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FWS | 2012
The Eastern Population (EP) of Sandhill cranes is rapidly expanding in size and geographic range. The core of their breeding range is in Wisconsin, Michigan, and southern Ontario; however, the…
FWS | 2012
The Migratory Bird Program within USFWS is currently undertaking multiple research projects to evaluate the effects of climate change on migratory bird populations in North America. The goal is…
FWS | 2012
The 3.4 million acres of the Rainwater Basin wetland complex in south-central Nebraska serves as critical stopover habitat for migratory birds in the central flyway. The Rainwater Basin Joint…
FWS | 2012
Conservation planners associated with the Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks (GCPO) and Gulf Coast Prairie (GCP) Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs) require contemporary data on the distribution…
FWS | 2012
To address important information gaps about sea ducks, particularly in the face of increasing demands for hunting and increased interest in offshore energy development, the Sea Duck Joint Venture…
FWS | 2012
Historically, abundances of migratory birds have been estimated by skilled pilots and observers in fixed-wing aircraft who identify and count birds using ocular estimation techniques. However,…
FWS | 2012
To monitor waterbird use and abundance, ground surveys of migrating waterbirds are conducted in the spring and fall on the Upper Mississippi River and Trempealeau National Fish and Wildlife Refuges (…
FWS | 2012
Malheur Lake at Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in Harney County, Oregon, is the largest freshwater marsh in the western United States and historically one of the most productive migratory waterbird…
BLM | 2012
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is studying the impacts of agriculture development on water resources in a remote region along the Nevada/Utah border. BLM utilized historical Landsat imagery to…
BLM | 2012
In August 2012, staff from the BLM National Operations Center, Division of Resource Services, traveled to Canyons of the Ancients National Monument in southwestern Colorado to assist with three-…
BLM | 2012
In 2012, BLM began a pilot project to implement its National Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) Strategy in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The AIM Strategy focuses on…
BLM | 2012
In October 2012, the BLM National Operations Center, BLM Safford Field Office, the University of Arizona, and the Gila Watershed Partnership collaborated to explore the use of unmanned aerial systems…