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The Alaknanda Basin (Uttarakhand Himalaya): a Study on Enhancing and Diversifying Livelihood Options in an Ecologically Fragile Mountain Terrain”
Enhancing and Diversifying Livelihood Options ICSSR PDF A Final Report On “The Alaknanda Basin (Uttarakhand Himalaya): A Study on Enhancing and Diversifying Livelihood Options in an Ecologically Fragile Mountain Terrain” Under the Scheme of General Fellowship Submitted to Indian Council of Social Science Research Aruna Asaf Ali Marg JNU Institutional Area New Delhi By Vishwambhar Prasad Sati, Ph. D. General Fellow, ICSSR, New Delhi Department of Geography HNB Garhwal University Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand E-mail: [email protected] Vishwambhar Prasad Sati 1 Enhancing and Diversifying Livelihood Options ICSSR PDF ABBREVIATIONS • AEZ- Agri Export Zones • APEDA- Agriculture and Processed food products Development Authority • ARB- Alaknanda River Basin • BDF- Bhararisen Dairy Farm • CDPCUL- Chamoli District Dairy Production Cooperative Union Limited • FAO- Food and Agricultural Organization • FDA- Forest Development Agency • GBPIHED- Govind Ballabh Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development • H and MP- Herbs and Medicinal Plants • HAPPRC- High Altitude Plant Physiology Center • HDR- Human Development Report • HDRI- Herbal Research and Development Institute • HMS- Himalayan Mountain System • ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research • ICIMOD- International Center of Integrated Mountain and Development • ICSSR- Indian Council of Social Science Research LSI- Livelihood Sustainability Index • IDD- Iodine Deficiency Disorder • IMDP- Intensive Mini Dairy Project • JMS- Journal of Mountain Science • MPCA- Medicinal Plant -
Icmadophila Aversa and Piccolia Conspersa, Two Lichen Species New to Bolivia
Polish Botanical Journal 55(1): 217–221, 2010 ICMADOPHILA AVERSA AND PICCOLIA CONSPERSA, TWO LICHEN SPECIES NEW TO BOLIVIA KARINA WILK Abstract. The species Icmadophila aversa and Piccolia conspersa are reported as new to the lichen biota of Bolivia. The studied material was collected in Madidi National Park (NW Bolivia). The species are briefl y characterized and their ecology and distribution are discussed. Key words: lichenized fungi, new records, Madidi region, Andes, South America Karina Wilk, Laboratory of Lichenology, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lubicz 46, 31-512 Kraków, Poland; e-mail: [email protected] INTRODUCTION Bolivia is still one of the countries least studied While studying the material collected in the biologically, but the data already available indi- Madidi region I identifi ed two interesting lichen cate a potentially high level of biodiversity (Ibisch species – Icmadophila aversa and Piccolia con- & Mérida 2004). Knowledge of the cryptogams, spersa. The species are reported here as new to Bo- including lichens, is particularly defi cient (Feuerer livia. Brief descriptions and notes on their ecology et al. 1998). In the last decade, however, licheno- and worldwide distribution are provided. logical studies have progressed in Bolivia. The most recent works have provided many new dis- MATERIAL AND METHODS coveries: records new to the country, continent or Southern Hemisphere, and species new to The study is based on material collected in 2006–2007 in science (e.g., Ferraro 2002; Feuerer & Sipman Madidi National Park. The collection sites are located in 2005; Flakus & Wilk 2006; Flakus & Kukwa 2007; the Cordillera Apolobamba (Fig. -
Geologic Maps of the Eastern Alaska Range, Alaska, (44 Quadrangles, 1:63360 Scale)
