The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC), a mercantile venture that was founded by royal charter in 1670, conceived, constructed and ran Fort Vancouver as its economic center in the Pacific Northwest, a colonial outpost at the edge of the company's holdings in North America. Research into the history of the HBC revealed that the company was motivated by mercantile interests, and that Fort Vancouver operated under feudal land policies while steadily adopting a hierarchical structure. Following the work of Marxist archaeologist Mark Leone whose work in Annapolis, Maryland explored the effects of capitalist ideology on archaeological assemblages of ceramics, this study sought to locate the material signatures of ideologies in the ceramic assemblages recovered from the Fort and its adjacent multi-ethnic Village sites. In Annapolis, matching sets of ceramics were used as a material indicator of the successful penetration of capitalist ideals of segmentation, division and standardization that accompanied the carefully cultivated ideology of individualism, into working class households. Following this model, this study analyzed six assemblages for the presence of matched sets of ceramic tablewares using the diversity measures of richness and evenness. The results of this analysis for five assemblages from households in the Village were then compared to those expected for a model assemblage that was inferred to represent the ultimate model of participation in and dissemination of the same ideals of segmentation and division: that recovered from the Chief Factor's House within the fort. Documentary research confirmed that ideology was used to indoctrinate workers into the unique relations of production at Fort Vancouver however it was an ideology of paternal allegiance to the company rather than one of possessive individualism, as in Annapolis. At Fort Vancouver the notion of individuality was subtly downplayed in favor of one that addressed the company's responsibility to its workers and encouraged them to view its hierarchy, which was reinforced spatially, socially and economically, as natural. Analysis of the archaeological assemblages revealed that it is unlikely that the Village assemblages are comprised of complete sets of matching ceramicwares. The lack of these sets is likely the result of the multivalent nature of the economic system at the fort and its distinct ideology of paternalism, as well as the diverse backgrounds and outlooks of the Village occupants themselves, who appear to have purchased and used these European ceramics in unique ways.

The Centralia Tragedy of 1919 has been represented in numerous works over the course of the past 100 years. The vast majority of them concern the events of the day of the Tragedy, November 11, 1919, and whether a small group of Wobblies – members of a union group known as the International Workers of the World (I.W.W.) – opened fire on a group of parading American Legionnaires. This particular element, whether or not the Wobblies opened fire on the Legionnaires or the Legionnaires actually charged the hall where the Wobblies were staying, has generated significant concern in academic and popular literature since it occurred. This study is less concerned with the events of the day itself, accepting that the full truth might not ever be known. It is instead focused on the collective remembering of that event, and how those recollections splintered into several strands of memory in the nearly 96 years since. It categorizes those strands into three specific ones: the official memory framework, the Labor countermemory framework, and the academic framework. Each strand developed from early in the Tragedy’s history, starting with authors and adherents in the days after a 1920 trial. That trial, which declared the Wobblies guilty of the deaths of four Legionnaires while not holding anyone accountable for the lynching of Wobbly Wesley Everest, generated ample discord among Centralians. This lack of closure prompted the various aggrieved parties to produce books, pamphlets, speeches, protests and even a famed statue in Centralia's main park. Over time, the various perspectives congealed into the distinct strands of memory, which often flared up in conflict between 1930 and the present day.

The master’s thesis processes project documentation for construction of Truck service, i.e. object for service and maintenance of trucks with built-in administrative part, situated in Letohrad. The proposed building is a onestorey hall, built-in floors are designed in the administrative part and auxiliary operating areas. The main entrance to the building with income for customers is located in the administrative part. Most of the first floor has a service hall with associated workshops and truck wash space. The supporting structure of the building is designed prefabricated reinforced concrete skeleton with continuous columns and girders mounted on short column brackets. The cladding of the service hall is designed with sandwich panels. The cladding of the administrative part is made of Ytong filler masonry. The facade of the administrative part is designed as ventilated. The horizontal load-bearing structures are assembled from Spiroll prestressed reinforced concrete ceiling panels. The roof is designed as typical for hall buildings, i.e. it is flat single-skinned roof with behind attica gutters and between roofs gutters formed by valleys falling down to the roof drains by spreading wedges.

