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A
Field Guide to Aquatic Exotic Plants and Animals - pictures
and descriptions of aquatic exotic plants and animals.
Asian
Long-horned Beetle - brochure with description, trees it hosts
on and how to report suspect beetles.
Butterfly
Gardening - Attracting Butterflies to Gardens in the Great Lakes
Watershed - fact sheet with identified plants that attract
butterflies.
Conservation
Profiles: Landowners Help Imperiled Wildlife - (USFWS)
Disappearing
Jewels: The Status of New World's Amphibians - (NatureServe)
Endangered
by Sprawl: How Runaway Development Threatens America's Wildlife
- (NatureServe)
Enhancing
Wildlife Habitat on Farmlands - (OSU) - fact sheet to assist
landowners in enhancing wildlife habitat and a list of federal
and state programs.
Evaluating
the Health of Our National Wildlife Refuges - Amphibian Abnormalities
- (USFWS) - describes the difference between malformation and
deformity, causes of abnormalities and the outcome.
Excavated
Ponds for Wildlife - (DNR) - construction guidelines of creating
wetlands to provide wildlife habitat.
Field
Borders and Farmland Songbirds - (USDA) - study determining
how field borders increased populations of wintering sparrows
and breeding birds.
Food
Plots for Wildlife - (ODNR) - identifying good winter cover
sites for adequate food supply for wildlife.
Functions
and Values of Wetlands - (EPA) - the beneficial services wetlands
provide for fish and wildlife.
Functions
of Riparian Areas for Wildlife Habitat - (Mass Dept of Fish
& Game)
Global
Climate Change and Wildlife in North America - (The Wildlife
Society) - technical review providing evidence of climate change
effects on wildlife.
Great
Lakes Coastal Wetlands - Working Paper - a focused synthesis
of the state of Great Lakes coastal wetlands.
Great
Lakes Fish Stocking - (GLFC) - a centralized, comprehensive
database of all fish stocked into the Great Lakes from artificial
propagation.
Homeowner's
Guide to Protecting Frogs - Lawn & Garden Care - (USFWS)
- recommendations to homeowners for the protection of frogs.
Human
Health Effects of Environmental Contaminants - Overview -
paper discussing the risk factors of contaminants and their effects.
Hydropower
Licensing and Endangered Species - (FERC) - guidelines for
staff of the FERC and its contractors to effectively comply with
the procedural requirements of interagency consultants.
Hypoxia
and Wetland Restoration - (EPA) - definition of hypoxia, where
it occurs and mitigating hypoxia through wetland restoration.
Karner
Blue Butterfly Recovery Plan - (USFWS) - delineates reasonable
actions needed to restore and protect the endangered butterfly.
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Landscaping
for Wildlife and Water Quality (DNR - to order)
National
Survey of Fishing, Hunting & Wildlife-Association Recreation
2001 - number of participants in fishing, hunting and wildlife
watching and amount of time and money spent.
Partnerships
with States - Tools for Helping Communities and Landowners Conserve
Species Habitat - (USFWS) - a fact sheet outlining available
tools to help States and landowners plan and implement projects
to conserve species.
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State
of Michigan's Environment 2003 Second Biennial Report - continues
to follow trends in important environmental indicators.
Swan
Identification - three species of swans in North America are
identified and described.
The
Biogeography of the Red-Eared Slider - (SFSU) - taxonomy,
description, habitat, reproduction, behavior and food habits of
the red-eared slider.
The
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake: A Handbook for Land Managers
- (FWS) - basic understanding of massasauga habitat needs.
The
Karner Blue Butterfly in Michigan - (MSUE) - a fact sheet
showing pictures of the endangered male and female Karner Blue
Butterflies and where they live.
The
Road Back - Endangered Species Recovery Success with Partners
- (USFWS)
Trumpeter
Swan Population Status, 2000 - (USFWS) - the assessment of
the sizes of the three populations of trumpeter swans in North
America.
Using
Amphibians in Bioassessments of Wetlands - (EPA) - encourages
the use of amphibian metrics in wetland bioassessments.
Wetland
Plantings for Wildlife - (NRCS) - assists individuals who
wish to restore or enhance wetlands.
Why
Wetlands are Important! - (NRCS) - a listing of common wetland
functions and values.
Wildlife
Conservation Act Normal Agricultural Practices - farm management
practices developed to provide compliance assistance info.
Wildlife
Habitat - (NRCS) - tip sheet how homeowners can make a home
for wildlife.
Wildlife
Habitat Improvement: Farmlands and Wildlife - easy and practical
management techniques landowners can do.
Working
Together - Tools for Helping Imperiled Wildlife on Private Lands
- (USFWS)
Working
Together to Save a Special Bird - (USFWS) - fact sheet about
the Kirtland Warbler.
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