• Currently, the Refuge System's 568 national wildlife refuges , 38 wetland management districts and 5 marine national monuments support at least 700 species of birds, 220 mammals, 250 reptiles and amphibians, more than 1,000 species of fish and countless invertebrates and plants. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • These efforts have begun to improve the Refuge System's bottom line, allowing the FWS to better protect and monitor wildlife, repair essential infrastructure and meet the needs of visitors to the nearly 600 refuges across the country. (defenders.org)
  • Left unchecked, warming temperatures and increased climate threats could affect environmental conditions for half of the birds throughout all of the system's refuges. (audubon.org)
  • Visitors recording video of osprey (not in photo) from a platform overlook at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. (fws.gov)
  • To date, we have identified over five million acres of fee lands for refuge purchase at a projected cost of $10 to $25 billion, which would take several decades to complete. (americantrails.org)
  • The refuge is is about 66,000 acres (26,700 hectares) including marshes, beaches and islands located about a half hour's drive from Charleston. (woodtv.com)
  • The refuge protects more than 14 acres of marshes, grasslands, and woodlands. (secondlife.com)
  • Established in 1960, the refuge now occupies 19 million acres - an area about the size of South Carolina - in Alaska's far northeast. (cnn.com)
  • Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge is 19,131 acres and is located along the Scenic Niobrara River in north-central Nebraska. (fws.gov)
  • 1. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge includes nearly 20 million acres (about the size of South Carolina). (funtrivia.com)
  • ANWR is the largest designated wilderness area (8 million acres) in the National Wildlife Refuge System, almost all of it being north of the Arctic Circle. (funtrivia.com)
  • Celebrate music, art, and nature on the open prairie at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, 25 minutes east of Des Moines. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • Bison roam the fields at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge by Richard C. Hager. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • Areas of refuge are required in all new multi-story commercial buildings and additions/renovations that are considered new construction. (cornell.com)
  • Areas of refuge" or "areas of rescue assistance" are areas that have direct access to an exit, where people who are unable to use stairs can remain temporarily in safety to await further instructions or assistance during emergency evacuation or other emergency situations. (cornell.com)
  • It is designed to provide an emergency signal between 1 to 112 areas of refuge (area of rescue assistance) remote refuge call boxes and the master station, known as the refuge command center. (xtec.me)
  • The State of Texas requires that all Areas of Refuge are equipped with a two-way communication system with both visible and audible signals. (teksys.com)
  • According to the IBC Section 1007, Areas of Refuge or Areas of Rescue Assistance locations are required in all multi-story buildings and complexes. (teksys.com)
  • All around America, our national wildlife refuges provide habitat for wildlife pushed to the brink by human development. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • Conserved fish and wildlife habitat, like that provided by the National Wildlife Refuge System, is the backbone of many local economies. (senate.gov)
  • The general locations were chosen nonrandomly to maximize the area sampled at the refuge and specific locations were chosen based on proximity to water, habitat edges, and potential flyways. (gbif.org)
  • and industrial-scale transmission lines that would bisect refuge habitat in the Midwest . (defenders.org)
  • Eighty percent of the auction proceeds are donated by the Jackson District Boy Scouts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for elk management and habitat enhancement on the refuge. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • Everyone will have a chance to help restore prairie habitat at the Refuge. (silosandsmokestacks.org)
  • A national wildlife refuge is typically a contiguous area of land and water managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the conservation and, where appropriate, restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. (fws.gov)
  • The methods used by our predecessors to identify and protect land for the Refuge System resulted in the conservation of iconic and essential wildlife habitats across America. (americantrails.org)
  • What follows is an assessment of our land protection projects and an overview of both challenges and options to consider as we plan for the continued growth of the Refuge System, ensuring it is directed in a manner that accomplishes our mission and contributes to the conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats. (americantrails.org)