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lavare lente | a place for slow washing | alexandria, virginia the proposal is for a slow laundering facility for alexandria, virginia. the building is intended to be slow and deliberate in its construction and inhabitation. without conventional machines, the architecture and the individual must take on increased roles in the process of washing. ideas about how slowness relates to memory, drawing and construction, and about how we might ground ourselves in a manageably paced lifestyle are at the root of the thesis. / Master of Architecture

Tesis por compendio / [ES] La presente tesis doctoral presentaba como principal objetivo contribuir al conocimiento sobre estrategias de alimentación y técnicas de producción que puedan mejorar la sostenibilidad del sector acuícola a través de un enfoque multidisciplinar, evaluando el crecimiento, la salud y la calidad sensorial de los peces, así como la producción de especies vegetales. También se evaluó El impacto ambiental de las diferentes propuestas mediante el análisis del Ciclo de Vida (LCA) como parte de la discusión general de la tesis. El primer estudio evaluó el efecto de la sustitución de diferentes niveles de aceite de pescado (FO) por aceites vegetales en piensos para la seriola mediterránea (Seriola dumerili, Risso, 1810) en el perfil de ácidos grasos (FA) de diferentes tejidos. El perfíl de FA de la grasa visceral, hígado, músculo rojo y blanco cambiaron cuando se modificó la fuente lipídica en el pienso, mientras que el perfíl de FA del tejido cerebro fue bastante resistente a su alteración por los cambios en la dieta. Estos nuevos datos podrían ayudar a evaluar si las funciones fisiológicas claves se conservan cuando los peces son alimentan con dietas con niveles bajos de FO, así como para definir las necesidades de FA en la dieta de la S. dumerili para mejorar la sostenibilidad de la producción y el bienestar de los peces. El segundo estudio evaluó los efectos de un periodo de realimentación en la composición de ácidos grasos en el músculo de la seriola mediterránea. Después de 109 días durante los cuales los peces fueron alimentados con un pienso a base de aceite de pescado (FO 100) o un pienso (FO 0) en la que el FO fue sustituido completamente por aceites vegetales, todos los peces alimentados con la dieta FO 0 fueron sometidos a una realimentamentación con un pienso FO 100, durante 90 días. Un recebo de 90 días puede mejorar parcialmente el perfil de FA en los músculos de la seriola mediterránea previamente alimentada con dietas a base de aceite vegetal.El tercero estudio analizó los efectos de dos densidades de producción (baja - ALD, 3,81 kg m¿3 frente a alta - AHD, 7,26 kg m¿3) sobre el crecimiento, la salud y la calidad de la carne de la trucha arco iris (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) así como el rendimiento y calidad microbiológica de la lechuga (Lactuca sativa, L.) producida en un sistema acuapónico de baja tecnología en comparación con el cultivo hidropónico (HYP). Las producciones de trucha arco iris y lechuga fueron exitosas en el sistema acuapónico probado, mientras que la densidad de población no afectó el crecimiento de los peces ni a la calidad de la carne. En el cuarto estudio se evaluó el efecto de la sustitución dietaria de la harina de pescado (FM) por harina de Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758), parcialmente desgrasada (HI) sobre el crecimiento, la digestibilidad del alimento, la morfología intestinal y la calidad del filete de la trucha arco iris producida en un sistema acuapónico de baja tecnología. El crecimiento de los peces y la calidad del filete no se vieron esencialmente afectados por la sustitución de harina de pescado al 25% con HI. Sin embargo, con una sustitución del 50%, se detectó ciertos efectos sobre la histología intestinal y el color del filete y las características nutricionales, que justifican una mayor investigación. en base a los resultados de esta tesis, los aceites vegetales y la harina de insecto son ingredientes alternativos prometedores para ser incluidos en las dietas de especies marinas y de agua dulce de alto valor económico. Sin embargo, las formulaciones futuras deberán centrarse no solo en las características nutricionales y el coste de los ingredientes, sino también en su impacto ambiental. La acuaponía es una técnica prometedora para la cría de especies de agua dulce de alto valor como la trucha arco iris. Además, la optimización de la densidad de producción de peces en acuaponía es un aspecto clave para obtener altos rendimientos y una buena calidad del producto. / [CA] La present tesi doctoral va tenir com a objectiu contribuir al coneixement sobre estratègies d'alimentació i tècniques de producció que puguin millorar la sostenibilitat del sector aqüícola a través d'un enfocament multidisciplinari, avaluant el creixement, la salut i la qualitat sensorial dels peixos, així com la producció de espècies vegetals. El impacte ambiental de les diferents propostes també es va avaluar mitjançant l'anàlisi de l'Cicle de Vida (LCA) com a part de la discussió general de la tesi. En el primer estudi es va avaluar la substitució de diferents nivells d'oli de peix per olis vegetals en pinsos per