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State-Of-Practice of Water Delivery Systems (Sprinklers) Used in the Wildland-Urban Interface
[email protected] www.fpinnovations.ca STATE-OF-PRACTICE OF WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS (SPRINKLERS) USED IN THE WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE COMPENDIUM FPInnovations April 2019 This compendium is not restricted. This is a compendium of reports published during the state-of-practice review of water delivery systems (sprinklers) in the wildland-urban interface (WUI). Funding for this review was provided by the Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA). Sprinklers are used to protect structures from wildfire during wildland-urban interface (WUI) events across Canada. Traditionally, standard forestry equipment has been used in conjunction with impact sprinklers. FPInnovations is reviewing common practices and equipment used during sprinkler deployments, in Canada, to determine if they are the most appropriate for community structure protection, or if alternative approaches should be considered. This compendium includes a literature review of the pathways to structure ignition, the results of a national survey on the use of sprinklers in Canada, a review of standards and codes specific to the WUI that relate to the use of sprinklers, the results of an equipment evaluation, a collection of WUI case studies and observations that describe actual sprinkler deployments, and a discussion on best practices and recommendations to enhance the effectiveness of sprinkler deployments. 301012735: FRIAA SPRINKLER PROJECT PRIMARY AUTHORS CONTACT INFORMATION Ray Ault COMPENDIUM Wilderness Fire Management Inc. (780) 658-2282 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS [email protected] -
Representativeness Assessment of Research Natural Areas on National Forest System Lands in Idaho
USDA United States Department of Representativeness Assessment of Agriculture Forest Service Research Natural Areas on Rocky Mountain Research Station National Forest System Lands General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-45 in Idaho March 2000 Steven K. Rust Abstract Rust, Steven K. 2000. Representativeness assessment of research natural areas on National Forest System lands in Idaho. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-45. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 129 p. A representativeness assessment of National Forest System (N FS) Research Natural Areas in ldaho summarizes information on the status of the natural area network and priorities for identification of new Research Natural Areas. Natural distribution and abundance of plant associations is compared to the representation of plant associations within natural areas. Natural distribution and abundance is estimated using modeled potential natural vegetation, published classification and inventory data, and Heritage plant community element occur- rence data. Minimum criteria are applied to select only viable, high quality plant association occurrences. In assigning natural area selection priorities, decision rules are applied to encompass consideration of the adequacy and viability of representation. Selected for analysis were 1,024 plant association occurrences within 21 4 natural areas (including 115 NFS Research Natural Areas). Of the 1,566 combinations of association within ecological sections, 28 percent require additional data for further analysis; 8, 40, and 12 percent, respectively, are ranked from high to low conservation priority; 13 percent are fully represented. Patterns in natural area needs vary between ecological section. The result provides an operational prioritization of Research Natural Area needs at landscape and subregional scales. -
Appendix a List of Preparers and Reviewers
Glossary adfluvial —Referring to fish that live in lakes and no significant impact, aids an agency’s compliance migrate to rivers and streams. with the National Environmental Policy Act when Beyond the Boundaries —National Wildlife Refuge no environmental impact statement is necessary, Association program to expand conservation work and facilitates preparation of a statement when to areas outside national wildlife refuge borders. one is necessary. BRWCA —Bear River Watershed Conservation Area. fluvial —Referring to fish that live in rivers and candidate species —A species of plant or animal for streams. which the USFWS has sufficient information on GCN —(A species of) greatest conservation need. their biological status and threats to propose them HAPET —Habitat and Population Evaluation Team. as endangered or threatened under the Endan- Important Bird Areas Program —A global effort to gered Species Act, but for which development of find and conserve areas that are vital to birds a proposed listing regulation is precluded by other and other biodiversity sponsored by the National higher priority listing activities. Audubon Society. CFR —Code of Federal Regulations. Intermountain West Joint Venture —Diverse partner- CO2 —Carbon dioxide. ship of 18 entities including Federal agencies, conservation easement —A legally enforceable State agencies, nonprofit conservation organiza- encumbrance or transfer of property rights to a tions, and for-profit organizations representing government agency or land trust for the purposes agriculture and industry. IWJV was founded in of conservation. Rights transferred could include 1994 to facilitate bird conservation across the vast the discretion to subdivide or develop land, change 495 million acres of the Intermountain West. -
