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Blue Mountains National Resources Institute

Forestry and Range Sciences Laboratory
1401 Gekeler Lane
La Grande, OR 97850

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Clicking on one of the projects listed below will give you the title of the research project, principal investigators, a brief description, cost, products for finished work, and status for ongoing work. Cost is broken down into direct appropriated dollars (BMNRI), funds obtained from granting agencies, and total dollars. More detailed information about any of these projects, or about the research program in general, can be obtained by e-mail or by calling Jim McIver, Research Coordinator, at (541) 962-6528.

(March 1999 listing)

Agroforestry Practices and Their Relation to Riparian Areas

Blue Mountains Monitoring Framework

Deerhorn Fuels Reduction

Electronic (Fenceless) Livestock Control

Fire History in the Blue Mountains

Forest Canopy Gaps and Disturbance Agents in the Blue Mountains

Forest Service Employees Value Survey

Genesis Forest Health Demonstration

Limber Jim Fuels Reduction

Long-Term Trends in Blue Mountain Forests and Rangeland Conditions

Management Strategies to Improve Livestock Distribution in Riparian Ecosystems (Cattle Dispersion Study)

Northroad Stand Improvment

Public Acceptance of Alternative Fuels Reduction Methods

Synthesis and Research Framework

Wildfire and Breeding Bird Communities on Pine District

Electronic (Fenceless) Livestock Control. 1992-1993.

Principal Investigators: Art Tiedemann, Thomas Quigley (PNW Research Station)

An electronic warning system has been developed to restrict cattle access to sensitive areas. Radio receivers on special ear tags attached to cattle are triggered when they approach an "electronic fence," the boundaries of which are determined by the position of transmitting stations. The influence of the technology on cattle health, physiology, and behavior have been examined. Technology for this system is currently being refined, with emphasis on reducing the weight and size of the ear tags.

Cost: BMNRI-60K; Grants-158K; Total-401K

Products:

Patent has been issued, miniaturization next step. Results presented at four national Range Society meetings 1993, 1994.
Tiedemann, A.; Quigley, T.; White, L.; [and others]. 1999. Electronic (fenceless) control of livestock in riparian areas. Res. Pap. PNW-RP-510. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. Report to E.P.A. (available from BMNRI).

US Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Research Station, Blue Mountains National Resources Institute
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