a la seriola Mediterrània (Seriola dumerili, Risso, 1810) en el perfil d'àcids grassos (FA) de diferents teixits. El segon estudi es van avaluar els efectes d'un període de realimentació en la composició d'àcids grassos en el múscul de la seriola mediterrània. Un rentat de 90 dies pot millorar parcialment el perfil de FA en els músculs de la seriola mediterrània prèviament alimentada amb dietes a base d'oli vegetal. El tercer estudi va estudiar els efectes de dues densitats de producció (baixa - ALD, 3,81 kg m-3 enfront de alta - AHD, 7,26 kg m-3) sobre el creixement, la salut i la qualitat de la carn de la truita (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) i el rendiment i qualitat microbiològica de l'enciam (Lactuca sativa, L.) produïda en un sistema aquapònic de baixa tecnologia en comparació amb el cultiu hidropònic (HYP). En conclusió, les produccions de truita i enciam van tindre èxit en el sistema aquapònic provat, mentre que la densitat de població no va afectar al creixement dels peixos ni a la qualitat de la carn. En el quart estudi es va avaluar l'efecte de la substitució dietària de la farina de peix amb farina de Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus, 1758), parcialment desgreixada (HI) sobre el creixement, la digestibilitat de l'aliment, la morfologia intestinal i la qualitat del filet de la truita produïda en un sistema aquapònic de baixa tecnologia, el creixement dels peixos i la qualitat de l'filet no es van veure essencialment afectats per la substitució de farina de peix al 25% amb HI, mentre que amb una substitució del 50%, es va detectar certs efectes sobre la histologia intestinal i el color del filet i les característiques nutricionals, que justifiquen una major investigació. En conclusió, en base als resultats d'aquesta tesi, els olis vegetals i la farina d'insecte són ingredients alternatius prometedors per a ser inclosos en les dietes d'espècies marines i d'aigua dolça d'alt valor econòmic. No obstant això, les formulacions futures hauran de centrar no només en les característiques nutricionals i el cost dels ingredients, sinó també en el seu impacte ambiental. La aquaponia és una tècnica prometedora per a la cria d'espècies d'aigua dolça d'alt valor com la truita. A més, l'optimització de la densitat de producció de peixos en aquaponia és un aspecte clau per obtenir alts rendiments i una bona qualitat del producte, al temps que es redueix l'impacte ambiental, assegurant la salut i el benestar dels peixos. / [EN] The present PhD thesis aimed at improving the knowledge on feeding strategies and rearing techniques that might improve the sustainability of the aquaculture sector through a multidisciplinary approach, evaluating fish growth performance, health and quality, and vegetable production. The environmental impact of the different solutions was also assessed using a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) analysis as a part of thesis general discussion. The first contribution evaluated how replacing different levels of fish oil by vegetable oils in the diet of Mediterranean yellowtail, Seriola dumerili (Risso, 1810), affects the fatty acids (FA) signature, i.e. overall FA profile, in different tissues. The FA signatures of red and white muscle, liver, and visceral fat tissues changed when the dietary FA source changed, whereas FA signatures in the brain were rather robust to such dietary changes. The second contribution assessed the effects of a wash-out on the fatty acid composition in the muscles of Mediterranean yellowtail. A 90-d wash-out can partially improve the FA profile in muscles of Mediterranean yellowtail previously fed vegetable oil-based diets. The third contribution investigated the effects of two stocking densities (low - ALD, 3.81 kg m¿3 vs. high - AHD, 7.26 kg m¿3) on the growth, health, and flesh quality of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) and the yield and microbiological quality of lettuce (Lactuca sativa, L.) produced in a low-tech aquaponic system compared to hydroponic cultivation (HYP). Rainbow trout and lettuce productions were successful in the tested aquaponic system, whereas stocking density did not affect fish growth or flesh quality. The fourth contribution evaluated the effects of dietary substitution of fishmeal with partially defatted (Hermetia illucens, Linnaeus, 1758,) meal (HI) on the growth, feed digestibility, gut morphology, and fillet quality of rainbow trout reared in a low-tech aquaponic system fish growth and fillet quality were essentially unaffected by a 25% fish meal replacement with HI, whereas at a replacement rate of 50%, certain effects on gut histology and fillet colour and nutritional characteristics were detected, which warrant further investigation. In conclusion, based on the results of the present thesis, vegetable oils and insect meal are promising alternative ingredients to be included in diets for high-value marine and freshwater carnivorous species. Nevertheless, future aquafeed formulations will be required to focus not only on the nutritional characteristics and costs of the ingredients but also on their environmental impact. Aquaponics is a promising technique to be used for rearing high-value freshwater species such as rainbow trout. Furthermore, the optimization of fish stocking density in aquaponics is a key aspect to obtain high product yields and quality, reducing the environmental impact as well as assuring fish health and welfare. / Thesis written with the financial contribution of ECCEAQUA project (MIUR; CUP: C26C18000030004) / Bordignon, F. (2022). Feeding Strategies and Rearing Techniques for a Sustainable Aquaculture [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/180851 / Compendio

