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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

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.

Cemeteries & Gravemarkers Voices Of American Culture, Richard E. Meyer

All USU Press Publications

Even the most detailed, disciplined, and rigorous analysis of cemetery data cannot mask the underlying thrill of discover that invariably accompanies this work. Reading this volume will make this quite clear; it is an important contribution to gravestone and cemetery studies.

The Feasibility Of Constructing And Operating A Cull Cow Slaughter Facility In Utah, Donald L. Snyder, Van Johnson

Economic Research Institute Study Papers

Potential animal numbers range from nearly 170,000 head to almost 370,000 head. The construction costs for a 400-head per day slaughter plant would be nearly $10,000,000 in 1995 dollars. The largest two cost items are the building (and associated mechanical facilities) and equipment. Assuming one shift per day operating at 90% capacity, the total (fixed and variable) cost per pound of meat processed would be approximately $1.32 per pound. The revenue associated with such a plant is estimated to be $1.35 per pound, leaving a net return of $0.03 per pound of processed meat, which would return approximately $1,000,000 per …

Wood Finishing & Refinishing: Removing Spots, Dents, And Surface Imperfections, Leona K. Hawks

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No abstract provided.

Management For The Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Plant Area, Washakie County, Wyoming, Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior Bureau Of Land Management

Environmental Assessments (WY)

A planning review, including public participation, is being conducted to evaluate the management implications, needs, and issues associated with the discovery of uniquely preserved fossil plants in the former Washakie Resource Area (now part of the Bighorn Basin Resource Area) of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM's) Worland District. The Big Cedar Ridge Fossil Plant Area (the planning review area) is comprised of about 1,550 acres of BLM-administered federal land surface and federally-owned minerals in and around the fossil discovery site. Fossil concentration areas, including the discovery site, are found on about 260 acres within the review area. (The 1,550 …

Population Diversity With Special Reference To Rangeland Plants, David A. Pyke

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Population diversity is the second level in the diversity hierarch immediately above genetic diversity and below species diversity. It is revealed through variation in characteristics among individuals that form the population. The modular structure of plants contrasts with the unitary structure of animals and leads to a need for a clear definition of the plant individuals. Developmental stages and age classes are common components of structural diversity that should vary in healthy plant populations. Data regarding these components are gathered with techniques that ensure that the fate and reproduction of each individual plant is maintained. Techniques such as population viability …

Diversity Of Animal Communities On Southwestern Rangelands: Species Patterns, Habitat Relationships, And Land Management, Robert R. Parmenter, Sandra L. Brantley, James H. Brown, Clifford S. Crawford, David C. Lightfoot, Terry L. Yates

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

The rangelands of the southwestern United States comprise a mosaic of biome types, including deserts, grasslands, chaparral, woodlands, forests, subalpine meadows, and alpine tundra. Taken together, these ecosystems support exceptionally high numbers of vertebrate and invertebrate animal species. Biogeographic patterns of mammal, bird, and reptile species across North America show trends of increasing species numbers for these vertebrate groups, and some invertebrate groups, occur in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, especially in the border region with Mexico. Underlying causes of the region's high biodiversity are related to (1) the elevational variability inherent in the basin-and-range topography, with its concomitant …

Diversity Of Rangeland Bird Populations, Peter B. Stacey

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Most discussion and management of biological diversity occurs at the local population level, which can be defined as that group of organisms of one species that live in a specific area and that tend to interact more frequently with each other than with individuals from other populations. Loss of diversity always occurs first with the extinction of local populations, and, if the process continues long enough, will ultimately lead to extinction at the regional and global scales. Among animals, most changes in the biological diversity of western rangelands have involved local extinctions, and I summarize the general factors that determine …

Landscape Diversity In The Western Great Basin, William S. Longland, James A. Young

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

The biological diversity that is supported by a particular area is generally a positive function of the degree of environmental heterogeneity occurring over space and time within that area. Because heterogeneity or patchiness can occur from very small to very large spatial scales, biodiversity, at the extensive scales covered by landscapes can be affected by heterogeneity occurring in a nested series of smaller-scale patches. We discuss this relationship between patchiness and biodiversity in the context of nonequilibrium models of community organization, such as source/sink and metapopulation models, and contrast this with the traditional equilibrium view of ecological communities. We provide …

Managing Livestock Grazing For Biodiversity, P.D. Doc Hatfield

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Hatfield's High Desert Ranch is a 400-cow operation on about 35,000 acres of private and federally leased juniper and sagebrush rangeland in central Oregon. The major economic output is breeding stock and value-added beef marketed through a cooperative to health-food stores in the Pacific Northwest and to Japan. Our cows are viewed as tools to enhance the quality of the grass-the main crop we manage. Prescribed burning is used to reduce sagebrush and juniper and simultaneously to improve watersheds as well as cattle forage. Biodiversity in our eyes is different age classes of trees and brush, different species of plants …

