informing natural resource issues with the oregon explorer
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Come learn about a few of Oregon’s natural resources issues using Oregon State University’s evolving natural resources digital library—the Oregon Explorer (www.oregonexplorer.info). The Oregon University System Institute for Natural Resources and Oregon State University Libraries have collaborated since 2001 to create a useful statewide natural resource digital library. A presentation made to the Natural Resource Information Council (2008).TRANSCRIPT
Natural Resources Information Council Annual ConferenceNatural Resources Information Council Annual ConferenceSunday, August 10, 2008Sunday, August 10, 2008
Janine SalwasserJanine SalwasserOregon State University LibrariesOregon State University Libraries
Informing Natural Resource Issues Informing Natural Resource Issues with the with the
Oregon ExplorerOregon Explorer
What is the Oregon Explorer?What is the Oregon Explorer?
Natural Resources Digital Natural Resources Digital LibraryLibrary
Place-based resourcePlace-based resource
Supports informed natural Supports informed natural resource decision-makingresource decision-making
www.oregonexplorer.info
Oregon Explorer UsersOregon Explorer Users
Natural resource Natural resource decision-makersdecision-makers
Watershed council Watershed council membersmembers
Soil and water Soil and water conservation district conservation district staffstaff
Local plannersLocal planners Extension agentsExtension agents LibrariansLibrarians
Agency staffAgency staff ResearchersResearchers EducatorsEducators StudentsStudents Media staffMedia staff Citizen volunteersCitizen volunteers LandownersLandowners Interested publicInterested public
Oregon Explorer Basin and Topic Portals
Natural Resource Issues addressed Natural Resource Issues addressed by Explorer sites:by Explorer sites:
Land Use Land Use Salmon Recovery Salmon Recovery Wildfire RiskWildfire Risk Wildlife ConservationWildlife Conservation Watershed RestorationWatershed Restoration
Different issues addressed at
various scales
1. Learn about Land Use Issues1. Learn about Land Use Issues
Through Videos
Through Stories
Through landscape visualizations
Through maps and reports for places of interest
2. Learn about Salmon Recovery Issues2. Learn about Salmon Recovery Issues
1992 2002
Through decision-support toolsThrough decision-support tools
Higher priority locations to restore habitat
3. Learn about Wildfire Risk Issues3. Learn about Wildfire Risk Issues
Through easy and advanced mapping tools
Through archived documents
Through chart and table creation tools
Step 1 : Pick a Statistic
Step 2: Pick where to report
Step 3: View statistics
4. Learn about Wildlife Issues: T&E spp4. Learn about Wildlife Issues: T&E spp
Current Distributions: Marbled Murrelet
Historic Distributions: Marbled Murrelet
5. Learn about Watershed Restoration Issues5. Learn about Watershed Restoration Issues
Through personal stories, tools, and data
Learn about critical natural resource issuesLearn about critical natural resource issues Browse multi-media storiesBrowse multi-media stories View data and make custom maps and reportsView data and make custom maps and reports Access archived digital informationAccess archived digital information View photos, and videosView photos, and videos Search datasetsSearch datasets Download (and soon upload) GIS dataDownload (and soon upload) GIS data Access photos, videos, audio filesAccess photos, videos, audio files Contact the expertsContact the experts Submit your resources to the Explorer digital librarySubmit your resources to the Explorer digital library Give feedbackGive feedback
Review of Digital Library Review of Digital Library Services in the Explorer SeriesServices in the Explorer Series
Available for anyone who has high speed Internet access…from work, home, library, etc.
Oregon Explorer CreatorsOregon Explorer Creators
Core Partnership between and Core Partnership between and Team members with diverse Team members with diverse
backgrounds and areas of expertisebackgrounds and areas of expertise Basin and topic portal partnersBasin and topic portal partners
New & Potential Natural Resource Issues New & Potential Natural Resource Issues to be addressed by Oregon Explorerto be addressed by Oregon Explorer
initiated:initiated: Wetlands ConservationWetlands Conservation
Wetlands ExplorerWetlands Explorer
Community VitalityCommunity VitalityRural Communities ExplorerRural Communities Explorer
Hazard EvaluationHazard EvaluationSpatial Data ExplorerSpatial Data Explorer
Sustainable AgricultureSustainable Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture ExplorerSustainable Agriculture Explorer
proposed:proposed: Water quality & quantityWater quality & quantity Invasive SpeciesInvasive Species Climate ChangeClimate Change Habitat ConservationHabitat Conservation Rural Economic DevelopmentRural Economic Development Integrated MonitoringIntegrated Monitoring Oregon Benchmarks and Key Oregon Benchmarks and Key
Performance MeasuresPerformance Measures
Questions?Questions?
For more information, please feel free to For more information, please feel free to contact either of the Oregon Explorer co-contact either of the Oregon Explorer co-managers:managers: Janine Salwasser, OSU LibrariesJanine Salwasser, OSU Libraries
[email protected]@oregonstate.edu
Jimmy Kagan, Institute for Natural ResourcesJimmy Kagan, Institute for Natural [email protected]@oregonstate.edu