  • The mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation , management and, where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • The Service is proposing to permit this temporary ROW and other temporary ROWs when there are no long-term adverse effects to wildlife or refuge habitats. (fws.gov)
  • You can learn more about wildlife and their habitats by stopping at kiosks and the Visitor Center on the Refuge. (fws.gov)
  • With a presence in all 50 states, the National Wildlife Refuge System represents diverse habitats from the swamps of Georgia and deserts of Nevada to the prairies of Montana and tundra of the Alaskan arctic. (defenders.org)
  • We have little hope of effectively combatting the intertwined biodiversity and climate crises without protecting additional habitats by expanding the National Wildlife Refuge System. (defenders.org)
  • 9. One of the best ways to sample the diversity of the Refuge habitats, and inhabitants, is by rafting or canoeing down the Refuge's longest north-flowing river. (funtrivia.com)
  • By the end of 2016, al countries except one had conducted a comprehensive as es ment of their civil registration and vital statistics systems and developed national plans for addres ing the gaps identified. (who.int)
  • At this time the Fish and Wildlife Service has resumed managing commercial filming and still photography in the National Wildlife Refuge System according to laws and regulations in 50 C.F.R. 27.71 (and 43 C.F.R. Part 5 ). (fws.gov)
  • Because the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages filming and other public activities on a site-specific basis, if you will need a filming permit, or if you are unsure as to whether your planned filming falls into any of the above categories, please contact the refuge manager well in advance of the date you would like to film. (fws.gov)
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, along with our partners, is charting a course for the future of the National Wildlife Refuge System. (americantrails.org)
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a ruling on Monday that calls for the end of horseshoe crab harvesting in Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge in South Carolina from March 15 to July 15. (woodtv.com)
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge Complex is seeking public comments regarding the proposal of a temporary right-of-way (ROW) permit: The state of Nebraska has requested the Service to issue a temporary right-of-way permit for construction of the Minnechaduza bridge located on Highway 12 approximately 4 miles east of Valentine, NE. (fws.gov)
  • The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is the caretaker of the Refuge System but faces significant funding shortfalls that hamper its ability to sustain, restore and enhance the natural resources within it. (defenders.org)
  • FLOWOOD, MS, UNITED STATES, July 10, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / -- Since 1998, The Refuge has been known as the "Best Purely Public Course in Mississippi" and ranked annually among the top public courses in the state in various polls. (einpresswire.com)
  • Congress first gave support to these volunteer efforts with the National Wildlife Refuge System Volunteer and Community Partnership Enhancement Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-242). (senate.gov)
  • A contract to design and demonstrate a location tracking system for underground coal mines using ultra-wideband (UWB) radio technology. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2008, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) published a final rule on Refuge Alternatives (RAs) for Underground Coal Mines. (cdc.gov)
  • The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (NWRSIA) and the "Biological Integrity, Diversity and Environmental Health Policy" formalized the concept of biological integrity as a federal wildlife refuge management objective, but failed to define it. (suny.edu)
  • Washington, DC - Late Friday, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 4973, The National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010 . (senate.gov)
  • The National Wildlife Refuge System in the United States has a long and distinguished history. (wikipedia.org)
  • And by Executive Order of March 14, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt established Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge, along Florida's central Atlantic coast, as the first unit of the present National Wildlife Refuge System. (wikipedia.org)
  • Learn more about national wildlife refuge manager to require a special use permit for commercial filming, and to collect and retain cost recovery charges associated with processing permit requests and administering the permit. (fws.gov)
  • Filmmaker shooting video of horseshoe crabs on a beach at Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. (fws.gov)
  • P lease contact the national wildlife refuge where you would like to film for more information and to inquire about the permit application process. (fws.gov)
  • Visitors can film on most, but not all, national wildlife refuges open to the public. (fws.gov)
