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Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, April 4, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Caine College of the Arts

• Course Prefix Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Administrative Responsibility Change, Repeatable for Credit Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course

School of Accountancy

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change
• Course Number Change, Prerequisite Change
• Course Prefix Change
• Title Change, Dual List Change
• Delete Course

Department of Economics and Finance

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Family, Consumer and Human Development

• New Course
• Course Number Change, Title Change

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• New Course
• Prerequisite Change
• Title …

Ecological Integrity In Protected Areas: Two Interpretations, Gorden Steinhoff

Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

Federal environmental legislation and policy in the United States require that managers seek to maintain natural conditions or “naturalness” within national parks, wilderness, and other protected areas.1 A number of experts in protected area management have argued, however, that naturalness should be abandoned as a mandatory goal in these areas. In the recently published book, Beyond Naturalness, leading management experts strongly recommend changes in protected area law and policy to allow alternative goals.2 One goal recommended by these experts for many management situations is maintaining ecological integrity.3 Indeed, ecological integrity is currently the management goal required by law in Canadian …

Biology And Impacts Of Pacific Island Invasive Species. 9. Capra Hircus, The Feral Goat (Mammalia: Bovidae), Mark William Chynoweth, Creighton M. Litton, Christopher A. Lepczyk, Steven C. Hess, Susan Cordell

Wildland Resources Faculty Publications

Domestic goats, Capra hircus, were intentionally introduced to numerous oceanic islands beginning in the sixteenth century. The remarkable ability of C. hircus to survive in a variety of conditions has enabled this animal to become feral and impact native ecosystems on islands throughout the world. Direct ecological impacts include consumption and trampling of native plants, leading to plant community modification and transformation of ecosystem structure. Although the negative impacts of feral goats are well known and effective management strategies have been developed to control this invasive species, large populations persist on many islands. This review summarizes impacts of feral goats …

Marginalia No. 33, Merrill-Cazier Library

Marginalia

The Digital Public Library of America and USU

In Memoriam: USU President Stanford O. Cazier

RW13: Research Week at the Library celebrating Faculty authors

The 2012 Leonard J. Arrington Writing Awards: Benjamin Harman, Peter Wosnik, Chad L. Nielsen

May Swenson's 100th Birthday Celebration, Exhibition

Founders Day 2013: the 125th Anniversary of Utah State University

Nota Bene: Merrill-Cazier Librarians' Presentations and Publications

Save the Date: Gregory A. Prince will speak at the Arrington Fall Lecture, September 19

Cover Story: Puck in Pasture, download free with LYRASIS

With Help From Our Friends: Ensuring the Library's Continuing Role

Opposing Mechanisms Drive Richness Patterns Of Core And Transient Bird Species, Jessica R. Coyle, Allen H. Hurlbert, Ethan P. White

Biology Faculty Publications

Studies of biodiversity typically assume that all species are equivalent. However, some species in a community maintain viable populations in the study area, while others occur only occasionally as transient individuals. Here we show that North American bird communities can reliably be divided into core and transient species groups and that the richness of each group is driven by different processes. The richness of core species is influenced primarily by local environmental conditions, while the richness of transient species is influenced primarily by the heterogeneity of the surrounding landscape. This demonstrates that the well-known effects of the local environment and …

The Utah Statesman, March 28, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Need To Address Black-Backed Jackal And Caracal Predation In South Africa, David L. Bergman, Ho De Waal, Nico L. Avenant, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Michael C. Marlow, Dale L. Nolte

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Prior to 1990, the four provincial governments of South Africa had a variety of programs in place to manage predation by black-backed jackals and caracals through lethal and nonlethal management in close cooperation with livestock farmers. During the 1990s the official programmes were phased out due to a multitude of factors including lower predation rates. Today, thousands of livestock (primarily sheep and goats, but also cattle and wildlife) are lost each day in South Africa due to black-backed jackal and caracal predation. The actual numbers are not known because not all losses are accounted or reported. It also does not …

Beyond Surveillance: Towards The Management Of Feral Swine Diseases, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Brian Mesenbrink, Bruce Leland

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Feral swine distribution and densities are greatest in Texas and related swine disease issues have emerged in a number of fronts. Beyond the standard surveillance protocols, the Texas Cooperative Wildlife Service program has initiated several feral swine projects to identify, contain or eliminate feral swine diseases and pathogens. This paper discusses these projects, the supportive data to quantify dis-ease management and the near-term trend in disease management.

Influence Of Double-Crested Cormorants On Food Web Productivity In Freshwater Ponds, Austin Butts, Kayla Frady, Kate L. Sheehan, Ron J. Johnson, Greg K. Yarrow

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Conflicts with wildlife are often based on the perceptions and concerns of citizens, industries, and managers. The gregarious nature of Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus; DCCO) makes their colonies highly conspicuous. Their feeding habits on forage and commercially important fishes have incited a human/wildlife conflict with this species. Colonies re-use roosting and nesting sites. In these areas guano deposits accumulate and are released into the environment where they have the potential to alter the food web through changes in productivity. This alteration can ultimately change the composition, abundance, and condition of fishery resources.

