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Wildlife management implications of petroleum exploration and development in wildland environments
Wildlife conservation United States. ; Wildlife conservation -- United States. ; Petroleum engineering -- United States. ; Petroleum -- United States.
This report describes: (1) petroleum exploration, development, and production; (2) potential environmental disruptions; (3) effects of disruptions on wildlife behavior, habitat, and populations; and (4) strategies for minimizing and mitigating...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

National assessments of wildlife and fish : a technical framework .
Wildlife conservation - - United States. ; Fishery management - - United States.
A national assessment of wildlife and fish can be accomplished by completing three analytical components of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act: providing a statement of historical and current land, wildlife, and fish...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Toward the measurement of total economic value .
Wildlife conservation - - United States - - Valuation. ; Wildlife conservation - - Economic aspects - - United States.
Considerable progress has been made in recent years in the valuation of non-priced goods. However, emphasis has been on those things most readily measurable. Valuation of wildlife benefits, for example, has aimed at consumptive, on-site...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Trends in campsite condition :: Eagle Cap Wilderness, Bob Marshall Wilderness, and Grand Canyon National Park
Wilderness areas -- United States. ; Camp sites, facilities, etc. -- United States.
The overall trend in condition on established campsites was one of slight deterioration, with the most deterioration occurring in campsite area, mineral soil exposure, and tree damage. Impacts to ground cover vegetation were relatively stable....
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

The wilderness threats matrix: a framework for assessing imapcts
Wilderness areas -- United States.
A comprehensive framework for assessing threats to wilderness is described. The framework is represented as a matrix of potential threats and attributes of wilderness character. Cells in the matrix represent the impacts of threats on each...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

High-use destinations in wilderness :: social and biophysical impacts, visitor responses, and management options
Wilderness areas -- United States -- Recreational use. ; Wilderness area users -- United States -- Attitudes. ; Nature -- Effect of human beings on -- United States.
Six high-use destination areas were studied in the Alpine Lakes, Mount Jefferson, and Three Sisters Wildernesses in Washington and Oregon. Exit interviews were conducted with visitors, and recreation impacts and visitor encounter rates between...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Low-impact recreational practices for wilderness and backcountry:
Wilderness areas -- United States -- Recreational use. ; Conservation of natural resources -- United States. ; Wilderness areas -- United States Management. ; Camping -- United States.
Describes low-impact practices that can contribute to minimizing problems resulting from recreational use of wilderness and backcountry. Each practice is described and information is provided on such subjects as rationale for the practice,...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Hikers and recreational stock users: predicting and managing recreation conflicts in three wildernesses
Wilderness areas -- United States -- Management. ; Hiking -- United States. ; Packhorse camping -- United States.
Visitors to National Forest wildernesses in California and Indiana and to a National Park Service wilderness in California were surveyed In 1990 and 1991 to study the conflict between hikers and recreational stock users. Hikers' values for...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Wilderness visitor education: information about alternative techniques
Wilderness areas -- Study and teaching -- United States.
This report summarizes existing information about alternative techniques managers use to educate wilderness visitors. Managers of nearly all designated wilderness areas were surveyed to assess the status and perceived effectiveness of current...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

National wilderness preservation system database : key attributes and trends, 1964 through 1998 .
Wilderness areas - - United States. ; Wilderness areas - - Law and legislation - - United States.
The Wilderness Act of 1964 established a National Wilderness Preservation System, and this publication is a compilation of selected information about every wilderness within the System. For each wilderness, the following information is given:...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Visitor characteristics and preferences for three national forest wildernesses in the South:
Wilderness area users -- Southern States.
Visitors to three National Forest wildernesses in the South were surveyed in 1989 and 1990 to learn their characteristics and to determine how their wilderness experiences were influenced by conditions in wilderness. Visitors had different...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Recycling and long-range timber outlook.
Waste paper - - United States - - Recycling. ; Pulpwood - - United States.
This report provides analysis of long-range trends in paper recycling and impact on the timber outlook for the 1993 RPA Assessment Update. Paper recycling is projected to increase substantially in the next decade, followed by more gradual increases...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Ground sample data for the conterminous U.S. land cover characteristics database .
Vegetation mapping - - United States. ; Land use - - United States.
Ground sample data were collected for a land cover database and raster map that portray 159 vegetation classes at 1 km² resolution for the conterminous United States. Location for 3,500 1 km² ground sample plots were selected randomly across the...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Monitoring vegetation greenness with satellite data.
Vegetation mapping - - United States - - Remote sensing. ; Forest mapping - - United States - - Remote sensing. ; Remote sensing - - United States.
Vegetation greenness can be monitored at 1-km resolution for the conterminous United States through data obtained from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer on the NOAA-11 weather satellites. The data are used to calculate biweekly...
U.S. Forest Service Research Legacy Documents

Roster, First Regiment Montana U.S. Volunteer Infantry
United States. Montana Infantry, 1st History. Spanish-American War, 1898 Registers. Registers of dead. Regimental histories.
Roster of the First Montana U.S. Volunteer Infantry.
Rare Books and Materials

Camp in the woods.
United States. Forest Service ; Camping
Three men at a camp in thick forest, there is a United States Forest Service pack hanging in the foreground. Likely in Montana.
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