvord Lake Sub-basin Watershed Assessment. Harney County Watershed Council. 2006.

Bully Creek Watershed Assessment and Strategy. Malheur Soil and Water Conservation District and Bully Creek Watershed Coalition. 1997.

Donner Und Blitzen Sub-Basin Watershed Assessment. Harney County Watershed Council. 2003.

Guano and Thousand-Virgin Sub-basins Watershed Assessment. Harney County Watershed Council. 2010.

Harney/Malheur Lakes Sub-Basin Assessment. Harney County Watershed Council. 2001.

Lower Owyhee Watershed Assessment. Owyhee Watershed Council and Scientific Ecological Services. 2007.

Malheur Basin Watershed Assessment. Malheur-Owyhee Watershed Council. 1998.

North Fork Malheur River Watershed Assessment. USDA Forest Service. 1995.

Silver Creek Subbasin Assessment. Harney County Watershed Council. 2000.

Silver Lake Watershed Assessment. USDA Forest Service. 2003.

Silvies Sub-basin Assessment. Harney County Watershed Council. 2000.

Upper Chewaucan watershed Assessment: a guide for sustaining a healthy watershed for future generations. USDA Forest Service. 1999.

Oral Histories for Harney County Library

Eileen O'Keeffe McVicker. Harney County Library. 2008.

Harold Otley. Harney County Library. 1994.

Henry Otley. Harney County Watershed Council. 1973.

Raymond Olsen - Catlow Valley Homestead Stories. Harney County Watershed Council. 1987.

Violet Brown. Harney County Watershed Council. 1972.

Reports

Andrews/Steens resource management plan 2005. Volume 1. USDI Bureau of Land Management. Burns District Office, 2005.

Andrews/Steens resource management plan 2005. Volume 2. USDI Bureau of Land Management. Burns District Office, 2005.

Andrews/Steens resource management plan 2005. Volume 3. USDI Bureau of Land Management. Burns District Office, 2005.

Andrews/Steens resource management plan 2005. Volume 4. USDI Bureau of Land Management. Burns District Office, 2005.

Biology, ecology, and management of western juniper (Juniperus occidentalis).Technical bulletin no. 152( Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State University) article by Richard Miller. 2005.