Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309092302
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act and water management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat for migratory and breeding birds, including three endangered or threatened species: the whooping crane, the northern Great Plains population of the piping plover, and the interior least tern. The leading factors attributed to the decline of the cranes are historical overhunting and widespread habitat destruction and, for the plovers and terns, human interference during nesting and the loss of riverine nesting sites in open sandy areas that have been replaced with woodlands, sand and gravel mines, housing, and roadways. Extensive damming has disrupted passage of the endangered pallid sturgeon and resulted in less suitable habitat conditions such as cooler stream flows, less turbid waters, and inconsistent flow regimes. Commercial harvesting, now illegal, also contributed to the decline of the sturgeon. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River addresses the habitat requirements for these federally protected species. The book further examines the scientific aspects of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's instream-flow recommendations and habitat suitability guidelines and assesses the science concerning the connections among the physical systems of the river as they relate to species' habitats.
Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309092302
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act and water management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat for migratory and breeding birds, including three endangered or threatened species: the whooping crane, the northern Great Plains population of the piping plover, and the interior least tern. The leading factors attributed to the decline of the cranes are historical overhunting and widespread habitat destruction and, for the plovers and terns, human interference during nesting and the loss of riverine nesting sites in open sandy areas that have been replaced with woodlands, sand and gravel mines, housing, and roadways. Extensive damming has disrupted passage of the endangered pallid sturgeon and resulted in less suitable habitat conditions such as cooler stream flows, less turbid waters, and inconsistent flow regimes. Commercial harvesting, now illegal, also contributed to the decline of the sturgeon. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River addresses the habitat requirements for these federally protected species. The book further examines the scientific aspects of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's instream-flow recommendations and habitat suitability guidelines and assesses the science concerning the connections among the physical systems of the river as they relate to species' habitats.
Publisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309092302
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The tension between wildlife protection under the Endangered Species Act and water management in the Platte River Basin has existed for more than 25 years. The Platte River provides important habitat for migratory and breeding birds, including three endangered or threatened species: the whooping crane, the northern Great Plains population of the piping plover, and the interior least tern. The leading factors attributed to the decline of the cranes are historical overhunting and widespread habitat destruction and, for the plovers and terns, human interference during nesting and the loss of riverine nesting sites in open sandy areas that have been replaced with woodlands, sand and gravel mines, housing, and roadways. Extensive damming has disrupted passage of the endangered pallid sturgeon and resulted in less suitable habitat conditions such as cooler stream flows, less turbid waters, and inconsistent flow regimes. Commercial harvesting, now illegal, also contributed to the decline of the sturgeon. Endangered and Threatened Species of the Platte River addresses the habitat requirements for these federally protected species. The book further examines the scientific aspects of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's instream-flow recommendations and habitat suitability guidelines and assesses the science concerning the connections among the physical systems of the river as they relate to species' habitats.
The Case of the Shrinking Channels
Author: Garnett P. Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Platte River
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Platte River
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Report on North Platte River Survey, Wyoming-Nebraska
Author: A. D. Sidio
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Platte River
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Platte River
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
North Platte River Guide
Author: The Dancing Caddis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615381091
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The North Platte River Guide is a guide book for fishermen/women, rafters, and anyone looking to enjoy the upper North Platte River from the headwaters in Colorado into Southern Wyoming. Features: topo maps of the river corridor, public access areas with maps, shuttle mileages, river mileages, guide services and outfitters, lodging, eating establishments, fishing rules and regulations, recommended fly patterns, hatch charts, and rapid locations and descriptions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780615381091
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
The North Platte River Guide is a guide book for fishermen/women, rafters, and anyone looking to enjoy the upper North Platte River from the headwaters in Colorado into Southern Wyoming. Features: topo maps of the river corridor, public access areas with maps, shuttle mileages, river mileages, guide services and outfitters, lodging, eating establishments, fishing rules and regulations, recommended fly patterns, hatch charts, and rapid locations and descriptions.
