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LAND-USE TOOLS TO PROTECT POLLINATORS: CURRENT APPROACHES AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS
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The more we come to understand the role of pollinators, the more it becomes clear that our current mode of existence is incompatible with a healthy pollinator population. Ongoing environmental challenges to pollinator populations include the impacts of habitat loss on insect biodiversity and the omnipresent effects of climate change, which are partially responsible for colony collapse disorder in bee colonies. Acknowledging these developments has led some law and policy makers to focus on legislative strategies that promote population health. Despite this recognition, however, the pollinator crisis has often failed to receive sufficient media (or policy) attention.
 
To examine how policy can influence pollinator health, this paper first provides background information on pollinators and the environmental challenges they face before summarizing existing efforts to protect pollinators through federal, state, and local policies. It explores strategies to improve land-use tools and interventions that can promote pollinator populations, as well as options for additional policy innovations to support pollinator health.

 

LAND-USE TOOLS TO PROTECT POLLINATORS: CURRENT APPROACHES AND POTENTIAL PATHWAYS
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The more we come to understand the role of pollinators, the more it becomes clear that our current mode of existence is incompatible with a healthy pollinator population.

 

Frameworks for Conservation Action Sagebrush and Great Plains
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Learn about the USDA-NRCS Working Lands for Wildlife's approach to conservation in the sagebrush-steppe and Great Plains Grasslands in this public presentation.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife Implementation Process
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Learn how the WLFW programs are implemented with this handy flow chart.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife Predictability FAQs
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Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) is a partnership between the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), and private landowners.

 

The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA
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Sweeping sagebrush and salt desert shrublands typify the Great Basin - a 200,000-square-mile landscape that encompasses much of Nevada and parts of Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and California.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife magazine: A Partnership for Conserving Landscapes, Communities and Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), the NRCS has created a win-win model of private lands conservation that benefits wildlife and people that now includes conservation efforts focused on 19 diverse landscapes in 48 states.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife - Sage Grouse
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The Working Lands for Wildlife - Sage Grouse program conserves sage-grouse and other wildlife through sustainable ranching.

 

Working Lands for Wildlife Greater Sage-Grouse
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FAQs Including CCAA and SGI Comparison

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Show Working Lands for Wildlife Organizations & Professionals (4)
There are 4 resources serving Amador County in the following categories:
map itMap of Working Lands for Wildlife Organizations & Professionals serving Amador County
NRCS Local Offices
Jackson Local Partnership Office
Natural Resources Conservation Service - Jackson Lpo - Jackson, CA
Working Lands for Wildlife Programs
Greg M. Peters
Working Lands for Wildlife Communications Coordinator - Pheasants Forever - Missoula, MT
Julia Debes
Pheasants Forever - Working Lands for Wildlife Director of Agricultural Communications - Hoisington, KS
Working Lands for Wildlife
Tim Griffiths - Bozeman, MT

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 Wildlife and Habitat Management

   
Show Articles on Wildlife and Habitat Management (22)
Managing for Bees
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Despite their critical role in nature and the economy, bee populations continue to decline in range and abundance.  One of the major causes of pollinator decline is habitat loss.

 

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
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If adopted, the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act (S. 2372 and H.R. 2773) introduced by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) would provide $1.3 ...

 

The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA
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Sweeping sagebrush and salt desert shrublands typify the Great Basin - a 200,000-square-mile landscape that encompasses much of Nevada and parts of Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and California.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Reducing Woody Encroachment in Grasslands: A Guide for Understanding Risk and Vulnerability
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A new guide, produced through a partnership between public university extension programs in the Great Plains, the USDA-NRCS’s Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW), the USDA-NRCS’s Central National Technology Support Center (CNTSC), and various other conservation partners, provides the first-ever framework for addressing woody encroachment, now recognized as one of the top two drivers of grassland loss in the Great Plains.

 

A Tribute To The Monarch Butterfly: How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Butterfly Friendly Habitat
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Iconic is the most appropriate word to describe the Monarch butterfly. Most of us have fond childhood memories of the unmistakable orange and black beauty flitting around the blue sky on sunny summer days.

 

A talk with Carter Smith of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Watch and listen to a talk with Carter Smith the Executive Director and Tom Harvey the Deputy Director of Communications of the Texas Parks ...

