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The Prairie Naturalist Volume 3, No.2. June, 1971

The Prairie Naturalist

EDITORIAL: Environmental Rights ▪ Paul B. Kannowski

RIVER BASINS PLANNING ▪ H. A. Hendrickson

WATER RESOURCE PLANNING GONE AMUCK ▪ Charles H. Stoddard

THE INTERACTION OF CITIZENS' GROUPS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ▪ Robert L. Burgess

WORDS AND MEANINGS ▪ Paul T. Crary

ENFORCEMENT OF NORTH DAKOTA ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS ▪ Robert E. Beck

BIRDS OBSERVED IN NORTH DAKOTA DURING THE WINTER OF 1970-71 ▪ John T. Lokemoen and Paul E. Springer

STATUS OF CLARK'S NUTCRACKER IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Lewis W. Oring and Robert W. Seabloom

WINGED ANTS AS FISH FOOD ▪ Charles H. …

The Impact On The Navy Of Public Concern With Control Of Pollution Of The Seas By Oil, Robert Augustus Fisher

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

It is difficult at best to evaluate the biological and chemical damages of oil pollution, but the physical effects are graphically evident in the blackened beaches and coastlines around the world and in the floating "tar-balls" found in mid-ocean. It is this dramatically visible effect that has stirred public concern. Thus, prevention of such damage is high on the list of priorities for both national and international concern. In the face of the ever increasing potential for pollution, President Nixon has pledged that federal agencies will take the lead in pollution abatement programs.

Ua45/6 Attack On The Environment, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Elvis Stahr's 1971 commencement speech.

Water Resources News, Volume 3, No. 5, May 1971

Water Current Newsletter

Congratulations Doane College
OWRR Announces Fiscal Year 1972 Title II Water Resources Research Program
Economic Analysis of Water Projects
New Federal Department of Natural Resources
Research and Development Sources Sought
Water Quality Guidelines

The Gonads Of The South American Dolphins, Inia Geoffrensis, Pontoporia Blainvillei, And Sotalia Fluviatilis, Richard J. Harrison, Robert L. Brownell Jr.

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

The appearances of the gonads are described in males and females of 18 Inia geoffrensis, 11 Pontoporia blainvillei, and eight Sotalia fluviatilis from South America. Males of I. geoffrensis become sexually active at a length of about 228 centimeters, females at 175 to 180 centimeters. Length at birth is 76 to 80 centimeters; parturition occurs from about July to September in the upper Amazon. Males of P. blainvillei are still sexually immature at a length of 128.5 centimeters, females become sexually active at a length of 137 centimeters. Off Uruguay, pregnant females have fetuses 6 centimeters in length …

Telemetered Heart Rates Of Free-Living Uinta Ground Squirrels In Response To Social Interactions, Robert L. Ruff

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Free-living Uinta ground squirrels (Spermophilus armatus) were instrumented with miniaturized ECG radio-transmitters to measure their short-term and long-term heart rate responses to social interactions. A continuous trapping and direct observation program prior to and during the study provided complete behavioral and life history information for virtually all ground squirrels on the 22-acre study area.

Three broad categories of heart rate information were obtained: responses by squirrels (1) in their burrows, (2) above ground during social interactions, and (3) above ground when animals were not fighting and when conspecifics were both absent and present.

Marked changes in the heart …

Some Aspects Of Muskrat Ecology At Big Island Lake, Alberta, Roger G. Schmitke

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The untimely death brought to a stop the work on his Master of Science degree and a termination of a promising career in the conservation field. Drowned in the line of duty was Roger Schmitke on June 10, 1965, in the Redwater River near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Prior to his death, Roger had worked diligently on his research assignment and had collected all of the data deemed necessary for the completion of the thesis. Partial analysis of the data had been made. The present volume is an attempt to bring together his data and analyses for presentation to his graduate …

Spawning And Early Life History Of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus Salmoides) In Wahweap Bay, Lake Powell, Kent D. Miller

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Spawning time and habitat of largemouth bass, survival of embryos, and growth and food habits of fingerlings were studied in 1968 and 1969 at Wahweap Bay, Lake Powell. Spawning began in mid- to late-April, when mean daily water temperature at nesting depths was 14.4-15.0 Centigrade (58-59 Fahreheit), and continued until mid-June. Most spawning took place on the northeast shore of the bay. Sandstone rubble was the most commonly used bottom type for nesting, either at the base of ledges or around large sandstone boulders. Mean nest depth increased from 1.63 meter to 4.54 meters (5.36 feet to 14.90 feet) in …

The Role Of Compulsory Sealanes In Resolving Multiple-Use Conflict On The Continental Shelf, Alfred P. Manning

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

An analysis of the nature of multiple-use conflict on the continental shelf developed with particular emphasis on the involvement of ocean transportation and offshore oil recovery. The wide-ranging effects which offshore marine accidents may have on coastal residents is discussed. Trends indicate a growth in the level of conflict stemming from competition between those wishing to use the same ocean space for the same purpose, the same ocean space for different purposes, and different but related ocean space for incompatible purposes. Ocean transportation is identified as the single common element in all three conflict categories. Restriction on traditional concepts of …