We investigate the influence of bird-derived …

Identification Of Putative Origins Of Introduced Pigs In Indiana Using Nuclear Microsatellite Markers And Oral History, Joe N. Caudell, Blake E. Mccann, Robert A. Newman, Rebecca B. Simmons, Steven E. Backs, Brandon S. Schmit, Richard A. Sweitzer

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Feral swine (Sus scrofa) have been introduced throughout North America from various global locations (Mayer and Brisbin 1991). In some cases, sources for feral swine are provided through historical records, but for many newly established populations, the origins of feral swine are not known. Understanding the origins and dispersal patterns of feral swine is an important management consideration, because of the introduction of diseases to new locations, for prosecution of individuals who have trans-ported feral swine across state lines, and for allocating swine removal efforts appropriately to address swine translocations within a state or a management area.

Managing Raptors To Reduce Wildlife Strikes At Chicago’S O’Hare International Airport, Travis L. Guerrant, Craig K. Pullins, Scott F. Beckerman, Brian E. Washburn

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Wildlife-aircraft collisions (wildlife strikes) have increased nationally over the past 22 years; denoted in the National Wildlife Strike Database that has been maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since 1990. Increasing wildlife populations and air traffic coupled with quieter, faster aircraft create a significant risk to aviation safety; the cost to the civil aviation industry is an estimated $718 million dollars annually. USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services provides technical and direct assistance to over 785 airports and airbases around the United States, including Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD). At ORD, raptors are the most commonly struck bird guild accounting for 25% of …

Wastewater Treatment Wetlands: Potential Hazardous Wildlife Attractants For Airports, Robert A. Kennamer, I. Lehr Brisbin Jr., Carol S. Eldridge, D. Allen Saxon Jr.

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Wetlands constructed for the treatment of urban wastewater effluent have gained worldwide popularity in recent decades. Placement of such wetlands near airports however, is strongly discouraged by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, other national airport authorities, and the International Bird Strike Committee because they attract birds that may increase strike risks for aircraft. Despite recognition of this and other wildlife hazards to aircraft and efforts implemented to limit such land-use activities near airports, validated methods are still urgently needed to mitigate wildlife hazards on or near airports because bird populations and bird-aircraft strikes in the U.S. and elsewhere around the …

The National Wildlife Control Training Program, Stephen M. Vantassel, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Paul D. Curtis, Raj Smith

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Although state wildlife agencies allow private individuals to perform wildlife control services, only 14 have meaningful and appropriate training requirements for licensing wildlife control operators (WCOs). We developed a training program called the National Wildlife Control Training Program (NWCTP) to cover the fundamental skills and knowledge required by WCOs. This article explains the development of the NWCTP, its content, and the opportunity it provides for states and federal agencies, private companies, and individuals to train WCOs.

Efficacy Of Two Raccoon Eviction Fluids, Stephen M. Vantassel, Scott E. Hygnstrom, Tim L. Hiller

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

According to surveys of wildlife control operators (WCO), problems with raccoons (Procyon lotor) consistently rank among the top complaints for property owners. Among the more serious behaviors of female raccoons is their propensity to invade human-occupied structures to raise young. Distressed property owners frequently respond using lethal means, either on their own or through hiring WCOs. Even if live-captured and legally released, the handling of raccoons may result in injuries and potentially cause females to abandon young. Eviction fluids, developed in the early 1990s, are designed to smell like a male raccoon and therefore cause a nursing raccoon …

Prairie Dog Management And Conservation Benefits, Michael J. Bodenchuk, Thomas D. Halstead, Michael A. Yeary

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Prairie dog management has evolved over the decades and present control efforts are often directed at management zones in support of prairie dog or black-footed ferret conservation. The availability of prairie dog management tools has also evolved. We present the efficacy and practicality of specific methods and provide examples of the conservation benefits of prairie dog management. Potential conflicts between conservation efforts and regulatory efforts of multiple agencies are also discussed.

