@article {83230,
	title = {Headwater streams and wetlands are critical for sustaining fish, fisheries, and ecosystem services},
	journal = {Fisheries},
	volume = {44},
	number = {2},
	year = {2019},
	note = {In 2019, the Trump Administration proposed amending the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Act to narrow the definition of wetlands, and to remove millions of acres from protection. In resonse, the American Fisheries Society published this article, an {\textquotedblleft}AFS Special Report{\textquotedblright} on the value of headwaters and wetlands, particularly of streams that are dry part of the year.  The Biden Administration subsequently reversed the Trump amendment, but the U.S. Supreme Court, in Sackett vs. the Environmental Protection Agency, ruled in favor of narrowing the definition in 2023.  Many aspects of this slow-moving environmental disaster are still in litigation. The article includes a photograph of Crowley Creek on Cascade Head.},
	month = {2019, Feb.},
	pages = {p.73-91},
	keywords = {Calapooia River, Cascade Head National Scenic And Research Area, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, Crowley Creek, depleted populations, ecosystem health, environmental law and policy, general, Oregon chub = Oregonichthys crameri, wetlands, Willamette River},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1002/fsh.10229 },
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/n583z1008 },
	author = {Colvin, Susan A. R. and Sullivan, S. and Mazeika P. and Shirey, Patrick D. and Colvin, Randall W. and Winemiller, Kirk O. and Hughes, Robert M. and Fausch, Kurt D. and Infante, Dana M. and Olden, Julian D. and Bestgen, Kevin R. and Danehy, Robert J. and Eby, Lisa}
}
@article {82041,
	title = {Modeling Sea Level Rise Impacts to Oregon{\textquoteright}s Tidal Wetlands: Maps and Prioritization Tools to Help Plan for Habitat Conservation into the Future},
	year = {2017},
	note = {This study tracks possible conditions for Oregon coastal wetlands under six possible sea level rise scenarios between 2017 and 2160.  {\textquotedblleft}If tidal wetland plant communities are unable to survive the increased inundation associated with sea level rise, they will have to move to higher ground through dispersal of seeds, roots, or rhizomes. This process is called "landward migration," and the areas that could become future tidal wetlands are called {\textquotedblleft}landward migration zones{\textquotedblright} (LMZs) in this study.{\textquotedblright} (p.5) Potential landward migration zones are mapped. Maps, charts, color photographs. This document is accompanied by maps, a PowerPoint presentation, a file of geospatial data, and a poster. {\textquotedblleft}Prepared for: MidCoast Watersheds Council, Newport, Oregon.{\textquotedblright}  {\textquotedblleft}With assistance from: Fran Recht, Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission.{\textquotedblright}  },
	pages = {64 p.},
	institution = {Institute for Applied Ecology. Estuary Technical Group},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Beaver Creek, climate, habitats, human impacts, Netarts Bay, salinity, Salmon River Estuary, sea level, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River estuary, Umpqua River estuary, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yachats River estuary, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/technical_reports/tt44ps38k },
	author = {Brophy, Laura S. and Ewald, Michael J.}
}
@article {76631,
	title = {Tidal channel diatom assemblages reflect within wetland environmental conditions and land use at multiple scales},
	journal = {Estuaries and Coasts  },
	volume = {38},
	year = {2015},
	note = {The authors examined diatom assemblages collected from surface sediment in tidal channels of 47 tidal wetlands on the Oregon coast during the summer of 2007.  They found some interesting and enlightening differences between the different groups of diatom species collected.  {\textquotedblleft}The tidal channel benthic diatom community was most strongly correlated with variables related to human disturbance at all scales surrounding the wetland and not with any tidal channel water quality parameter, including salinity. . .  The sensitivity of the tidal creek benthic diatom assemblage to both wetland and landscape level factors indicates that it might be a useful bioindicator of human disturbance to tidal wetland ecosystems.{\textquotedblright} (from the Abstract)},
	month = {2015, Mar.},
	pages = {p.534-545},
	keywords = {Alsea Bay, Amphora coffeaeformis, Coos Bay, Coquille River, diatoms, Ecola Creek, ecosystem health, environmental disturbance, marshes, Navicula gregaria, Necanicum River, Nehalem Bay, Nestucca River, Netarts Bay, nitrogen, Planothidium delicatulum, salinity, Salmon River, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siuslaw River, species list, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	doi = {10.1007/s12237-014-9826-1},
	author = {Weilhoefer, Christine L. and Nelson, Walter G. and Patrick J Clinton}
}
@article {52406,
	title = {Impacts of Predicted Global Sea-Level Rise on Oregon Beaches and Tidelands},