 

Using Existing Tools to Expand Cooperative Conservation for Candidate Species Across Federal and Non-Federal Lands
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For many years the Service has worked with partners to help them develop Candidate Conservation Agreements (CCAs). CCAs primarily have been developed by Federal agencies to cover Federal lands, and several have resulted in conservation efforts that made listing unnecessary.

 

IPaC - Information for Planning and Consultation

IPaC is a project planning tool which streamlines the USFWS environmental review process. Integrate the environmental review process into your project design. Quickly and easily identify USFWS managed resources and suggested conservation measures for your project.

Explore species and habitat
See if any listed species, critical habitat, migratory birds or other natural resources may be impacted by your project. Using the map tool, explore other resources in your location, such as wetlands, wildlife refuges, GAP land cover, and other important biological resources.

Conduct a regulatory review
Log in and define a project to get an official species list and evaluate potential impacts on resources managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Follow IPaC's Endangered Species Review process—a streamlined, step-by-step consultation process available in select areas for certain project types, agencies, and species.

Perform an impact analysis
For projects or species not covered by the step-by-step consultation process, get a list of potential impacts from your specified project activities to use when making effect determinations.Receive conservation measures recommended by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists to avoid, minimize, or mitigate effects to listed species.

Open the tool

 

National Wetlands Database and Interactive Mapping Tool

The Wetlands mapper is designed to deliver easy-to-use, map like views of America’s Wetland resources. It integrates digital map data along with other resource information to produce current information on the status, extent, characteristics and functions of wetlands, riparian, and deepwater habitats. ?The wetlands displayed on the Wetlands Mapper show wetland type and extent using a biological definition of wetlands. There is no attempt to define the limits of proprietary jurisdiction of any Federal, State, or local government, or to establish the geographical scope of the regulatory programs of government agencies.?

 

 

Find a Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCCs)

Find an LCC here. The 22 LCCs collectively form a network of resource managers and scientists who share a common need for scientific information and interest in conservation. Each LCC brings together federal, state, and local governments along with Tribes and First Nations, non-governmental organizations, universities, and interested public and private organizations. Our partners work collaboratively to identify best practices, connect efforts, identify science gaps, and avoid duplication through conservation planning and design. 

Managing the landscapes that provide our natural and cultural resources has become increasingly challenging. With the signing of Secretarial Order No. 3289, the Department of the Interior launched the Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) to better integrate science and management to address climate change and other landscape scale issues. By building a network that is holistic, collaborative, adaptive, and grounded in science, LCCs are working to ensure the sustainability of our economy, land, water, wildlife, and cultural resources. 

 

Arborist Search

 

Tree Planting Program

Dovetail Partners, Inc. has created an interactive map of organizations that provide resources, information, and assistance for people interested in planting trees. Each organization offers opportunities to get involved, whether it’s planting trees or making donations for trees and seeds. Click here.

It’s no secret that planting a tree is one of the best actions that you can take to improve and protect the environment. What you may not know, however, is that there are already hundreds of programs and efforts dedicated towards planting trees. By planting trees, we can improve air quality, harbor wildlife, and reduce carbon emissions that affect our climate. 

 

Mitigation and Conservation Banking
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To many landowners a threatened or endangered (T&E) species on their property is anathema because it can herald all kinds of state and federal limitations on use of their property.& ...

 

Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper

This project is part of a collaborative effort to map and better understand monarch butterflies and their host plants across the Western U.S. Data compiled through this project will improve our understanding of the distribution and phenology of monarchs and milkweeds, identify important breeding areas, and help us better understand monarch conservation needs. Some of the key research questions that these data will help us answer include:

  • Where are different milkweed species growing in the West?
  • Where are monarchs occurring in the West?
  • Where are monarchs breeding in the West?
  • When is milkweed emerging and senescing (dying back) in the West?
  • How does milkweed phenology (life cycle) differ by species?
  • When is monarch breeding occurring in specific areas/regions of the West?
  • What types of habitats are different milkweed species associated with?

