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VGP) Version 2/5/2009
Vessel General Permit (VGP) Version 2/5/2009 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) VESSEL GENERAL PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF VESSELS (VGP) AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), any owner or operator of a vessel being operated in a capacity as a means of transportation who: • Is eligible for permit coverage under Part 1.2; • If required by Part 1.5.1, submits a complete and accurate Notice of Intent (NOI) is authorized to discharge in accordance with the requirements of this permit. General effluent limits for all eligible vessels are given in Part 2. Further vessel class or type specific requirements are given in Part 5 for select vessels and apply in addition to any general effluent limits in Part 2. Specific requirements that apply in individual States and Indian Country Lands are found in Part 6. Definitions of permit-specific terms used in this permit are provided in Appendix A. This permit becomes effective on December 19, 2008 for all jurisdictions except Alaska and Hawaii. This permit and the authorization to discharge expire at midnight, December 19, 2013 i Vessel General Permit (VGP) Version 2/5/2009 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, 2008 William K. Honker, Acting Director Robert W. Varney, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1 6 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, 2008 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, Barbara A. -
First Record of an Extinct Marabou Stork in the Neogene of South America
First record of an extinct marabou stork in the Neogene of South America JORGE IGNACIO NORIEGA and GERARDO CLADERA Noriega, J.I. and Cladera, G. 2008. First record of an extinct marabou stork in the Neogene of South America. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 53 (4): 593–600. We describe a new large species of marabou stork, Leptoptilus patagonicus (Ciconiiformes, Ciconiidae, Leptoptilini), from the late Miocene Puerto Madryn Formation, Chubut Province, Argentina. The specimen consists mainly of wing and leg bones, pelvis, sternum, cervical vertebrae, and a few fragments of the skull. We provisionally adopt the traditional system− atic scheme of ciconiid tribes. The specimen is referred to the Leptoptilini on the basis of similarities in morphology and intramembral proportions with the extant genera Ephippiorhynchus, Jabiru,andLeptoptilos. The fossil specimen resembles in overall morphology and size the species of Leptoptilos, but also exhibits several exclusive characters of the sternum, hu− merus, carpometacarpus, tibiotarsus, and pelvis. Additionally, its wing proportions differ from those of any living taxon, providing support to erect a new species. This is the first record of the tribe Leptoptilini in the Tertiary of South America. Key words: Ciconiidae, Leptoptilos, Miocene, Argentina, South America. Jorge I. Noriega [[email protected]], Laboratorio de Paleontología de Vertebrados, CICYTTP−CONICET, Matteri y España, 3105 Diamante, Argentina; Gerardo Cladera [[email protected]], Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio, Avenida Fontana 140, 9100 Trelew, Argentina. Introduction Institutional abbreviations.—BMNH, Natural History Mu− seum, London, UK; CICYTTP, Centro de Investigaciones The stork family (Ciconiidae) is a well−defined group of Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción, waterbirds, traditionally divided into three tribes: the Myc− Diamante, Argentina; CNAR−KB3, collections of locality 3 of teriini, the Ciconiini, and the Leptoptilini (Kahl 1971, 1972, the Kossom Bougoudi area, Centre National d’Appui à la 1979). -
Detailed Species Accounts from The