Conservation Strategy for Spokane River Basin Wetlands
CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR SPOKANE RIVER BASIN WETLANDS Prepared by Mabel Jankovsky-Jones Conservation Data Center June 1999 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Natural Resource Policy Bureau 600 South Walnut, P.O. Box 25 Boise, ID 83707 Jerry Mallet, Interim Director Report prepared with funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency through Section 104(b) (3) of the Clean Water Act Grant No. CD990620-01-0 SUMMARY The Idaho Conservation Data Center has received wetland protection grant funding from the Environmental Protection Agency under the authority of Section 104 (b)(3) of the Clean Water Act to enhance existing wetland information systems. The information summarized here can be applied to state biodiversity, conservation, and water quality enhancement projects on a watershed basis. Previous project areas included the Henrys Fork Basin, Big Wood River Basin, southeastern Idaho watersheds, the Idaho Panhandle, and east-central basins. This document is a summary of information compiled for the Spokane River Basin. We used the United States Fish and Wildlife Service National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) to gain a broad perspective on the areal extant and types of wetlands in the survey area. Land ownership and management layers were overlaid on the NWI to determine ownership and the protected status of wetlands. Plant communities occurring in the survey area were placed into the hierarchical NWI classification and provide information relative to on-the-ground resource management. Assessment of the quality and condition of plant communities and the occurrence of rare plant and animal species allowed us to categorize twenty-four wetland sites based on conservation intent. -
Floristic Inventory of Subalpine Parks in the Coeur D'alene River Drainage, Northern Idaho
FLORISTIC INVENTORY OF SUBALPINE PARKS IN THE COEUR D'ALENE RIVER DRAINAGE, NORTHERN IDAHO by Robert K. Moseley Conservation Data Center December 1993 Idaho Department of Fish and Game Natural Resource Policy Bureau 600 South Walnut, P.O. Box 25 Boise, Idaho 83707 Jerry M. Conley, Director Cooperative Challenge Cost-share Project Idaho Panhandle National Forests Idaho Department of Fish and Game ABSTRACT Treeless summits and ridges in the otherwise densely forested mountains of northern Idaho, have a relatively unique flora compared with surrounding communities. Although small in area, these subalpine parks add greatly to the biotic diversity of the regional landscape and are habitats for several vascular taxa considered rare in Idaho. I conducted a floristic inventory of 32 parks in the mountains of the Coeur d'Alene River drainage and adjacent portions of the St. Joe drainage. The project is a cooperative one between the Idaho Department of Fish and Game's Conservation Data Center and the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. The subalpine park flora contains 151 taxa representing 97 genera in 34 families. Carex are surprisingly depauperate, in terms of both numbers and cover, as is the alien flora, which is comprised of only three species. I discovered populations of five rare species, including Carex xerantica, which is here reported for Idaho for the first time. Other rare species include Astragalus bourgovii, Carex californica, Ivesia tweedyi, and Romanzoffia sitchensis. Stevens Peak is the highest summit and is phytogeographically unique in the study area. It contains habitat for six taxa occurring nowhere else in the study area, all having high-elevation cordilleran or circumboreal affinities. -
Draft Plant Propagation Protocol
Plant Propagation Protocol for Calochortus apiculatus http://courses.washington.edu/esrm412/protocols/CAAP.pdf Up close photograph of C. apiculatus. 2005, Robert L. Carr. 2 Photograph of C. apiculatus growth form. 2005, Robert L. Carr. 2 TAXONOMY Family Names Family Scientific Liliaceae1 Name: Family Common Lily Name: Scientific Names Genus: Calochortus1 Species/Epithet: Apiculatus1 Species Authority: Baker1 Varieties N/A Sub-species N/A Cultivar N/A Common N/A Synonym(s) Common Name(s) Pointedtip Mariposa Lily1 Baker’s Mariposa2 Three-Spot Mariposa Lily2 Species Code: CAAP1 GENERAL INFORMATION Geographical range Found in the United States of America in north eastern Washington as well as an isolated population in Yakima Co., northern Idaho, and in Montana. In Canada, this species is found in British Columbia and Alberta. Ecological distribution Typically found in meadows and grassy slopes, as well as open coniferous