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Natural And Unnatural; Wild And Cultural, Holmes Rolston Iii

Western North American Naturalist

Yellowstone National Parks mission and policy can be clarified by analysis of the natural and the unnatural. Nature is a comprehensive word, in some uses excluding nothing; more useful is a contrast distinguishing nature and culture. Specifying "wild nature" denotes spontaneous nature absent human influence. Critics claim that the meaning of wild nature, especially of wilderness, is a foil of culture. Pristine nature, often romanticized, is contrasted with a technological and industrial culture. By this account, wilderness is a social construction.

Nevertheless, wild nature successfully denotes, outside culture, an evolutionary and ecological natural history, which remains present on the Yellowstone …

Effects Of Exotic Species On Yellowstone's Grizzly Bears, Daniel P. Reinhart, Mark A. Haroldson, David J. Mattson, Kerry A. Gunther

Western North American Naturalist

Humans have affected grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) by direct mortality, competition for space and resources, and introduction of exotic species. Exotic organisms that have affected grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area include common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), nonnative clovers (Trifolium spp.), domesticated livestock, bovine brucellosis (Brucella abortus), lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), and white pine blister rust (Cronartium ribicola). Some bears consume substantial amounts of dandelion and clover. However, these exotic foods provide little digested energy compared to higher-quality bear foods. Domestic livestock are of greater energetic value, but …

Biological Invasions—How Are They Affecting Us, And What Can We Do About Them?, Daniel Simberloff

Western North American Naturalist

Nonindigenous species affect native ecosystems, communities, and populations in myriad ways, from plants (and a few animals) that overgrow entire communities, to plants and animals that hybridize individual native species to a sort of genetic extinction. Further, nonindigenous species sometimes interact to worsen each others impact. These impacts are commonly seen in national parks throughout the United States. The key policy change required to alleviate this threat is a shift from blacklists of prohibited species and a presumption of harmlessness to combinations of white and blacklists and a presumption that any species may be damaging. This new guiding philosophy must …

A Paleoecologic Perspective On Past Plant Invasions In Yellowstone, Cathy Whitlock, Sarah H. Millspaugh

Western North American Naturalist

The role of climate and natural disturbance in the past provides a context for understanding present and future changes in biota. The vegetation history of the Yellowstone region, like that of North America as a whole, is largely one of plant invasions and extinctions in response to changes in climate and environment. When Holocene plant migrations are examined on multiple spatial and temporal scales, several generalities are apparent. First, at a continental and regional scale, plant migration patterns followed the direction of climate change, whereas at local scales plant colonization was governed by site-specific conditions and possibly by biotic interactions. …

Mountain Goats In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosytem: A Prehistoric And Historical Context, Paul Schullery, Lee Whittlesey

Western North American Naturalist

Because the relatively recent colonization of portions of Yellowstone National Park by introduced mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) from public game lands in Montana raises important policy and management questions for the park, it is necessary to understand the prehistoric and early historical record of mountain goats in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. We reviewed previous paleontological, archeological, and historical studies of goat presence and examined a large body of historical material for evidence of goats. Native mountain goat range most closely approached the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to the west, but no modern authority claims goats were resident in the …

Managing A Complex Exotic Vegetation Program In Yellowstone National Park, Tom Olliff, Roy Renkin, Craig Mcclure, Paul Miller, Dave Price, Dan Reinhart, Jennifer Whipple

Western North American Naturalist

The number of documented exotic plants in Yellowstone National Park has increased from 85 known in 1986 to over 185 today. Exotic plants are substantially impacting the parks natural and cultural resources and are a high management priority. We have adopted an integrated weed management approach with regard to exotic vegetation, emphasizing prevention, education, early detection and eradication, control, and, to a lesser degree, monitoring. The program involves over 140 staff with program expenditures averaging approximately $190,000 annually. Prevention actions include requiring approved gravel on construction projects; banning hay in the backcountry and allowing transport of only certified weed-seed-free hay …

New Approaches For Sampling And Modeling Native And Exotic Plant Species Richness, Geneva W. Chong, Robin M. Reich, Mohammed A. Kalkhan, Thomas J. Stohlgren

Western North American Naturalist

We demonstrate new multi-phase, multi-scale approaches for sampling and modeling native and exotic plant species to predict the spread of invasive species and aid in control efforts. Our test site is a 54,000-ha portion of Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. This work is based on previous research wherein we developed vegetation sampling techniques to identify hot spots of diversity, important rare habitats, and locations of invasive plant species. Here we demonstrate statistical modeling tools to rapidly assess current patterns of native and exotic plant species to determine which habitats are most vulnerable to invasion by exotic species. We use …

Status And Conservation Of Salmonids In Relation To Hydrologic Integrity In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, Robert W. Van Kirk, Lyn Benjamin

