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Park Sites of the George Washington Memorial Parkway
National Park Service Park News and Events U.S. Department of the Interior Virginia, Maryland and Potomac Gorge Bulletin Washington, D.C. Fall and Winter 2017 - 2018 The official newspaper of the George Washington Memorial Parkway Edition George Washington Memorial Parkway Visitor Guide Drive. Play. Learn. www.nps.gov/gwmp What’s Inside: National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior For Your Information ..................................................................3 George Washington Important Phone Numbers .........................................................3 Memorial Parkway Become a Volunteer .....................................................................3 Park Offices Sites of George Washington Memorial Parkway ..................... 4–7 Alex Romero, Superintendent Partners and Concessionaires ............................................... 8–10 Blanca Alvarez Stransky, Deputy Superintendent Articles .................................................................................11–12 Aaron LaRocca, Events ........................................................................................13 Chief of Staff Ruben Rodriguez, Park Map .............................................................................. 14-15 Safety Officer Specialist Activities at Your Fingertips ...................................................... 16 Mark Maloy, Visual Information Specialist Dawn Phillips, Administrative Officer Message from the Office of the Superintendent Jason Newman, Chief of Lands, Planning and Dear Park Visitors, -
European Rabbits in Chile: the History of a Biological Invasion
Historia. vol.4 no.se Santiago 2008 EUROPEAN RABBITS IN CHILE: THE HISTORY OF A BIOLOGICAL INVASION * ** *** PABLO C AMUS SERGIO C ASTRO FABIÁN J AKSIC * Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Biodiversidad (CASEB) . email: [email protected] ** Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Química y Biología; Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Biodiversidad (CASEB). email: [email protected] *** Departamento de Ecología, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología y Biodiversidad (CASEB). email: [email protected] ABSTRACT This work analyses the relationship between human beings and their environment taking into consideration the adjustment and eventual invasion of rabbits in Chile. It argues that in the long run, human actions have unsuspected effects upon the environment. In fact rabbits were seen initially as an opportunity for economic development because of the exploitation of their meat and skin. Later, rabbits became a plague in different areas of Central Chile, Tierra del Fuego and Juan Fernández islands, which was difficult to control. Over the years rabbits became unwelcome guests in Chile. Key words: Environmental History, biological invasions, European rabbit, ecology and environment. RESUMEN Este trabajo analiza las relaciones entre los seres humanos y su ambiente, a partir de la historia de la aclimatación y posterior invasión de conejos en Chile, constatando que, en el largo plazo, las acciones humanas tienen efectos e impactos insospechados sobre el medio natural. En efecto, si bien inicialmente los conejos fueron vistos como una oportunidad de desarrollo económico a partir del aprovechamiento de su piel y su carne, pronto esta especie se convirtió en una plaga difícil de controlar en diversas regiones del país, como Chile central, Tierra del Fuego e islas Juan Fernández. -
5/30/2017 1 Navajo Nation Hunting and Trapping
5/30/2017 NAVAJO NATION HUNTING AND TRAPPING REGULATIONS Division of Natural Resources Department of Fish and Wildlife GENERAL INFORMATION All fish and wildlife are the property of the Navajo Nation as a whole. All game, fish and other wildlife or the parts thereof, are protected on the Navajo Nation and may not be taken, possessed, or transported or sold unless specifically permitted by these regulations. Hunting on the Navajo Nation is a privilege. The Navajo Nation reserves the right to refuse hunting privileges to anyone. The Navajo Nation has jurisdiction over fishing, hunting and trapping activities within the Navajo Nation and authority for permitting such activities resides exclusively with the Navajo Nation and the federal Government (CAU-46-73). State(s) (Arizona, New Mexico or Utah) hunting, trapping or fishing permits, licenses and certificates are not required or valid within the Navajo Nation. Navajo Nation fish and wildlife regulations and laws are enforced by Wildlife Conservation Officers, Tribal Rangers, Forestry Law Enforcement Officers and the Navajo Department of Law Enforcement. Federal laws and regulations are enforced by Navajo Wildlife Conservation Officers and Special Agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. No lawful authority or permission is granted by the Navajo Nation to anyone to hunt, fish, trap, take, possess, transport or sell any game, fish, other wildlife or parts thereof, or pelts on the Navajo Nation contrary to these regulations. Violation of any portion of these regulations may subject the violator to loss of tribal permission to hunt, fish or trap and subjects the violator to criminal penalties (17 N.T.C. -
