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John Muir Newsletter, November 1981, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies Nov 1981

John Muir Newsletter, November 1981, Holt-Atherton Pacific Center For Western Studies

Muir Center Newsletters (1981-2015)

Holt-Atherton Pacific Center for Western Studies *_~fc~_j«t-fc University of the Pacific Stockton, Calif 95211 VOLUME 1 .NOVEMBER 1981 NUMBER 5 EDITORIAL STAFF: RONALD H. LIMBAUGH. JANICE D. MAGDICH URGENT URGENT- .—-URGENT ■ URGENT 'We have just received word from the Coalition to Save our Documentary Heritage that Congress will act within the next few days on an appropriations bill(H.R. Ul2l) for the National Archives which includes an earmarked amount of "up to" three million dollars for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the funding agency for the John Muir Microform Project. Since each side has proposed separate legislation, a …

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A Benefit Cost Analysis Of A Soil Erosion Control Program For The Northern Watershed Of Lake Chicot, Arkansas, C. Tim Osborn, Alan D. Mcqueen, Robert N. Shulstad Nov 1981

A Benefit Cost Analysis Of A Soil Erosion Control Program For The Northern Watershed Of Lake Chicot, Arkansas, C. Tim Osborn, Alan D. Mcqueen, Robert N. Shulstad

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Lake Chicot, a 5,025-acre oxbow lake created by the ancient meandering of the Mississippi River, is located near the town of Lake Village in Chicot County of southeastern Arkansas (Fig. 1). Today the lake is separated into a northern basin of 1,154 acres and a southern basin of 3,871 acres by a levee maintained by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (Fig. 2). The entire lake once offered excellent fishing and recreational benefits. But with channelization in the drainage basin and final closure of the Cypress Creek gap along the Mississippi River levee in 1920, drainage and flood waters from …

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Characterization Of La Verkin Springs Water And Methods For Its Reuse In Energy Development, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation Nov 1981

Characterization Of La Verkin Springs Water And Methods For Its Reuse In Energy Development, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Reclamation

Water

Analytical water data obtained from a 9-month test program at the LVS (LaVerkin Springs) site, which is located in Washington County, Southwestern Utah, were evaluated. Fresh water and the water after processing through various pretreatment steps and after ED (electrodialysis) desalting and by desalting processes was demonstrated by the LVS site test program. The relative merit of different methods of treatment, disposal, and reuse of LVS water were studied. The objectives of the study were to evaluate methods for preventing high salinity LVS water from entering the Virgin River and for utilizing the processed water in energy development. The disposal …

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The Probe, Issue 17 - November 1981 Nov 1981

The Probe, Issue 17 - November 1981

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

THE PROBE National Animal Damage Control Association November, 1981
It is now time to pay your dues.
Bats roosting in an attic can provide a free and easy way to keep a house warm in winter.
THE NO ANTIDOTE 1080
ORCHARD MOUSE CONTROL
The highly publicized "Adopt-a-Horse" program of the FRIENDS UF ANIMALS that was foisted on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is undergoing reevaluation.
NADCA ANNUAL MEETING
ASTM SYMPOSIUM ANNOUNCEMENT
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ON PUBLIC LANDS
Cats won't chase birds at the bird feeder if you feed the birds lemon-scented bird seed.
The killing of the three-year old by …

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Fifth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop: Proceedings -- Frontmatter And Contents Oct 1981

Fifth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop: Proceedings -- Frontmatter And Contents

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

WORKSHOP CHAIRPERSONS
Ron J. Johnson — Extension Wildlife Specialist, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Robert M. Timm - - Extension Vertebrate Pest Specialist, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

POSTER SESSION CHAIRPERSON
Ronald M. Case — Professor, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

PANEL AND SESSION CHAIRPERSONS
William D. Fitzwater — Director, bioLOGIC Consultants, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Roger E. Gold — Coordinator, Environmental Programs, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Walter E. Howard — Professor and Ecologist, Wildlife and Fisheries Biology, University of California, Davis …

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Tranquilizer Use In Wildlife Damage Control, Jerry Hoilien, David Oates Oct 1981

Tranquilizer Use In Wildlife Damage Control, Jerry Hoilien, David Oates

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Acceptable handling of problem or nuisance animals has been a concern of the general public and many local, state, and federal agencies. In the past, handling of these animals involved physical restraining techniques. These techniques exposed not only the "restrainer" but the "restrainee" to potential physical damage. Equipment utilizing Sucostrin as the immobilizing agent was developed to minimize these hazards.

