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Bta Oil Producers Bravo Field Development, Green River Resource Area, Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1995

Bta Oil Producers Bravo Field Development, Green River Resource Area, Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management

Environmental Assessments (WY)

This Environmental Assessment (EA) was prepared to evaluate and disclose potential environmental impacts associated with the Bravo field development proposed by BTA Oil Producers and its partners (BTA) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. BTA has tested and confirmed the existence of substantial quantities of natural gas on Federal oil and gas leases within its Bravo Unit and on adjacent lands (hereafter referred to as the "development area"). BTA would like to proceed with development of its existing oil and gas leases and other developments necessary to serve future oil and gas production. BTA would be assisted in this effort by contractors …


Texaco's Stagecoach Draw Unit Final Environmental Impact Statement, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1995

Texaco's Stagecoach Draw Unit Final Environmental Impact Statement, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management

Final Environmental Impact Statements (WY)

This abbreviated Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) on the Texaco Stagecoach Draw Unit natural gas development project, located approximately 7 miles southwest of Farson, Wyoming, on Wyoming Highway 28, is provided for your information and use. This FEIS is a supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), published March 10, 1995, and contains the following material: it incorporates by reference the material presented in the DEIS and identifies the changes to the DEIS required as a result of additional information and public comment subsequent to publishing of the DEIS; comments received on the DEIS; and responses to the comments. …


Final Jackpot Mine Project Environmental Impact Statement, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1995

Final Jackpot Mine Project Environmental Impact Statement, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management

Final Environmental Impact Statements (WY)

This Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) assesses the environmental consequences of a proposed uranium mine project in Fremont and Sweetwater Counties, approximately 14 miles southeast of Jeffrey City, Wyoming. This FEIS incorporates by reference most of the material presented in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Green Mountain Mining Venture (GMMV), Jackpot Mine Project, and is designed to be used with the DEIS. Copies of the DEIS are available from the BLM Lander Resource Area at P.O. Box 589, Lander, Wyoming, 82520.


Remnant Vegetation Inventory On The Southern Agricultural Areas Of Western Australia., G R. Beeston, G Mlodowski, A Sanders, D True Jan 1995

Remnant Vegetation Inventory On The Southern Agricultural Areas Of Western Australia., G R. Beeston, G Mlodowski, A Sanders, D True

Resource management technical reports

Remnant vegetation mapping and its incorporation into a Geographical Information System (GIS) data base is the first stage in an overall documentation and promotion of conservation of remnant vegetation in Western Australia. The primary objective of this project being to determine the amount, distribution and regional location of native vegetation remaining on private land in the agricultural area of south-west Western Australia.


Final Environmental Impact Statement Union Pacific Resources Company Greater Wamsutter Area Ii Natural Gas Development Project, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1995

Final Environmental Impact Statement Union Pacific Resources Company Greater Wamsutter Area Ii Natural Gas Development Project, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management

Final Environmental Impact Statements (WY)

This final Environmental Impact Statement assesses the environmental consequences of a proposed natural gas development project in southwestern Carbon and eastern Sweetwater Counties, approximately 45 miles southwest of Rawlins, Wyoming. Public scoping commenced on December 13, 1993. All issues raised during scoping and interdisciplinary team preparation of the analysis were addressed in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS). This document should be used in conjunction with the DEIS. Copies of the DEIS are available from the Great Divide Resource Area at the address given on the bottom of this page. The DEIS was made available to the EPA and the …


Hs Resources, Inc., Natural Gas Exploration Project, Finding Of No Significant Impact Decision Record, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management Jan 1995

Hs Resources, Inc., Natural Gas Exploration Project, Finding Of No Significant Impact Decision Record, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management

Record of Decisions (WY)

HS Resources Incorporated and Lario Oil and Gas Company (HS Resources) propose to drill three natural gas exploration wells (one discovery, one confirmation, and one delineation well) on public lands in the Essex Mountain area located east of the Sand Dunes Wilderness Study Area (WSA) in Sweetwater County, Wyoming (see Maps 1-1 and 1-2). These public lands are administered by the Green River Resource Area (GRRA), Rock Springs District of the Bureau of Land Management.


