1998-1999
In the second year of
the Student Originated Studies (SOS) grant program, the following 14 projects
were funded. These projects include a wide range of community development
and natural resource studies:
- Laura Anderson investigated
the possible policy mechanisms and business strategies that could be employed
to generate local sources of revenue for watershed stewardship in Newport.
- Paul Belson examined
groundwater protection strategies for the City of Veneta.
- Jeannie Brush developed
strategies that a community could employ to maintain the character of its
historic districts while sustaining its growth management objectives.
- Sean Edwards assessed
the job creation potential of ecosystem management in the upper Rogue watershed.
- Travis Fox developed
improvement strategies for the Eastern Oregon Regional Airport.
- Sheryl Hogan examined
values and practices associated with Lane County System of Care, a family-oriented
strengths-based social service delivery system.
- Will Kay provided assistance
in writing ordinances to protect existing agricultural lands in Crook County.
- André LeDuc examined
the feasibility of developing an institute and information clearinghouse
regarding Oregon’s natural hazards and environmental resources.
- Karen McElroy examined
the impact of microenterprise programs on individuals and communities.
- John Pearch attempted
to identify how clay minerals contribute to persistent turbidity in water
treatment facilities of the South Santiam Municipal Watershed.
- Josh Peters conducted
a watershed assessment and initiated a stakeholder involvement process in
the Sutherlin Creek watershed.
- Scott Robson developed
a community land trust handbook that explained why and how to start a nonprofit
land trust.
- Angela Wright explored
local knowledge and values regarding stream and riparian management, ecological
functions and current conditions in a portion of the South Santiam watershed.
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