Report of Investigations 2015-6 GEOLOGIC MAPS OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA, (44 quadrangles, 1:63,360 scale) descriptions and interpretations of map units by Warren J. Nokleberg, John N. Aleinikoff, Gerard C. Bond, Oscar J. Ferrians, Jr., Paige L. Herzon, Ian M. Lange, Ronny T. Miyaoka, Donald H. Richter, Carl E. Schwab, Steven R. Silva, Thomas E. Smith, and Richard E. Zehner Southeastern Tanana Basin Southern Yukon–Tanana Upland and Terrane Delta River Granite Jarvis Mountain Aurora Peak Creek Terrane Hines Creek Fault Black Rapids Glacier Jarvis Creek Glacier Subterrane - Southern Yukon–Tanana Terrane Windy Terrane Denali Denali Fault Fault East Susitna Canwell Batholith Glacier Maclaren Glacier McCallum Creek- Metamorhic Belt Meteor Peak Slate Creek Thrust Broxson Gulch Fault Thrust Rainbow Mountain Slana River Subterrane, Wrangellia Terrane Phelan Delta Creek River Highway Slana River Subterrane, Wrangellia Terrane Published by STATE OF ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL & GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS 2015 GEOLOGIC MAPS OF THE EASTERN ALASKA RANGE, ALASKA, (44 quadrangles, 1:63,360 scale) descriptions and interpretations of map units Warren J. Nokleberg, John N. Aleinikoff, Gerard C. Bond, Oscar J. Ferrians, Jr., Paige L. Herzon, Ian M. Lange, Ronny T. Miyaoka, Donald H. Richter, Carl E. Schwab, Steven R. Silva, Thomas E. Smith, and Richard E. Zehner COVER: View toward the north across the eastern Alaska Range and into the southern Yukon–Tanana Upland highlighting geologic, structural, and geomorphic features. View is across the central Mount Hayes Quadrangle and is centered on the Delta River, Richardson Highway, and Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS). Major geologic features, from south to north, are: (1) the Slana River Subterrane, Wrangellia Terrane; (2) the Maclaren Terrane containing the Maclaren Glacier Metamorphic Belt to the south and the East Susitna Batholith to the north; (3) the Windy Terrane; (4) the Aurora Peak Terrane; and (5) the Jarvis Creek Glacier Subterrane of the Yukon–Tanana Terrane. -
Cordillera Apolobamba - the First Ascent Ofpalomani Tranca
135 Cordillera Apolobamba - The First Ascent ofPalomani Tranca Jim Curran Plates 54-56 The Cordillera Apolobamba is 130km NE of Lake Titicaca in SE Peru on the Bolivian border. It had been visited from Bolivia but seldom from Peru, and never by a British expedition. One summit, Palomani Tranca 5633m, remained unclimbed. This much information, gleaned by Geoff Tier after many fruitless hours in the RGS and AC libraries, was more or less what I had expected, for Geoff has that enviable knack of Finding Things Out. Moreover, he then Does Something About Them. As I lack both these attributes almost entirely but compensate for the lack with a proven and long standing flair for being led astray it was inevitable that, around the beginning of July, I would find myself with Geoff once more at Heathrow's Terminal 3 in double boots, salopette and furry jacket, clumping aboard a DClO. With me was an unopened letter from my bank manager marked 'Urgent and Confidential'. Generous support from the MEF and the BMC enabled us to fly to Lima where we met Andy Maskrey, an old friend of Geoffs, who had been working for five years in Peru running a disaster agency. His fluent Spanish was without doubt, the key factor in enabling us to get anywhere near our range for it must be said that once away from the main tourist circuit, some Spanish is essential. Andy's Peruvian girl-friend Chepi also spoke Quechua so that in many respects Geoff and I had a very easy time. We found out very quickly that in South America you are not a sahib but a gringo - a big difference. -
2020 January Scree
the SCREE Mountaineering Club of Alaska January 2020 Volume 63, Number 1 Contents Mount Anno Domini Peak 2330 and Far Out Peak Devils Paw North Taku Tower Randoism via Rosie’s Roost "The greatest danger for Berlin Wall most of us is not that our aim is too high and we Katmai and the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes miss it, but that it is too Peak of the Month: Old Snowy low and we reach it." – Michelangelo JANUARY MEETING: Wednesday, January 8, at 6:30 p.m. Luc Mehl will give the presentation. The Mountaineering Club of Alaska www.mtnclubak.org "To maintain, promote, and perpetuate the association of persons who are interested in promoting, sponsoring, im- proving, stimulating, and contributing to the exercise of skill and safety in the Art and Science of Mountaineering." This issue brought to you by: Editor—Steve Gruhn assisted by Dawn Munroe Hut Needs and Notes Cover Photo If you are headed to one of the MCA huts, please consult the Hut Gabe Hayden high on Devils Paw. Inventory and Needs on the website (http://www.mtnclubak.org/ Photo by Brette Harrington index.cfm/Huts/Hut-Inventory-and-Needs) or Greg Bragiel, MCA Huts Committee Chairman, at either [email protected] or (907) 350-5146 to see what needs to be taken to the huts or repaired. All JANUARY MEETING huts have tools and materials so that anyone can make basic re- Wednesday, January 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the BP Energy Center at pairs. Hutmeisters are needed for each hut: If you have a favorite 1014 Energy Court in Anchorage. -