This research investigates the optimization of the filtration and washing process during the transfer of X-Alfa production from a plant equipped with a centrifuge to a new plant equipped with a Nutsche filter dryer. The aim of this study is to determine the optimal pressure level to ensure an efficient isolation process at an industrial scale for three different filtrations, to assess the effects of increased pressure levels on the particle size distribution (PSD) within the filter cake, and to establish the most effective washing method for thoroughly removing N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) content from the Molecule-11 intermediate. To achieve these objectives, the three filtrations were examined at different pressure levels on a laboratory scale. The collected filtration data were then used to estimate scaled-up filtration times at different pressures, enabling the determination of optimal pressure levels for the three filtrations. After that, the PSD was analyzed using microscopy and laser diffraction to ascertain the effect of pressure on the filter cakes. Finally, the washing process was investigated by washing equal amounts of filtered filter cakes with different numbers of wash cycles and different wash portions. The residual NMP content in the filter cake was then measured using 1H-NMR, and the amount of product loss to the process liquids was quantified using HPLC to identify the optimal washing method. Results indicated that the optimal pressure for the first filtration is 0.2 bar with a filtration time of approximately 22 minutes, and for the third filtration, it is 0.1 bar with a filtration time of about 4 minutes. No optimal pressure could be determined for the second filtration due to the negative compressibility index value generated by the used evaluation model. This negative value could have arisen from inhomogeneous suspensions that affected the filtration rate and consequently resulted in low linearity of the time/volume versus volume plots. Therefore, the experiment needs to be repeated for this filtration. Furthermore, increasing pressure levels during filtration showed no significant impact on PSD within the filter cakes. Finally, washing the filtered filter cakes with two wash cycles using half of the total wash volume in each cycle proved to be the optimal washing method, enhancing NMP removal efficiency by 30% compared to a single wash cycle using the same total wash volume. / Denna studie undersöker optimeringen av filtrerings- och tvättprocessen vid flyttningen av X-Alfa-produktionen från en fabrik utrustad med centrifug till en ny fabrik utrustad med Nutsche-filtertork. Syftet är att identifiera den optimala trycknivån för att uppnå en effektiv isoleringsprocess i fabriksskala för tre olika filtreringar, att undersöka hur en ökad trycknivå påverkar partikelstorleksfördelningen (PSD) i filterkakan samt att fastställa den bästa tvättmetoden för att maximalt avlägsna N-metyl-2-pyrrolidon (NMP) från molekyl-11-intermediatet. För detta syfte studerades först de tre filtreringar vid olika trycknivåer i en laboratorieskala och filtreringsdata som samlades in användes för att estimera uppskalade filtreringstider vid olika trycknivåer för att kunna därefter bestämma optimala trycknivåer för de tre filtreringar. Därefter analyserades PSD med hjälp av mikroskopi och laserdiffraktion för att bestämma tryckets påverkan på filterkakorna. Slutligen undersöktes tvättprocessen genom att tvätta lika mängder av filtrerade filterkakor med varierande antal tvättcykler och olika tvättportioner och därefter bestämdes den kvarvarande NMP-halt i filterkakan med hjälp av 1H-NMR och mängden förlorad produkt till processvätskorna med hjälp av HPLC för att sedan fastställa det optimala tvättmetoden. Resultatet visade att det optimala trycket för den första filtreringen är 0,2 bar med en filtreringstid på cirka 22 minuter och för den tredje filtreringen är det 0,1 bar med en filtreringstid på cirka 4 minuter. Inget optimalt tryck kunde fastställas för den andra filtreringen på grund av att den använda utvärderingsmodellen genererade ett negativt kompressibilitetsindex, vilket möjligtvis härstammar från inhomogena suspensioner som påverkade filtreringshastigheten och därmed resulterade i en icke-fullständig linjäritet av tid/volym mot volym-diagrammen. Därför krävs det att experimentet upprepas för denna filtrering. Ökningen av trycknivån under filtreringen visade ingen signifikant inverkan på PSD i filterkakorna och tvättningen av filtrerade filterkakor med två tvättcykler, där hälften av den totala mängden tvättvätska används i varje cykel, bevisades vara den optimala tvättmetoden med ett förbättrad NMP-borttagningseffektivitet på 30 vikt-% i jämfört med en cykels tvättning med samma total mängd tvättvätska.