  • At national wildlife refuges where filming is allowed (unless it is commercial filming as defined above), in most cases visitors do not need a permit when filming for personal enjoyment. (fws.gov)
  • This plan establishes the purpose and need for action to develop the Neches River National Wildlife Refuge. (americantrails.org)
  • The National Wildlife Refuge System Turns 117! (nevadawilderness.org)
  • The National Wildlife Refuge System turns 117 this year. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • On March 14, 1903, President Teddy Roosevelt established Florida's Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge as the first national wildlife refuge to protect egrets and other birds from extinction due to plume hunters. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • Nevada has a long history of national wildlife refuges and protections for wildlife. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • Our state's first national wildlife refuge, Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge , was established in 1913. (nevadawilderness.org)
  • Nevada has a total of nine national wildlife refuges including the Desert National Wildlife Refuge , the largest national wildlife refuge in the lower 48 states (Ranked #12 overall in size, all 11 larger national wildlife refuges are located in Alaska). (nevadawilderness.org)
  • You can help by reaching out to your Congressional leaders and urging them to support and pass legislation that will protect the Desert National Wildlife Refuge . (nevadawilderness.org)
  • Given this difficulty, I examined case studies of six northeastern National Wildlife Refuges to determine how biological integrity policy was incorporated into the Comprehensive Conservation Plan process mandated by NWRSIA, and how it has affected management decisions. (suny.edu)
  • Written and introduced by Rep. Frank Kratovil (D-MD) and shepherded through the Senate by U.S. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD), H.R. 4973 strengthens existing volunteer coordination and engagement programs for the National Wildlife Refuge System. (senate.gov)
  • This bill strengthens and supports volunteerism at National Wildlife Refuges. (senate.gov)
  • In 2008, at Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge, visitor spending totaled $2.6 million, generating $1 million in employment income, 44 local jobs and over $597,300 in total tax revenue. (senate.gov)
  • Last year more than 37,000 volunteers worked in National Wildlife Refuges nationwide, donating 1,611,936 hours of time with an estimated dollar value of $32.6 million. (senate.gov)
  • In a ruling Monday, Aug. 7, the federal government is shutting down the harvest of horseshoe crabs in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce. (woodtv.com)
  • The service wrote that allowing the harvesting would "materially interfere and detract from the purposes for which the refuge was established and the mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System. (woodtv.com)
  • President Donald Trump has signed into law today a landmark bill designed to give the national park system billions of dollars over five years to reduce a maintenance backlog. (missourinet.com)
  • The systems meet all national codes for area of refuge systems, and include battery back-up as a standard feature. (xtec.me)
  • Today's announcement from the Department of Homeland Security says waivers will be used to build walls through Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument , Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge , San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge , Coronado National Memorial and numerous designated wilderness areas. (biologicaldiversity.org)
  • And while it's hard to deny that the jackpot of all untapped domestic oil lies just north of the Arctic Circle, in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, it's tougher to say whether or not extracting this energy will benefit our nation in the long run. (cnn.com)
  • Welcome to Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge! (fws.gov)
  • Nine miles of the Niobrara National Scenic River wind through the Refuge. (fws.gov)
  • Wilderness areas can be part of national wildlife refuges, national parks, national forests or public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. (fws.gov)
  • These findings document the occurrence at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) of 13 of the 18 species of bats known to occur from Utah. (gbif.org)
  • The overall goal for this project was to conduct a baseline inventory of bat species occurring at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge using established monitoring methodology for vesper bat species. (gbif.org)
  • This week, we celebrate the only system of public lands dedicated to the protection of wildlife and reflect on Defenders' active campaign to defend, sustain and expand the National Wildlife Refuge System. (defenders.org)
  • By working together, we can protect these species and expand access to wild places by defending, supporting and expanding the National Wildlife Refuge System - the only network of federal lands managed first and foremost for wildlife. (defenders.org)
