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Ecosystem services derived from wetland conservation practices in the United States Prairie Pothole Region with an emphasis on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Conservation Reserve and Wetlands Reserve Programs / by Gleason, Robert A.(CARDINAL)287041; Laubhan, Murray(Murray K.)(CARDINAL)287040; Euliss, Ned H.(CARDINAL)287039; Geological Survey (U.S.)(CARDINAL)154385;

Includes bibliographical references.Background and approach to quantification of ecosystem services -- Plant community quality and richness -- Carbon sequestration -- Floodwater storage -- Reduction of sedimentation and nutrient loading -- Proposed approach to assess potential wildlife habitat suitability on plant community quality and richness.

Subjects: Wetlands Reserve Program (U.S.); Conservation Reserve Program (U.S.); Ecosystem management; Restoration ecology; Wetland conservation;

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The Conservation Reserve Program [microform] : enrollment statistics for signup periods 1-12 and fiscal years 1986-93 / by Osborn, C. Tim.(CARDINAL)325524; Llacuna, Felix.(CARDINAL)325525; Linsenbigler, Michael.(CARDINAL)325526; United States.Department of Agriculture.Economic Research Service.(CARDINAL)144580;

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Subjects: Conservation Reserve Program (U.S.); Agricultural conservation; Agricultural conservation; Soil conservation; Soil conservation;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1

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America's marine sanctuaries : a photographic exploration / by Weaver, Sigourney,1949-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)352841; National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (U.S.),author.(CARDINAL)848921;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index."An extraordinary illustrated overview of the National Marine Sanctuary System and a guide to its fourteen protected underwater locations"--

Subjects: Illustrated works.; National Marine Sanctuary Program (U.S.); National Marine Sanctuary Program (U.S.); Marine parks and reserves; Marine parks and reserves; Marine resources conservation;

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Biosphere reserves in action : case studies of the American experience / by U.S. National Committee for Man and the Biosphere.(CARDINAL)281897;

Subjects: U.S. National Committee for Man and the Biosphere.; Biosphere reserves; Natural resources conservation areas;

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Pandas [videorecording] / by Murphy, Bill. (CARDINAL)737912; Kaufman, Fred.; Page, George.; Modine, Matthew. (CARDINAL)340736; Laidler, Liz. (CARDINAL)732530; Laidler, Keith. (CARDINAL)513722; Anderson, Andrew. (CARDINAL)425205; Saunders, Martin.; Ostertag, Sandy.; Lee, Susane.; British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. (CARDINAL)132222; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.) (CARDINAL)189964; Questar, Inc. (CARDINAL)326998; WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.) (CARDINAL)150050; Wolfshead (Firm);

Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon program: a Wolfshead productions (China) LTD production for Thirteen/WNET and BBC-TV ; produced & directed by Liz & Keith Laidler ; photographers, Andrew Anderson, Martin Saunders. The Panda Baby: a production of Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced, directed & edited by Sandy Ostertag ; written by Susane Lee ; music composed by David Hamilton ; executive producer, Fred Kaufman ; production executive for the Zoological Society of San Diego, Barbara Ayers.Pandas of the Sleeping Dragon: Narrator and host, George Page. The Panda Baby: narrated by Matthew Modine.Filmed on location in cooperation with Research and Conservation Center for the Giant Panda, Wolong, China.The first program observes the Red panda and Giant panda (one of the world's most endangered mammals) in their natural habitat, the bamboo forest of China's "Mountains of the Sleeping Dragon" a national panda reserve. The second program features the San Diego Zoo's challenge to successfully breed and raise a Giant Panda in captivity. Spotlighted is Hua Mei the baby panda and staff from the San Diego Zoo's Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species.DVD, region 1, widescreen presentation, Dolby Digital 5.0.

Subjects: Nature television programs. ; Documentary television programs. ; DVD (Digital video discs) ; Video recordings. ; Pandas ; Giant panda ; Red panda ; Hua Mei (Panda) ; Giant panda $xInfancy.; San Diego Zoo. ; Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species.; Zoos ;

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Glacier National Park. [videorecording] / by National Geographic Society (U.S.),publisher.(CARDINAL)140388; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.,film distributor.(CARDINAL)340075;

Global warming is transforming Glacier National Park, as its inhabitants₂ race to adapt. As melting glaciers push some wildlife to the brink of extinction, other animals battle tirelessly to persist despite the rapidly warming environment in what is truly one of America's wildest spaces. When arriving at Blackfoot Glacier once one of the park's largest witness the transformation taking place, from disappearing waterfalls to the newly uncovered sculpted landscape.Rating: Not rated.DVD, region 1, NTSC, wide screen (16:9); Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0.; color.

Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Wildlife television programs.; Nature television programs.; Science television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Glacier National Park (Agency : U.S.); National parks and reserves; Ecology; Habitat conservation; Natural history; Glaciers;

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Treasured landscapes : National Park Service art collections tell America's stories. by United States.National Park Service,issuing body.(CARDINAL)139282; National Center for Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships (U.S.).Museum Management Program,publisher.;

Includes bibliographical references (page 160) and indexes.Overview -- Landscape art and the founding of the National Park Service -- National Park Service Museum collections -- The American conservation movement and the Hudson River School; Artists in the gallery and park collections -- America's treasured places; Artists in the gallery and park collection; The American West; Views of paradise -- Eminent Americans at home; Artists in the gallery and park collections; Views of home; Personal taste; Pastoral landscapes; Waterscapes -- American experiences; Artists in the gallery and park collections; Experiencing nature; Conflict; Confinement; Americans abroad; Wildlife in the landscape -- Participating parks index -- Artist index.In addition to color images from the National Park Service collections, this book also provides brief overviews of some of the site collections, information on artists, and the art collectors.