The Big Horn Mountains are a geologically complex range that extends over 500 square km in west-central Arizona. Three major lithologic terranes outcrop: (1) Proterozoic amphibolite, phyllite, schists, gneiss, and granite; (2) Mesozoic monzonite to diorite intrusives; and (3) Cenozoic mafic to silicic volcanic rocks and clastic rocks. The entire area is in the upper plate of a detachment fault and, consequently, contains many low- to high-angle normal faults. Each lithologic terrane has its associated mineral occurrences. The Big Horn district is exclusively hosted in the pre- Tertiary terrane. Most of its mineral occurrences are spatially related to the Late Cretaceous intrusive rocks. One occurrence, the Pump Mine, may be a metamorphic secretion deposit, and therefore, would be middle Proterozoic. The vast majority of the mineral occurrences in the Big Horn Mountains are middle Tertiary in age and occur in three districts: the Tiger Wash barite - fluorite district; the Aguila manganese district; and the Osborne base and precious metal district. Fluid inclusions from Tiger Wash fluorite (T(h) 120 to 210° C, NaCl wt. equivalent 17 to 18 percent not corrected for CO₂) and nearby detachment - fault- hosted Harquahala district fluorite (T(h) 150 to 230° C., NaC1 wt. equivalent 15.5 to 20 percent not corrected for CO₂) suggest cooling and dilution of fluids as they are presumed to evolve from the detachment fault into the upper plate. Mass-balance calculations suggest that the proposed evolution of fluids is sufficient to account for the observed tonnage of barite and fluorite. The Tiger Wash occurrences grade directly into calcite- gangue-dominated manganese oxides of the Aguila district. A wide range of homogenization temperatures (T(h) 200 to 370° C.), an absence of CO₂ and low salinities (NaC1 wt. equivalent 1 to 2 percent) in the Aguila district calcite-hosted fluid inclusions argue for distillation of fluids during boiling or boiling of non saline-meteoric waters. Mass - balance calculations modeling the evolution of Ca and Mn during potassium metasomatism of plagioclase in basalt suggest that little if any influx of these cations is necessary to form the calcite –dominated manganese oxide tonnage observed. The Aguila district grades directly to the east into the base-metal and precious-metal occurrences of the Osborne district. Preliminary data describing geological settings, fluid inclusions, and geochemistry suggest that the Osborne district has a continuum between gold-rich to silver-rich epithermal occurrences. The gold-rich systems have dominantly quartz gangue, with or without fluorite, and are hosted in a variety of rocks, but are proximal to Precambrian phyllite or mid-Tertiary rhyolite. Fluid inclusions from two occurrences representative of the gold -rich systems spread across a minor range (T(h) 190 to 230° C., NaC1 wt. equivalent 17 to 23 percent not corrected for CO₂). Dilution of highly saline fluids is the inferred mechanism for precipitation of gold in the gold-quartz systems. The silver-rich systems have dominantly calcite gangue with or without quartz, and are hosted in mid-Tertiary basalt. Calcite fluid inclusions from a representative high-silver occurrence display a wide range of homogenization temperatures and salinities (T(h) 120 to 370° C., NaC1 wt. equivalent 7 to 23 percent). Boiling and consequent neutralization of acidic solutions is the inferred mechanism for the silver-rich, calcite gangue systems. A model inferring a regional fluid-flow regime and local sources of metals is proposed. Four possible regional and local causes of fluid flow in upper-plate detachment regimes are proposed: (1) regional elevation of geothermal gradients as a result of middle-crustal, lower-plate rocks rising to upper crustal levels; (2) meteoric water recharge along the southeast flank of the Harquahala antiform and consequent displacement of connate waters in the upper-plate of the Big Horn Mountains; (3) local emplacement of feeder stocks to rhyolitic flows; (4) and tilting of major upper-plate structural blocks.