	volume = {Paper 45},
	year = {2013},
	note = {This report consists of two sections, one on the impact of climate change and its associated sea level rise on Oregon{\textquoteright}s beaches, and another on the impact on Oregon tidelands and estuaries. {\textquotedblleft}Two background sections on the expected impacts from predicted sea level rise on the Oregon coast were prepared for Oregon Shores Conservation Coalition{\textquoteright}s {\textquoteleft}Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Project . . . . The two sections are developed for broad distribution to coastal residents, community leaders, government agencies, and other interested parties. The two non-technical sections use geometric or gradient change approaches to illustrate potential impacts of shoreline retreat and tideland submergence under conditions of accelerated global sea level rise, as predicted for the next century or two.{\textquotedblright} (from the Introduction)},
	pages = {19 p.},
	institution = {Portland State University. Dept. of Geology,},
	keywords = {beaches, climate change, earthquakes, erosion, estuaries, flooding, general, marshes, Oregon, salinity, sea level, subsidence, wetlands},
	url = {https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/geology_fac/45/},
	author = {Peterson, Curt D.}
}
@article {76626,
	title = {Floodplain Habitat Metric: User{\textquoteright}s Guide},
	year = {2012},
	note = {The metric is encompassed in two documents, this Floodplain Habitat Metric User{\textquoteright}s Guide and a Floodplain Habitat Calculator (in Excel).  The evaluation procedure is meant for inland wetlands, not for tidal wetlands.  {\textquotedblleft}This assessment can be used to evaluate areas that are flooded seasonally by overbank surface water from a non-tidal water body (river, stream, lake, etc.) at least once a century.{\textquotedblright} (p.10)  The metric may be found at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/rn3015245 (Excel file) or a calculator version at https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/8336h5830 . },
	month = {2012, Mar.},
	pages = {38 p.},
	institution = {Defenders of Wildlife},
	keywords = {coastal hazards, floods, general, general ecosystem description, habitats, hydrology, wetland vegetation, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/kd17cx49d},
	author = {Defenders of Wildlife,}
}
@article {37376,
	title = {New Tools for Tidal Wetland Restoration: Development of a Reference Conditions Database and a Temperature Sensor Method for Detecting Tidal Inundation in Least-disturbed Tidal Wetlands of Oregon, USA. Amended Final Report},
	year = {2011},
	note = {Between 2007 and 2009, researchers from Green Point Consulting, Oregon State University, and the South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve collected data on ecological and physical characteristics at five high-quality {\textquotedblleft}least disturbed{\textquotedblright} tidal wetland sites in four Oregon estuaries. The reference sites included in this project are (1) Blind Slough (tidally-influenced palustrine swamp, lower Columbia estuary), Coal Creek (estuarine tidal swamp, Nehalem estuary), Millport Slough and Siletz Keys (high and low marsh, Siletz estuary), and Hidden Creek Marsh (high and low marsh, South Slough, Coos estuary). The data are compiled in the CICEET final report and are also presented in separate PDF files for quick access. Also included is information about the use of a temperature sensor method for measuring tidal inundation regime in tidal wetlands and a report characterizing the carbon content of Oregon tidal wetland soils. (from the Abstract)},
	pages = {199 p.},
	keywords = {aquatic invertebrates, aquatic vegetation, Blind Slough, carbon, Coal Creek, Coos Bay, Hidden Marsh, hydrography, hydrology, invasive species, Millport Slough, salinity, salt marsh, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Keys, soils, South Slough, tidal data, tidal marshes, water temperature, wetland delineation, wetland restoration, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/s1784r68k},
	author = {Brophy, Laura and Cornu, Craig and Adamus, Paul R. and Christy, John A. and Gray, Ayesha and Huang, Lijuan and MacClellan, Megan and Doumbia, Julie and Tully, Rebecca}
}
@article {38306,
	title = {Oregon Tidal Wetland Reference Sites Pilot Project : Soils Data},
	year = {2009},
	note = {This file includes tidal wetland soils data for 14 sampling areas at 5 sites on the Oregon coast. The sites are Blind Slough (tidal swamp) in the lower Columbia River estuary , Coal Creek (tidal swamp) in the Nehalem estuary, Millport Slough (high marsh) and Siletz Keys (low marsh) in the Siletz estuary, and Hidden Creek Marsh (high marsh and low marsh) in the South Slough estuary (Coos Bay). Data is presented for the year 2007 for soil pH, percent organic matter, electrical conductivity, salinity, percent sand, silt and clay and texture class.  Soils data for additional tidal wetland sites on the OR coast are intended to be added to this site. These data for 2007 may be updated with additional samples.},