N N Management Areas, Refuges Jackson County
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Hunting (Small Game, Furbearer, Big Game, Waterfowl, and Other Migratory Game Birds)
DRAFT COMPATIBILITY DETERMINATION USE: Hunting (small game, furbearer, big game, waterfowl, and other migratory game birds) REFUGE NAME: Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (Tamarac NWR, Refuge) ESTABLISHING AND ACQUISITION AUTHORITY(IES): Executive Order 7902 on May 31, 1938, Migratory Bird Conservation Act and the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act. REFUGE PURPOSE(S): Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1938: • “... as a refuge and breeding ground for migratory birds and other wildlife: ...” Executive Order 7902, dated May 31, 1938 • “... for use as an inviolate sanctuary, or for any other management purpose, for migratory birds.” 16 U.S.C. 715d (Migratory Bird Conservation Act) • “... conservation, management, and restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans...” 16 U.S.C. 668dd(a)(2) (National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act) NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM MISSION: “...To administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation, management, and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife, and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.” DESCRIPTION OF USE: What is the Use? Hunting of game is an activity conducted by the public under regulation authority of the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act; it is considered a priority public use. This Compatibility Determination updates and supersedes previous hunting -
Deer, Elk, Bear, Moose, Lynx, Bobcat, Waterfowl
Hunt ID: 1501-CA-AL-G-L-MDeerWDeerElkBBearMooseLynxBobcatWaterfowl-M1SR-O1G-N2EGE Great Economy Deer and Moose Hunts south of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada American Hunters trekking to Canada for low cost moose, along with big Mule Deer and Whitetail and been pleasantly surprised by the weather and temperatures that they were greeted by when they hunted British Columbia, located in Canada, north of Washington State. Canada should be and is cold but there are exceptions, if you know where to go. In BC if you stay on the western Side of the Rocky Mountains the weather is quite mild because it is warmed by the Pacific Ocean. If you hunt east of the Rocky Mountains, what I call the Canadian Interior it can be as much as 50 degrees colder depending on the time of the year. The area has now preference point requirements, the Outfitter has his allotted vouchers so you can get a reasonably priced license and, in most cases, less than you can get for the same animal in the US as a non-resident. You don’t even buy the voucher from the Outfitter it is part of his hunt cost because without it you could not get a license anyway. Travel is easy and the residents are friendly. Like anywhere outside the US you will need a easy to acquire Passport if you don’t have one, just don’t wait until the last minute to get one for $10 from your local Post office by where you live. The one thing in Canada is if you have a felony on your record Canada will not allow you into their safe Country. -
2006-2007 Washington State Migratory Waterfowl and Upland Game Seasons and Regulations
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL and UPLAND GAME SEASONS STATE OF WASHINGTON 2006-07 PAMPHLET EDITION 2006 Washington Duck Stamp Art © Robert Steiner 220th0th AnniversaryAnniversary ofof WashingtonWashington DuckDuck StampsStamps 11986-2006986-2006 .EEffectiveffective ffromrom SSeptembereptember 11,, 22006006 ttoo MMarcharch 331,1, 22007,007, bbothoth ddatesates iinclusive.nclusive. 2006-07 Hunting License Fees Contents GAME SEASONS WATERFOWL AND UPLAND Licenses are issued on a uniform April 1 through March 31 cycle rather than by calendar year. Waterfowl and Upland Game You may purchase a hunting license at hunting and fishing license dealerships, by using a toll Seasons ..............................................................6-14 free telephone number 1-866-246-9453, or through the internet at fishhunt.dfw.wa.gov. Fees State and Federal Regulations ............15-17 below include a 9.5% transaction fee. The hunting package is divided into big game and small Game Reserves and Closures..............18-21 game licensing options. Hunting Area and Big Game - The big game package contains five options. All prices include license and tags. Harvest Information ..................................22-23 Forest grouse and unclassified wildlife (including coyote) may be hunted with either a small game or big game license purchase. Migratory Bird Stamp/ Small Game - The small game license allows the holder to hunt for wild animals and wild birds, Artwork Information ..........................................25 except big game. The small game license includes Game Bird Identification............................26-32 a prorated surcharge for eastern REGULATIONS Washington pheasant enhancement. There are additional charges for the second and Hunting Hours ........................................................39 STATE AND third turkey tags, western Washington pheasant permits, and migratory bird validations. FEDERAL Res Adult/Sr. Non-Res. -
The Wild Rabbit: Plague, Polices and Pestilence in England and Wales, 1931–1955
The wild rabbit: plague, polices and pestilence in England and Wales, 1931–1955 by John Martin Abstract Since the eighteenth century the rabbit has occupied an ambivalent position in the countryside. Not only were they of sporting value but they were also valued for their meat and pelt. Attitudes to the rabbit altered though over the first half of the century, and this paper traces their redefinition as vermin. By the 1930s, it was appreciated that wild rabbits were Britain’s most serious vertebrate pest of cereal crops and grassland and that their numbers were having a significant effect on agricultural output. Government took steps to destroy rabbits from 1938 and launched campaigns against them during wartime, when rabbit was once again a form of meat. Thereafter government attitudes to the rabbit hardened, but it was not until the mid-1950s that pestilence in the form of a deadly virus, myxomatosis, precipitated an unprecedented decline in their population. The unprecedented decline in the European rabbit Oryctolagus( cuniculus) in the mid- twentieth century is one of the most remarkable ecological changes to have taken place in Britain. Following the introduction of myxomatosis into Britain in September 1953 at Bough Beech near Edenbridge in Kent, mortality rates in excess of 99.9 per cent were recorded in a number of affected areas.1 Indeed, in December 1954, the highly respected naturalist Robin Lockley speculated that 1955 would constitute ‘zero hour for the rabbit’, with numbers being lower by the end of the year than at any time since the eleventh century.2 In spite of the rapid increases in output and productivity which British agriculture experienced in the post-myxomatosis era, the importance of the disease as a causal factor in raising agricultural output has been largely ignored by agricultural historians.3 The academic neglect of the rabbit as a factor influencing productivity is even more apparent in respect of the pre-myxomatosis era, particularly the period before the Second World War. -
The Accelerating Erosion of Dyke Marsh Basic Findings of the U.S
The Accelerating Erosion of Dyke Marsh Basic Findings of the U.S. Geological Survey Study In 1940, the wetland known as Dyke Marsh was around 180 acres. By 2010, it was around 53 acres. Ned Stone It is eroding six to eight feet or 1.5 to two acres per Dyke Marsh shoreline erosion year on average. “Analysis of field evidence, aerial photography, and published maps has revealed an accelerating rate of erosion and marsh loss at Dyke Marsh, which now appears to put at risk the short term survivability of this marsh.” – USGS At this rate, Dyke Marsh could be gone in 30-40 years. Dredging of sand and gravel from 1940 to 1972 was a strong destabilizing force, transforming it from a net depositional state to a net erosional state. Dredging removed around 101 acres or 54 percent of the 1937 marsh. Erosion is both continuous and episodic. The chang- es caused by dredging have made the marsh subject to significant erosion by storm waves, especially from winds traveling upriver. Damaging storms oc- cur approximately every three years. Dredging out a promontory removed the geologic wave protection of the south marsh that existed back to at least 1864 and altered the size and func- tion of the tidal creek network. “This freshwater tidal marsh has shifted from a semi-stable net depositional environment (1864– 1937) into a strongly erosional one . The marsh has been deconstructed over the past 70 years by a combination of manmade and natural causes. The 1937 1959 2006 marsh initially experienced a strong destabilizing period between 1940 and 1972 by direct dredge The USGS study can be found at: www.pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1269. -
Waterfowl/Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations
