Winter 1996/1997

 Publications

P1 The 10th and 11th Report to Congress on the Administration of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act for Fiscal Years 1992-1995 (Booklet): Provides a summary of program actions and costs as required by the Act (48 pp).

P2 Assessing Stream Health Using BLM's Proper Functioning Condition Survey Method (Revised Booklet): Explains stream balance, describes BLM's method for assessing stream health, and defines the ratings assigned to streams (16 pp).

P3 Desert Bighorn Council Transactions--Volume 40 (Booklet): Compiles technical reports, status reports, and panel discussions from the 40th annual meeting (94 pp).

P4 Issue Paper on Federal Lands Transportation Requirements (Report): Addresses the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA); Appendix D addresses transportation funding for BLM-managed lands (200 pp).

P5 Making a Difference: BLM's 1995 Volunteer Annual Report (Booklet): Describes volunteer activities in support of specific BLM programs and provides data on the number of volunteers, hours contributed, and estimated values and costs (38 pp).

P6 NARSC Quarterly Report (Report): Showcases some of the projects completed for customers by the National Applied Resource Sciences Center during the quarter, and reports the Center's progress in meeting its customer service goals (6 pp).

P7 Public Land Statistics, 1996 (Book): Presents data on Bureau programs, activities, and receipts/payments in 64 tables (172 pp).

P8 Pulling Together: National Strategy for Invasive Plant Management (Booklet): Illustrates the goals and objectives of the Invasive Plant Management Plan (24 pp).

P9 Rangeland Inventory & Monitoring Supplemental Studies (Revision to Technical Reference 4400-5): Adds three new chapters on the photo plot method, community structure analysis, and the stem count method (54 pp).

P10 Rediscovering Your Public Lands--1996 Annual Report (Booklet): Summarizes BLM's accomplishments for each of the five Blueprint goal areas and presents financial statements for FY 1996 (92 pp).

P11 Risk Management Criteria for Metals at BLM Mining Sites (Revision to Technical Note 390): Provides updated information on acceptable soil, sediment, and surface/ground water criteria for release of heavy metals from abandoned mining sites (26 pp).

P12 Waterpower and Reservoir Resources Engineering Evaluation Report: Ship Creek, Alaska, Dam Site A and B (2 Reports): Presents the findings from NARSC's assessment of Dam Site A and B to determine the bequest value of the sites (13 pp).

P14 Welcome to the Ecosystem Matters Toolkit (Guide): Describes the educational materials included in the Ecosystem Matters Toolkit, which teaches children in grades K-8 about various aspects of natural resources (12 pp).

 

Updates

U1 Sampling Vegetation Attributes (Technical Reference 1734-4): Provides replacement pages to correct errors in the original version (6 pp).

U2 Utilization Studies and Residual Measurements (Technical Reference 1734-3): Provides replacement pages to correct errors in the original version (2 pp).

 

Videos

V1 Blackfoot Challenge: Describes the cooperative effort between private entities and government agencies to manage the Blackfoot River drainage (30 minutes).

V2 Seeking Common Ground - A Rancher's Perspective: Tells the story of cooperative efforts in Carbon County, Wyoming, where ranchers, agencies, and wildlife interests worked together to create healthy watersheds (18 minutes).

 

Web Pages

W1 Internet Escalante Map: Provides the Internet version of the Bureau's first digitally produced map; located under "What's Hot" on the NARSC home page (http://www.blm.gov/narsc).

W2 Pulling Together: National Strategy for Invasive Plant Management: Illustrates the goals and objectives of the Invasive Plant Management Plan (http://refuges.fws.gov/FICMNEWFilesNatlWeedStrategyTOC.html).

W3 Rediscovering Your Public Lands--1996 Annual Report: Summarizes BLM's accomplishments and presents financial statements for FY 1996 (http://www.access.gpo.gov/blm/images/annrep/pdf).

W4 Wildland Fire Software Catalog: Provides 168 descriptions of wildland fire software programs (http://www.blm.gov/narsc/wildfire/index.html).

 

In The Works

Beaver Dam Wash Instream Flow Assessment (Report)

BLM Library: Information Within Reach (Brochure)

Collecting Fossils on America's Public Lands (Brochure)

Fire and Aviation Programs (Brochure Series)

Fire Systems Catalog (Book)

Four-Wheel Drive Safety (Video)

Interpreting Cultural Sites (Video)

Measuring and Monitoring Plant Populations (Technical Reference)

National Fire Information Center (Exhibit Series)

Public Lands and Field Office Locations (Pamphlet)

Reducing Prompt Payment Interest (Video)

A Sampling of Wildland Fire World Wide Web Pages (Online Catalog)

Wildlife Water Catchment Construction in Nevada (Technical Note)

If you would like more information on any of these items please send your name, address (mail stop), phone number, and the item numbers your are interested in to linda_hill@blm.gov (Internet).

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