Biodiversity As A Facet Of Rangeland Research, William C. Krueger

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues

Biodiversity is only partially a scientific issue. Philosophical and political value systems drive much of the debate and action. Better science would, however, help expose much of what is presently intuitive but may be false. A topic upon which range scientists have much to contribute is how plant diversity relates to successional status of woodlands, grasslands, shrub steppe, and deserts. Correspondence of vegetational change to animal habitats and soil erosion follows. Closer monitoring of large blocks of land under multiple use could lead to a blending of research with management. Definitive understanding of mechanisms will, however, require well-designed manipulated experiments …

Utah Science Vol. 56 No. 4, Winter 1995

Utah Science

2 RENEWED INTEREST IN PASTURE RESEARCH

3 RANCHING FOR PROFIT

9 BUILDING BETTER PASTURES

9 PASTURE HEALTH DEPENDS ON SOIL

9 WEED CONTROL BOOSTS PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY

10 OVERGRAZING PLAGUES WASATCH FRONT PASTU RES

11 A PRIMER ON PASTURE MANAGEMENT

13 NEW FORAGES FOR PASTURES

15 DON'T DEPEND ON COWS TO RECYCLE NUTRIENTS

15 DON'T UNDERESTIMATE PASTURE IRRIGATION NEEDS

15 GUIDELINES FOR PASTURE RENOVATION

20 MANAGEMENT'S THE KEY TO INTENSIVE GRAZING

Reliability Of Human Fresh And Frozen Gingiva Explant Culture In Assessing Dental Materials Cytocompatibility, R. Warocquier-Clerout, G. C. Hachom-Nitcheu, M. F. Sigot-Luizard

Cells and Materials

An explant culture of human gingival epithelium has been set up in order to provide a valuable test for evaluating the cytocompatibility of dental material s. In an attempt to supply a bank of gingiva ex plants, frozen and freshly excised specimens were cultured in parallel. Optical and scanning electron microscopy showed an early release of cuboidal cells forming a dense layer around the explants. Afterwards, cultures evolved differently . Spread cells grew and migrated more rap idly in fresh than in frozen explant cultures but their adhesion to substratum increased earlier in frozen ones. Epithelial phenotype of cells had …

Biphasic Sodium Fluoride Effects On Bone And Bone Mineral: A Review, P. -T. Cheng, S. M. Bader, M. D. Grynpas

Cells and Materials

This paper reviews the clinical and experimental findings on the effects of sodium fluoride (NaF) on human and animal bone. NaF has been shown to cause a significant increase in axial skeletal bone mass. However, there is concern that the new bone may not provide the desired increase in bone strength. Yet, NaF remains the most commonly used agent capable of stimulating bone formation in most patients (30% non-responders). But whether NaF reduces vertebral fracture rate (VFR) remains controversial. For a given treatment duration, the effect of F on bone quality appears to depend on dose: there is a marked …

Natural History Of Bone Response To Hydroxyapatite-Coated Hip Prostheses Implanted In Humans, P. Frayssinet, D. Hardy, J. S. Hanker, B. L. Giammara

Cells and Materials

A series of 15 autopsied femurs containing hydroxyapatite- coated (HA-coated) prostheses was analysed histologically. Their implantation time ranged from 5 days up to 3 years. The coating thickness of some prostheses and the percentage of the coating in contact with bone at different levels were evaluated using an image analysis device. After the newly formed bone tissue had became mature, several bone morphotypes were identified at the coating contact. From the proximal to the distal part of the prosthesis, bone morphotype was denser and the percentage of the coating surface in contact with bone increased. Several stages in the prosthesis …

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 L, United States Department Of Energy

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This section provides an assessment of the areas surrounding the 10 sites under consideration for the management of SNF under all programmatic alternatives considered in this volume. It is divided into two sections: (a) the five sites considered for the management of DOE naval SNF only (under the No Action and Decentralization alternatives, and (b) the five DOE sites being considered for the management of all types of DOE SNF under all alternatives. The five sites considered for the management of naval SNF only are the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine; Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, …

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 C, United States Department Of Energy

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is engaged in two related decisionmaking processes concerning: (1) the transportation, receipt, processing, and storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) at the DOE Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) which will focus on the next 10 years; and (2) programmatic decisions on future spent nuclear fuel management which will emphasize the next 40 years. DOE is analyzing the environmental consequences of these spent nuclear fuel management actions in this two-volume Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Volume 1 supports broad programmatic decisions that will have applicability across the DOE complex and describes in detail the purpose and …

Department Of Energy Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management And Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration And Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, Part B, United States Department Of Energy

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Per U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's guidance, each contaminant was categorized as carcinogenic or noncarcinogenic. Exposures to contaminants were then evaluated for potential health effects. The method used was dependent on whether the exposure was to the public or to a worker and whether the contaminant was classified as a carcinogen or a noncarcinogen. Health effects were reported separately and were not summed where distinctly different types of effects were reported for chemical exposures (that is, carcinogenic and noncarcinogenic).