<p>The Lake Bosomtwe impact crater is located in the Ashanti region of Ghana, West Africa. The impact crater diameter from rim to rim is approximately 10.5 km wide with a lake located at the center. Three different districts touch the lake containing 155,000 hectacres of land. There are approximately 7,500 people from 24 villages, and 12 of those villages reside within walking distance of the lake shore. Within the last ten years, the lake has been subjected to overfishing and environmental degradation. The health of the lake has declined due to overfishing and algae blooms caused by improper fertilization rates. Because of these factors, residents of the area have been forced to transition to subsidence farming as their main vocation. According to the Ghana Statistical Service group, 97.6% of the population participates in some form of rural crop farming (Ghana Statistical Service, 2010). Experience with common practices such as crop rotation, fertilizer use, and erosion control is extremely limited. The lake has not been recommended for recreational use due to the excess runoff in the form of agrochemicals, liquid, and organic waste. Caged aquaculture and traditional fishing within Lake Bosomtwe is currently illegal.</p><p><br></p><p>A comprehensive Institutional Review Board (IRB) survey was developed for the six primary research questions to be examined. From these six research questions, 147 specific questions were developed. Three of the 147 questions were to obtain Global Positioning System (GPS) data for community households, pit latrines, and water wells or boreholes. This study sought to interview 10-15 farmers per village, for each of the 12 villages located along the shore of Lake Bosomtwe of their perspective on land use change/cover in the Lake Bosomtwe area, current farming practices, current water sanitation and hygiene practices, and current fishing practices. These surveys were collected in the form of oral responses, for which 118 small-holder farmers were interviewed. Of the participants surveyed, 66% were qualified to answer all questions, and 100% of participants completed the survey.</p><p><br></p><p>Some specific statistical tests were conducted based of market assessment survey. It was determined that no association between gender and level of education existed. Meaning, that female participants interviewed have just as many opportunities as male participants to pursue education beyond Junior High School (JHS). Yield averages between the villages on the north side of the lake with road access and villages on the southern portion of the lake with limited to no road access were determined to be significantly different. It was determined that road access does affect village yield. When comparing average usable yields between villages located on the northern side of the lake with road access or between villages on the southern side of the lake with limited to no road access, these results were not statistically significant. No significant difference in the scores for villages with road access on the northern side of the lake and villages with limited to no road access on the southern side of the lake existed. Therefore, road access does not affect village usable yield. Through statistical analysis an association was determined between people who practice bathing and washing in the lake and those who practice fishing as a form of livelihood.</p><p><br></p><p>Four decision matrices were created to prioritize the following items: Farm Components, technologies to showcase at an appropriate technology center, improved farming practices to showcase through Demonstration Plots, and extension outreach topics. The top three results for the Farm Components were: Appropriate Technology Center (ATC), Demonstration Plots, and a Micro-Credit Union. The top three technologies to showcase as part of the ATC are: PICS Bags, Moisture Meters, and Above-Ground Aquaculture. The three demonstration plots recommended terracing/erosion control, crop rotation, and cover crops. The highest priority extension outreach topics were: basic home/farm finance, improving health through washing stations, and post-harvest loss prevention. The top three priorities of each decision matrix will be the focus of further study, so that these topics can be developed and programs focusing on these needs can be implemented in collaboration with the community partners.</p>

Over the past half century, the USDA Forest Service has increasingly faced diverse and often competing demands for forest resources, ranging from recreation, to ecosystem services, and timber supply. Building positive community-agency relationships has become increasingly important. Such relationships can improve community support for forest planning and management activities, ultimately making the agency more efficient and effective, while also providing economic and social benefit to local communities. The development of social capital may play an important role in promoting positive agency-community relationships. Broadly defined, the term refers to the social networks between individuals and groups that create a willingness and ability to act collectively toward a common goal. This study focuses on the impact that a partnership between the Colville National Forest and Northeast Washington Forestry Coalition has had on rural Northeast Washington communities. Overall, our study suggests the partnership has positively impacted networks among community members and networks between the community and the Forest Service. However, there is room for improvement. Many study participants were not familiar with important details about the Coalition's membership and objectives, or how its work may impact them or their community. Targeted outreach efforts will likely lead to greater support for the partnership. Such efforts could also strengthen networks among community members and community-agency networks as individuals learn how the partnership can benefit them and issues they care about. / Graduation date: 2012