This River Beneath the Sky
Author: Doreen Pfost
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803276796
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Each spring, formations of sandhill cranes crisscross the skies along Nebraska’s Platte River in one of the last great migratory spectacles on the North American continent. From across the globe, tens of thousands of visitors gather to witness a land transformed, “wild with birds.” But the central Platte River system is witness to even more than this wondrous annual event. It is also an abiding source of natural, agricultural, and economic life in three states as an icon of western history and as a place of wonder. In This River Beneath the Sky, Doreen Pfost seamlessly blends memoir and nature writing, tracking the Platte River valley for one calendar year, ushering readers through its diverse and changing landscape and the plants, animals, and humans that call the ecosystem home. From serving as a tour guide for visitors who come to see the sandhill crane migration to monitoring the population count on a bluebird trail, from exploring the human settlements surrounding the Platte River to wading the river with biologists, Pfost immerses herself in the rhythm and life of the area. Along with Pfost’s personal experiences of the river, she explores the river’s history, the land- and water-use choices that were made decades ago and their repercussions that must now be mitigated if cranes—and other species—are to survive and flourish, and the legislative and scientific efforts to preserve the diverse species and their essential habitat.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803276796
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
Each spring, formations of sandhill cranes crisscross the skies along Nebraska’s Platte River in one of the last great migratory spectacles on the North American continent. From across the globe, tens of thousands of visitors gather to witness a land transformed, “wild with birds.” But the central Platte River system is witness to even more than this wondrous annual event. It is also an abiding source of natural, agricultural, and economic life in three states as an icon of western history and as a place of wonder. In This River Beneath the Sky, Doreen Pfost seamlessly blends memoir and nature writing, tracking the Platte River valley for one calendar year, ushering readers through its diverse and changing landscape and the plants, animals, and humans that call the ecosystem home. From serving as a tour guide for visitors who come to see the sandhill crane migration to monitoring the population count on a bluebird trail, from exploring the human settlements surrounding the Platte River to wading the river with biologists, Pfost immerses herself in the rhythm and life of the area. Along with Pfost’s personal experiences of the river, she explores the river’s history, the land- and water-use choices that were made decades ago and their repercussions that must now be mitigated if cranes—and other species—are to survive and flourish, and the legislative and scientific efforts to preserve the diverse species and their essential habitat.
The North Platte Project
Fly-Fishing Knots
Author: Creative Publishing International
Publisher: Creative Publishing International
ISBN: 9781589230668
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
When learning how to fly fish, the special knots you need to be successful are sometimes difficult to master. And for many anglers, when a leader breaks out on the stream or you need to add a new tippet to your leader, it's almost impossible to remember how to tie the best knot. This Pocket Guide is the perfect tool for you to carry in your fly vest whenever you're out on the water. Included are easy-to-understand illustrations for making sure your backing, fly line, leader and tippet will not fail when you're fighting the fish of a lifetime.
Publisher: Creative Publishing International
ISBN: 9781589230668
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
When learning how to fly fish, the special knots you need to be successful are sometimes difficult to master. And for many anglers, when a leader breaks out on the stream or you need to add a new tippet to your leader, it's almost impossible to remember how to tie the best knot. This Pocket Guide is the perfect tool for you to carry in your fly vest whenever you're out on the water. Included are easy-to-understand illustrations for making sure your backing, fly line, leader and tippet will not fail when you're fighting the fish of a lifetime.
Diversion of the Waters of the North Platte River
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Platte River
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : North Platte River
Languages : en
Pages : 2
Book Description
Summary Report, Upper Platte River Study
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Conservation of natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Fly Fishing the North Platte River
Author: Rod Walinchus
Publisher: Westwinds Press
ISBN: 9780871088345
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Discusses the diverse nature of the North Platte section by section and reviews the varying characteristics of the water, its accessibility, and the seasonal changes that affect it. B&W photos, index, original line drawings, and fly patterns.
Publisher: Westwinds Press
ISBN: 9780871088345
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Discusses the diverse nature of the North Platte section by section and reviews the varying characteristics of the water, its accessibility, and the seasonal changes that affect it. B&W photos, index, original line drawings, and fly patterns.