Western North American Naturalist

Native salmonid status was evaluated with an index quantifying distribution and abundance of cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki) and grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in 41 watersheds comprising the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. We assessed hydrologic integrity with a percentile-based index measuring cumulative effects of reservoirs, surface water withdrawals, and consumptive water use. Status of native salmonids was poor in 70% of the watersheds; exceptions occurred in a north-south core extending from the Upper Yellowstone southward through the national parks to Bear Lake. Hydrologic integrity was highest in headwater areas and lowest in lower-elevation watersheds. Status of native and nonnative …

Chile's Elections Could Bring Surprises, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Peru Faces Strikes And Bank Crisis, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

The Shiwi Messenger, Vol. 07, No. 15 (2001), Wells Mahkee Jr., Eugene L. Lally, Craig Lekach, Amy Doughty, Zuni Conservation Program Trails Project, Rita Jensen, Kynya Amanda Olson, Indians In Sobriety Campout Committee, Rita Edaakie

Shiwi Messenger, 1995 - 2003

Hawikku Pottery Comes Home to Zuni; Letters to the Editor; As the Hospital Turns.. What is a Midwife?; Zuni Community Trails Project Logo Design Contest Deadline Extended to August 20th; News from the Zuni Christian Mission School; St. Catholic Indian School- Position Vacancies; Beethoven, Bratwurst, and Bruhl: Zuni Bruhl Exchange; Museum of Northern Arizona's 15th Annual Zuni Marketplace to Take Place on Labor Day Weekend; People First "The Echo of Our Voices"; Indians in Sobriety Campout; Activities at the A:shiwi A:wan Museum;

July 27, 2001, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Western News, July 26, 2001, Western Michigan University

Western News (1972-2018)

Story highlights: MEDC grant; Esperion expansion pave way for BTR Park growth, Subway shop in Bronco Mall; other leases OK' d by Board, Telecommunications expert to receive teaching award, New major emphasizing child development created, Meyer tapped to head Geriatric Assessment Center.

Summer Mustang, July 26, 2001

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Field Crops Newsletter - July 25, 2001, Ernest Ernie Flint Jr.

Ernie Flint - Mississippi State Extension Reports

Flint's field crops newsletter about the current state of cotton, corn, and soybeans. Corn and soybeans are fairing better than the cotton, but there is no total loss of crop yet. He also discusses tilling practices.

July 26, 2001, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, July 26, 2001, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Floods, Drought, And A Coffee Crisis, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.

Biosimmer: Virtual Reality Based Experiential Learning, Sharon Stansfield

Historical and Administrative Collection

Slides from a presentation given at the UNM Health Sciences Center.

Income Support Policy And The U.S. Child Support System, Jane Koppelman

National Health Policy Forum

This paper examines the economic profile of custodial and noncustodial parents and the status of the federal/state child support enforcement system. It discusses the reasons for the historically low rate of child support collection; the prospects for new computerized systems to improve the rates of both paternities established and payments collected; ways the system can sustain funding; and the extent to which child support payments can improve the well-being of low-income families.

07/25/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 07/25/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

07/25/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 07/25/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Understanding "Poor" Performance: Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test (Pact) Scores And Poverty, 2001 July 25, H. Gregory Hawkins

Publications

No abstract provided.

Nicoll, Don Oral History Interview, Jeremy Robitaille

Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection

Donald Eugene "Don" Nicoll was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on August 4, 1927, and grew up in the West Roxbury section of the city. He is the son of George and Mary Nicoll. He attended Robert Gould Shaw Junior High School and Boston English High School and graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine in 1949, majoring in History with a minor in Government. Don met his future wife, Hilda Farnum, also a Colby student, when they worked in the resort town of Ocean Park, Maine, in the summer of 1944. Nicoll began his graduate work at Pennsylvania State College …

Daily Eastern News: July 25, 2001, Eastern Illinois University

July

No abstract provided.

Minutes, 2001 July 24

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Diagnostic Test And Therapy For Manganese Superoxide Dismutate (Msod) Associated Diseases, Daret K. St. Clair, Muneyasu Urano, Edward J. Kasarskis

Toxicology and Cancer Biology Faculty Patents

The present invention provides a diagnostic method and a kit for detection of mutations localized within the 5′ promoter region of the MnSOD gene. Such mutations are associated with diseases characterized by decreased MnSOD activity such as certain formes of cancer, and ALS. Accordingly, the diagnostic method this invention provides, comprising RFLP, direct sequencing, or PCR analysis of the region within 3 kb, the transcription initiation site will detect these disorders. This invention also provides a therapeutic method for such disorders comprising transfection of affected cells or tissues with high activity, MnSOD expression vectors, or the administration of exogenous MnSOD …

07/24/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 07/24/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

07/24/2001 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 07/24/2001. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Doe V. Delie

2001 Decisions

USDC for the Western District of Pennsylvania