Melt Regimes, Stratigraphy, Flow Dynamics and Glaciochemistry of Three Glaciers in the Alaska Range
Journal of Glaciology, Vol. 58, No. 207, 2012 doi: 10.3189/2012JoG10J238 99 Melt regimes, stratigraphy, flow dynamics and glaciochemistry of three glaciers in the Alaska Range Seth CAMPBELL,1,2 Karl KREUTZ,1 Erich OSTERBERG,3 Steven ARCONE,2 Cameron WAKE,4 Douglas INTRONE,1 Kevin VOLKENING,5 Dominic WINSKI1 1Climate Change Institute and Department of Earth Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA E-mail: [email protected] 2US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH, USA 3Department of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA 4Complex Systems Research Center, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans and Space, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA 5Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA ABSTRACT. We used ground-penetrating radar (GPR), GPS and glaciochemistry to evaluate melt regimes and ice depths, important variables for mass-balance and ice-volume studies, of Upper Yentna Glacier, Upper Kahiltna Glacier and the Mount Hunter ice divide, Alaska. We show the wet, percolation and dry snow zones located below 2700 m a.s.l., at 2700 to 3900 m a.s.l. and above 3900 m a.s.l., respectively. We successfully imaged glacier ice depths upwards of 480 m using 40–100 MHz GPR frequencies. This depth is nearly double previous depth measurements reached using mid-frequency GPR systems on temperate glaciers. Few Holocene-length climate records are available in Alaska, hence we also assess stratigraphy and flow dynamics at each study site as a potential ice-core location. Ice layers in shallow firn cores and attenuated glaciochemical signals or lacking strata in GPR profiles collected on Upper Yentna Glacier suggest that regions below 2800 m a.s.l. -
Jasper National Park Winter Visitor Guide 2019-2020
WINTER 2019 - 2020 Visitor Guide Athabasca River (Celina Frisson, Tourism Jasper) Athabasca River (Celina Frisson, Tourism Marmot Meadows Également offert en français Winter Walking and Events Welcome Top Winter Walking Destinations Extending over 11,000 square kilometres, Jasper is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies. Connect to this special place by discovering our four spectacular regions. From snowshoeing and cross country-skiing to fat Enjoy the fresh air and unique winter scenery by exploring the biking and trail walking, the options for winter activities are endless. following areas. Be prepared for snowy, icy and slippery conditions. Check the trail conditions. We respectfully acknowledge that Jasper National Park is located in Treaty Six and Eight territories as well as the traditional territories of the Beaver, Cree, Ojibway, Shuswap, Stoney and Métis Nations. We mention this to honor and be thankful for these contributions to building our park, province and nation. Around Town: Maligne Valley: Icefields Parkway: Trail 15 Maligne Canyon Athabasca Falls Parks Canada wishes you a warm welcome and hopes that you enjoy your visit! Pyramid Bench Mary Schäffer Loop Sunwapta Falls Lake Annette Moose Lake Loop Wilcox trail (Red Chairs) Jasper Townsite Lac Beauvert Valley of the Five Lakes Legend See legend on p. 5 and p. 19 Winter Walking Do’s and Don’ts • Do not snowshoe or walk on groomed ski tracks. • Keep dogs on leash at all times. • Pick up after your dog. • Read all safety signage before proceeding. • Wear appropriate footwear and ice cleats for extra grip on winter trails (see p. 19 for rental info). -
