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Land Policy Changes Could Sequester More Carbon; Conserve Oregon Habitats
(September 21, 2014, 3:15 pm) CORVALLIS, Ore.

Rewarding landowners for converting farmland into forest will be key to sequestering carbon and providing wildlife habitat, according to a new study by Oregon State University and collaborators.

Study Finds Pacific Northwest Temperatures Warmed over the Past Century
(September 2, 2014, 5:05 pm) CORVALLIS, Ore. In their study, the researchers looked at temperatures and precipitation from 1901 to 2012 in the Northwest.

The annual mean temperature in the Pacific Northwest has warmed by about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit since the early 20th century – a gradual warming trend that has been accelerating over the past 3-4 decades and is attributed to anthropogenic, or human, causes.