Why Did The Terrapin Cross The Runway?, Laura Francoeur, Alexandra Kanonik, Russell L. Burke

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) have been nesting at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) for decades. In 2009, the airport experienced a surge in terrapin activity that led to closing a portion of a runway. Runway closures may delay aircraft traffic at JFK which in turn can cause a ripple effect with delays at airports across the country. During the months of June and July, the terrapin nesting season coincides with peak travel for aircraft passengers with about 1,200-1,300 aircraft movements per day. The airport began collecting data on terrapins in 2010 to help understand the dynamics. From …

Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus Ater) Response To Pyrotechnics And Lethal Removal In A Controlled Setting, Thomas W. Seamans, Bradley F. Blackwell, Travis L. Devault

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Pyrotechnics have long been used to frighten birds from specific areas but birds might habituate to them. Anecdotal and limited published reports suggest that killing a flock member can reduce habituation. However, little behavioral work has been conducted in this area. We exposed brown-headed cowbirds (Molothrus ater) to noise from either 0.22 caliber blanks or 15-mm pyrotechnics in a series of controlled, cage experiments to determine if killing a flock member increased the time that cowbirds respond to pyrotechnics. Cowbirds responded no differently to pyrotechnics following the death of a flock member either before or after habituation to …

New Rodenticides: An Update On Recent Research Trials, Gary Witmer, Katherine Horak, Rachel Moulton, Roger A. Baldwin

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Rodents cause substantial amounts of damage and losses of foodstuffs around the world. While various methods are used to reduce damage and losses to rodents, rodenticides remain the most important tool in the toolbox. However, like all tools, rodenticides have advantages and disadvantages. Several considerations are shaping the future of rodenticide use. These include manufacturing and registration costs, concern about toxicity levels and non-target animal hazards, potential hazards to children, reduced effectiveness of some formulations, and humaneness to the targeted rodents. While there have been very few new developments in rodenticides in the last several decades, new formulations and active …

Blackbird Population Management To Protect Sunflower: A History, George M. Linz

Wildlife Damage Management Conference

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) growers in North Dakota and South Dakota harvested 593,522 ha in 2012, valued at $US600 million. Blackbirds, numbering about 75 million, annually damage 2 to 3% of the crop. Damage tends to be clumped around cattail (Typha spp.) dominated wetlands with standing water. In an attempt to reduce sunflower damage, three general population management strategies have been tested over the past three decades. One potential strategy was to reduce blackbird numbers during winter in the southern U.S. A second strategy was to use an avicide at spring roost sites in eastern South Dakota. A …

The Utah Statesman, March 21, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Role Of The Global Cryosphere On The Fate Of Organic Contaminants., Amanda M. Grannas, Christian Bogdal, Kimberly J. Hageman, Frank Wania

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

The cryosphere is an important component of global organic contaminant cycles. Snow is an efficient scavenger of atmospheric organic pollutants while a seasonal snowpack, sea ice, glaciers and ice caps are contaminant reservoirs on time scales ranging from days to millennia. Important physical and chemical processes occurring in the various cryospheric compartments impact contaminant cycling and fate. A variety of interactions and feedbacks also occur within the cryospheric system, most of which are susceptible to perturbations due to climate change. In this article, we review the current state of knowledge regarding the transport and processing of organic contaminants in the …

The Utah Statesman, March 19, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

The Utah Statesman, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Diary and Veterinary Sciences

• Delete Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Title Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences and Technology Education

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Music

• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Dual List Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Dual List Change

School of Accountancy

• Delete Course

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course …

Curriculum Subcommittee Agenda, March 7, 2013, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Animal, Diary and Veterinary Sciences

• Delete Course

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Title Change, Course Description Change

School of Applied Sciences and Technology Education

• New Course
• Title Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Sciences

• New Course
• Credit Hour Change

Department of Music

• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Theatre Arts

• New Course
• Dual List Change
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Dual List Change

School of Accountancy

• Delete Course

Department of Management

• Prerequisite Change, Course Description Change

Department of Psychology

• New Course …

The Utah Statesman, March 5, 2013, Utah State University

The Utah Statesman

Weekly student newspaper of Utah State University in Logan.

Lagoon Startup And Maintenance For Optimal Livestock Waste Treatment, Rhonda Miller, Jennifer Major

All Current Publications

This fact sheet describes the importance of lagoon maintenance and maintenance for livestock waste treatment.

Book Reviews, Cara L. Burnidge, Adam Brasich, Zac Johnson, Christopher Blythe, Brad Stoddard

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

The Mystical Debate: Constructivism And The Resurgence Of Perennialism, Adam Tyson

Intermountain West Journal of Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

Development, Testing, And Deployment Of An Air Sampling Manifold For Spiking Elemental And Oxidized Mercury During The Reno Atmospheric Mercury Intercomparison Experiment (Ramix), B. D. Finley, D. A. Jaffe, K. Call, Seth Lyman, M. Sexauer Gustin, C. Peterson, M. Miller, T. Lyman

USU Uintah Basin Faculty Publications

The Reno Atmospheric Mercury Intercomparison Experiment (RAMIX) was in Reno, NV from August 22, 2011 to September 16, 2011. The goals of the experiment were to compare existing and new methods for measurements of ambient elemental and oxidized Hg, and to test these with quantitative spikes of Hg0, HgBr2, O3 and water vapor. In this paper we describe the design, testing, and deployment of a high flow manifold system designed to deliver ambient air and spiked compounds to multiple instruments simultaneously. The manifold was constructed of 1” OD PFA tubing and heated to 115 °C for the entire active zone. …