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Keynote Address - Wildlife Damage Control And The Cooperative Extension Services, James E. Miller Oct 1981

Keynote Address - Wildlife Damage Control And The Cooperative Extension Services, James E. Miller

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Since the establishment of the Extension Service within the United States Department of Agriculture in 1914, in accordance with the mandate of the Smith-Lever Act, Extension personnel have recognized the need and responsibility to provide educational programs to assist clientele both rural and urban. These programs from the "grass roots" level to the Federal level are based on the "long established premise that assisting people with factual, effective and practical educational programs to help them solve problems, evaluate alternatives and make objective decisions, would provide these people with information that would enable them to help themselves. Wildlife damage control was …

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Coyote Management: A Rationale For Population Reduction, Dale A. Wade Oct 1981

Coyote Management: A Rationale For Population Reduction, Dale A. Wade

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Historic and anecdotal information on coyote depredation and population control is presented, with case histories from specific areas. Population reduction methods, their application and their limitations are described. Situations in which coyote population management is desirable and some of the restrictions imposed by laws and regulations are discussed.

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Panel Discussion: Ecology And Management Of Prairie Dogs, James L. Stubbendieck Oct 1981

Panel Discussion: Ecology And Management Of Prairie Dogs, James L. Stubbendieck

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Questions and answers: Monte G. Garrett, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Greg L. Schenbeck

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Criteria For Pesticide Registration, John R. Beck, William B. Jackson Oct 1981

Criteria For Pesticide Registration, John R. Beck, William B. Jackson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Satisfactory criteria for registration of vertebrate pesticides, other than for commensal rodents, are largely lacking. Even those that are available have not made their way fully through the bureaucratic processes of EPA. Recognizing the difficulty of standardizing pesticide registration, EPA in 1973 requested that the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) consider establishing a committee on pesticides for the purpose of writing consensus standards, guidelines, and practice statements. The resulting committee of more than 400 biological scientists and chemists from academia, industry, and regulatory agencies has prepared standards on many phylogenetic areas.

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Urban Vertebrate Pest Management: A Practical Approach, Patricia A. Chamberlain, Milton Caroline, William A. Wright Oct 1981

Urban Vertebrate Pest Management: A Practical Approach, Patricia A. Chamberlain, Milton Caroline, William A. Wright

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Urban vertebrate pest management is influenced by a variety of factors. Public perceptions of wildlife limit control specialists in their methods of operation. Population density, costs of operation and timing of control are considered. Suggestions are made for operational mode, methods, baits, traps and disposal. Two new trapping concepts are described and experimental data on attractants are given. Computer-summarized data on urban wild life conflicts from one state (Texas) show that most complaints can be handled by extension methods supplemented with direct control by the public and wild life damage control specialists.

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U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Coyote Control Research, Guy Connolly Oct 1981

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Coyote Control Research, Guy Connolly

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

This paper reviews recent research by the Denver Wildlife Research Center, Section of Predator Management Research, on chemical and lethal coyote control methods. Steel trap modifications, aerial shooting, den hunting, the M-44 (spring-loaded sodium cyanide ejector), toxic and nontoxic baits, the toxic collar, other livestock-borne toxicants, development of new toxicants, and aversive conditioning with lithium chloride are discussed. No new, lethal coyote control method has been implemented into practical use over the past decade, but toxic baits and den hunting were lost or banned from use in the Federal-Cooperative Animal Damage Control Program. One new technique, the toxic collar, may …

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Status Of The Environmental Protection Agency's Review Of Rodenticides, William C. Dickinson Oct 1981

Status Of The Environmental Protection Agency's Review Of Rodenticides, William C. Dickinson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The EPA is currently conducting RPAR reviews on two widely used rodenticides, strychnine and Compound 1080. In addition, Registration Standards have been developed for the rodenticides warfarin and Fumarin®. The Zinc Phosphide Standard is currently under development. The author briefly explains the factors the Agency has been taking into account in reaching final resolution on these chemicals as well as outlining EPA's re-registration and RPAR programs.

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Animal Damage Control - Now And In The Future, James F. Gillett Oct 1981

Animal Damage Control - Now And In The Future, James F. Gillett

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to you today on behalf of the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service. I believe animal damage control is an element of a comprehensive wild life management program. It deals with population dynamics, mortality factors, and other management considerations. It is one of a variety of challenges faced by all wildlife managers regardless of whether they are dealing with big game, waterfowl, or even endangered species. Some question the role of, or need for, intensive management of wildlife populations in favor of a "let nature take its course" approach. …

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Bison Depredation On Grain Fields In Interior Alaska, Philip S. Gipson, Jay D. Mckendrick Oct 1981

Bison Depredation On Grain Fields In Interior Alaska, Philip S. Gipson, Jay D. Mckendrick

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The reported value of grain damaged by bison (Bison bison) may exceed $100,000 annually in the vicinity of Delta Junction, Alaska. This paper reviews the history and present status of bison and their relations to agriculture around Delta Junction. A number of management options are discussed that may reduce conflicts between bison enthusiasts and farmers.

