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FWS | 2015
In 2014, a 220,000-acre fire burned within the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. To assess the impact of the fire, new high-resolution orhophotography and elevation data were desired for at…
FWS | 2015
Large river ecosystems are an important functional part of the landscape in the southeastern United States. The extent and condition of large river floodplains greatly affect the quality of fish and…
FWS | 2015
The Water Resources Division of the Region 6 FWS generated elevation data for the creation of a storage-capacity curve for MacFarlane Reservoir, which supplies water to the Arapaho National Wildlife…
FWS | 2015
When railway tracks are located close to wetlands, rivers, or lakes, dynamic water level changes can have substantial economic and environmental impacts on railroad operations. For example,…
FWS | 2014
The population explosion of snow geese over the past few decades has had a negative impact on the fragile arctic breeding grounds used by the geese and many other migratory bird species. To assess…
FWS | 2014
The FWS uses avian radar to monitor bird and bat migration along the shorelines of the Great Lakes (http://www.fws.gov/radar/). Since 2011, mobile avian radar units have been stationed around…
FWS | 2014
Shortages of data on survival rates, mortality factors, habitat selection, and dispersal and migration movements hinder decisions for managing golden eagle populations in the western United States.…
FWS | 2014
Pilot-biologists in the Branch of Migratory Bird Surveys (Division of Migratory Bird Management) collect georeferenced locations of aerial flight hazards during annual migratory bird surveys across…
FWS | 2014
Migratory Birds, Intermountain West Joint Venture, Region 6 Water scarcity in semiarid environments provides an ideal system to evaluate the role of water-rich mesic habitats in structuring the…
FWS | 2014
Rainwater Basin Joint Venture Annual habitat surveys conducted in 2004 and in 2006–2014 are used to identify the resting and foraging resources available to migratory birds in the Rainwater Basin…
FWS | 2014
National Wildlife Refuge System Airborne lidar can be processed to yield a broad array of forest canopy structure metrics that are important for wildlife management. For golden-cheeked warblers…
FWS | 2014
Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge The Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge is collaborating with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Fairbanks Fish and Wildlife Field Office to identify and…