Threatened Birds of Asia: The BirdLife International Red Data Book Editors N. J. COLLAR (Editor-in-chief), A. V. ANDREEV, S. CHAN, M. J. CROSBY, S. SUBRAMANYA and J. A. TOBIAS Maps by RUDYANTO and M. J. CROSBY Principal compilers and data contributors ■ BANGLADESH P. Thompson ■ BHUTAN R. Pradhan; C. Inskipp, T. Inskipp ■ CAMBODIA Sun Hean; C. M. Poole ■ CHINA ■ MAINLAND CHINA Zheng Guangmei; Ding Changqing, Gao Wei, Gao Yuren, Li Fulai, Liu Naifa, Ma Zhijun, the late Tan Yaokuang, Wang Qishan, Xu Weishu, Yang Lan, Yu Zhiwei, Zhang Zhengwang. ■ HONG KONG Hong Kong Bird Watching Society (BirdLife Affiliate); H. F. Cheung; F. N. Y. Lock, C. K. W. Ma, Y. T. Yu. ■ TAIWAN Wild Bird Federation of Taiwan (BirdLife Partner); L. Liu Severinghaus; Chang Chin-lung, Chiang Ming-liang, Fang Woei-horng, Ho Yi-hsian, Hwang Kwang-yin, Lin Wei-yuan, Lin Wen-horn, Lo Hung-ren, Sha Chian-chung, Yau Cheng-teh. ■ INDIA Bombay Natural History Society (BirdLife Partner Designate) and Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History; L. Vijayan and V. S. Vijayan; S. Balachandran, R. Bhargava, P. C. Bhattacharjee, S. Bhupathy, A. Chaudhury, P. Gole, S. A. Hussain, R. Kaul, U. Lachungpa, R. Naroji, S. Pandey, A. Pittie, V. Prakash, A. Rahmani, P. Saikia, R. Sankaran, P. Singh, R. Sugathan, Zafar-ul Islam ■ INDONESIA BirdLife International Indonesia Country Programme; Ria Saryanthi; D. Agista, S. van Balen, Y. Cahyadin, R. F. A. Grimmett, F. R. Lambert, M. Poulsen, Rudyanto, I. Setiawan, C. Trainor ■ JAPAN Wild Bird Society of Japan (BirdLife Partner); Y. Fujimaki; Y. Kanai, H. -
June 2015 Media Directory
June 2015 Media Directory 2015 Visit Tampa Bay Media Directory Brand Message ………………………………………………………………………………..3 Freelance Media.............................................................................................................5 Wire Services………………………………………………………………………………......7 Print Media Local Daily Newspapers……………………………………………………………...7 Regional Daily Newspapers………………………………………………………..10 State Daily Newspapers…………………………………………………………….13 Weekly News Papers………………………………………………………………..17 Magazines…………………………………………………………………………….20 Broadcast Media AM Radio……………………………………………………………………………..23 FM Radio……………………………………………………………………………..30 Television…………………………………………………………………………….38 Trade Publications…………………………………………………………………..43 National Media Newspapers………………………………………………………………………….52 Magazines …………………………………………………………………………...53 Trade Publications ………………………………………………………………….54 Freelancers ….………………………………………………………………………55 2 Visit Tampa Bay | BRAND BRIEF Welcome Partners! Visit Tampa Bay has developed this 2015 Tampa Bay Media Directory to assist your organization with identifying and contacting the appropriate media outlets for publicizing your convention, meeting, tradeshow, or event. This is a selection of journalist, media outlets, and freelance writers. It is not an exhaustive list, but provides a starting point to find the information you need on who to contact and where you need to go to get in touch with media outlets. Thank you for being a Partner. We believe your organization will find this directory to be helpful. Thank you, Visit Tampa -
Jabiru Mycteria (Jabiru Stork)
UWI The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago Ecology Jabiru mycteria (Jabiru Stork) Family: Ciconiidae (Storks) Order: Ciconiiformes (Storks, Herons and Ibises) Class: Aves (Birds) Fig. 1. Jabiru stork, Jabiru mycteria. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabiru#/media/File:Jabiru_(Jabiru_mycteria)_2.JPG, downloaded 1 March 2017] TRAITS. Jabiru mycteria is one of the largest flying birds on earth, being the largest in the Americas and one of the three stork species found there. Adult jabiru storks can reach 1.2m tall with a wing span of 2.6m. Their bill is large and black, somewhat upturned, with lengths of up to 30cm (Fig. 1). Males are larger than females, and both sexes can be identified by the band of red skin at the base of the neck. Adult storks possess all-white plumage on the body. The head and neck lacks feathers except for a cluster of grey feathers on the back of the head. The juveniles have white feathers with greyish-brown edges (McKinley, 2006; Borjas, 2004). DISTRIBUTION. Jabiru mycteria is native to South American countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Belize, Colombia, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua and Venezuela (Fig. 2). Jabirus can have also been sighted in Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, United States and Uruguay (IUCN, 2016). UWI The Online Guide to the Animals of Trinidad and Tobago Ecology HABITAT AND ACTIVITY. Jabiru storks are diurnal birds and often feed singly or in pairs but can also be found feeding in large groups (Kahl, 1973). They can be found around coastal lagoons, savannas, marshes and also ponds (Belize Zoo, 2017; Pantanal, 2006). -
