Watershed

Illinois River - Selected Sources

The following provides a sample of the documents available at Special Collections and University Archives. Visit the Reading Room, email libspec@sou.edu, or call 541-552-6841 for more information.

Bureau of Land Management. West Fork Illinois River Watershed Assessment. U.S. Department of the Interior. Medford, OR. (May, 2003): [Special Collections: General: HD243.O7 W47 2003]

This document analyzes the physical and biological conditions of BLM administered lands found within the West Fork Illinois River Watershed as well as the human factors that have influenced them over time. Through its analyses, it also interprets and identifies the areas’ ecological processes as well as their ecosystems and ecosystem functions, regulations that constrain the management of the watershed’s resources, and recommendations for appropriate management of these resources.

Bureau of Land Management & Siskiyou National Forest. East Fork Illinois River Watershed Analysis. U.S. Department of the Interior & U.S. Department of Agriculture. Medford, OR. (July, 2000): [Special Collections: Government Documents: I 53.2: EA 7/5]

This watershed analysis identifies the various ecosystem components found in the East Fork of the Illinois River Watershed and their interactions at a landscape scale.  It analyzes the historical ecological components, current ecological components, trends, and makes recommendations for the appropriate management of the resources to achieve healthy ecological conditions.

United States Forest Service. Middle Illinois River Watershed Analysis. United States Forest Service. (June, 1999): [Special Collections: Government Documents: A 13.66/2: IL 4x]

This report was created to increase and synthesize our knowledge about the Middle Illinois River Watershed and influence management. It includes information gathered by specialists on the significant physical features, transportation, aquatic biota, terrestrial vegetation, botanical resources, fire management, wildlife, and land use within this special place over time. It also provides an ecological context for proposed minerals development, recreation use and development, and timber harvest.

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