Geomorphic Evolution of Dehra Dun, NW Himalaya: Tectonics and Climatic Coupling
Geomorphology 266 (2016) 20–32 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Geomorphology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/geomorph Geomorphic evolution of Dehra Dun, NW Himalaya: Tectonics and climatic coupling Swati Sinha, Rajiv Sinha ⁎ Department of Earth Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India article info abstract Article history: The Dehra Dun is a good example of a piggyback basin formed from the growth of the Siwalik hills. Two large riv- Received 22 November 2015 ers, the Ganga and the Yamuna, and their tributaries deposit a significant part of their sediment load in the Dun Received in revised form 1 May 2016 before they enter the Gangetic plains. This work documents the geomorphic complexities and landform evolu- Accepted 2 May 2016 tion of the Dehra Dun through geomorphic mapping and chronostratigraphic investigation of the incised fan sec- Available online 6 May 2016 tions. Lesser Himalayan hills, inner and outer dissected hills, isolated hills, proximal fan, distal fan, dip slope unit, fl fi Keywords: oodplains, and terraces are the major geomorphic units identi ed in the area. Isolated hills of fan material (IHF), fi Intermontane valleys proximal fan (PF), and distal fan (DF) are identi ed as fan surfaces from north to south of the valley. The OSL Himalayan foreland based chronology of the fan sediments suggests that the IHF is the oldest fan consisting of debris flow deposits Valley fills with a maximum age of ~43 ka coinciding with the precipitation minima. The proximal fan consisting of sheet Fan deposits flow deposits represents the second phase of aggradation between 34 and 21 ka caused by shifting of deposition locus downstream triggered by high sediment supply that exceeded the transport capacity. -
Alaska Range
Alaska Range Introduction The heavily glacierized Alaska Range consists of a number of adjacent and discrete mountain ranges that extend in an arc more than 750 km long (figs. 1, 381). From east to west, named ranges include the Nutzotin, Mentas- ta, Amphitheater, Clearwater, Tokosha, Kichatna, Teocalli, Tordrillo, Terra Cotta, and Revelation Mountains. This arcuate mountain massif spans the area from the White River, just east of the Canadian Border, to Merrill Pass on the western side of Cook Inlet southwest of Anchorage. Many of the indi- Figure 381.—Index map of vidual ranges support glaciers. The total glacier area of the Alaska Range is the Alaska Range showing 2 approximately 13,900 km (Post and Meier, 1980, p. 45). Its several thousand the glacierized areas. Index glaciers range in size from tiny unnamed cirque glaciers with areas of less map modified from Field than 1 km2 to very large valley glaciers with lengths up to 76 km (Denton (1975a). Figure 382.—Enlargement of NOAA Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) image mosaic of the Alaska Range in summer 1995. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration image mosaic from Mike Fleming, Alaska Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, Alaska. The numbers 1–5 indicate the seg- ments of the Alaska Range discussed in the text. K406 SATELLITE IMAGE ATLAS OF GLACIERS OF THE WORLD and Field, 1975a, p. 575) and areas of greater than 500 km2. Alaska Range glaciers extend in elevation from above 6,000 m, near the summit of Mount McKinley, to slightly more than 100 m above sea level at Capps and Triumvi- rate Glaciers in the southwestern part of the range. -
USGS Professional Paper 1739-A