Your help is critical to the success of this project! Because monarchs and their host plants are found all across the western U.S., the best way to document them is to engage a multitude of volunteers and their cameras. You can participate in this effort by using this website to:

  • Upload your photos of monarchs and milkweeds;
  • Identify milkweeds using our milkweed key, which profiles over 40 milkweed species found in the west;
  • Submit data which will help researchers determine the distribution, phenology, and conservation needs of monarchs and milkweeds in the west; and
  • Learn about monarchs, their host plants, and ongoing conservation efforts for these species. 

 

Safe Harbor - Helping Landowners Help Endangered Species
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This handbook describes safe harbor agreements and the way in which they work. It aims to help you decide if a safe harbor agreement makes sense for your land.& ...

 

Decontamination Documentation for Cavers
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) strongly recommends, first and foremost, compliance with all cave closures, advisories, and regulations in all Federal, State,Tribal, and private lands.

 

Sage Grouse Initiative Web Map Application

The SGI Interactive Web Map Application is free and available to the public, presenting cutting-edge geospatial data covering 100 million acres. The Sage Grouse Initiative science team has developed an easy-to-use web application that helps visualize, distribute, and interact with information about the sagebrush-steppe ecosystem.

All of the information can be easily visualized on top of physical maps or the latest satellite imagery. Users can quickly identify and compare areas of concern, evaluating potential restoration or prevention opportunities. Data can be imported from the web application directly into GIS software, which allows the public to customize the information for land management or conservation purposes. Data for individual counties can be downloaded using these simple instructions.

 

State and Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Animals of California

This is a list of animals found within California or off the coast of the State that have been classified as Endangered or Threatened by the California Fish & Game Commission (state list) or by the U.S ...

 

2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation
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The 2014 Farm Bill Field Guide to Fish and Wildlife Conservation was prepared as an introduction for fish and wildlife conservation providers – the on-the-ground biologists and conservation partners who help deliver Farm Bill conservation programs to landowners.

 

Under Cover - Wildlife of Shrublands and Young Forest
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The term “early successional habitat” describes the shrubs, trees, and other plants that grow back on the land after older vegetation has been removed or cut back.

 

Methyl Mercury in Sportfish - Information for Fish Consumers

Methylmercury is a form of mercury that is found in most freshwater and saltwater fish. In some lakes, rivers, and coastal waters in California, methylmercury has been found in some types of fish at concentrations that may be harmful to human health.

 