Department Of Energy Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management And Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration And Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1, Appendix F, United States Department Of Energy Jan 1995

Department Of Energy Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management And Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration And Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1, Appendix F, United States Department Of Energy

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This appendix addresses the interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at two U.S. Department of Energy sites, the Nevada Test Site (NTS) and the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR). These sites are being considered to provide a reasonable range of alternative settings at which future SNF management activities could be conducted. These locations are not currently involved in management of large quantities of SNF; NTS has none, and ORR has only small quantities. But NTS and ORR do offer experience and infrastructure for the handling, processing and storage of radioactive materials, and they do exemplify a broad spectrum of environmental …


Department Of Energy Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management And Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration And Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 3, Part A, United States Department Of Energy Jan 1995

Department Of Energy Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management And Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration And Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 3, Part A, United States Department Of Energy

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This document analyzes at a programmatic level the potential environmental consequences over the next 40 years of alternatives related to the transportation, receipt, processing, and storage of spent nuclear fuel under the responsibility of the U.S. Department of Energy. It also analyzes the site-specific consequences of the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory sitewide actions anticipated over the next 10 years for waste and spent nuclear fuel management and environmental restoration. For programmatic spent nuclear fuel management, this document analyzes alternatives of no action, decentralization, regionalization, centralization and the use of the plans that existed in 1992/1993 for the management of these …


Tailholt Administrative Research Study Final Environmental Impact Statement, United States Forest Service Jan 1995

Tailholt Administrative Research Study Final Environmental Impact Statement, United States Forest Service

Final Environmental Impact Statements (ID)

This Final Environmental Impact Statement documents the analysis of three alternatives, including the "No Action" alternative, that were developed for the proposed Tailholt Administrative Research Study. The alternatives respond to the major issues and resources that were identified for this project. The action alternatives would allow timber harvest, using helicopter yarding and no road construction, to be conducted as part of an ongoing study designed to provide forest managers with information on minimizing resource damage when conducting forest management activities.


Boise River Wildfire Recovery Project Final Environmental Impact Statement, United States Forest Service Jan 1995

Boise River Wildfire Recovery Project Final Environmental Impact Statement, United States Forest Service

Final Environmental Impact Statements (ID)

The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) describes three alternative approaches for salvage harvest and reforestation across 102,000 acres of National Forest System land that burned in 1994. The project area is northeast of the city of Boise and is located on the Idaho City and Mountain Home Ranger Districts. The proposed action (Alternative 2) would harvest fire-killed timber on approximately 81,000 acres, including Inventoried Roadless Areas (IRAs), and maintain trees for site protection, regeneration, and wildlife. Alternative 3 would implement the same management prescriptions, but harvesting activities would take place over 64,400 acres outside IRAs. Alternative 1 is the no …


U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments, Jay Barlow, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Douglas P. Demaster, Karin A. Forney, Mark S. Lowry, Steven Osmek, Timothy J. Ragen, Randall R. Reeves, Robert J. Small Jan 1995

U.S. Pacific Marine Mammal Stock Assessments, Jay Barlow, Robert L. Brownell Jr., Douglas P. Demaster, Karin A. Forney, Mark S. Lowry, Steven Osmek, Timothy J. Ragen, Randall R. Reeves, Robert J. Small

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Under the 1994 amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) were required to produce stock assessment reports for all marine mammal stocks in waters within the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone. This document contains the stock assessment reports for the U.S. Pacific marine mammal stocks under NMFS jurisdiction. Marine mammal species which are under the management jurisdiction of the USFWS are not included in this report. A separate report containing background, guidelines for preparation, and .a summary of all stock assessment reports is available from the NMFS …


Effects Of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) Colonization On Water Quality Parameters In Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, Gregory A. Lang, Thomas F. Nalepa, Thomas H. Johengen Jan 1995

Effects Of Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) Colonization On Water Quality Parameters In Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, Gary L. Fahnenstiel, Gregory A. Lang, Thomas F. Nalepa, Thomas H. Johengen