Optical Bone Chambers As Tools For Studying The Bone-Implant Interface: A Review, Howard Winet

Cells and Materials

Bone chamber intravital microscopy combines the control volume of in vitro models and the chemical complexity of in vivo models to optimize the study of bone physiology in situ. As an optical tool it provides a window to dynamic events at the tissue level of magnification. In particular, it allows measures of microvascular events: (1) in space by magnifying local perfused vasculature and microcirculation at any instant, and (2) in time by providing the same volume of tissue for weekly viewing of an evolving process such as bone healing. This quartz-bearing titanium screw has revealed a consistent order for …

Co-Culture Of Endothelial Cells And Smooth Muscle Cells In A Flow Environment: An Improved Culture Model Of The Vascular Wall?, Thierry Ziegler, Keith A. Robinson, R. Wayne Alexander, Robert M. Nerem

Cells and Materials

Numerous studies have demonstrated that the neighboring smooth muscle cells (SMC) influence the morphology, cytoskeleton and growth of co-cultured endothelial cells (EC). Also, flow-induced laminar shear stress has been shown to induce cell elongation, F-actin reorganization and growth inhibition in cultured EC. We investigated the effect of neighboring SMC and collagen matrix on the response of EC to shear stress. The co-culture system was made by growing porcine aortic SMC in a gel of collagen type I and then seeding porcine aortic EC (P AEC) on the top surface. Then the co-culture was exposed to steady, laminar shear stress of …

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

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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 and 1993 for the managment …

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, United States Department Of Energy

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

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is evaluating its options for two separate but related sets of decisions pertinent to the mangement of the spent nuclear fuel (SNF) for which the DOE is responsible. As a result, this Environmental Impact Statemt (EIS) is divided into two parts. Volume 1 involves programmatic (DOE-wide) approaches to the management of DOE's SNF. Volume 2 discusses site-specific approaches for environmental restoration and waste management activities at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, including SNF management. This EIS has been prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act and its applicable implementing regulations (40 CFR …

Department Of Energy Programmatic Spent Nuclear Fuel Management And Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental Restoration And Waste Management Programs Final Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 2, Part A, United States Department Of Energy

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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

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.

Some Biological And Physical Properties Of Laser Deposited Hydroxyapatite Based Films, Tatjana Dostalova, Lucie Himmlova, Miroslav Jelinek, Jirina Bartova

Cells and Materials

The preliminary results of biological and physical tests of hydroxyapatite thin films deposited on dental implants by a new technology with the KrF excimer laser ablation method were evaluated. Biological and physical properties were studied and analyzed by the lymphocyte proliferation test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray analysis, Rutherford backscattering analysis (RBS) and particle induced X-ray emission (PIXE) methods. Ten bioceramic films from 45 samples had very good physical and biological properties. Creation of hydroxyapatite thin films with laser ablation can have a positive effect on adhesion of the film and protection for corrosion.

The Trophic Gradient In Lake Powell, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh, G. Steinhart

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

From April 21 st to April 25th, 1995 students from Utah State University's FW 462 class sampled the trophic gradient in Lake Powell between Bullfrog (Mile 99) and Hite Marinas (Mile 144). We sampled at 3-12 stations along the gradient, depending on the parameter measured. The purpose of the trip was three-fold. First, the primary objective of the class was to provide field and laboratory experiences in aquatic ecology for the students. Secondly, we wished to provide data on the trophic environment that the endangered razorback sucker larvae from the Colorado River would encounter when the entered the reservoir. Thirdly, …

Snake River Sockeye Salmon Habitat And Limnological Research, David Teuscher, Doug Taki, Wayne A. Wurtsbaugh

Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications

Historically, thousands of Snake River Sockeye salmon returned to the Sawtooth Valley to spawn. Evermann (1896) reported that the Sawtooth Valley Lakes were teeming with red fish. Bjornn (1968) estimated that 4,360 sockeye returned to Redfish Lake in 1955. These numbers no longer exist. In the 1980's, less than 50 . Snake River sockeye salmon survived to spawn (Bowler 1990). Since 1990, only 14 sockeye have returned. Because of recent declines, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (SBT) petitioned the National - Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to list · Snake River sockeye as endangered. As a result, Snake River sockeye were listed and …

Southern Idaho's Forest Land Outside National Forests, 1991, David C. Chojnacky

Aspen Bibliography

No abstract provided.

Water-Wise Landscaping, Terry Keane

All Current Publications

Land use, like a pendulum, has swung from sparse land settlements of Native Americans, with a reverence for nature, to sprawling developments of western settlers. The settlers’ intent was to “tame” the harsh western elements. The result was the introduction of soggy green English landscapes to the West