Unger, Daniel R
DANIEL ROBERT UNGER 348 County Road 2054 Nacogdoches, Texas 75965 Office: 936-468-2234 Cell: 936-553-4875 E-mail: [email protected] Education University of Idaho Doctor of Philosophy in Forestry, Wildlife and Range Sciences; Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems emphasis. May, 1995. Dissertation titled, “Evaluation of GIS Methods for Mapping Relative Temperature Zones in Forest Ecosystems”. The Pennsylvania State University Master of Science in Forest Resources; Forest Biometrics emphasis. December, 1991. Thesis titled, “A Test of the Mean Distance Method for Forest Regeneration Assessment”. Purdue University Bachelor of Science in Forestry; Forest Management option. May, 1989. Purdue University Bachelor of Science in General Management; Marketing option. May, 1982. Academic Work Experience Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor/Kenneth Nelson Distinguished Professor of Geospatial Science Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University August 1998 – Present Instruction in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of natural resources via the disciplines of remote sensing and GIS. Research involving practical applications of remote sensing and GIS technology involved with inventorying, mapping, monitoring and managing natural resources. Adjunct Associate Professor of Natural Resources Measurements Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University August 1998 – July 2000 Direct graduate students, serve on departmental committees, review research proposals and scientific manuscripts involving the spatial analysis of natural resources. Assistant Professor of Natural Resources Measurements Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University September 1995 – August 1998 Instruction in the quantitative and qualitative analysis of natural resources via the disciplines of mensuration, biometrics and remote sensing. Research involving practical applications of remote sensing and GIS technology involved with inventorying, mapping, monitoring and managing natural resources. -
Public Involvement Program
Public Involvement Program I-275 / SR93 From South of 54th Avenue South to North of 4th Street North Pinellas County, Florida PROJECT DEVELOPMENT & ENVIRONMENT (PD&E) STUDY April 2016 Work Program Item No: 424501-1 Public Involvement Program I-275 / SR93 PD&E Study Contents I Description of Proposed Improvement ................................................................................................ 1 II Project Background ............................................................................................................................. 4 Tampa Bay Express (TBX) Master Plan ............................................................................................. 4 TBX Master Plan Project ........................................................................................................... 4 TBX Starter Projects .................................................................................................................. 5 Pinellas Alternative Analysis (AA) ....................................................................................................... 5 Lane Continuity Study ......................................................................................................................... 6 NEPA Process ..................................................................................................................................... 7 III Project Goals ....................................................................................................................................... 7 IV -
Construction
