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Influences On The Science Of Animal Damage Control, John R. Wood

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 8th (1978)

This paper is about the complexity of animal damage control science and its research, methods development, and control applications. It is not the point here to discourse on the individual methodology used in animal damage control research. The discussion is to point out that many researchers, wildlife managers, bureaucrats, or advocates fail to understand the situation in the science of animal damage control and its attendant problems that need resolution. (1,2,3)

Water Current, Volume 10, No. 1, January/February 1978

Water Current Newsletter

Nebraska Water Resources Center Annual Report 1977
Water Resources Seminars
Deadline for Submitting Annual Allotment Proposals
Slide-Tape Show Available
Grantsmanship Training Program Planned
Paper Presented at AGU Meeting
Water Resources in Nebraska
Manuel Morris Named OWRT Deputy Director
National Irrigation Water Study Announced
New Director at New Mexico
Model Implementation Program (USDA-EPA)
Workshop on Storm Sewer Design
AWRA Conference
Papers Solicited for ASAE Meeting
Short Course on Unsteady Flow in Pipelines
Research Review: Nitrogens Losses from Sprinkler Applied Nitrogen Fertilizer

A Simple Method Of Converting Rangeland Drills To Experimental Plot Seeders, Kenneth P. Vogel

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Rangeland drills can be converted to experimental plot drills by mounting a cone seeder and a spinner divider over the seed box. The alne seeder feeds a uniform amount of seed over the length of a plot and the spinner divider splits the seed into fractions with each fraction going to a merent planting unit of the drill. Only one packet containing the amount of pure live seed to plant a plot is needed. Converted drills are self-cleaning. Numerous forage species can he seeded in contiguous plots without modifying or recalibrating the planter.

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 9, Nos. 3 And 4. September-December, 1977

The Prairie Naturalist

UPLAND NESTING OF AMERICAN BITTERNS, MARSH HAWKS, AND SHORT-EARED OWLS ▪ H. F. Duebbert and J. T. Lokemoen

ROADSIDE NESTING BY PRAIRIE GROUSE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ▪ W. D. Svedarsky

BOHEMIAN WAXWING POPULATIONS AND WINTER ECOLOGY IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ E. L. Bakke

AGEING ARCHAEOLOGICAL BISON BY DENTAL ANNULI ▪ J. C. Pigage and M. G. McKenna

COMPARISON OF COYOTE AND COYOTE X DOG HYBRID FOOD HABITS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA ▪ B.R. Mahan

NOTES

Abnormal Mid-May Occurrence of White-fronted Geese in Sheridan County, North Dakota ▪ D.P. Kibbe and J. A. Roppe

Common Grackle Preys on Spotted Sandpiper Chick ▪ …

Beef Cattle Feedlot Runoff And Control In Eastern Nebraska, L. P. Schram, Lynn R. Shuyler

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

This study was initiated to determine operational characteristics of runoff control facility components for beef cattle feedlots.

A runoff control facility was designed and constructed for a 3,000 head capacity feedlot in eastern Nebraska. Components of the runoff control facility included debris basins inside the pen and outside the pen, a holding pond, and a disposal system.

Results indicated that design volumes for the debris basins and holding ponds were effective in controlling runoff from the lots caused by snowmelt and rainfall for climatic conditions within eastern Nebraska. Characteristics of runoff transported solids from this large lot compared favorably with …

The Ir-4 Project Can Help, Drew Baker

Eastern Pine and Meadow Vole Symposia

You are probably wondering what IR-4 stands for. It means Interregional Project No.4 and it is funded by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and all of the state agricultural experiment stations. Its purpose is to obtain data to meet EPA requirements for registrations and tolerances on minor crops and specialty uses. The pesticide industry will sometimes conclude that the potential profit from some minor use is too small. When this is the case, IR-4 attempts to fill the data gaps. Since the states and USDA have only limited facilities for toxicity and environmental studies, IR-4 limits itself to those projects …

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 9, No. 1. March 1977

The Prairie Naturalist

NESTING BY FERRUGINOUS HAWKS AND OTHER RAPTORS ON HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLINE TOWERS ▪ D. S. Gilmer and J. M. Wiebe

ARTHROPODS CONSUMED BY AN IMMATURE MARBLED GODWIT ▪ R. M. Timm and R. M. Zink

NOTES

Black-headed Grosbeak in Jamestown, North Dakota ▪ R. Lender

Summer Record of Red-breasted Nuthatch in North Dakota ▪ R. Lender

BOOK REVIEWS

Minnesota's Wild Flowers ▪ Staff

In Search of Eagles ▪ J. Lokemoen

Forest and Range Research ▪ Staff

An Economic Analysis of Recycling ▪ Staff

Upland Nesting Of American Bitterns, Marsh Hawks, And Short-Eared Owls, Harold F. Duebbert, John T. Lokemoen