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

A large-scale study of Saginaw Bay was initiated in 1990 and continued through 1993 to examine the effects of the zebra mussel colonization which began in summerlfall 1991. Saginaw Bay responded quickly to the zebra mussel colonization, as fall 1991 values of chlorophyll were similar to 1992 and 1993 values. In inner Saginaw Bay, where most zebra mussels were found, chlorophyll, kPAR, and total phosphorus values decreased, and Secchi disk depth increased during the study period, regardless of the presence or absence of zebra mussels at a specific station. At outer bay control stations no significant differences were found for …


Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, January/February 1995 Jan 1995

Center For Sustainable Agricultural Systems Newsletter, January/February 1995

Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems: Newsletter (1993–2000)

Contents:

Impact Groups Are Forming Across Nebraska

May 1 Is Deadline for SARE Producer Grants

Corporate Farming Expands

Important Sustainable Ag Supporter Dies

Regional Training Program Is Off and Running

On-farm Manure Calibration Program

Calls for Papers

Crafting Sustainable Farm Programs Nearly Impossible

A Better Row to Hoe

New Rotational Grazing Listserver

Outstanding CSAS Secretary

Poster Materials Available: Sustaining Profitable Agriculture

OECD Post Doctoral Fellowships and Workshops

Organic Certification Contact


1995 File Geodatabase Containing Photo Point Locations, Aerial Photos, And Flight Maps, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie Jan 1995

1995 File Geodatabase Containing Photo Point Locations, Aerial Photos, And Flight Maps, City Of Tampa Department Of Sanitary Sewers Bay Study Group, Pete Reehling, Richard Mckenzie

Data Sets

The Bay Study Group was created by the City of Tampa in 1976 to monitor the effects of pollution abatement that occurred in Hillsborough Bay when the city’s wastewater treatment plant was upgraded from primary to advanced treatment in 1979. The Bay Study Group documented a remarkable restoration of water quality parameters and biological indicators in Hillsborough Bay from the mid 1980s until 2009, when it was disbanded. This zip Geodatabase file contains the photo point locations, aerial photos, and flight maps for the year 1995.


Filtration Rates Of The Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) On Natural Seston From Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, David L. Fanslow, Thomas F. Nalepa, Gregory A. Lang Jan 1995

Filtration Rates Of The Zebra Mussel (Dreissena Polymorpha) On Natural Seston From Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, David L. Fanslow, Thomas F. Nalepa, Gregory A. Lang

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

Filtration rates of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) on natural seston from two different regions in Saginaw Bay were determined on a monthly basis from April to October in 1992 and 1993. The two regions represent contrasting trophic conditions, with the inner bay more eutrophic than the outer bay. Mean filtration rate was 16.2 mL/mg/h (range 4.0 to 40.7 mL/mg/h) over the entire 2-year period. Filtration rates on seston from the inner bay were significantly lower than rates on seston from the outer bay in 1992, but no differences were apparent in 1993. Lower rates were attributed to …


Inorganic Nitrogen Determined By Laboratory And Field Extractions Of Two Forest Soils, H. Van Miegroet Jan 1995

Inorganic Nitrogen Determined By Laboratory And Field Extractions Of Two Forest Soils, H. Van Miegroet

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

To assess the effect of a delay in soil processing on inorganic N levels in N-rich soils, field and laboratory extractions were compared at two forested sites with high N mineralization and nitrification potential. At eight sampling dates in 1989 and 1990, five mineral soil cores per site were taken between 0- and 10-cm depth and transported on ice to the laboratory for KCl extraction and NH4-N and NO3-N analysis. At three sampling dates in 1990, soil extractions were performed in the field immediately following sampling, and inorganic N concentrations were compared between extractions. Nitrate-N increased four- to sevenfold (net …


Bermuda Solution Pipe Soils: A Geochemical Evaluation Of Eolian Parent Materials, Stanley R. Herwitz, Daniel R. Muhs Jan 1995

