Advancing migratory bird conservation and management by using radar: An interagency collaboration
Janet M. Ruth, Wylie C. Barrow, Richard S. Sojda, Deanna K. Dawson, Robert H. Diehl, Albert Manville, Michael T. Green, David J. Krueper, Scott Johnston
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1173
Migratory birds face many changes to the landscapes they traverse and the habitats they use. Wind turbines and communications towers, which pose hazards to birds and bats in flight, are being erected or proposed across the United States and offshore. Human activities can also destroy or threaten habitats critical to...
Stakeholder survey results for Lake Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge: Completion report
Natalie R. Sexton, Susan C. Stewart, Lynne Koontz, Katherine D. Wundrock
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1378
Lake Umbagog is a newly established Refuge (in 1993) with an increasing visitation. Current visitation numbers are around 55,000 visits/year. Though limited visitor services are currently offered, additional services will be proposed in the CCP. The purpose of this survey is to assess interested publics' and stakeholders' satisfaction with existing...
Communicating with wildland interface communities during wildfire
Jonathan G. Taylor, Shana C. Gillette, Ronald W. Hodgson, Judith L. Downing
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1061
An inter-agency research team studied communications during the small Bridge Fire in southern California, as well the before-, during-, and post-fire communications of an extreme fire event (Old and Grand Prix Fires) in the same area in the fall of 2003. This “quick-response” research showed that pre-fire communication planning was...
Cibola High Levee Pond annual report 2004
Gordon A. Mueller, Jeanette Carpenter, Paul C. Marsh
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1075
This represents the fourth and last annual report of a five year study investigating the early life ecology of the bonytail and razorback sucker at Cibola High Levee Pond. The work in 2004 included: telemetry studies, collection of physical water quality measurements, zooplankton samples, netting fish, the collection of scale...
2004 annual progress report: Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area: Establishment of a long-term research site in a high-elevation sagebrush steppe
Kate Schoenecker, Bob Lange, Mike Calton
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1426
In 2004 the U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Rawlins Field Office (RFO), began a cooperative effort to reestablish the Stratton Sagebrush Hydrology Study Area (Stratton) as a research location, with the goal of making it a site for long-term research...
Regional economic effects of current and proposed management alternatives for Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Lynne Koontz, Heather Lambert
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1195
The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires all units of the National Wildlife Refuge System to be managed under a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). The CCP must describe the desired future conditions of a Refuge and provide long range guidance and management direction to achieve Refuge purposes....
Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science - Tampa Bay Study - Historical and Prehistorical Record of Tampa Bay Environments
Terry Edgar
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1016
To study how Tampa Bay, Florida, has changed over time, the prehistorical conditions and natural variations in the bay environment are being evaluated. These variations can be tracked by examining the sediments that have accumulated in and around the bay. The prehistorical record, which pre-dates settlers' arrival in the Tampa...
Economic importance of elk hunting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Lynne Koontz, John B. Loomis
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1183
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Park Service (NPS) are preparing a management plan for bison and elk inhabiting the National Elk Refuge (NER) and Grand Teton National Park (GTNP). These animals are part of the bison and elk herds in Jackson Hole, one of the...
Quantity, quality, and support for research in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An organizational assessment
Joan M. Ratz, Phadrea D. Ponds, Jennifer R. Neilson, Joyce Liverca, Berton Lee Lamb
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1391
To develop a clearer picture of the nature, extent and quality of management support available for conducting research within the FWS, we completed investigations to identify organizational units within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) that conduct research as a significant portion of their mission; identify positions in the...
Ultrapotassic mafic dikes and rare earth element- and barium-rich carbonatite at Mountain Pass, Mojave Desert, southern California: Summary and field trip localities
Gordon B. Haxel
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1219
No abstract available....
Grass buffers for playas in agricultural landscapes: An annotated bibliography
Cynthia P. Melcher, Susan K. Skagen
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1221
This bibliography and associated literature synthesis (Melcher and Skagen, 2005) was developed for the Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV). The PLJV sought compilation and annotation of the literature on grass buffers for protecting playas from runoff containing sediments, nutrients, pesticides, and other contaminants. In addition, PLJV sought information regarding the...
Attitudinal survey component of the study Quantity, quality, and support for research in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: An organizational assessment: Report of methods and frequencies
Jennifer R. Neilson, Berton Lee Lamb, Earlene M. Swann, Joan Ratz, Phadrea D. Ponds, Joyce Liverca
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1449
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is responsible for managing the Nation’s fish and wildlife resources so that these trust resources are preserved for the present and future use and enjoyment of the citizens of the United States. The FWS achieves this mission by managing many programs. These include...
Flow patterns and current structure at the USS Arizona Memorial: April, 2005
Curt D. Storlazzi, Matthew A. Russell, M. Katherine Presto, Jennifer E. Burbank
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1334
No abstract available....