Cleveland STREET streetscape construction toolkit Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction 2 Acknowledgements 4 Project Information 5 Contacts 6 Section 2 Construction Phasing 8 Hard Hat Meetings 9 Construction Updates 9 Section 3 Parking Information 11 Section 4 Public Relations & Marketing 14 Section 5 Downtown Events 19 Section 6 Merchant Sign-up-up Sheet 22 Ideas for Growowing Your Business 24 Media Contactsntacts 36 Sectioon 7 i Resouurces for Businessesusinesses 44 Sectionction 8 Clevelandeveland Sttreet Streetscape Communicatiommunications Plan 447 CLEVELAND STREET STREETSCAPE section one OVERVIEW CLEVELAND STREET STREETSCAPE 1 INTRODUCTION Main Street The Florida Main Street Program is a part of the National Main Street Center of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Since 1980, the National Main Street Center has been working with communities across the nation to revitalize their historic or traditional commercial areas. The Main Street program is designed to improve all aspects of the downtown. The Main Street approach has rekindled entrepreneurship, downtown cooperation and civic concern. It has earned national recognition as a practical means of utilizing and improving a community’s local resources and conditions. Because it is a locally driven program, all of what is done stems from local issues and concerns. The City of Clearwater was designated a Florida Main Street Community in August 1998. The program utilizes the Main Street four-point approach using the Joint Venture as its organizational branch. The Joint Venture is made up of a City Council (formerly Commission) appointed member, the Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), the Downtown Development Board (DDB) Chairperson, co-chairpersons from the Design, Economic Development and Promotion committees and the Main Street Program Coordinator. -
Name of Species
NAME OF SPECIES: Myiopsitta monachus Synonyms: Psittacus monachus Common Name: Monk parrot, monk parakeet, Quaker parakeet, grey-breasted parakeet, grey- headed parakeet. A. CURRENT STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION I. In Wisconsin? 1. YES NO X 2. Abundance: 3. Geographic Range: Found just south of Wisconsin in greater Chicago, Illinois (2). 4. Habitat Invaded: Disturbed Areas Undisturbed Areas 5. Historical Status and Rate of Spread in Wisconsin: 6. Proportion of potential range occupied: 7. Survival and Reproduction: This species can survive and flourish in cold climates (2). II. Invasive in Similar Climate 1. YES X NO Zones Where (include trends): This species is found in some States scattered throughout the U.S.-the closet State to Wisconsin is Illinois (2). This species is increasing expontentially (2). III. Invasive in Similar Habitat 1. Upland Wetland Dune Prairie Aquatic Types Forest Grassland Bog Fen Swamp Marsh Lake Stream Other: This species is mainly found in urban and suburban areas (2, 5). IV. Habitat Affected 1. Where does this invasive resided: Edge species X Interior species 2. Conservation significance of threatened habitats: None V. Native Habitat 1. List countries and native habitat types: South America. They are found in open areas, oak savannas, scrub forests, and palm groves (4, 12). VI. Legal Classification 1. Listed by government entities? This species is listed as a non- game, unprotected species. 2. Illegal to sell? YES NO X Notes: In about 12 states monk parrots are illegal to own or sell because they are seen as agriculture pests (1). Where this species can be sold, they are sold for $50-160/bird (1). -
According to Dictionary
Extinction: The Parrots We’ve Lost By Desi Milpacher The definition of extinction is “the act or process of becoming extinct; a coming to an end or dying out: the extinction of a species.” Once extinction has been determined, there is usually no chance of a species recurring in a given ecosystem. In mankind’s active history of exploration, exploitation and settlement of new worlds, there has been much loss of natural resources. Parrots have suffered tremendously in this, with over twenty species having been permanently lost. And there are many more that are teetering on the edge, towards the interminable abyss. In this article we find out what happened to these lost treasures, learn which ones are currently being lost, and why this is important to our world. The Old and New Worlds and Their Lost Parrots Little is known of the natural history of most of the world’s extinct parrots, mainly because they disappeared before in-depth studies were conducted on them. It is generally believed, save the Central American macaws which were least known, that most fed on diets similar to today’s parrots (leaves, blossoms, seeds, nuts and fruits), frequented heavy forested areas and nested mainly in tree cavities. A number could not fly well, or were exceptionally tame, leading to their easy capture. Nearly all of these natural treasures vanished between the 18th and early 20th centuries, and the main reason for their loss was overhunting. Some lesser causes included egg collecting (popular with naturalists in the 19th century), diseases (introduced or endemic), drought, natural disasters, predation by introduced species, and habitat alternation. -