Oceanic Disposal Of Radioactive Wastes: Effects And Proposals, Billy M. Ervin

Marine Affairs Theses and Major Papers

An investigation of the effects of radioactive waste disposal into the oceans pursued by an examination of the hazards involved, the present sources of radioactive wastes and future prospects. The longevity of many radioactive elements, coupled with the awesome consequences to which even a slight miscalculation may lead, are convincing arguments for the most conservative approach to the problem of disposal of radioactive wastes. Present day disposal of radioactive wastes in the oceans, while significant, have not yet had major discernible effects on man or marine life. However, with the worldwide explosion of electrical power demand and the increasing use …

Management Of Natural Lakes In The Northern Great Plains, D. B. Mccarraher

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: White Papers, Conference Presentations, and Manuscripts

Approximately 2,800 natural lakes smaller than 10 acres in size are found in the northern plains region of Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Water quality characteristics vary greatly among lakes in close geographical proximity. They range from fresh to highly mineralized bicarbonate-carbonate-hydroxide (alkaline) to chloro-sulfate (saline) types and regionally represent the largest concentration of inland mineral waters in North America. Water quality together with shallow basin morphometry exert major environmental influences on the fisheries in great plains natural lakes.

In the sandhills region of Nebraska (20,000 sq. mi.) only about 45% of the estimated 1,400 natural lakes support fish …

A Conceptual Draft Of A Dynamic Hydro-Biological Model For Lake Mead, L. G. Everett, Bureau Of Reclamation

Publications (WR)

Food and energy transformation in an aquatic system must be understood in order to develop a simulation approach. This report provides a comprehensive study of an aquatic ecosystem. The objectives of this report are to show: (1) the biological relationships in an aquatic system (2) the role of nutrients in the biological cycle (3) the role of abiotic factors in a limnetic environment (4) the status of the art of "Eutrophication modeling".

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 39, No 5, Wku Alumni Association

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• What's Going On In Teacher Education? - Tate Page Hall
• Conway, Sheila. Faithful Servant of Generations - Shirley Posey
• Cravens, Raymond. Western & the Accreditation Process
• The Educational World: Where Does Western Stand?
• Photo Feature: Downing University Center
• Armstrong, Don. The Environment & Cornfield Calculus - Marvin Russell
• Service Lives On at Western - Alpha Phi Omega, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Gamma Beta Phi, Circle K
• Wilder, Jerry. Undergraduate Advisement: They Shall Not Fail!
• Downing, Dero. Founder's Day Meditation
• Cochran, Robert. What Do We Mean by School Public Relations?
• Given, Ed. Hitch-Hiker on Football's …

Water Resources News, Volume 3, No. 4, April 1971

Water Current Newsletter

Deadlines for Filing Research Proposals for FY 1973
Federal Conference on Public Involvement
Department of Natural Resources to Eliminate Duplication and Rivalry
Hydrologic Information Storage and Retrieval System
Drinking Water Bills Introduced
Congressional Committee Assignments
Administration Reorganization Affects Corps' Functions

Effects Of Season And Intensity Of Use On Desert Vegetation, C. Wayne Cook

UAES Bulletins

Desert ranges of the Great Basin area support about 9 million cattle and sheep for 5 to 6 months each winter. Many of these same ranges are used by cattle year-long.

If forage is not available on desert ranges, livestock have to be wintered on farmsteads or in feedlots after they are forced from the mountains and foothills by snow. Since feeding during the winter is expensive and reduces the economic efficiency of the range livestock operation, there is real advantage in properly managing the desert ranges and conserving the supply of forage for winter grazing.

Managing desert ranges for …

Water Resources News, Volume 3, No. 3, March 1971

Water Current Newsletter

Office of Water Resources Research Issues Sixth Annual Report
Symposium on Statistical Hydrology
Guide for Instructing Teenagers on Environmental Protection
Salmon Return to Once-Polluted Stream
Water Bank Act of 1970
Nebraska Section of American Water Resources Association Formed
Report to the Congress on Industrial Water Pollution
Environmental Programs Get Significant Budget Increases
New National Environmental Laboratory Proposed
Muske Hearings to Reshape Water Pollution Legislation
Senate Hearing on Agricultural Pollution Set for Kansas City, April 2.
Professor Fox Cites Use of Water Programs to "Influence Pattern of Land Use in Urbanizing Regions"
New Water Guidelines Still in Air

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 3, No.1 March, 1971

The Prairie Naturalist

EDITORIAL: One House for Natural Resource Management ▪ Paul B. Kannowski

CHECKLIST OF BIRDS IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Robert E. Stewart

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE WOOD DUCK IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ Edmund A. Hibbard

NOTES ON DANDELIONS ▪ O. A. Stevens

CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNTS FOR NORTH DAKOTA—1970 ▪ Robert N. Randall

THE EROSION OF ONE OF MAN'S MOST PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCES: HIS FREEDOM OF CHOICE ▪ Gordon L. Iseminger