	keywords = {Blind Slough, carbon, chemistry, Coal Creek, Columbia River estuary, Coos Bay, Hidden Marsh, Millport Slough, salinity, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz Keys, silica, soils, South Slough, tidal marshes, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/datasets/ks65hj656},
	author = {Brophy, Laura and Tully, Rebecca and Christy, John A. and Cornu, Craig}
}
@article {51316,
	title = {Oregon Explorer: Natural Resources Digital Library},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Began in June 2007.  "The Oregon Explorer is envisioned to use the power of today{\textquoteright}s cutting edge information technology to create a state-of-the-art web-accessible natural resources digital library by way of accessing and integrating data from state and federal agencies, local governments, university scientists and citizens to support informed decisions and actions by people concerned with Oregon{\textquoteright}s natural resources and environment." (Vision) An invaluable resource.},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {climate change, demographics, environmental policy and law, general ecosystem description, geographic information system, geography, habitat conservation, hydrology, land use, maps, natural resources, wetlands},
	url = {https://oregonexplorer.info/ },
	author = {Oregon State University. Libraries, and Oregon State University. Institute for Natural Resources,}
}
@mastersthesis {37221,
	title = {The Use of Low Cost {\textquotedblleft}iButton{\textquotedblright} Temperature Logger Arrays to Generate High Spatial Resolution Tidal Inundation Regime Data},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Study of a technological tool to aid in wetland restoration.  Color photographs, color charts. "In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Marine Resource Management."  Subtitled,  "Report on CICEET grant research in coordination with: Paul Adamus, Marine Resource Management Program, OSU-COAS, Laura Brophy, Marine Resource Management Program, OSU-COAS and Craig Cornu, South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve. September 2006-November 2007, In Collaboration with the University of Oregon." },
	pages = {40 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Masters Thesis},
	edition = {M. S.},
	chapter = {Oregon State University. College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. Marine Resource Management Program},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Blind Slough (Columbia River), Coal Creek (Nehalem River), Coos Bay, Hidden Marsh (South Slough), hydrology, Millport Slough (Siletz), salinity, salt marsh, Siletz Bay, Siletz Keys, South Slough, theses, tidal data, tidal marshes, water temperature, wetland delineation, wetland restoration, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/hd76s457t},
	author = {Tully, Rebecca}
}
@mastersthesis {55376,
	title = {The Application of Geographic Information Systems for Delineation and Classification of Tidal Wetlands for Resource Management of Oregon{\textquoteright}s Coastal Watersheds},
	year = {2004},
	note = {This report is the product of a Capstone Project and is submitted in place of a thesis.  "Research paper submitted to Marine Resource Management Program, College of Oceanic \& Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science." Not just a technical report, this is a reader-friendly look at GIS in conservation. Good summary of historical regulation.  Gives acreages potentially available as wetlands for streams covered. Major professor was Robert Frenkel.},
	pages = {105 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University},
	type = {Capstone Report},
	edition = {M.S.},
	chapter = {College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Marine Resource Management Program},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {Alsea River, Beaver Creek, Coos Bay, Coquille River, Depoe Bay, geographic information systems, Necanicum River, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Netarts Bay, Salmon River Estuary, salt marsh vegetation, Sand Lake, Siletz Bay, Siltcoos River, Siuslaw River, Sixes River, Ten Mile Creek, tidal data, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetland vegetation, wetlands, Yaquina Bay},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_projects/5999n7779},
	author = {Scranton, Russell W.}
}
@article {38021,
	title = {Geographic signatures of North American West Coast estuaries},
	journal = {Estuaries and Coasts},
	volume = {23},
	year = {2000},
	note = {General review.},
	pages = {p.765-792},
	keywords = {Alsea River, brids, commercial fisheries, Coos Bay, economics, general, human impacts, marshes, Nehalem Bay, Netarts Bay, recreational fisheries, Rogue River, salmonid species, Siletz River, Siuslaw River, Tillamook Bay, Umpqua River, wetlands, Yaquina River},
	doi = {10.2307/1352998},
	author = {Emmett, Robert and Llans{\'o}, Roberto and Newton, Jan and Thom, Ron and Hornberger, Michelle and Morgan, Cheryl and Levings, Colin and Copping, Andrea and Fishman, Paul}
}
@article {37421,
	title = {Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project : final report},
	year = {1987},