  • Read more from our president and CEO about the National Wildlife Refuge System here . (defenders.org)
  • For those who like the offbeat over the tried and true, three one-of-a-kind events on national wildlife refuges could be worth a special trip this spring. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • Photographed at Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • The antlers are collected as they drop off, starting in March, from wintering elk at National Elk Refuge, up the road. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • A Scout proudly holds up his find during the spring antler collection, coordinated with National Elk Refuge staff. (wanderingeducators.com)
  • Roads on Indian lands provide access and mobility for residents and provide access to regional and national transportation systems. (dot.gov)
  • A geothermal power plant planned in the Klamath Basin National Wildlife Refuge will be the first to use the new technology. (oregonbusiness.com)
  • 7. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has many roads, lodging, and campsites. (funtrivia.com)
  • 8. What is the name of the study area, for oil and gas development, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge? (funtrivia.com)
  • 10. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is just a big, desolate piece of land. (funtrivia.com)
  • Team (PIT) was chartered to address this recommendation from Conserving the Future: Wildlife Refuges and the Next Generation, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 21st century strategic vision for the National Wildlife Refuge System. (americantrails.org)
  • I also examined how the "historical condition" aspect of biological integrity has affected management policy and practice, how refuges fit the presence of invasive species into models of historical condition, and how surrounding land use impacts managing for biological integrity. (suny.edu)
  • Conservation groups said limiting the harvest of the animals in Cape Romain is a step toward improving ecosystems, especially because the refuge is home to numerous species of shorebirds. (woodtv.com)
  • Nearly one-third of all species listed under the Endangered Species Act rely on the Refuge System. (defenders.org)
  • These special places need protection from a variety of uses that threaten the integrity of the Refuge System and the many species that depend on it. (defenders.org)
  • Strategically expanding the Refuge System can give species room to adapt to climate change, secure carbon and increase equitable access to nature. (defenders.org)
  • The most charismatic of rare species, such as the red wolf and whooping crane, find sanctuary in refuges. (defenders.org)
  • 5. Nearly 180 species of birds have been seen on the Arctic Refuge. (funtrivia.com)
  • 6. Forty-five species of mammals live on the Refuge. (funtrivia.com)
  • Come take a drive, hike or float through the refuge to take escape the daily grind and unwind with all the native plants and wildlife that the Refuge has to offer. (fws.gov)
  • We are building a one-of-a-kind regenerative eco-system in Jamaica where women survivors and refugees across the LGBTQ+ gender spectrum cultivate radical solutions, practice, and solidarity. (fundrazr.com)
  • But as promising as reduced or confined logging might be to the long-term health of Canada's boreal refuge, the real threat, as is increasingly the case globally, is climate change. (mongabay.com)
  • Our charge was to investigate how Refuge System planning will address large-scale conservation challenges such as climate change, while maintaining the integrity of management and conservation delivery within our boundaries. (americantrails.org)
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  • Although scaling up from single host-parasite relationships along one environmental gradient to their interaction outcome in the full complexity of natural environments remains difficult, integrating host and parasite performance-response can serve to formulate testable hypotheses about the variability in parasitism outcomes and the occurrence of environmental disease refuges under current and future environmental conditions. (lu.se)
  • The two-way communication system shall include both audible and visible signals. (cornell.com)
  • A surgeon for almost a decade, and deputy head of the surgical emergency department at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital in Lomé, Togo, Dr Daré is one of three members of an emergency medical team World Health Organisation (WHO) helped to train, mobilize and deploy to Chad to meet the health needs of the refugees and the local population as the humanitarian crisis exerts pressure on Chad's already fragile health system. (who.int)
  • Cornell's award winning In form TM I A Mobile Nurse Call system is the culmination of decades of emergency call system manufacturing experience. (cornell.com)
  • Cornell's latest Wireless Nurse Call System integrates mobility and resident comfort into one emergency response system for memory care facilities, assisted living, and senior care communities. (cornell.com)