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Ipm - An Overview, R.E. Gold Oct 1981

Ipm - An Overview, R.E. Gold

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a term that is widely used, but little understood. The Federal Interagency IPM Coordinating Committee adopted the description of IPM as "a systems approach to reduce pest damage to tolerable levels through a variety of techniques, including predators and parasites, genetically resistant hosts, natural environmental modifications and, when necessary and appropriate, chemical pesticides." Essentially, the ultimate goal of IPM programs is to reduce pest populations to "tolerable levels". This may be a departure from more traditional approaches to pest control that advocated the elimination or eradication of pest populations. Another postulate of IPM is that …

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Reducing Coyote Damage To Sheep With Non-Lethal Techniques, Jeffrey S. Green Oct 1981

Reducing Coyote Damage To Sheep With Non-Lethal Techniques, Jeffrey S. Green

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Since 1972, when the U.S. Government restricted uses of toxicants for controlling coyotes, a variety of non-lethal techniques has been tested for effectiveness in protecting livestock. Some were ineffective, but others helped to reduce the incidence of predation on sheep. In addition to sound management practices, electric fencing and livestock guarding dogs appear to have the widest applicability for sheep producers. Mechanical frightening devices have been successful in some fenced pasture sheep operations. As with the lethal methods currently used, non-lethal control does not solve all depredation problems. A combination of various control techniques (both lethal and non-lethal) is necessary …

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Prairie Dogs And Their Influence On Rangeland And Livestock, Robert M. Hyde Oct 1981

Prairie Dogs And Their Influence On Rangeland And Livestock, Robert M. Hyde

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The prairie dog (Cynomys) has been cussed, discussed, protected, exploited, credited with doing many good things and accused of being completely bad. He is at least a controversial Great Plains inhabitant. The prairie dog has been credited with adding significant amounts of organic matter to the soil profile through burrowing, clipping and feces deposition. Really the 35 to 40 pounds of organic matter per acre per year added to the soil profile by prairie dogs is rather insignificant especially when one considers that amount throughout a 5 to 7 foot soil profile and that the organic matter added isn't well …

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Nebraska's Animal Damage Control Program, Robert P. Kelly Oct 1981

Nebraska's Animal Damage Control Program, Robert P. Kelly

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Nebraska has had an animal damage control program of some sort for at least 40 years that we are able to determine. In the program's early days, it was spotty, with a supervisor and trappers responding sporadically as word was received that ranchers, primarily in the sandhills and western part of the state, were losing sheep or calves to coyotes.

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Usda And Animal Damage Control, James O. Lee Jr. Oct 1981

Usda And Animal Damage Control, James O. Lee Jr.

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

I appreciate the opportunity to appear before your group to express the views of the Department of Agriculture concerning animal damage control. The Department of Agriculture strongly supports and recognizes the need for immediate animal damage control to reduce livestock losses. It sees the need for—and supports--an animal damage control program that both uses existing methods and develops new and more selective ones and, at the same time, protects the environment.

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Opening Comments And Extension's Role In Nebraska, Leo E. Lucas Oct 1981

Opening Comments And Extension's Role In Nebraska, Leo E. Lucas

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

I would like to echo Dr. Massengale's comments in welcoming you to Nebraska. We are pleased to have you here. Nebraska is a major agricultural state. Ninety-seven percent of the land is privately owned and most of it is in agricultural production of one type or another. Nebraska ranks fifth in total receipt sales of Ag products. Nebraska ranks second in the nation in numbers of cattle on feed, fourth in cash receipts from all livestock marketing, first in production of great northern beans, popcorn and alfalfa meal, and fourth in corn production. Agriculture is important to the state's economy.

