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Quaternary and Late Tertiary of Montana: Climate, Glaciation, Stratigraphy, and Vertebrate Fossils
QUATERNARY AND LATE TERTIARY OF MONTANA: CLIMATE, GLACIATION, STRATIGRAPHY, AND VERTEBRATE FOSSILS Larry N. Smith,1 Christopher L. Hill,2 and Jon Reiten3 1Department of Geological Engineering, Montana Tech, Butte, Montana 2Department of Geosciences and Department of Anthropology, Boise State University, Idaho 3Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Billings, Montana 1. INTRODUCTION by incision on timescales of <10 ka to ~2 Ma. Much of the response can be associated with Quaternary cli- The landscape of Montana displays the Quaternary mate changes, whereas tectonic tilting and uplift may record of multiple glaciations in the mountainous areas, be locally signifi cant. incursion of two continental ice sheets from the north and northeast, and stream incision in both the glaciated The landscape of Montana is a result of mountain and unglaciated terrain. Both mountain and continental and continental glaciation, fl uvial incision and sta- glaciers covered about one-third of the State during the bility, and hillslope retreat. The Quaternary geologic last glaciation, between about 21 ka* and 14 ka. Ages of history, deposits, and landforms of Montana were glacial advances into the State during the last glaciation dominated by glaciation in the mountains of western are sparse, but suggest that the continental glacier in and central Montana and across the northern part of the eastern part of the State may have advanced earlier the central and eastern Plains (fi gs. 1, 2). Fundamental and retreated later than in western Montana.* The pre- to the landscape were the valley glaciers and ice caps last glacial Quaternary stratigraphy of the intermontane in the western mountains and Yellowstone, and the valleys is less well known. -
Canada Lynx Conservation
CANADA LYNX CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY 2nd Edition August 2000 How to cite this publication: Ruediger, Bill, Jim Claar, Steve Gniadek, Bryon Holt, Lyle Lewis, Steve Mighton, Bob Naney, Gary Patton, Tony Rinaldi, Joel Trick, Anne Vandehey, Fred Wahl, Nancy Warren, Dick Wenger, and Al Williamson. 2000. Canada lynx conservation assessment and strategy. USDA Forest Service, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, and USDI National Park Service. Missoula, MT. CANADA LYNX CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY LYNX BIOLOGY TEAM Member: Representing: Bill Ruediger USDA Forest Service (Team Leader) Jim Claar USDA Forest Service, Northern Region Bob Naney USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region Fred Wahl USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region Nancy Warren USDA Forest Service, Northern Region Dick Wenger USDA Forest Service, Intermountain Region Al Williamson/ USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region Steve Mighton/ Tony Rinaldi Lyle Lewis USDI Bureau of Land Management Bryon Holt U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region Gary Patton U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region Joel Trick U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Great Lakes - Big Rivers Region Anne Vandehey U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region Steve Gniadek USDI National Park Service LYNX STEERING COMMITTEE Member: Representing: Kathy McAllister USDA Forest Service (Chair) Kemper McMaster U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Mountain-Prairie Region Phil Laumeyer/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific Region Susan Martin -
High Country News Vol. 25.3, Feb. 22, 1993
IF'19199 AF'R93 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXLYNNE WOLFE XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXPO BOX 882853 STEAMBOAT PLAZA CO 80488 A Paper for People wbo care about tbe West One dollar andfiftY cents '..':"'\': :::"..:::::::" ..:".:::.:~ • The continuing saga of New Mexico's Gray Ranch by Bruce Selcraig Mexico border; enthralled biologists; within its boundaries are believed to be 718 species of plants, an estimated 75 species hree years ago I met some and subspecies of mammals, and 52 kinds of reptiles and ranchers in the remote south- amphibians, including three on the federal list of endangered western bootheel of New Mex- species. Some 150 types of birds breed here, and more than 70 ico who were distraught over plants are rare or endangered. Bill Waldman', director of the the sale of a famous local Conservancy's New Mexico office, said at the time: ranch. They were suspicious of "More separate species and subspecies of mammals are the new owners and fearful found on the Gray Ranch than on any existing national wildlife that the dreaded public - a refuge or national park in the continental United States," word they often spat out like So why is the Conservancy now willing to turn the Gray tobacco juice - would soon Ranch over to private interests? come to ruin the ranch and What has the Conservancy accomplished in three years? their solitude. And what does Jane Fonda have to do with all of this? "Come back in 10 years," , Ah, the mysteries of the Gray. What-appears to be the one rancher's wife told me bit- impending sale of the ranch to a non-profit organization headed terly, "and see what's hap- by a rancher is only the latest plot twist in what has been a pened to this land .. -
Canada Lynx Conservation Assessment and Strategy
Canada Lynx Conservation Assessment and Strategy 2nd Edition August 2000 (as amended Oct. 23-24 2001, May 6-8, 2003 and Nov. 12-13, 2003) How to cite this publication: Ruediger, Bill, Jim Claar, Steve Gniadek, Bryon Holt, Lyle Lewis, Steve Mighton, Bob Naney, Gary Patton, Tony Rinaldi, Joel Trick, Anne Vandehey, Fred Wahl, Nancy Warren, Dick Wenger, and Al Williamson. 2000. Canada lynx conservation assessment and strategy. USDA Forest Service, USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, USDI Bureau of Land Management, and USDI National Park Service. Forest Service Publication #R1-00-53, Missoula, MT. 142 pp. Also available electronically in single-column, text-only format at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/planning/lynx/lynx.html TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................1 Purpose of this Strategy.............................................................................................................................................1 Interim Nature of this Guidance ................................................................................................................................2 Single-species vs. Ecosystem Process Approaches ...................................................................................................2 Guiding Principles .....................................................................................................................................................3 -
Species Assessment for Gray Wolf (Canis Lupus) in Wyoming
SPECIES ASSESSMENT FOR GRAY WOLF (CANIS LUPUS ) IN WYOMING prepared by 1 2 CARRON MEANEY , AND DR. GARY P. BEAUVAIS 1 Meaney & Company, 777 Juniper Avenue, Boulder, Colorado 80304; 303-444-2299; [email protected] 2 Wyoming Natural Diversity Database, University of Wyoming, Dept. 3381, 1000 E. University Ave., Laramie, WY 82071, 307-766-3023; [email protected] prepared for United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office Cheyenne, Wyoming September 2004 Meaney and Beauvais – Canis lupus September 2004 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 3 NATURAL HISTORY ........................................................................................................................... 3 Morphological Description ...................................................................................................... 3 Taxonomy and Distribution ..................................................................................................... 4 Taxonomy .......................................................................................................................................4 Distribution .....................................................................................................................................4 Habitat Requirements............................................................................................................. 6 General ............................................................................................................................................6