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Nests of American Bitterns (Botaurus lentiginosus), marsh hawks (Circus cyaneus), and short-eared owls (Asio flammeus) are usually found in wetland habitats. Although large marshes containing dense stands of bulrushes (Scirpus), cattails (Typha), or other wetland vegetation are favored nesting cover, these birds have also been reported to nest in stands of tall, dense shrubs and grasses on the upland (Bent 1961, 1963; Palmer 1962; Sealy 1967; Stewart 1975). During 1968-74, we regularly found upland nests of these three species while conducting duck nesting studies in planted fields of undisturbed grass-legume …

Nesting By Ferruginous Hawks And Other Raptors On High Voltage Powerline Towers, David S. Gilmer, John M. Wiehe

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

High voltage powerlines form a spider-web pattern across North Dakota as they radiate outward from electric generating sources at Garrison Dam and nearby lignite-fired power plants. In 1976 there were approximately 1100 miles of high voltage powerline in the state, which required approximately 4500 large steel or aluminum towers for support (G. R. Anderson, personal communication). Moreover, officials of power cooperatives and privately-owned utilities anticipate the construction of over 900 additional miles of high voltage lines by 1981. As North Dakota coal resources are developed the powerline network will probably continue to grow.

Our interest in powerlines was stimulated several …

Yellow-Crowned Night Herons Sighted In North Dakota, Dennis G. Jorde, Gary L. Krapu, Robert K. Green

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Yellow-crowned night herons (Nyctanassa violacea) sighted at four locations in North Dakota during 1976 appear to be the first observations of this species for the State. We sighted a single individual about 8 km south of Medina, North Dakota in western Stutsman County during several visits in June and July 1976. The bird was first seen on 23 June standing in a pasture adjoining an 8.5 ha semi-permanent marsh. On following visits, the heron usually was seen perched in trees at the edge of the wetland. A single yellow-crowned night heron was sighted on the same wetland on …

Use Of Natural Basin Wetlands By Breeding Waterfowl In North Dakota, Harold A. Kantrud, Robert E. Stewart

United States Geological Survey, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: Publications

Use of basin wetlands by breeding populations of 12 species of waterfowl was investigated in 1965 and during 1967-69 throughout the prairie pothole region of North Dakota. Data were obtained primarily by random sampling techniques. Of the total population occupying natural basin wetlands 55 percent occupied seasonal and 36 percent occupied semipermanent wetlands. Seasonal wetlands contained 60 percent of the population of dabbling ducks, while semipermanent wetlands supported 75 percent of the population of diving ducks. On basins with ponded water, highest concentrations of breeding pairs occurred on temporary, seasonal, and semipermanent wetlands; moderate concentrations were recorded on ephemeral, fen, …

Defining Critical Environmental Areas: One Phase Of Land Use Planning In Nebraska, Robert Stoddard

Geography Program: Faculty Publications

Stated in a positive sense, the specific objectives of this study are:

(1) To collect and summarize information about the task of defining critical environmental areas in other states;
(2) To describe and review some procedures for defining criticality and for delineating critical areas; and
(3) To assemble data pertaining to resource inventories in Nebraska.

The results of Objective 1 are found throughout this report plus the references cited in the Bibliography. The two sources mentioned most frequently in this report are the one by the Center for Natural Areas, Office of International and Environmental Programs, Smithsonian Institute (which is …

Proceedings Seventh Bird Control Seminar -- Frontmatter & Contents

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
November 5 - 11, 1976

DR. WILLIAM B. JACKSON CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN AND EDITOR

SPONSORED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES CENTER, BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AND NATIONAL PEST CONTROL ASSOCIATION, VIENNA, VIRGINIA

A Method Of Evaluating Blackbird Depredation Using Food Habits, Robert E. Williams

Bird Control Seminars Proceedings

An accurate economic analysis of pest species, such as birds depredating agricultural systems, would entail a thorough understanding of the species1 ecological relationships with all components of their environment. Understanding behavioral patterns (e.g., seasonal territorialism and gregariousness, reproductive characteristics, and annual food habits), population dynamics (e.g., natality, mortality, and sex ratios), and environmental pressures (e.g., carrying capacity and interspecific competition) would only begin to provide a base for a valid evaluation. No single parameter could integrate the complex interactions which affect agricultural production. However, evaluation of one such parameter, food habits analysis, could provide enough useful information for estimating one …