Bermuda Solution Pipe Soils: A Geochemical Evaluation Of Eolian Parent Materials, Stanley R. Herwitz, Daniel R. Muhs

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Solution pipes found in the Quaternary eolian and marine carbonates of Bermuda are filled with reddish to reddish-brown soil material. The bulk of the soil is composed of clay and silt-sized quartz and aluminosilicate clay minerals. The carbonates are of high purity and, therefore, are not likely to have been the parent material. Previous workers have hypothesized that Saharan dust may have been the soil parent material. The fine-grained component of loess from the Mississippi River Valley of North America also could have contributed. Paleoclimate models indicate that both North Africa and North America could have been important source areas …


Coyotes In The Southwest: Table Of Contents Jan 1995

Coyotes In The Southwest: Table Of Contents

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

Sections are:

Biology
Ecology
Perspectives
Management
Coyotes vs. Game Management
Coyotes vs. Livestock
Politics
Control Alternatives
Appendix


Symposium Proceedings—Coyotes In The Southwest: A Compendium Of Our Knowledge [Complete Work, 185 Pages], Dale Rollins, Calvin Richardson, Terry Blankenship, Kem Canon, Scott Henke Jan 1995

Symposium Proceedings—Coyotes In The Southwest: A Compendium Of Our Knowledge [Complete Work, 185 Pages], Dale Rollins, Calvin Richardson, Terry Blankenship, Kem Canon, Scott Henke

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

This is the complete volume, containing all 40+ articles and presentations. Each article is also hosted here separately under its individual title and authors.


Coyotes: A South Texas Perspective, Rick Sramek Jan 1995

Coyotes: A South Texas Perspective, Rick Sramek

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

Coyotes (Canis latrans) are abundant throughout North America, some of the highest densities occur in south Texas. Most studies indicate abundance of food as a contributing factor of coyote density. High coyote populations can lead to localized depredation problems and the current canine rabies epizootic is of concern to residents of south Texas.


Predator Politics: Personal Thoughts And Perceptions, Milo J. Shult Jan 1995

Predator Politics: Personal Thoughts And Perceptions, Milo J. Shult

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

My career as an extension wildlife specialist and a university administrator has allowed me to monitor both the public and private sectors' perspectives on coyotes (Canis latrans) and their associated management policies. Selected experiences described herein illustrate the problems (current and future) that characterize emotionally-charged conflicts like those typified by coyote control efforts.


Coyotes: A Matter Of Perspective, Dale Rollins Jan 1995

Coyotes: A Matter Of Perspective, Dale Rollins

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

Predators and predator management in general are always controversial topics. As with most controversies, both ends of an emotional continuum vie for the attention of the nonvocal, uncommitted majority. To provide unbiased information on the controversy surrounding coyotes (Canis latrans) in Texas, the Texas Agricultural Extension Service produced a 23-minute video in 1991. The video addresses both sides of the coyote coin while providing factual biological information on the topic. The video has been quite popular, and has received both state and national awards.


Coyotes In The Southwest: Dedication To Samuel L. Beasom, Dale Rollins Jan 1995

Coyotes In The Southwest: Dedication To Samuel L. Beasom, Dale Rollins

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

This symposium is dedicated to the life, achievements and memory of Samuel L. Beasom. From the first time that I considered trying to assemble this symposium, Sam Beasom was on my list of key people to include. Sam's professional contributions and his dry wit would surely play a pivotal role in a conference on coyotes in the Southwest, especially one to be conducted in Texas. I never dreamed then that his contributions, and subsequent recognition, would be presented posthumously here today.


