Posts Tagged: national
Aspen is Making a Comeback in and Around Yellowstone National Park, Because of Predators
July 6, 2019
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) recruitment during the 1980s–90s was suppressed by Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis) herbivory on winter ranges in the Yellowstone region, and saplings (young aspen taller than 2 m) were rare. Following the 1995–96 reintroduction of gray … read more
Posted in Trophic Cascade | Tagged around, aspen, because, comeback, making, national, yellowstone
USFWS – Temporal use of the Nushagak Peninsula by wolves, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, southwestern Alaska
July 4, 2019
We investigated the time budgets of wolves in the vicinity of the Nushagak Peninsula in order to understand their role as a population control of the Nushagak Peninsula Caribou Herd. Using a combination of conventional and GPS radio telemetry; we … read more
Posted in General | Tagged national, nushagak, peninsula, temporal, togiak, usfws, wolves
2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation National Overview Issued August 2017
June 30, 2019
The National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation reports results from interviews with U.S. residents about their fishing, hunting, and wildlife watching. This report focuses on 2016 participation and expenditures of persons 16 years and older. However, in addition … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged associated, fishing, hunting, national, recreation, survey, wildlife
State Overview – 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation
June 30, 2019
This is the second report providing preliminary information from the 2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation. The first report was issued in May 2007 and presented data for the nation as a whole. This report provides information … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged fishing, hunting, national, overview, state, survey, wildlife
Wildlife Watching in the U.S.: The Economic Impacts on National and State Economies in 2011
June 30, 2019
Wildlife watching remains one of the most popular types of outdoor recreation in the United States. Thirty percent of the U.S. population 16 years of age and older enjoyed closely observing, feeding, and photographing wildlife (wildlife watching) in 2011. Of … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged economic, economies, impacts, national, state, watching, wildlife
2015 National Park Visitor Spending Effects Economic Contributions to Local Communities, States
June 30, 2019
The National Park Service, Natural Resource Stewardship and Science office in Fort Collins, Colorado, publishes a range of reports that address natural resource topics. These reports are of interest and applicability to a broad audience in the National Park Service … read more
Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged contributions, economic, effects, local, national, spending, visitor