2021 - 2022 Migratory Game A Bird Hunting L Regulations A S K Photo by Jamin Hunter Taylor Graphic Design by Sue Steinacher A The 2021 state duck stamp features a photograph by Jamin Hunter Taylor of a male ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris). Jamin is an Alaska-based nature photographer who specializes in hunting Alaska’s diverse avifauna through the lens of his camera. Ring-necked ducks breed throughout much of Alaska and often congregate into large flocks during fall migration. Unlike most other diving ducks, ring-necked ducks are frequently found in relatively small, shallow ponds and wetlands. The appropriateness of the bird’s common name (and scientific name “collaris”) is often questioned because, in the field, the neck ring is rarely visible. However, in hand it becomes obvious that males of the species do exhibit a chestnut-colored collar at the base of the neck. Despite their name, the species is more easily identified based on their pointed head shape and white ring around the bill. The State of Alaska is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Contact [email protected] for alternative formats of this publication. 2 LICENSE AND STAMP REQUIREMENTS Resident Hunters All Alaska residents age 18 or older must possess a hunting license to hunt in Alaska and must carry it while hunting. Resident hunters 60 years old or older may obtain a free, permanent identification card issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G). This card replaces the sport fishing, hunting, and trapping licenses. Disabled veterans qualified under AS 16.05.341 may receive a free hunting license. -
Introduction to Risk Assessments for Methods Used in Wildlife Damage Management
Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment for the Use of Wildlife Damage Management Methods by USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services Chapter I Introduction to Risk Assessments for Methods Used in Wildlife Damage Management MAY 2017 Introduction to Risk Assessments for Methods Used in Wildlife Damage Management EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services (WS) Program completed Risk Assessments for methods used in wildlife damage management in 1992 (USDA 1997). While those Risk Assessments are still valid, for the most part, the WS Program has expanded programs into different areas of wildlife management and wildlife damage management (WDM) such as work on airports, with feral swine and management of other invasive species, disease surveillance and control. Inherently, these programs have expanded the methods being used. Additionally, research has improved the effectiveness and selectiveness of methods being used and made new tools available. Thus, new methods and strategies will be analyzed in these risk assessments to cover the latest methods being used. The risk assements are being completed in Chapters and will be made available on a website, which can be regularly updated. Similar methods are combined into single risk assessments for efficiency; for example Chapter IV contains all foothold traps being used including standard foothold traps, pole traps, and foot cuffs. The Introduction to Risk Assessments is Chapter I and was completed to give an overall summary of the national WS Program. The methods being used and risks to target and nontarget species, people, pets, and the environment, and the issue of humanenss are discussed in this Chapter. From FY11 to FY15, WS had work tasks associated with 53 different methods being used. -
Raising Hares
Raising Hares Photographs by Andy Rouse/naturepl.com The agility and grace of the European hare (Lepus europaeus) is a familiar sight in the British countryside, and their spirited springtime antics mark the end of winter in the minds of many. Despite their similarities in appearance to the European rabbit, the life history and behaviour of the European hare differs significantly from that of their smaller cousins. We join photographer Andy Rouse as he captures the story of the hare and discovers the true meaning of ‘Mad as a March hare’. Brown hares are widespread throughout central and west- ern Europe, including most of the UK, where they were thought to be introduced by the Romans. “I’ve been passionate about watching and photographing hares for years”, says Rouse. “They are always a challenge because they’re so wary and elusive. Getting decent images usually requires hours of lying quietly in a ditch! So I was de- lighted when I found a unique site in Southern England that has a thriving population of hares”. “Hares are wonderful to work with”, says Rouse. “Concentrating on one population opens up much greater opportunities than photo- graphing at a multitude of sites. It has been such a pleasure getting to know individuals on this project”. “I took these images at a former WWI airfield”, says Rouse. “It is the oldest in the world and still in use, with grass runways. The alternation of cut and long grass provides ideal habitat for hares, which are traditionally found along field margins”. “The hares here are used to people so it’s easier to observe them and predict their behaviour”, says Rouse.