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Habitat
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USDA/NRCS Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide Sheets (WHEGS)
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USDA/NRCS Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guide Sheets (WHEGS)
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Watershed Resources for Kids and Teachers
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Links to educational resources about watersheds, drought, plants, soil, water, wildlife and habitat. From "Managing Arid and Semi-Arid Watersheds" website, a project of the Arizona Watershed Program.
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Wildfire Management (vs Suppression) Benefits Forests and Watersheds
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An unprecedented 40-year experiment in a 40,000 acre valley of Yosemite National Park strongly supports the idea that managing fire, rather than suppressing it, makes wilderness areas more resilient to fire, with the added benefit of increased water availability and resistance to drought.
After a three-year assessment of the Park's Illilouette Creek Basin, UC Berkeley researchers concluded that a strategy dating to 1973 of managing wildfires with minimal suppression and almost no prescribed burns has created a landscape more resistant to catastrophic fire, with more diverse vegetation, forest structure and increased water storage.
"When fire is not suppressed, you get all these benefits: increased stream flow, increased downstream water availability, increased soil moisture, which improves habitat for the plants in the watershed. And it increases the drought resistance of the remaining trees and also increases the fire resilience because you have created these natural firebreaks," said Gabrielle Boisramé, graduate student at UC Berkeley's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and first author of the study.
The Cohesive Wildland Fire Strategy supports management of fires where possible. Managing fires is part of the Cohesive Strategy vision: to safely and effectively suppress fires, use fire where allowable, manage our natural resources, and as a Nation, live with wildland fire.
Read the full article and find the published study at: ttp://wildfireinthewest.blogspot.com/2016/10/wildfire-management-vs-suppression.html.
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Wildlife Biologist position - Department of Environmental Quality - Sacaton, AZ
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Closes - 8/15/16 The Wildlife Biologist will provide direction and support in the development and implementation of a wildlife program within DEQ. The position will become a resource for the community by which to address the wide variety of wildlife management issues the DEQ encounters through the Community. This position will allow the DEQ to proactively plan for and implement a wide variety of wildlife and habitat protection measures.
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Wildlife Ecology Specialist
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Full time position with Ecology Programs Division, Wildlife & Habitat Conservation Department; Taos Pueblo WarChief’s Office. This is an ongoing career-conditional appointment based upon performance and funding review cycles. As a key part of the Ecology Programs Division, the Wildlife and Habitat Conservation Department directs all habitat- and species-based inventory, site assessment, and restoration efforts to assure the ecological sustainability of all wildlife within their natural environment. The Wildlife Ecology Specialist will contribute to ongoing and developing wildlife programs, conduct health and population assessments for key wildlife species, as well as participate in biodiversity planning and management within the Ecology Programs Division.
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