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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Integrated Land Management on Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 36
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Seeking Refuge
Author: Robert M Wilson
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295800070
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
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Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes. The landscapes they cross vary from wetlands to farmland to concrete, inhabited not only by wildlife but also by farmers, suburban families, and major cities. In the twentieth century, farmers used the wetlands to irrigate their crops, transforming the landscape and putting migratory birds at risk. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service responded by establishing a series of refuges that stretched from northern Washington to southern California. What emerged from these efforts was a hybrid environment, where the distinctions between irrigated farms and wildlife refuges blurred. Management of the refuges was fraught with conflicting priorities and practices. Farmers and refuge managers harassed birds with shotguns and flares to keep them off private lands, and government pilots took to the air, dropping hand grenades among flocks of geese and herding the startled birds into nearby refuges. Such actions masked the growing connections between refuges and the land around them. Seeking Refuge examines the development and management of refuges in the wintering range of migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway. Although this is a history of efforts to conserve migratory birds, the story Robert Wilson tells has considerable salience today. Many of the key places migratory birds use — the Klamath Basin, California’s Central Valley, the Salton Sea — are sites of recent contentious debates over water use. Migratory birds connect and depend on these landscapes, and farmers face pressure as water is reallocated from irrigation to other purposes. In a time when global warming promises to compound the stresses on water and migratory species, Seeking Refuge demonstrates the need to foster landscapes where both wildlife and people can thrive.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295800070
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Each fall and spring, millions of birds travel the Pacific Flyway, the westernmost of the four major North American bird migration routes. The landscapes they cross vary from wetlands to farmland to concrete, inhabited not only by wildlife but also by farmers, suburban families, and major cities. In the twentieth century, farmers used the wetlands to irrigate their crops, transforming the landscape and putting migratory birds at risk. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service responded by establishing a series of refuges that stretched from northern Washington to southern California. What emerged from these efforts was a hybrid environment, where the distinctions between irrigated farms and wildlife refuges blurred. Management of the refuges was fraught with conflicting priorities and practices. Farmers and refuge managers harassed birds with shotguns and flares to keep them off private lands, and government pilots took to the air, dropping hand grenades among flocks of geese and herding the startled birds into nearby refuges. Such actions masked the growing connections between refuges and the land around them. Seeking Refuge examines the development and management of refuges in the wintering range of migratory birds along the Pacific Flyway. Although this is a history of efforts to conserve migratory birds, the story Robert Wilson tells has considerable salience today. Many of the key places migratory birds use — the Klamath Basin, California’s Central Valley, the Salton Sea — are sites of recent contentious debates over water use. Migratory birds connect and depend on these landscapes, and farmers face pressure as water is reallocated from irrigation to other purposes. In a time when global warming promises to compound the stresses on water and migratory species, Seeking Refuge demonstrates the need to foster landscapes where both wildlife and people can thrive.
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge (N.W.R.) Complex, Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Boundary Revision
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Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Languages : en
Pages : 372
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Management Policies
Author: United States. National Park Service
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Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Category : National parks and reserves
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Special Surveys
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Category : Military topography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Category : Military topography
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Fossil Record 5
Author: Robert M. Sullivan
Publisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
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Category : Fossils
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Publisher: New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science
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Category : Fossils
Languages : en
Pages : 368
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Field Manual of Wildlife Diseases
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Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Publisher: Geological Survey (USGS)
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Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 444
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Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1496
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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Managing California's Water
Author: Ellen Hanak
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582131414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Publisher: Public Policy Instit. of CA
ISBN: 1582131414
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 500
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The Klamath Project
Author: Eric A. Stene
Publisher:
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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