LA/UP 341 Fall 1998

Practical 11 --

Plant/Wildlife Habitat Potential

Habitat potential of land-use change in ESL

1. Work as a group.
2. Consider the land-use change you have proposed and investigate wildlife and plant habitat implications and opportunities.
3. Use EGRETS/ArcView to identify patches, corridors, matrices, of habitat value.
4. Prepare a brief report as part of your land-use evaluation homepage, linked to maps, illustrations and other relevant reports within the ESLARP on-line resources.
5. The report should take into account what you have found out about the mapped and any other open space resources in the region, and any assumptions and guesses based on your own knowledge of the area.  I want you to prepare a report that describes (a) how your proposed development might impact wildlife and plant habitat resources through expansion or reduction of areas of native vegetation, development of habitat corridors etc. or (b) how the proposal might protect a resource from either being misguidedly destroyed, or from being "loved to death." Use the WWW to find out about the area through EGRETS and any other means. Think about hunting, hiking/nature study, and other potentials.
6. Either as credits within the report, or independently via e-mail, identify individual group members' contributions.
7. Due:  Wednesday, December 3

EGRETS search for"open space" in the Map Library page got these:

GIS and GIS resources

There is a detailed introduction to GIS and the resources we have in that database already on-line with descriptions prepared by Abhijeet Chavan and others:

Link to ESLARP GIS page

ArcView2 is a simple map analysis package (a kind of mini-GIS) for which we do have specific material prepared, including the map data (called coverages) and a tutorial. ArcView is available in the Planning lab on the PCs and can be made available in the LA studios if specific machines can be identified. ArcView data is available on both the Planning and LandArch GAIA servers:

Link to ArcView Resources

And if you are not into ArcView and you need a map you cannot find, mail the ESLARP GIS team and they'll try to help you out:

In addition

Check out the resources provided by previous classes:

LA450 Spring '96

1. Plants (David Kovacic)

1. Threatened and Endangered Species (David Lincicome)

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2. Threatened and Endangered Plant Species Descriptions, Distributions and Status (David Lincicome)

3. Vegetational Setting of the American Bottom Region of St. Clair County and Madison County, Illinois (David Lincicome)

2. Animals (David Kovacic)

1. Endangered and Threatened Species of Illinois: Status and Distribution: V. 2 - Animals (Georgia Sebesta)

2. List of Threatened and Endangered Species for St. Clair and Madison Counties (Georgia Sebesta)

LA437/465 Fall '95

• Big Plans, Small Plans: Brief project descriptions
• A Region Transformed, R. Umashankar
• East St. Louis Youth Golf Center, Jennifer Wetzel
• American Bottom Habitat Arboretum, Barbara Baugher
• Native Bottomland Habitats for Wildlife Refuge, Deanna Koenigs
• Family, Friends, and Foundations: Directions for Hall Park, Beth Kusy
• Using Flood Water for Environmental Benefit, Mark Child

and finally ...

     

Search the Web Usenet and Display the Results in Standard Form in Compact Form in Detailed Form Tip: To find a bed-time story: "fairy tale" +frog -dragon 

 Word count: habitat:214334; wildlife:375960

Documents 11-20 of about 80000 matching the query, best matches first.

Wildlife Habitat Canada   [24May96] Name of Program or Fund: Wildl
Model Forest Activities - [28Mar96] Wildlife Habitat. A Forest Hab
Wildlife-Habitat Relation [05Feb96] Wildlife-Habitat Relationships
Wildlife and Habitat      [15May96] Wildlife and Habitat. U.S. tun
Establishment of Seeded G [19Jan96] Establishment of Seeded Grassl
Wildlife Habitat Protecti [26Apr96] WILDLIFE HABITAT PROTECTION. P
Alaska Statutes: AS 41.17 [06Jun96] Made available by Touch N' Go 
Saving Wildlife and Habit [15May96] Saving Wildlife and Habitat. A
LAND PROGRAMS - Wildlife  [25Mar96] LAND PROGRAMS. Wildlife Habita

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Business and Economy:Companies:Environment:Wildlife Management

• Radical Land Management - Environmental Management Products - specializes in Wildlife Management Systems designed to build and maintain habitats and to attract and retain specific types of wildlife.

Business and Economy:Organizations:Public Interest Groups:Environment

• Forests Forever  - The Mission of Forests Forever is: To protect and enhance the forests and wildlife habitat of California through educational, legislative and electoral activities.
• The Yosemite Fund - supports critical Park Service projects for wildlife research, habitat restoration, trail maintenance and exhibits.

Government:Agencies:Executive Branch:Department of the Interior:Bureau of Land Management

• Colorado BLM - administers public lands in Colorado for various uses including, recreation, mining, wildlife habitat and grazing.

Government:Agencies:Executive Branch:Department of the Interior:Fish and Wildlife Service

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Conserve, protect, and enhance the nation's fish and wildlife and their habitats for the continuing benefit of people.

Government:Agencies:Executive Branch:Department of the Interior:National Biological Survey

• Patuxent Wildlife Research Center - studies wildlife habitat improvements, environmental contaminants, endangered species, migratory birds, and wildlife population analyses.

Recreation:Hobbies and Crafts:Birding:Organizations

• "Ding" Darling Wildlife Society, The - dedicated to preserving the natural habitat of the J.N "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge.

Recreation:Home and Garden:Ponds

• The Biggs ' Wildlife Pond - our old swimming pool is being made into a pond habitat for wildlife using mostly native plants.

Recreation:Outdoors:Hunting:Organizations

• Wood-Lucas Pheasants Forever - nonprofit habitat restoration organization dedicated to the restoration of upland wildlife habitat.

Recreation:Outdoors:Parks

• Rachel Carson Wildlife Refuge - part of a wetland acquisition program to preserve valuable wildlife habitat at key locations along waterfowl migration routes. Located in Wells, ME.

Regional:Countries:Canada:Provinces and Territories:Ontario:Cities:Kirkland Lake

• Kirkland Lake Sporting Life - Adventure wilderness in northern Ontario. Detailed discussion of activities events, fish and wildlife habitat, availability and regulations. Walleye, trout, pickerel, moose, bear, geology, to name a few.

Regional:Countries:Hong Kong:Organizations

• Green Island Society - conservation group promoting better understanding of wildlife and their natural habitats in Hong Kong.

Regional:Countries:United Kingdom:Science:Zoology:Animals, Insects, and Pets:Wildlife:Organizations

• WWF UK - committed to saving threatened wildlife species and their habitats.

Regional:U.S.

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Modified: 26 August 1998, Brian Orland