Gulf of Mexico Integrated Science - Tampa Bay Study: Examining the Impact of Urbanization on Seafloor Habitats
Kimberly Yates
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1017
Seafloor habitats, such as seagrass beds, provide essential habitat for fish and marine mammals. For many years, the study of seagrass vitality has been a priority for scientists and resource managers working in Tampa Bay. Seafloor habitats are extremely sensitive to changes in water quality. Like a canary in a...
User manual for Blossom statistical package for R
Marian Talbert, Brian S. Cade
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1353
Blossom is an R package with functions for making statistical comparisons with distance-function based permutation tests developed by P.W. Mielke, Jr. and colleagues at Colorado State University (Mielke and Berry, 2001) and for testing parameters estimated in linear models with permutation procedures developed by B. S. Cade and colleagues at...
Visitor and community survey results for Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge and Lighthouse: Completion report
Natalie Sexton, Shana C. Gillette, Lynne Koontz, Susan C. Stewart, John Loomis, Katherine D. Wundrock
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1420
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Central Federal Lands Highway Division of the Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation are currently pursuing the planning and potential design of an alternative transportation system (ATS) for Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge (Refuge or Kilauea Point NWR). The USFWS...
Annual report for 2004 wild horse research and field activities
Jason Ransom, Francis J. Singer, Linda Zeigenfuss, Linda Coates-Markle
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1316
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Geological Survey-Biological Resources Discipline (USGS/BRD) continued wild horse research in 2004, investigating the strategic research elements of fertility control and population estimation. Fertility control research was focused on the individual-based porcine zonae pellucid (PZP) field trials at the Pryor Mountain Wild Horse...
Public acceptance of management actions and judgments of responsibility for the wolves of the southern Greater Yellowstone Area: Report to Grand Teton National Park
Jonathan G. Taylor, S. Shea Johnson, Lori B. Shelby
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1408
Introduction Wolves of Grand Teton National Park and the Greater Yellowstone Area Gray wolves (Canis lupus) appeared in Grand Teton National Park (GRTE) in October of 1998, two years after being reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Since that time, five packs have been within the GRTE borders - Gros...
Analyzing stakeholder preferences for managing elk and bison at the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park: An example of the disparate stakeholder management approach
Lynne Koontz, Dana L. Hoag
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1224
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Park Service (NPS) are preparing a management plan for bison and elk inhabiting the National Elk Refuge (NER) and Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A management plan is needed to evaluate current and possible changes to...
Public access management as an adaptive wildlife management tool
Douglas S. Ouren, Raymond D. Watts
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1349
Wildlife populations across the United States are benefiting from improved wildlife management techniques. However, these benefits also create new challenges including overpopulation, disease, increased winter kill, and forage degradation. These issues have become the challenges for natural resource managers and landowners. Specifically, elk (Cervus elaphus) populations in the Gunnison River...
Visitor survey results for the Souris River Loop National Wildlife Refuges: Completion report
Natalie R. Sexton, Lynne Koontz, Susan C. Stewart
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1399
In support of the CCP planning effort for the Souris River Loop Refuges, the Policy Analysis and Science Assistance Branch/Fort Collins Science Center (PASA) of the U.S. Geological Survey conducted visitor surveys at three refuges in North Dakota: Des Lacs, J. Clark Salyer, and Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuges. This...
Regional economic effects of current and proposed management alternatives for Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge
Lynne Koontz, Heather Lambert
2005, Open-File Report 2005-1415
The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 requires all units of the National Wildlife Refuge System to be managed under a Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP). The CCP must describe the desired future conditions of a Refuge and provide long range guidance and management direction to achieve Refuge purposes....
Evaluating water management strategies with the Systems Impact Assessment Model: SIAM version 4
John M. Bartholow, John Heasley, Blair Hanna, Jeff Sandelin, Marshall Flug, Sharon Campbell, Jim Henriksen, Aaron Douglas
2005, Open-File Report 2003-82
Water from many of California's coastal rivers has been used for a wide variety of development ventures, including major agricultural diversions, hydropower generation, and contaminant assimilation from industry, agriculture and logging. Anthropogenic impacts often degrade water quality and decrease the quantity and quality of aquatic habitat. Reallocating streamflow away from...
Bibliography of literature pertaining to Long Valley Caldera and associated volcanic fields
John W. Ewert, Christopher J. Harpel, Suzanna K. Brooks
2005, Open-File Report 2000-221
Acoustic Flow Monitor System - User Manual
Richard LaHusen
2005, Open-File Report 2002-429
INTRODUCTION The Acoustic Flow Monitor (AFM) is a portable system that was designed by the U.S. Geological Survey Cascades Volcano Observatory to detect and monitor debris flows associated with volcanoes. It has been successfully used internationally as part of real-time warning systems in valleys threatened by such flows (Brantley, 1990; Marcial...