Show Wildlife and Habitat Management Organizations & Professionals (80)
There are 80 resources serving Amador County in the following categories:
map itMap of Wildlife and Habitat Management Organizations & Professionals serving Amador County
Biologists / Ecologists
Angie Montalvo
CDFW Quagga/Zebra Mussel Project Regional Scientist - Rancho Cordova, CA
Barry Jones
HELIX Environmental Planning - El Cajon, CA
Center for Invasive Species Research
Mark Hoddle - Director of Center for Invasive Species Research, Extension Specialist - Riverside, CA
David N. Lee Consulting
David N. Lee Consulting - David N. Lee, Principal Biologist - Ojai, CA
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
- Redwood City, CA
Great Ecology
- San Diego, CA
HELIX Environmental Planning
- Folsom, CA
HWR Engineering & Science
Mike Wilson - Arcata, CA
Jeffrey B. Froke, Ph.D.
- Pebble Beach, CA
Julie Fontaine
Trestles Environmental Corporation - Fallbrook, CA
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
Robert Galliano - Forester - Auburn, CA
Michael Sweesy
Dudek - Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner - Encinitas, CA
Pacific Coast Conservation Alliance
William E Haas - Executive Director - Paso Robles, CA
Resource Concepts Inc.
- Carson City, NV
Sequoia Ecological Consulting
Melissa Krause - Marketing Manager - Danville, CA
Sonoran Joint Venture
- Tucson, AZ
Southwest Monarch Study
- Chandler, AZ
SummitWest
- Chula Vista, CA
Thad Heater
SGI Coordinator - NRCS State Biologist - Reno, NV
Tierra Resource Management
- Fairfield, CA
Travis Hemmen
Westervelt Ecological Services - Vice President, Business Development - Sacramento, CA
WRA Environmental Consultants
- San Rafael, CA
Federal And State Agency Landowner Specialists
David N. Lee Consulting
David N. Lee Consulting - David N. Lee, Principal Biologist - Ojai, CA
Thad Heater
SGI Coordinator - NRCS State Biologist - Reno, NV
Fire Services / Prescribed Burning
CA Forest Stewardship Program
- Forestry Assistance, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection - Sacramento, CA
California Forestry Association
- Sacramento, CA
Christopher Hipkin
Statewide Forestry Services - Forester/Botanist/Pest Control Advisor - Fort Bragg, CA
Forester's Co-Op
- Grass Valley, CA
Inbound, LLC
Dillon Sanders - Managing Director, Founder - Portland, OR
Northern California Prescribed Fire Council
Lenya Quinn-Davidson - Director - Ukiah, CA
Southern Sierra Prescribed Fire Council
- Shaver Lake, CA
XMR Fire Emergency Services Consulting
- Woodacre, CA
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
California Waterfowl Habitat Program
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife - West Sacramento, CA
Cascade Earth Sciences
- Pocatello, ID
Daniel B. Stephens & Associates, Inc.
Janet Wolfe - Director of Marketing and Communications - Albuquerque, NM
Ducks Unlimited
- Western Regional Office - Rancho Cordova, CA
Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO
HWR Engineering & Science
Mike Wilson - Arcata, CA
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
Robert Galliano - Forester - Auburn, CA
O'Connor Environmental Inc.
Matt O'Connor - Principal Geomorphologist/Hydrologist - Healdsburg, CA
Restore America's Estuaries
- Arlington, VA
River Partners
- Chico, CA
Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Senior Land Management Consultant - Loveland, CO
Society for Range Management
- Wichita, KS
Tierra Resource Management
- Fairfield, CA
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
Bat Conservancy of Coastal California
- Corralitos, CA
Becky Amos
Wildlands - Land Acquisition Manager - Rocklin, CA
Brian Monaghan
Wildlands - Vice President of Sales & Marketing - Rocklin, CA
California Council for Wildlife Rehabilitators (CCWR)
- Los Alamitos, CA
California Deer Assocation
- Redding, CA
California Invasive Species Program
- Sacramento, CA
Cleave Dwire
- Sole Proprietor Contractor - Wells, NV
Dan Kominek
Wildlands - Vice President of Land Management - Rocklin, CA
David N. Lee Consulting
David N. Lee Consulting - David N. Lee, Principal Biologist - Ojai, CA
Ecoresource Solutions Inc
Tony Byrne - President/Principal Ecologist - Arvada, CO
Great Ecology
- San Diego, CA
Habitat Restoration Sciences
- Vista, CA
Heather Perry
Wildlife Health Laboratory - Senior Environmental Scientist, Wildlife Rehabilitation Coordinator - Rancho Cordova, CA
HELIX Environmental Planning
- Folsom, CA
Humane Wildlife Control
Duane Titus and Rebecca Dmytryk Titus - Owners - Moss Landing, CA
HWR Engineering & Science
Mike Wilson - Arcata, CA
James L. Able Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Eureka, CA
Julie Mentzer
Wildlands - Director of Environmental Operations for the PNW - Rocklin, CA
Mason, Bruce & Girard, Inc.
Robert Galliano - Forester - Auburn, CA
Oiled Wildlife Care Network
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine - Davis, CA
Pacific Coast Conservation Alliance
William E Haas - Executive Director - Paso Robles, CA
Rangeland Conservation Science
- Felton, CA
Resource Concepts Inc.
- Carson City, NV
Robert Veldman
K·Coe Conservation - Senior Land Management Consultant - Loveland, CO
Society for Range Management
- Wichita, KS
Sonoran Joint Venture
- Tucson, AZ
SummitWest
- Chula Vista, CA
Wildlife Emergency Services (WES)
- Moss Landing, CA
Wildlife Rehabilitators
Great Ecology
- San Diego, CA
Habitat Restoration Sciences
- Vista, CA
Monarch Butterfly and Pollinators Conservation Fund
- Washington, DC
Monarchs In the Rough
Alison Davy - Audubon International - Troy, NY
Mule Deer Foundation
- Salt Lake City, UT
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation
- Buffalo, MO

 Wildlife Best Management Practices

   
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Returning Fire to the Land
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For thousands of years, the vast majority of fires on the land were intentionally set by Indigenous Peoples of this region for a variety of reasons.