forests and valleys.5,8,11 Climate and elevation Found in dry to moist soils between 440-2500 meters.4,8,10 range Local habitat and Doesn’t commonly associate with specific species of plants. abundance Plant strategy type / Seral, occurring in areas without a lot of disturbance, but also no late successional stage successional growth. Plant characteristics Perennial forb, leaves grow basally, flower is white with yellowish, hairy throat.5,8 PROPAGATION DETAILS Ecotype N/A Propagation Goal Plants (Bulbs)3 Propagation Method Seed3 Product Type Container (plug)6 Stock Type 4” pots, D-Pots seeding flats3,6 Time to Grow 1 year6 Target Specifications First year bulb, 3-8mm diameter6 Propagule Collection Collect whole fruits (capsules) right before or after ripening (for most Instructions Calochortus species, this is May through August).6 Propagule Seeds last 5-6 years in the environment but may last longer if stored in a Processing/Propagule fridge. -
BULLETIN GIS Trends
NUMBER 161 / WINTER 2019 NUMERO 161 / HIVER 2019 ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN MAP LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES BULLETIN How Did Kenow Mountain Get its Name? Rhys Stevens University of Lethbridge Library Abstract This brief article identifies the federal and provincial organizations in Canada responsible for authorizing official place names (toponyms). Included are suggested resources relevant for locating both official and historical Canadian place names. A search for Kenow Mountain, British Columbia is used to illustrate the challenges encountered when attempting to determine naming origins. Keywords: toponymy; place name; Kenow Mountain (B.C.); names, geographical -- Canada In late August, 2017 an intense lightning and thunder storm ignited a wildfire on remote Kenow Mountain in the Clark Range of the southeastern corner of British Columbia about ten kilometers from the boundary with Waterton Lakes National Park (WLNP) in Alberta. Hot weather, strong winds and exceptionally dry conditions fueled the fire as it raced northeast along the Cameron Valley and into the park. This extreme wildfire eventually burned a total of 19,300 hectares within Waterton Lakes and destroyed or damaged a significant amount of the park’s built infrastructure (e.g., visitor centre, campground, stables, bridges, guardrails, hiking trails). It became known as the Kenow Mountain wildfire. About a year later, in September, 2018, WLNP Archivist Mr. Edwin Knox mentioned to me that he’d had no luck tracking down details about the origin of the name Kenow Mountain which he suspected might be the surname of an early mineral prospector. At first I believed it might be possible to find the answer quickly with some creative Googling but the task proved somewhat trickier than I’d anticipated. -
F. Key to Abies Lasiocarpa Habitat Types
F. Key to Abies lasiocarpa habitat types 1. Equisetum arvense abundant PICEA ENGELMANNII/EQUISETUN ARVENSE h.t. (p.36) 1. E. arvense not abundant 2 2. Caltha leptosepala common or Trollius laxus well represented PICEA ENGELMANNII/CALTHA LEPTOSEPALA h.t. (p.37) 2. ~. leptosepala scarce and!. laxus poorly represented 3 3. Carex disperma well represented PICEA ENGELMANNII/CAREX DISPERMA h.t. (p.38) 3. ~. disperma poorly represented. 4 4. Calamagrostis canadensis or Ledum glandulosum well represented ABIES LASIOCARPA/CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS h.t. (p.4S) 4a. Ledum glandulosum well represented LEDUM GLANDULOSUM phase* (p.4S) 4b. Not as above; Vaccinium caespitosum common VACCINIUM CAESPITOSUM phase* (p.4S) 4c. Not as above in 4a or 4b CALAMAGROSTIS CANADENSIS phase (p.4S) 4. C. canadensis and L. glandulosum poorly represented 5 5. Streptopus amplexifolius or Senecio triangularis well represented either separately or collectively ABIES LASIOCARPA/STREPTOPUS AMPLEXIFOLIUS h. t.* (p.46) 5. Not as above 6 6. Menziesia ferruginea well represented ABIES LASIOCARPA/MENZIESIA FERRUGINEA h.t.* (p.47) 6. ~. ferruginea poorly represented 7 7. Actaea rubra common ABIES LASIOCARPA/ACTAEA RUBRA h.t. (p.47) 7. A. rubra scarce 8 8. Physocarpus malvaceus well represented ABIES LASIOCARPA/PHYSOCARPUS ~1ALVACEUS h.t. (p.48) 8. ~. malvaceus poorly represented 9 9. Acer glabrum or Sorbus scopulina well represented either separately or collectively ABIES LASIOCARPA/ACER GLABRUM h.t. (p.48) 9. Not as above . 10 10. Linnaea borealis common ABIES LASIOCARPA/LINNAEA BOREALIS h.t. (p.49) lOa. Vaccinium scoparium well represented VACCINIUM SCOPARIl~ phase (p.49) lOb. ~. scoparium poorly represented LINNAEA BOREALIS phase (p.49) 10. -
Vascular Plant List Whatcom County Whatcom County. Whatcom County, WA