The Livestock Protection Collar For Removing Depredating Coyotes: A Search For Perfect Justice?, Dale Rollins Jan 1995

The Livestock Protection Collar For Removing Depredating Coyotes: A Search For Perfect Justice?, Dale Rollins

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

Lethal control techniques for controlling coyotes (Canis latrans) are often maligned as a means for resolving coyote depredations on domestic livestock. With the exception of the Livestock Protection Collar (LPC), lethal control methods (e.g., foot-hold traps and neck snares) lack the ability to specifically remove those coyotes actually preying upon livestock. The LPC capitalizes on attack behavior of coyotes to remove offending individuals. Although currently registered for use in 5 states, LPCs have been used routinely only in Texas. Success with LPCS involves an understanding of coyote behavior and proper targeting of collared livestock. LPCs have been used …


Sheep And Goat Losses In Relation To Coyote Damage Management In Texas, Gary Lee Nunley Jan 1995

Sheep And Goat Losses In Relation To Coyote Damage Management In Texas, Gary Lee Nunley

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

The average reported sheep and goat loss to coyotes (Canis latrans) in 1992 on those properties worked by the cooperative animal damage control program were relatively low. Sheep and goat losses were not evenly distributed among the producers. Geographical distribution of the losses reflected a positive relationship between relative coyote density and livestock losses. The sheep and goat industry is adversely affected by the cumulative losses of those producers suffering high levels of predation.


Immunocontraception As A Tool For Controlling Reproduction In Coyotes, Lowell A. Miller Jan 1995

Immunocontraception As A Tool For Controlling Reproduction In Coyotes, Lowell A. Miller

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

The development of immunocontraception as a tool for population management of coyotes (Canis latrans) and reduction of coyote predation may provide an environmentally safer alternative to pesticides. Because they are proteins, immunocontraceptive vaccines do not persist in the environment or bioaccumulate in the food chain. The National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC) will examine the effects (immunological, hormonal and behavioral) of treating penned coyotes with 2 immunocontraceptive vaccines: porcine zona pellucida (PZP) and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). Initial studies will be conducted using traditional subcutaneous injections; however, the goal IS to develop an orally-deliverable immunocontraceptive vaccine as an alternative …


Coyote Population Processes Revisited, Frederick F. Knowlton, Eric M. Gese Jan 1995

Coyote Population Processes Revisited, Frederick F. Knowlton, Eric M. Gese

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

It appears that coyote (Canis latrans) abundance is determined primarily by availability of food (prey) as mediated through social dominance hierarchies and a territorial land tenure system. This is reflected in rates of reproduction, dispersal, and mortality, with survival of juveniles a major factor. Suggestions for a new generation of simulation models to explore coyote population functions are included.


Effects Of Coyote Control On Their Prey: A Review, Scott E. Henke Jan 1995

Effects Of Coyote Control On Their Prey: A Review, Scott E. Henke

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

Coyotes (Canis latrans) are often removed from an area because of their predatory nature, regardless of the effect such removal may have on the ecosystem. Research results concerning ecosystem changes due to coyote removal appear ambiguous; however, differing lengths of coyote control can produce different results. Short-term coyote removal efforts (≤ 6 months) typically have not resulted in increases in the prey base; however, long-term, intensive coyote removal reportedly has altered to alter species composition within the ecosystem.


Coyotes And Upland Gamebirds, Fred S. Guthrey Jan 1995

Coyotes And Upland Gamebirds, Fred S. Guthrey

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

That coyotes (Canis latrans) destroy nests and individuals of bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) and wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) is well documented. In many situations, however, the removal of coyotes would have little observable effect on gamebird recruitment and population dynamics. This counterintuitive result occurs because (1) renesting reduces the hen failure rate and (2) loss sources other than coyotes become stronger when coyotes are removed from a predator–prey system.


Predation Impacts And Management Strategies For Reducing Coyote Damage To Cattle, Rickey L. Gilliland Jan 1995

Predation Impacts And Management Strategies For Reducing Coyote Damage To Cattle, Rickey L. Gilliland

Coyotes in the Southwest: A Compendium of Our Knowledge (Symposium Proceedings, 1995)

Loss of cattle to predators influences productivity of many livestock operations. Statistics indicate that coyote (Canis latrans) predation is a principle threat. Impacts to livestock resources by coyotes are appraised. Implementation of control strategies which capitalize on coyote dispersion and social interactions are discussed. Predator management to reduce livestock losses and promote a younger age structure in coyotes is suggested as a long term solution.