NOTEWORTHY PLANTS OF THE NORTH DAKOTA PRAIRIE COTEAU FOREST ▪ W. Carter Johnson

NOTE — Duck mortality caused by wind ▪ Harold Kantrud

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 39, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Irish Socialist Speaks Tonight – Bernadette Devlin
• Miss Black Western Competition Set Sunday
• Hightpwer. Paul. Charles Keown Says Head Fee May Go
• David Brinkley to Speak Tuesday in Van Meter
• Chi Omega Wins Scholar Scrimmage
• Pop Vocalist Neil Diamond to Present Concert Thurday
• Music Department Bills Two Concerts
• How to Make a Farce of a Symposium
• Earth is Dying
• Osborne, Wayne. Believes Apathy Will Win
• Brown, Margaret. Says Taliaferro was Misspelled
• Be Sportsmanship; It’s Only a Game
• State’s Top Orators Vie Tomorrow – Elizabeth Anderson, …

Water Resources News, Volume 3, No. 2, February 1971

Water Current Newsletter

Ag, Engineering Student Selected for Institute of Water Resources Planning Analysis and Review Study
Cross-Florida Barge Canal Work Stopped
Controversy Over President's Decision
EPA Tells How to Reduce Household Wastewaters
1971 Summer Institutes Planned
Reorganization Proposals Would Affect Corps' Planning Function
Population and Production
Water Needs Included in Study of Nation's Raw Materials
Third International Seminar for Hydrology Professors at Purdue

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 29, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Hightower, Paul Tape Players Top Theft List
• Noted Ecologist to Lecture Tonight – Lamont Cole
• Sutherland, David. Good-By, New Left; Hello, Non-Violent Students
• Roberts, Mike. Fraternities Probe Current Issues
• New Law Boosts Benefits for POW, Families, Vets
• Steel Band to Play Thursday – Trinidad-Tripoli Steel Band
• Student Work on Display
• Kentucky Education Association Hopes to Gain by Planning Early
• Center Theatre Film Selectors Improve Campus Entertainment
• Sutherland, David. Newspaper Reading Habits of Students Surveyed
• Hoppe, Arthur. V.A. Sukhomlinov Theory Works
• Figure Preference Reflects Male Personality …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 50, No. 28, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Pollution War
• Hectic Registration Welcomes Students
• Regents Approve Two New Departments – Health & Safety, Dental Hygiene
• ‘71 Draft Plans Listed
• Summertree Opens Tonight for Run at Pisces Playhouse
• Unusual Musical Group to Appear Here Thursday – Trinidad-Tripoli Steel Band
• Sigma Xi to Sponsor Competition for Student Scientific Research
• Air Service Near Zero Altitude Now
• Jenkins, Dan. Calls 91^st Congress a Disgrace
• Spence, Foster. Makes Bid for Lieutenant Governor
• O’Hara, William. Seeks POW Support
• Hoppe, Arthur. Hickel’s Memoirs Recall Drunken White House Orgies
• Lowe, …

A Study Of Primary Productivity In A Nebraska Interstate 80 Lake, Gilbert Adrian, Carl Throckmorton, Bob Mcdonald

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission: Staff Research Publications

The primary productivity of a small gravel pit lake in the Platte River Valley of Nebraska was studied for a 2-year period. Daily production rates were estimated from near weekly samples, with calculations done by computer. Emphasis was placed on production under ice during winter conditions. Annual production was estimated and is compared with several other lakes in North America.

Investigations On The Gray Snapper, Lutjanus Griseus, Walter A. Starck Ii, Robert E. Schroeder

Studies in Tropical Oceanography

No abstract provided.

Grain Sorghum In The Ord Valley : Three Crops A Year?, P J. May

Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

High temperatures and ample irrigation water allow grain sorghum to be grown throughout the year on the Ord River Irrigation Area, and observations in 1969-70 indicated that it may be possible in this area to produce three crops in one year from one planting, by ratoon cropping.

This article describes the technique and discusses its possibilities on the Ord.

The sorghum midge, one of the worst pests of sorghum, could well make ratoon cropping impossible, but the midge has not yet been seen in this area.

Sampling Small Mammal Population In Curlew Valley Methodological Study, David F. Balph

Progress reports

No abstract provided.

Productivity And Water Stress In Cacti Progress Report, Duncan T. Patten

Progress reports

No abstract provided.

Validation Studies At Tucson, Arizona, David Hendricks, A. Neil Macgregor, E. Lendell Cockrum, Et Al

Progress reports

No abstract provided.

Development Of A Technique For Measuring The Water Balance Of Validation Study Areas Methodological Study, John Thames, H. Qashu, C. Kiesel

Progress reports

No abstract provided.

Validation Studies At Deep Creek, Curlew Valley Validation Study, G. W. Minshall, F. L. Rose, D. A. Andrews, D. M. Shaw

Progress reports

No abstract provided.

Role Of Algae In Crust Formation In Desert Soils Process Studies, Raymond I. Lynn, Roy E. Cameron

Progress reports

No abstract provided.