Vascular Plant List Whatcom County Whatcom County. Whatcom County, WA. List covers plants found in Whatcom County. Combination of plant lists of areas within Whatcom County, made by various observers over several years, with numerous additions by Jim Duemmel. Plants collected in Whatcom County found in the UW and WSU herbariums have been added to the list. 1175 spp., 223 introduced. Prepared by Don Knoke 2004. These lists represent the work of different WNPS members over the years. Their accuracy has not been verified by the Washington Native Plant Society. We offer these lists to individuals as a tool to enhance the enjoyment and study of native plants. * - Introduced Scientific Name Common Name Family Name Abies amabilis Pacific silver fir Pinaceae Abies grandis Grand fir Pinaceae Abies lasiocarpa Sub-alpine fir Pinaceae Abies procera Noble fir Pinaceae Acer circinatum Vine maple Aceraceae Acer glabrum Douglas maple Aceraceae Acer macrophyllum Big-leaf maple Aceraceae Achillea millefolium Yarrow Asteraceae Achlys triphylla Vanilla leaf Berberidaceae Aconitum columbianum Monkshood Ranunculaceae Actaea rubra Baneberry Ranunculaceae Adenocaulon bicolor Pathfinder Asteraceae Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair fern Polypodiaceae Agoseris aurantiaca Orange agoseris Asteraceae Agoseris glauca Mountain agoseris Asteraceae Agropyron caninum Bearded wheatgrass Poaceae Agropyron repens* Quack grass Poaceae Agropyron spicatum Blue-bunch wheatgrass Poaceae Agrostemma githago* Common corncockle Caryophyllaceae Agrostis alba* Red top Poaceae Agrostis exarata* -
Waterton Lakes National Park • Common Name(Order Family Genus Species)
Waterton Lakes National Park Flora • Common Name(Order Family Genus species) Monocotyledons • Arrow-grass, Marsh (Najadales Juncaginaceae Triglochin palustris) • Arrow-grass, Seaside (Najadales Juncaginaceae Triglochin maritima) • Arrowhead, Northern (Alismatales Alismataceae Sagittaria cuneata) • Asphodel, Sticky False (Liliales Liliaceae Triantha glutinosa) • Barley, Foxtail (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Hordeum jubatum) • Bear-grass (Liliales Liliaceae Xerophyllum tenax) • Bentgrass, Alpine (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Podagrostis humilis) • Bentgrass, Creeping (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Agrostis stolonifera) • Bentgrass, Green (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Calamagrostis stricta) • Bentgrass, Spike (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Agrostis exarata) • Bluegrass, Alpine (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa alpina) • Bluegrass, Annual (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa annua) • Bluegrass, Arctic (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa arctica) • Bluegrass, Plains (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa arida) • Bluegrass, Bulbous (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa bulbosa) • Bluegrass, Canada (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa compressa) • Bluegrass, Cusick's (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa cusickii) • Bluegrass, Fendler's (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa fendleriana) • Bluegrass, Glaucous (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa glauca) • Bluegrass, Inland (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa interior) • Bluegrass, Fowl (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa palustris) • Bluegrass, Patterson's (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa pattersonii) • Bluegrass, Kentucky (Poales Poaceae/Gramineae Poa pratensis) • Bluegrass, Sandberg's (Poales -
Early Vegetal Succession Following Large Northern Rocky Mountain Wildfires
Early Vegetal Succession Following Large Northern Rocky Mountain Wildfires L. JACK LYON AND PETER F. STICKNEyl INTRODUCTION ~LDFIRE is a naturally recurring phenomenon in the forests of the Northern Rockies. Historical accounts of earliest explorations contain references to areas denuded by fire, and the massive forest fires of this century have been documented. Written records before 1800 are sketchy, but charcoal in the ground, burned stumps, and fire scars in tree cross sections provide evidence of a forest-fire history predating the oldest living vegetation in the North ern Rockies. Thus, it is generally accepted that these forests have evolved in the presence of repeated fires. Despite this evolutionary concept, recognition of the ecological sig nificance of fire is relatively recent and not yet well defined. Much of the literature treats fire as the external disturbance of an otherwise stable system. By implication, forest succession becomes evidence of ecosystem resilience or ability to recover from outside disturbance, and predictive models tend to assume the classic concept of succes sion in which early seral plants modify the site to their own exclusion and thereby permit establishment of interseral and climax species. Our data suggest that this is a poor conceptual model for forest suc cession in the Northern Rockies. 'Research Wildlife Biologist and Associate Plant Ecologist, respectively, USDA Forest Serv ice, Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Ogden, Utah 84401, stationed in Missoula, Montana, at the Forestry Sciences Laboratory, maintained in cooperation with the 355 L. JACK LYON AND PETER F. STICKNEY As an alternative, we believe that fire should be treated as an in ternal perturbation of a generally stable system. -
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