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Utah Prairie Dog Habitat Evaluation Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Environmental Defense
Utah Prairie Dog Habitat Evaluation Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Environmental Defense
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The Utah prairie dog (Cynomys parvidens) (UPD) is listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and exists only in southwestern Utah. UPD numbers and range have declined dramatically since settlement of Utah because of conversion of rangeland to cropland, urban development, fire suppression, improper grazing, drought, and introduced sylvatic plague (Yersina pestis). As of this writing, approximately 75% of all Utah prairie dogs inhabit private lands. This fact highlights the need to encourage farmers and ranchers to manage UPD habitat on their property in order to move the species closer to recovery. This guide provides technical …
Inventory Of Sensitive Species And Ecosystems In Utah, Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources
Inventory Of Sensitive Species And Ecosystems In Utah, Utah Division Of Wildlife Resources
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The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (Division), under an agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior, began work in March 1994 to develop a study plan for a statewide inventory of sensitive species and ecosystems. Activities enumerated in the plan include (1) conducting an exhaustive literature review of vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant species, (2) conducting field studies on sensitive species identified in the plan, and (3) using information obtained from the literature review and field studies to enhance and upgrade the Division's central database. The Division's study plan was approved by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission (Mitigation …
Contributions From The United States National Herbarium, Volume 25: Flora Of Utah And Nevada, Ivar Tidestrom, Smithsonian Institution
Contributions From The United States National Herbarium, Volume 25: Flora Of Utah And Nevada, Ivar Tidestrom, Smithsonian Institution
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The region embracing the States of Utah and Nevada is much diversified as to both topography and plant covering. Though lying wholly within the arid portion of the United States, it contains high mountains separated one from another by dry desert valleys or by table-lands. The region affords a highly varied topography, and its flora ranges from arctic to subtropical and from truly desert elements to the humid elements of the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada. With the one hundred and ninth meridian for its eastern boundary and the one hundred and twentieth for its western, the greatest breadth …