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Future Of Pesticides In Vertebrate Pest Control, Rex E. Marsh Oct 1981

Future Of Pesticides In Vertebrate Pest Control, Rex E. Marsh

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The present state-of-the-art provides little information which would lead to the conclusions that animal damage control will take a new direction away from chemicals. Hence, vertebrate pesticides whether toxicants or repellents will remain essential components of integrated pest management programs. The future of vertebrate pesticides is far from being bright, but current developments offer some good reasons to remain optimistic. The various factors which influence the development of new vertebrate pesticides (principally rodenticides) are discussed along with projections of stable as well as changing trends. Speculation on the future of vertebrate pesticides may provide tentative directions for some and forecast …

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L:Egal Problems Of Bird Damage Control - Protected Species And Practical Solutions, Ronald D. Ogden Oct 1981

L:Egal Problems Of Bird Damage Control - Protected Species And Practical Solutions, Ronald D. Ogden

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Legal problems in bird damage control can occur from two directions. First, most birds are protected by federal law; all birds are protected by some states and all birds can be protected by local governing agencies. Second, the method of control may be restricted by state or local governments. Some states require permits to use toxicants; shooting is prohibited in some areas by local government. The only practical solution is to know the federal and state regulations pertaining to each individual project and to check each time with local agencies for further restrictions. A federal permit is required to trap …

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Computers And Vertebrate Pest Control, Terrell P. Salmon, Dennis C. Stroud, Aileen Kennedy Oct 1981

Computers And Vertebrate Pest Control, Terrell P. Salmon, Dennis C. Stroud, Aileen Kennedy

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Computers are affordable and usable by most individuals involved in vertebrate pest control. Their value as a research tool for vertebrate pest population modeling has been proposed; however, few, if any, are being used for field operations. Despite their ecological limitations, simulating models have been developed that are useful in wildlife management, including wildlife pest problems. Improvement of these or similar models could answer questions such as population effects from a control program, proper timing of control, and the impact of control on non-target species. Vertebrate pest control information can also be stored, retrieved and disseminated via the computer. The …

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Fifth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop, Robert M. Timm, Ron J. Johnson Oct 1981

Fifth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop, Robert M. Timm, Ron J. Johnson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Proceedings
Fifth Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop
Contents

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Public Relations And Successful Blackbird Roost Management, Sally S. Erdman Oct 1981

Public Relations And Successful Blackbird Roost Management, Sally S. Erdman

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The public relations aspects of a successful blackbird roost management program for an urban area are described. Appendices include sample field note format, selected bird control references, a method for preserving birds, bird control materials, and a sample citation form.

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A Review Of Prairie Dog Diet And Its Variability Among Animals And Colonies, Kathleen A. Fagerstone Oct 1981

A Review Of Prairie Dog Diet And Its Variability Among Animals And Colonies, Kathleen A. Fagerstone

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

After almost 70 years of decline, prairie dog numbers are increasing in many western states. As populations expand, it becomes increasingly important to clarify the degree of competition between prairie dogs and livestock. A review of studies on prairie dog food habits shows variable results. Prairie dogs frequently eat the same plant species as cattle and their activities may cause a decrease in grasses normally considered good livestock forage and an increase in forb cover. However, in some instances, prairie dogs may be beneficial to rangeland; plant species diversity and protein content of forage are often greater on prairie dog …

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Poster Session Abstracts Oct 1981

Poster Session Abstracts

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Poster Abstracts include:

● FURBEARER TRAPPER-HUNTER EDUCATION IN KANSAS
EDWARD K. BOGGESS and F. ROBERT HENDERSON, Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University

● A FLOW CHART FOR HOUSE MOUSE CONTROL
DARYL D. FISHER and ROBERT M. Timm, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

● BIRD DRAMAGE CONTROL AND DISPERSAL RECORDINGS
RON J. JOHNSON and ROBERT H. SCHMIDT, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

● GROUND SQUIRREL CONTROL IN NEWLY PLANTED GRAlN FIELDS
ANN E. KOLHLER and RON J. JOHNSON, Department of Forestry. Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Nebraska–Lincoln

● WOODPECKER DAMAGE TO HOUSES AND …

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Research Needs Oct 1981

Research Needs

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

The following research needs in wildlife damage control were suggested by workshop participants during the October 14 afternoon session.
Damage assessment/distribution and magnitude of damage, and assessment techniques
Urban problems
Crop cultural practices
Blackbirds in urban areas and grain crops
Deer in crops
Woodpecker repellents
Bat toxicants
Prairie dogs/single-dose toxicants
Diseases
Bait formulations, especially for pocket gophers
Humane techniques
Predacides, including the M-44
Training of students and professionals
Attitudes of the public
Gas cartridges
Pigeon toxicants
Predator and game management
Predator and range management
Antelope in relation to weed dispersal and to fences
Relocation effects on populations
Economics; cost-benefit
Bird …

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Volume 5, Number 10 (October 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison Oct 1981

Volume 5, Number 10 (October 1981), The Solar Ocean Energy Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

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