  • Cornell's 4000 series nurse call system provides better care at assisted living communities, senior care communities and memory care facilities. (cornell.com)
  • Reserve a spot now to attend a webinar on refuge alternatives June 23. (cdc.gov)
  • Considerations for communications systems in underground refuge alternatives. (cdc.gov)
  • However, possibly because of the emphasis on forest and fish resource protection, the value of this area as a wildlife refuge often escapes deserved recognition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Newsgathering filming, videography or still photography activities do not require permits in most cases, unless the refuge manager determines a permit is necessary to protect natural and cultural resources, to avoid visitor use conflicts, to ensure public safety or authorize entrance into a closed area. (fws.gov)
  • Does your New Hampshire Building Meet Local Area of Refuge Requirements? (cornell.com)
  • Knowing local area of refuge requirements can save your firm tens of thousands of dollars in fines. (cornell.com)
  • Cornell Communications is the expert on area of refuge systems and strives to clarify the local building codes. (cornell.com)
  • 2010 ADA standards outline when a building's means of egress requires an area of refuge. (cornell.com)
  • According to IBC Section 1007, accessible means of egress require an area of refuge. (cornell.com)
  • What is an Area of Refuge (AOR)? (teksys.com)
  • An Area of Refuge (AOR) is a designated location or room within a building that is specifically designed or designated to hold people safely during a crisis or emergency situation. (teksys.com)
  • In this case, they would need to find the nearest Area of Refuge until firefighters and/or emergency rescue crews arrive to assist them out of the building. (teksys.com)
  • It is vitally important to not only provide an Area of Refuge or Area of Rescue in emergency situations, it is crucial that these areas have proper functioning communication systems to ensure that evacuees are able to communicate with the rescue teams. (teksys.com)
  • Our team will work with you to determine the best Area of Refuge solutions. (teksys.com)
  • Let the expert safety and security experts at Teksys work with you to evaluate and determine the best systems for your Area of Refuge. (teksys.com)
  • It was difficult to capture bats with 3 such low nets and so much water surface area available on the refuge. (gbif.org)
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  • As your single source provider, Fixfire ® packages the CCTV , Access Control , Fire Alarm and Call Systems together providing fully integrated solutions with no gaps between. (fixfire.co.uk)
  • I am grateful that the Refuges enjoy the strong volunteer support of groups like Friends of Blackwater. (senate.gov)
  • This is why many businesses opt for Disabled Refuge systems at their business premises. (twenty-4.co.uk)
  • While you are at the Refuge you have the potential to spot our herd of 350 bison, deer, coyotes, eagles, grassland birds, and the prairie wildflowers. (fws.gov)
  • Furthermore, the unusual, and unique assemblage of plant communities currently present at the Refuge (Sandhills Prairie, Mixed Prairie, Rocky Mountain Coniferous Forest, Eastern Deciduous Forest, and Northern Boreal Forest) support a rich diversity of wildlife generally unchanged from historic times. (fws.gov)
  • I should like to emphasize here that the first requirement for the protection of refugees is to ensure that they are admitted to a country of refuge and that they receive durable, or at least temporary, asylum and that the principle of non-refoulement is scrupulously observed. (unhcr.org)
  • Eleni Karageorgiou, a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law in Lund, said 25 years of European cooperation in the field of immigration and asylum have proved inadequate to guarantee a workable and just asylum system both for states as well as towards refugees. (lu.se)
  • By creating a sanctuary to safeguard those who have killed unintentionally, the Torah effectively tells the saddened, but understandably bloodthirsty, grieving relative to quickly kill the killer before he reaches the nearest City of Refuge. (chabad.org)
  • The Refuge System is the largest and most diverse collection of lands and waters in the world dedicated to wildlife conservation. (americantrails.org)
  • How we currently add lands to the Refuge System is unsustainable and may not reflect the highest priority acquisitions that contribute to landscape conservation. (americantrails.org)
  • Are you tough enough to complete a course of six fitness and conservation events set out by this upstate New York refuge? (wanderingeducators.com)
  • Two-way communication systems shall provide communication between each required location and the fire command center or a central point location approved by the fire department. (cornell.com)
  • Fixfire ® provides leading-edge Call Systems that are designed to help you provide an efficient service to your clientele. (fixfire.co.uk)