Water Current, Volume 8, No. 5, September/October 1976

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Matching Grant Proposal Deadline
Water Research in Nebraska
Water Measures Dead Until Next October
Section 80(c) Dispute Continues
House Subcommittee Considers Easing Irrigation Limitation
USGS 1977 Budget Tops $300 Million
Request for Information on Flood Flow Frequency Techniques for Ungaged Areas
Research Review: Validation and Implementation of a Simplified Streamflow Simulator
Warren D. Fairchild to Leave Council

Bacteria In The Air Of Housed Swine Units, L.F. Elliot, T.M. Mccalla, J.A. Deshazer

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Two housed, swine-growing-finishing units were studied for numbers of total bacteria, fecal coliforms, Staphylococcus, and Salmonella in the air. At 30.5 and 122 cm from the floor, total colony-forming particles, as tested, averaged 3.4 x 10) and 1.3 x 105/m³ of air, respectively; whereas fecal coliform counts averaged 24 x 103 and 1.9 x 103/m³ of air, respectively. Only 41% of the organisms growing on Staphylococcus 110 medium tested as Staphylococcus. Of 458 Staphylococcus isolates, 5 were coagulase-positive. No Salmonella were detected in the air of the units tested.

The Prairie Naturalist Volume 8, Nos. 1 And 2. March-June 1976

The Prairie Naturalist

THE POTAMOGETONACEAE IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ G. E. Larson

NOTES

January Record for Western Grebe at Amenia, North Dakota ▪ J. M. Wiehe and J. F. Cassel

An Observation of Possible Mallard Adoption ▪ R. A. Stromstad

Unusual Mortality in California Gulls ▪ G. R. Lingle

Great Horned Owl Predation of Penned Gray Partridge ▪ J. W. Schulz

BOOK REVIEWS

North Dakota's Own Bird Book ▪ B. and A. Gammell

North Dakota's Wildlife ▪ Staff

A New Bird Book for Minnesota ▪ D. H. Johnson

Two New Waterfowl Books ▪ T. J. Dwyer

Two Canadian Bird References ▪ Staff

Canadian …

Frontmatter And Contents

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 7th (1976)

PROCEEDINGS SEVENTH VERTEBRATE PEST CONFERENCE

A Regional Approach To Rodent Control In The San Francisco Bay Area, Earl W. Mortenson, George L. Rotramel

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 7th (1976)

A federally funded rat control project is being conducted by the Vector Control Section, California State Department of Health in cooperation with local health agencies in the Sari Francisco Bay Area. Four community demonstration areas were selected in urban poverty areas in the region. The objective of each demonstration program is to reduce the rat infestation to a level that will not have significant adverse health or economic effect. Environmental improvement and community participation are emphasized. Concurrent studies are being conducted to determine the status of anticoagulant resistance, the occurrence of rodent-borne diseases, and the significance of rat infestations in …

Water Current, Volume 7, No. 8, November/December 1975

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Last Call for Research Proposals
Water Resources Seminar
Title II Award From OWRT
Matching Grant Proposals Submitted to OWRT
OWRC Advisory Council Meets
Water Research in Nebraska
New Interior Secretary Confirmed
WRC Legislation Signed by President Ford
Water Research and Technology Advisory Panel Meeting
Research Review: Application of Enzyme Methods to the Determinination of Pollutants in Water

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 7 , Nos. 2 And 3. June-September, 1975

The Prairie Naturalist

VASCULAR FLORA OF EMMONS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA ▪ R. P Williams and W. T. Barker

NOTES

Unusual Nesting Site of Barn Swallows ▪ W. A. Buresh

Summer Tanager in Burleigh County, North Dakota ▪ W. A. Buresh

Additional Record of Summer Tanager in North Dakota ▪ J. F. Cassel

Snowy Owl in McHenry County, North Dakota, in May ▪ W. A. Buresh

Pollution Abatement From Cattle Feedlots In Northeastern Colorado And Nebraska, L. K. Porter, F. G. Viets Jr., T. M. Mccalla, L. F. Elliott, F. A. Norstadt, H. R. Duke, N. P. Swanson, L. N. Mielke, G. L. Hutchinson., A. R. Mosier, G. E. Schuman, Lynn R. Shuyler, C. E. Evans

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Climatic factors, feedlot runoff, and organic material in the runoff were evaluated in experimental and commercial feedlots. The effects of slope, stocking rates, terraces, basins, and holding ponds were evaluated to obtain the best controls for containing runoff. In eastern Nebraska, 70 cm annual precipitation produces 23 cm of runoff; whereas, in northeastern Colorado, 37 cm annual precipitation gives only 5.5 cm of runoff. Large applications of runoff liquid, up to 91 cmon grass-Ladino and 76 cm on corn, in Nebraska did not decrease yields; however, in northeastern Colorado, the concentrated high-salt runoff required dilution before direct application to crops. …