Studies by the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska, 2006 U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1739–A Blue Mountain and The Gas Rocks: Rear-Arc Dome Clusters on the Alaska Peninsula By Wes Hildreth, Judy Fierstein, and Andrew T. Calvert Abstract pal nearby town) and 15 to 20 km behind (northwest of) the volcanic-front chain, which is locally defined by Kejulik and Behind the single-file chain of stratovolcanoes on the Peulik stratovolcanoes (fig. 1). The Gas Rocks form a knobby Alaska Peninsula, independent rear-arc vents for mafic mag- peninsula at the south shore of Becharof Lake, and Blue mas are uncommon, and for silicic magmas rarer still. We Mountain is a group of rounded hills a few kilometers west of report here the characteristics, compositions, and ages of two Upper Ugashik Lake (fig. 2). Both dome clusters rise abruptly andesite-dacite dome clusters and of several nearby basaltic above a nearly flat (virtually treeless and roadless) plain of units, all near Becharof Lake and 15 to 20 km behind the late Pleistocene glacial deposits (Detterman and others, 1987a, volcanic front. Blue Mountain consists of 13 domes (58–68 b), consisting largely of till and outwash, supplemented by the bog and lacustrine deposits of hundreds of ponds and by weight percent SiO2) and The Gas Rocks of three domes (62–64.5 weight percent SiO ) and a mafic cone (52 weight beach and terrace deposits along the lakeshores. The enor- 2 mous moraine-dammed lakes (fig. 2) are generally shallower percent SiO2). All 16 domes are amphibole-biotite-plagio- clase felsite, and nearly all are phenocryst rich and quartz than 5 m, and their surfaces are barely 10 m above sea level. -
Ley, So the Still Deeper Cañon of Lower Two Miles,That Is, Beyond Rather Than
THE CANON OF YOSEMITE 87 As Merced Cañon forms the southeast branch of Yosemite Val- ley, so the still deeper cañon of Tenaya Creek isits northeastern arm.Here the glacial story is less plain, and on first sight, from the heights on either side, it might be overlooked.For above the cañon's lower two miles,that is, beyond the foot of Mt. Watkins,it crowds to a narrow box-cañon between that great cliff and the steep incline of Clouds Rest.This might seem to be a V-shaped, stream-cut gorge, rather than to have the broader bottom commonly left by a glacier. But alittle exploration discovers glacial footprints in the terminal moraines and the lakes and filled lake-beds,withfineconnecting waterfalls, that mark aglacier's descent from the Cathedral Peak Range, south of the Tuolumne. We Overhung at Summit of the Half Dont,-. nrart have hardly entered the cañon, in- a tulle above the Valley floor nn.l Tena-u deed, before we are reminded of (allan.El Caption Is seen in the tllatanee. El Capitan moraine and the enclosed Yosemite Lake. A similar boulder ridge, thrown across the cañon here, is traversed by the road as it carries visitors on their early morning trips to see the sunrise reflections in Mirror Lake.This lakelet evidently occupies the lowermost of the glacial steps.It is a mere reminder of its former size, the delta of Tenaya Creek having stolen a mile from its upper end.Farther up the cañon, below and above Mt. Watkins, stream sediment has already turned similar lakes into meadows. -
Summits on the Air – ARM for Canada (Alberta – VE6) Summits on the Air
Summits on the Air – ARM for Canada (Alberta – VE6) Summits on the Air Canada (Alberta – VE6/VA6) Association Reference Manual (ARM) Document Reference S87.1 Issue number 2.2 Date of issue 1st August 2016 Participation start date 1st October 2012 Authorised Association Manager Walker McBryde VA6MCB Summits-on-the-Air an original concept by G3WGV and developed with G3CWI Notice “Summits on the Air” SOTA and the SOTA logo are trademarks of the Programme. This document is copyright of the Programme. All other trademarks and copyrights referenced herein are acknowledged Page 1 of 63 Document S87.1 v2.2 Summits on the Air – ARM for Canada (Alberta – VE6) 1 Change Control ............................................................................................................................. 4 2 Association Reference Data ..................................................................................................... 7 2.1 Programme derivation ..................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 General information .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Rights of way and access issues ..................................................................................................... 9 2.4 Maps and navigation .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Safety considerations ..................................................................................................................