	note = {Studies estuarine mitigation projects in Oregon, 1968-1987. Recommends improvements in the permit process to lead to improved monitoring for compliance. Summarizes Oregon Estuarine Mitigation Assessment Workshop of April, 1987. Good annotated bibliography.  Gives Siletz summary for 1971-1987. Lists fill, removal acres, riprap feet and mitigation acres.  },
	keywords = {dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, Siletz River, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/6q182q07g},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {37426,
	title = {Removal-Fill Activity in Oregon Estuaries, 1971-1987 : Estuarine Mitigation Evaluation Project},
	year = {1987},
	note = {"June 1987.""This report is one part of a three-part report studying the effectiveness of Oregon{\textquoteright}s requirements for estuarine mitigation"--Introd. Detailed listing shows date, permit number, amount of fill, removal or riprap. Gives totals for estuary. },
	keywords = {dredging, estuaries, fill, mitigation, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/defaults/f1881r340},
	author = {Fishman Environmental Services, and Oregon. Dept. of Land Conservation and Development, and Oregon. Division of State Lands,}
}
@article {37851,
	title = {Siletz Wetlands Review},
	year = {1976},
	note = {{\textquotedblleft}One of the purposes of this document is to provide the permit applicant with the standards that the Department of the Army would use to evaluate a permit.{\textquotedblright} (p.xii)  Although the Siletz Bay {\textquotedblleft}is one of the most altered estuaries of the entire coast,{\textquotedblright} in the early 1970s intense local interest in conservation, along with county and state interest in the area, led to a review of the area by the Army Corps of Engineers. (p.1) Numerous fold-out maps and b+w photographs are included. Very informative about the area in the mid-1970s.},
	pages = {349 p.},
	institution = {U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Portland District},
	address = {Portland, Or.},
	keywords = {agriculture, Cedar Creek, Chinook Bend, climate, coastal hazards, commercial fishing, Coyote Rock, Cutler City, demographics, Drift Creek, economics, environmental law and policy, erosion, flooding, Fun River, general ecosystem description, geology, habitats, harbors, historical, hydrography, hydrology, Kernville, land ownership, land use, logging, marshes, Millport Slough, ports, precipitation, recreational fishing, salinity, Salishan, Schooner Creek, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, Snag Alley, South Bay, species list, Taft, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wetland vegetation, wetlands},
	author = {United States. Army. Engineer District  Portland,}
}
@article {37491,
	title = {Wetlands Review of Siletz Bay, Oregon},
	year = {1975},
	note = { This preliminary draft is an early version of the {\textquotedblleft}Siletz Wetlands Review." Although the Siletz Bay {\textquotedblleft}is one of the most altered estuaries of the entire coast,{\textquotedblright} in the early 1970s intense local interest in conservation, along with county and state interest in the area, led to a review of the area by the Army Corps of Engineers. (p.1){\textquotedblleft} Large maps and b+w photographs are included. Informative about the area in the mid-1970s. },
	month = {1975, Apr.},
	pages = {81 p.},
	keywords = {agriculture, Cedar Creek, Chinook Bend, climate, coastal hazards, commercial fishing, Coyote Rock, Cutler City, demographics, Drift Creek, economics, environmental law and policy, erosion, flooding, Fun River, geology, habitats, harbors, historical, hydrography, hydrology, Kernville, land ownership, land use, logging, marshes, Millport Slough, ports, precipitation, recreational fishing, salinity, Salishan, Schooner Creek, sediments, Siletz Bay, Siletz River, Siletz Spit, Snag Alley, South Bay, Taft, terrestrial vegetation, water temperature, wetland vegetation, wetlands}
}
@mastersthesis {37136,
	title = {Estuarine Tidal Hydraulics:  one Dimensional Model and Predictive Algorithm},
	year = {1974},
	note = {Thesis (Ph. D) / Major Professor: William W. Chilcote, OSU, Botany and Plant Pathology.},
	month = {1974},
	pages = {220 p.},
	school = {Oregon State University },
	type = {Doctoral dissertation},
	edition = {Ph. D.},
	chapter = {Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology},
	address = {Corvallis, Or.},
	keywords = {dikes, ecology, salt marsh, vegetation, wetlands},
	url = {https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/2v23vx42t},
	author = {Jefferson, Carol A.}
}
@book {36831,
	title = {An Inventory and Evaluation of Areas of Environmental Concern in Oregon, for the State of Oregon, Executive Department and Natural Resources Agencies},
	year = {1973},
	note = {Estuaries were at the top of the list of concerns in this 1973 publication. Wetlands were second, both areas of critical concern. Gives recommendations for legislation, protected status, etc. Photograph of accelerated erosion on Siletz Spit, p.12.},
	chapter = {104 p.},
	keywords = {conservation, estuaries, habitat, land use, Siletz Bay, tidal marsh, wetlands, wilderness}
}