Draft Small Vessel General Permit
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, COASTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM PUBLIC NOTICE The United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois has requested a determination from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources if their Vessel General Permit (VGP) and Small Vessel General Permit (sVGP) are consistent with the enforceable policies of the Illinois Coastal Management Program (ICMP). VGP regulates discharges incidental to the normal operation of commercial vessels and non-recreational vessels greater than or equal to 79 ft. in length. sVGP regulates discharges incidental to the normal operation of commercial vessels and non- recreational vessels less than 79 ft. in length. VGP and sVGP can be viewed in their entirety at the ICMP web site http://www.dnr.illinois.gov/cmp/Pages/CMPFederalConsistencyRegister.aspx Inquiries concerning this request may be directed to Jim Casey of the Department’s Chicago Office at (312) 793-5947 or [email protected]. You are invited to send written comments regarding this consistency request to the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle Street, Suite S-703, Chicago, Illinois 60601. All comments claiming the proposed actions would not meet federal consistency must cite the state law or laws and how they would be violated. All comments must be received by July 19, 2012. Proposed Small Vessel General Permit (sVGP) United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) SMALL VESSEL GENERAL PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF VESSELS LESS THAN 79 FEET (sVGP) AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, as amended (33 U.S.C. -
Illustrated Flora of East Texas Illustrated Flora of East Texas
ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF EAST TEXAS ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF EAST TEXAS IS PUBLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF: MAJOR BENEFACTORS: DAVID GIBSON AND WILL CRENSHAW DISCOVERY FUND U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, USDA FOREST SERVICE) TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT SCOTT AND STUART GENTLING BENEFACTORS: NEW DOROTHEA L. LEONHARDT FOUNDATION (ANDREA C. HARKINS) TEMPLE-INLAND FOUNDATION SUMMERLEE FOUNDATION AMON G. CARTER FOUNDATION ROBERT J. O’KENNON PEG & BEN KEITH DORA & GORDON SYLVESTER DAVID & SUE NIVENS NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS DAVID & MARGARET BAMBERGER GORDON MAY & KAREN WILLIAMSON JACOB & TERESE HERSHEY FOUNDATION INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT: AUSTIN COLLEGE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS SID RICHARDSON CAREER DEVELOPMENT FUND OF AUSTIN COLLEGE II OTHER CONTRIBUTORS: ALLDREDGE, LINDA & JACK HOLLEMAN, W.B. PETRUS, ELAINE J. BATTERBAE, SUSAN ROBERTS HOLT, JEAN & DUNCAN PRITCHETT, MARY H. BECK, NELL HUBER, MARY MAUD PRICE, DIANE BECKELMAN, SARA HUDSON, JIM & YONIE PRUESS, WARREN W. BENDER, LYNNE HULTMARK, GORDON & SARAH ROACH, ELIZABETH M. & ALLEN BIBB, NATHAN & BETTIE HUSTON, MELIA ROEBUCK, RICK & VICKI BOSWORTH, TONY JACOBS, BONNIE & LOUIS ROGNLIE, GLORIA & ERIC BOTTONE, LAURA BURKS JAMES, ROI & DEANNA ROUSH, LUCY BROWN, LARRY E. JEFFORDS, RUSSELL M. ROWE, BRIAN BRUSER, III, MR. & MRS. HENRY JOHN, SUE & PHIL ROZELL, JIMMY BURT, HELEN W. JONES, MARY LOU SANDLIN, MIKE CAMPBELL, KATHERINE & CHARLES KAHLE, GAIL SANDLIN, MR. & MRS. WILLIAM CARR, WILLIAM R. KARGES, JOANN SATTERWHITE, BEN CLARY, KAREN KEITH, ELIZABETH & ERIC SCHOENFELD, CARL COCHRAN, JOYCE LANEY, ELEANOR W. SCHULTZE, BETTY DAHLBERG, WALTER G. LAUGHLIN, DR. JAMES E. SCHULZE, PETER & HELEN DALLAS CHAPTER-NPSOT LECHE, BEVERLY SENNHAUSER, KELLY S. DAMEWOOD, LOGAN & ELEANOR LEWIS, PATRICIA SERLING, STEVEN DAMUTH, STEVEN LIGGIO, JOE SHANNON, LEILA HOUSEMAN DAVIS, ELLEN D.