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Microtine Rodents of Kittitas County, Washington
… and one species of the genus Lagurus found in Kittitas County. The species of Microtus are: Microtus montanus, Montane vole; Microtus oregoni, Creeping Vole; Microtus longicaudus, Long-Tailed Vole and Microtus richardsoni, Water Vole. The species of Lagurus is Lagurus curtatus, Sagebrush Vole.
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Rediscovering an Upland Site: The Manastash Pines (45KT346) Kittitas County, Washington
The Manastash Pines site (45KT346) was excavated in 1979 and 1980 by Dr. James Alexander as part of a Central Washington University (CWU) field school. The excavation included 63 units (1 x 1 m) and three trenches, collecting lithics, fauna, charcoal, and sediment samples. The recovered artifacts …
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A Survey of the Guidance Practices of the Secondary Schools of Kittitas County
… guidance practices of the secondary schools in Kittitas County and to try to determine the range of the guidance programs from what is considered by several authorities to be some of the minimum essentials of an adequate guidance program.
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Evaluation of the Relationship Between Land Use and Water Quality in Kittitas County, WA
<p>Water in Kittitas County is extremely valuable since it supports farming, recreation, and cultural activities, as well as environmental processes and a diversity of biological life while providing many ecosystem services. However, land conversions required by agricultural and urban land uses can …
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Stratigraphy and Site Formation at the Sanders Site (45 KT 315), Kittitas County, Washinton
The Sanders site (45KT315) was excavated in 1971 and 1972 by Central Washington State College under the direction of Dr. William Smith, then Associate Professor of Anthropology at CWSC. A total of 88 1 x 1 meter units were excavated up to 270 cm below surface. During the initial excavations and in …
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Using MODFLOW to Predict Impacts of Groundwater Pumpage to Instream Flow: Upper Kittitas County, Washington
… discussions surrounding this issue, the Upper Kittitas Groundwater Rule has been in effect since 2010. Pumping from new domestic (i.e., permit-exempt or “exempt”) groundwater wells in Upper Kittitas County is not allowed unless mitigation is used to offset the groundwater use. The United States …
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Fire and Road Disturbance Impacts on Forest Plant Species and Seed Rain in Table Mountain Fire Arai, Kittitas County, Washington
Forest communities are in a constant state of change. Disturbance events can alter the physical landscape and create conditions favorable to some species while negatively impacting others. Fire has been a natural, reoccurring source of disturbance in Pacific Northwest forests. Over the past …
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Using Strontium Isotopes in Conjunction with Major, and Trace Elements to Identify Water/Rock Interaction in the Upper Kittitas County, Washington
The complex bedrock lithologies in the Upper Kittitas County provide an ideal setting for developing isotopic methodology to identify groundwater sources and track flow paths through water-rock interaction. A wide range of 87Sr/86Sr (0.7040 to 0.7068) in surface waters, springs, and groundwater …
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The Breeding Biology of the Mountain Chickadee (Parus Gambeli)
… Robinson Canyon, 13 miles west of Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington.
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Mines and Miners of the Swauk
… gold field lying in the mountains of northern Kittitas county and known as the Swauk.
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Radio Listening Habits of High School Students Concerning Music
… was to determine the radio listening habits of Kittitas County high school students’ musical tastes, and how they related to different personal factors of the high school student’s every day life.
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Philosophy of Human Nature as a Function of Political Preference, Political Involvement, and Age
… among the Democratic and Republican parties of Kittitas County and students from Central Washington State College, and the PHN Scale was administered to them.
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A Description and Evaluation of a Three-Day Outdoor Living Experience With a Fifth Grade Class
… of a fifth grade class in the Swauk area of Kittitas County, Washington; (2) by carefully explaining and describing the procedures by which the experience was evaluated; (3) by presenting the results of the evaluation; and (4) by drawing tentative conclusions as to the value of this type of …
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A Survey of the Attitudes and Opinions of Elementary Teachers Concerning the Values of Workbooks in the Reading Program
… attitudes and opinions of Okanogan, Yakima, and Kittitas county elementary teachers toward the value of reading workbooks in the reading program: (2) to determine the extent to which workbooks are utilized in the reading program of these counties; (3) to show the relation of the attitudes and …
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Stream water and soil water chemistry after the Table Mountain wildfire, Washington, USA
… were also compared. The fire occurred in 2012 in Kittitas County, north of Ellensburg, Washington. Samples were collected at severely burned, moderately burned, and unburned field sites from within and adjacent to the wildfire perimeter. Total nitrogen concentrations increased in the second year …
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Pollination of Basalt Daisy (Erigeron basalticus: asteraceae)
… 52 km<sup>2</sup> in only two counties (Kittitas and Yakima) in central Washington State. Growing out of the cracks and crevices of basalt columns, the population of E. basalticus is fragmented and confined to its unique niche. The entire population consists of approximately 8,000 …
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Tekison Cave: A Case Study in Archaeological Collection Rehabilitation and Accessibility
<p>Tekison Cave is a Kittitas County, Washington, archaeological site that was excavated by avocational archaeologists in the 1970s. Part of the collection (previously never cataloged or professionally analyzed), is housed at CWU on behalf of the landowners, Washington State Department of Fish and …
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Behavioral Differences Between Urban and Rural American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
… baited perches in urban and rural settings in Kittitas County, Washington. In order to observe differences in urban and rural crow behavior to approach or avoidance-oriented stimuli, perches included custom cameras and audio equipment that alternated between periods of playing crow calls or …
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A Geochemical Assessment of Potential Groundwater Storage Locations within the Yakima River Basin
… and groundwaters within three regions (Roslyn, Kittitas Valley and Moxee Valley) to determine water–rock interactions, relative residence times, recharge regimes and groundwater surface-water interactions. We found that irrigation water generally had heavier isotopic values (δD > –115‰) and …
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Monitoring Reduction Efforts for PM2.5 in Ellensburg,WA Using Community-Based Social Marketing to Examine Behavioral Change
… pollution (PM<sub>2.5</sub>). In the Kittitas Basin, winter-time frequent air inversions and stagnant air events trap pollution near the ground, elevating pollutant concentrations during winter months. Wood smoke from household burning has been identified by mobile PM<sub>2.5 …
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