  • Twenty4 can offer advice on lots of different systems and provide the expertise to install them properly. (twenty-4.co.uk)
  • With every business being unique in its security needs, we provide a tailored access control system. (twenty-4.co.uk)
  • Thermal disease refuges have been extensively studied in response to climate warming, but other environmental factors may also provide environmental disease refuges which, in turn, respond to global change. (lu.se)
  • Here, we (1) showcase laboratory and natural examples of refuges from parasites along various environmental gradients, and (2) provide hypotheses on how global environmental change may affect these refuges. (lu.se)
  • At The Safety Centre we are please to feature their emergency voice communication and disabled refuge systems within our product range. (thesafetycentre.co.uk)
  • This visual emergency response system is time-tested and industry-proven to improve staff response times. (cornell.com)
  • Disabled Refuge systems are a vital tool for you and the emergency services. (twenty-4.co.uk)
  • Such systems allow you to make contact with people who may have trouble exiting a building in an emergency situation. (twenty-4.co.uk)
  • A contract to evaluate a fiber optic sprinkler head emergency communications system to determine if this concept can meet the communication, tracking, mine escape, and rescue requirements of an underground communication system. (cdc.gov)
  • The centre facilitates MineARC staff and client training and certification in the emergency operation and regular servicing of MineARC refuge chambers and ancillary products. (minearc.com)
  • The chambers feature all of the significant life-supporting features of a standard MineARC refuge chamber to facilitate comprehensive training. (minearc.com)
  • Given the costs and time factors to expand refuge lands, we must ensure that what we do add to the Refuge System is valuable and the right choice made on behalf of the American people. (americantrails.org)
  • At The Safety Centre, we have an exceptional range of the best systems and equipment for a variety of different requirements. (thesafetycentre.co.uk)
  • A dedicated Refuge Chamber Training Centre, located at MineARC's manufacturing facility in Perth, Western Australia. (minearc.com)
  • MineARC is pleased to announce our new Refuge Chamber Training Centre 's official opening at our manufacturing facility in Perth, Western Australia. (minearc.com)
  • All rely on the unconfined open spaces of the Refuge. (funtrivia.com)
  • This journal uses Open Journal Systems 3.3.0.15, which is open source journal management and publishing software developed, supported, and freely distributed by the Public Knowledge Project under the GNU General Public License. (yorku.ca)
  • 3. The Refuge is largely comprised of tundra (grass and sedge dominated vegetation) under which is a permanently frozen layer. (funtrivia.com)
  • On July 28, Gaza's only power plant was destroyed which caused blackouts, and largely ummobilized the water and sanitation systems. (who.int)
  • 4. Each spring, the Arctic Refuge Coastal Plain is the calving ground for a herd of caribou. (funtrivia.com)
  • Add to this other land not yet identified, but that could potentially be added to the Refuge System, and we find ourselves in need of a revitalized strategic plan to guide us into the future. (americantrails.org)
  • Many families have had to repeatedly find new refuge. (who.int)
  • Combining resident and staff communication systems into one, In form TM I A Mobile eliminates the need for multiple communication devices while adding tracking and reporting capabilities that enhance staff performance and resident satisfaction. (cornell.com)
  • According to the IBC 1009.8, "Two-way communication systems shall be provided at the landing serving each elevator (or bank of elevators) on each accessible floor that is one or more stories above or below the exit level. (teksys.com)
  • All activities allowed on refuges must be evaluated to make sure each activity will not conflict with the reason the refuge was founded. (fws.gov)
  • As a result, field biologists and managers have struggled to apply the concept to refuge management issues. (suny.edu)
  • The biological integrity policy is an important step towards unifying the vision of NWRs, but requires a practical translation for it to effectively contribute to refuge management. (suny.edu)
  • Developing a matrix or system of criteria to quantify and evaluate biological integrity would be a useful tool for refuge managers. (suny.edu)
  • A contract to evaluate SureWave Technology's seismic system for locating trapped miners by conducting tests at depths of 2,000 ft or more and under various challenging but common conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • The IRM Guide Calculator is an application that must be downloaded to your local system. (ncga.com)
  • We will also ensure that the AOR systems meet your local Building Code requirements. (teksys.com)
  • People across the country love their local refuges and the chance to enjoy nature. (defenders.org)
  • Search IRM Refuge Calculator. (ncga.com)