 

The elevational ascent and spread of exotic annual grass dominance in the Great Basin, USA
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Sweeping sagebrush and salt desert shrublands typify the Great Basin - a 200,000-square-mile landscape that encompasses much of Nevada and parts of Utah, Idaho, Oregon, Wyoming, and California.

 

Working Lands For Wildlife
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Through Working Lands for Wildlife —a voluntary, incentive-based effort—the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its conservation partners will provide landowners with technical and financial assistance to: Restore populations of declining wildlife species.

 

Mowing and Management: Best Practices for Monarchs
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Understanding when monarchs are present allows land managers to time management practices like burning, mowing, grazing, or targeted pesticide application when they are least likely to harm monarchs.

 

A talk with Carter Smith of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
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Watch and listen to a talk with Carter Smith the Executive Director and Tom Harvey the Deputy Director of Communications of the Texas Parks ...

 

Fire Effects Information System

The Fire Effects Information System is an online collection of reviews of the scientific literature about fire effects on plants and animals and about fire regimes of plant communities in the United States. FEIS reviews are based on thorough literature searches, often supplemented with insights from field scientists and managers. FEIS provides reviews that are efficient to use, thoroughly documented, and defensible. Approximately 15 to 30 new or revised reviews are published in FEIS each year. There are 3 types of FEIS reviews:

  1. Species Reviews 
  2. Fire Studies 
  3. Fire Regime Syntheses 

 

Reducing Conflict with Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Elk A Western Landowners’ Guide
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This guide has been produced by and for landowners and practitioners constructively engaged in one of the greatest conservation challenges of our time—how to share and manage a wild, working landscape that sustains both people and wildlife.

 

Decontamination Documentation for Cavers
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) strongly recommends, first and foremost, compliance with all cave closures, advisories, and regulations in all Federal, State,Tribal, and private lands.

 

Bird Conservation in Private Ponderosa Pine Forests

American Bird Conservancy (ABC), in cooperation with the American Forest Foundation, Forest Restoration Partnership, and several other partners, is working with private landowners to implement bird conservation  measures in ponderosa pine habitat throughout the western United States.

 

SeaStates 2013 - How Well Does Your State Protect Your Coastal Waters?
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Here, using publicly available information, the Marine Conservation Institute and Mission Blue present the first scientifically rigorous quantitative account of no-take marine reserves in the waters of US coastal states and territories.

 

Greater Sage-grouse Comprehensive Conservation Strategy
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This Strategy outlines the critical need to develop the associations among local, state, provincial, tribal, and federal agencies, non-governmental organizations, and individual citizens to design and implement cooperative actions to support robust populations of sage-grouse and the landscapes and habitats upon which they depend.

 

Watering Facility Wildlife Escape Ladder Design

 

Landowner Stories of Bird Conservation - Managing for Cavity-Nesting Birds in Ponderosa Pine Forests
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Landowners share their experiences of managing for bird species and other wildlife values on their lands throughout the West, including ponderosa pine, the Oregon outback and forests of the Pacific Northwest.

 

A Landowner's Guide to Wildlife Friendly Fences - How to Build Fence with Wildlife in Mind
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A Landowner's Guide to Fences and Wildlife - Practical Tips to Make Your Fences Wildlife Friendly
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Wyoming Edition  

 

Riparian Areas of the Great Basin
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A management guide for landowners.

 

Conservation Assessment of Greater Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats
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In this report, the authors assessed the ecological status and potential factors that influenced greater sage-grouse and sagebrush habitats across their entire distribution.& ...

 

Strategies for Managing the Effects of Climate Change on Wildlife and Ecosystems

From The Heinz Center, this 2008 lengthy publication is targeted to land managers who practice adaptive management.

 

Prescribed Fire Associations
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A Prescribed Fire Association is a group of landowners and other concerned citizens that form a partnership to conduct prescribed burns. Prescribed burning is the key land management tool used to restore and maintain native plant communities to their former diversity and productivity for livestock production and wildlife habitat.

 

Ecosystem services provided by bats
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Review of the available literature on the ecological and economic impact of ecosystem services provided by  bats.

 

Methyl Mercury in Sportfish - Information for Fish Consumers

Methylmercury is a form of mercury that is found in most freshwater and saltwater fish. In some lakes, rivers, and coastal waters in California, methylmercury has been found in some types of fish at concentrations that may be harmful to human health.