Oregon State University
Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management
300 Strand Agriculture Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-2218
Phone: 541-737-1627
Fax: 541-737-0504
steven.h.sharrow@oregonstate.edu
Webpage: http://www.DoctorRange.com
YouTube: http://youtube.com/user/SteveSharrow
Research
Dr. Sharrow is Principal Investigator, OAES Project-
Agroforestry Systems for Western Oregon. The project developed forest grazing
principles which form the foundation for current silvicultural prescription
grazing in conifer forests of the United States and Canada. Current work is
studying soil-tree-forage- animal relationships in order to assist in the design
of biologically efficient and socially acceptable silvopastoral and
agrosilvopastoral agroforestry systems suitable for hill lands.
Past Research
Co-Project Director, Agroforestry Egypt (1990-1994) - A
vertically integrated, interdisciplinary, multi-cultural research and
development project in Egypt, jointly operated by U.S. Agency for International
Development, Colleges of Forestry and Agriculture at Oregon State University,
Alexandria University-Egypt, and the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture. The
project operated tree nurseries, conducted agroforestry field research, provided
technology transfer sessions to local farmers, and worked with local commercial
wood processors in developing techniques to grow, process, and market the crop,
livestock, and wood products of agroforestry systems suitable for both irrigated
and rain fed subtropical areas in Egypt. Crops investigated include okra, fava
beans, squash, onions, corn, wheat, and basil.
Principal Investigator, OAES Project- Alternative
Grazing Systems for Improved Pastures in Western Oregon. The project developed
pasture and livestock management techniques which have contributed to increased
production of pasture forage and its conversion into saleable animal products in
hill lands of Oregon, Washington, and California. Guidelines developed for
grazing wheat have the potential to increase grain yields 10-20% in the Pacific
Maritime Region.
Selected Publications
Sharrow, S.H. 2008. Plant community succession - the time dimension of management. 5p. DoctorRange.com - The Natural Resources Knowledge Site. Http://www.DoctorRange.com
Sharrow, S.H. 2008. Socially acceptable natural resource management. 4p. DoctorRange.com - The NaturalResources Knowledge Site. Http://www.DoctorRange.com
Sharrow, S.H. 200. Soil Compaction by grazing livestock in silvopasutres as evidenced by changes in soil physical properties. Agroforestry Systems 71:215-223.
Sharrow, S.H. 2007. Natural Resource Management on the other side of the world: the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. Rangelands 29(1):11-16.
Sharrow, S.H., and S. Ismail. 2004. Carbon and nitrogen storage in western
Oregon agroforests, forests, and pastures. Agroforestry Systems 60:123-130.
Sharrow, S.H., and R. Fletcher. 2003. Converting a pasture to a silvopasture
in the Pacific Northwest. USDA, National Agroforestry Center, Agroforestry Note
26. 4p.
Sharrow, S.H. 2001. Tree Shelter tubes aid hardwood tree establishment in
western Oregon silvopastures. Agroforestry Systems 53:283-290.
Sharrow, S.H. (ed.) 2004. Agroforestry and riparian buffers for land
productivity and environmental stability. The 8th North American Agroforestry
Conference Proceedings.
June 23-25, 2003, Corvallis, OR. Association for Temperate Agroforestry,
Univ. Missouri, Columbia MO.
Teaching
Changing lives through education.........
RNG 341 - Rangeland Resources - Nature and management of rangelands.
Integrated land use with emphasis on plant-animal-soil interactions. Course can
be repeated for credit.
RNG 441/541 - Range Analysis - Techniques used to describe vegetation
in shrub-lands, grasslands, and forests. Use of measurements in resource
management. Course is field-oriented, emphasizing both theory and practice of
wildland inventory methods.
RNG 477/577 - Agroforestry - Theory and worldwide practice of
multiple-crop low input sustainable systems involving concurrent production of
tree and agricultural products. Biological, economic, social, and political
factors that underlie the application of agroforestry technology. PREREQ: Course
in basic ecology.
RNG 661 - Perspectives in Agricultural Research - Planning and
managing agricultural research projects, publishing research results,
professional ethics, interactions of science, scientists, and society.