Water Current, Volume 7, No. 5, May 1975

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Farmers and Irrigators Threatened by Possible Extension of Federal Authority for Disposal of Dredged or Fill Material
Water Research and Education Advisory Committee Established
EPA Strategy Paper Lists 1976 Priorities
Research Review: Pollution of Surface Irrigation Water by Plant Pathogenic Organisms

Water Current, Volume 7, No. 4, April 1975

Water Current Newsletter

Why Plan for Water and Land Resource Management?
Duane Acker to Head Kansas State
Nebraska Water Quality Report
Funds Requested for MRBC Yellowstone Study
Agreement Reached on Water Marketing
Old West Governors Challenge Corps Power
Water Crisis Predicted
EPA Drinking Water Survey Shows Possible Carcinogens
Water Resources Scientific Information Center
National Drinking Water Advisory Council Named
Pollution Tax Urged
Research Review: Biological Control of Blue-Green Algae

Urban Geology Of Madison County, Indiana: Special Report 10, William J. Wayne

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

During recent years many of the population centers of Indiana have undergone growth that has resulted in expansion of urban uses into land that has been largely rural. As a result of that expansion, conflicts have arisen between expanding urban uses and the agricultural and mineral resource uses of land that lies near the centers of population. In addition, uncontrolled use of flood plains, steep slopes, and areas of soft sediments and high water tables has caused inconvenience and financial loss to individuals and industries that unknowingly have built structures in those places. Generally, these situations have developed as a …

Water Current, Volume 6, No. 5, May 1974

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
1974 Summer Institute
Dr. Peter Huntoon to Wyoming
Deadlines for Research Proposals
Two Matching Grants Funded
OWRR Scientist to Visit Nebraska
Nebraska's Research Needs
Water Permit Program Changes Hands
MRBC Announces Planning Goals and Objectives
Barbarossa Named MRBC Director of Planning
Nation's Water Quality - Getting Better or Worse?
Water Resources Development Act Signed
OSW Funds Cut (Again!)
EPA and WPCF to Recommend Changes to PL 92-500
More Flexibility for Effluent Guidelines
Research Review: Biological Control of "Sphaerotilus natans" and Other Related Species in Waste Waters

A Review Of Rodent Control Programs In New York State, Joe E. Brooks

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 6th (1974)

The history of rodent control programs in New York State is reviewed, beginning with state-funded efforts in August, 1967. In 1969, Federal rodent control grant funds were used to establish four Model Cities programs. At its peak in 1970, programs were active in 18 counties, eight cities and villages, and in six Model Cities areas. The program encompasses all the major metropolitan areas of the state, serving some nine million persons.

As part of the state program, the Rodent Control Evaluation Laboratory was established to investigate chemosterilants as a means of rodent control and to develop knowledge of pest rodent …

Conference Participants

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 6th (1974)

The Sixth Vertebrate Pest Conference drew a registered attendance of 236, with an estimated additional 50-75 persons who attended portions of the conference but d i d not register. As in past conferences, the attendance was made up of individuals having varying interests in vertebrate pest control problems from thirty-one states plus the District of Columbia. Participants from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Finland, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, Sudan and Switzerland contributed greatly to the success of the conference and provided further exchange of information on an international level.

A New Series Of Selective Rodenticides, David L. Peardon

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 6th (1974)

A new series of target-specific, single-dose rodenticides has been discovered by Rohm and Haas Company (Peardon, 1972; Peardon et al., 1972). One compound, RH-787, best exemplifies the balance of desirable qualities of a good rodenticide. It is effective against a broad spectrum of pest rodents, has a desirable margin of safety in non-target animals, is well accepted in baits, causes no secondary hazard problems and is effective against "Warfarin-resistant" (anticoagulant-resistant) rats. This material will become commercially available upon receipt of registration from the EPA.

Water Current, Volume 6, No. 3, March 1974

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Director
Water Resources Seminar Series
1974 Summer Institute
Administration Water Budget - FY 1975
Bureau of Reclamation
Office of Water Resources Research
Office of Saline Water
Water Resources Council
Commisson on Water Quality
US Geological Survey
Stream Channelization Critiicized
Investments in Transportation
Cloud Seeding Impacts Researched
$7 Billion Proposed for Environmental Programs
WRC Issues New Guidelines
Research Review: Biological Control of Blue-Green Algae