Subjects: Catalogs.; Illustrated works.; United States. National Park Service; United States. National Park Service; United States. National Park Service; Historic sites; Landscape painting, American.; National monuments; National parks and reserves; Nature conservation; National monuments;

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Gabon [videorecording] : the last Eden / by Cha, Stella.; Close, Glenn,1947-(CARDINAL)195841; Henry, Christine Jameson.(CARDINAL)326991; Poole, Robert(Director of photography); Spillenger, Paul.(CARDINAL)848903; British Broadcasting Corporation.(CARDINAL)143648; National Geographic Society (U.S.)(CARDINAL)140388; National Geographic Television & Film.(CARDINAL)273629; Nihon Hōsō Kyōkai.(CARDINAL)133601; Warner Home Video (Firm)(CARDINAL)218485; Williams-Biondo Music (Firm);

Edited by Christine Jameson Henry ; cinematography, Bob Poole ; Original music, Williams/Biondo.Narrated by Glenn Close."In the jungles of Central Africa lies a vast wilderness where an ancient world is clashing with a modern one. A country the size of Colorado, Gabon is one of the few places in the world where you can stand on a pristine beach and see elephants, hippos and humpback whales all at once. Touched by the beauty and vulnerability of this land, Glenn Close narrates this special, which looks at the precarious survival of a fragile but still vital ecosystem."--Publisher's web site.Not rated.DVD; Dolby digital; region 1 ; Letterbox.

Subjects: Documentary films.; Documentary television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Animal diversity conservation; Habitat conservation; National parks and reserves; Natural areas;

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Conflicts over natural resources : a reference handbook / by Vaughn, Jacqueline.(CARDINAL)280790;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-292) and index.BACKGROUND AND HISTORY -- From the Dawn of History -- Colonial America -- An Overview of Natural Resource Issues and Conflicts -- Acquisition: 1781-1867 -- Disposal: 1781 -- Reservation: 1872 -- Custodial Management: 1897-1950 -- Intensive Management: 1950-1960 -- Consultation and Conflict: 1960- -- References -- PROBLEMS, CONTROVERSIES AND SOLUTIONS -- Minerals, Oil, and Natural Gas Exploration and Drilling -- Supply and Demand -- Extraction and Money -- Damage from Mining Activities -- Oil and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- Protected Areas Policy -- Fee Demonstration Program -- Staffing and Infrastructure Maintenance -- Too Many Protected Areas? -- Rangeland Management -- Regulating the Range -- Subsidization of the Livestock Industry -- Environmental Impacts of Grazing -- Conflict Management on the Range -- Timber and Forests -- Maintaining a Sustainable Supply -- Protecting Old Growth Forests -- Collaboration Efforts -- References -- WORLDWIDE PERSPECTIVE -- Diamonds and Precious Metals -- Oil and Natural Gas Development -- Timber and Forest Destruction -- Water Resources and Scarcity -- References -- CHRONOLOGY -- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES -- Ansel Adams -- Bruce Babbitt -- David Brower -- Robert Marion Clawson -- Bernard DeVoto -- Wayne Hage -- Julia Hill -- Andy Kerr -- J. Horace McFarland -- Chico Mendes -- Milford Muskett -- Joan Norman -- William Penn -- Sandra Postel -- Ken Saro-Wiwa -- Maurice Strong -- Nicola Temple -- Courtney White -- Terry Tempest Williams -- Howard Zahniser --DATA AND DOCUMENTS -- Legislation -- National Park Service Organic Act -- Taylor Grazing Act -- Federal Land Policy and Management Act -- Reports -- U.S. General Accounting Office: Livestock Grazing -- Resolutions -- Excerpt, Memorial of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Behalf of a Proper Forest Policy -- Joint Resolution, World Federation of Diamond Bourses and International Diamond Manufacturers Association -- Preamble to the Kimberly Process Certification Scheme -- Bonn Ministerial Declaration -- Facts and Data -- U.S. Natural Resource Agencies -- National Landscape Conservation System -- National Park Visitation -- Ten Most Endangered Birds in America -- U.S. Most Endangered Wildlife Refuges U.S. Gold Prices -- Extent of Worldwide Forest and Wooded Land -- Gas and Oil Supplies -- Energy Use and Trends -- Water Use -- DIRECTORY OF ORGANIZATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND AGENCIES -- SELECTED PRINT AND NONPRINT SOURCES -- Books -- Monographs, U.S. and International Government Publications -- Articles -- CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs/DVDs/Videos -- Glossary.Includes information on blood diamonds, Bureau of Land Management, diamond mining and trade, environmental movement, forests, grazing policies, Greenpeace, land management, livestock industry, National Park Service, national parks, nonrenewable resources, United Nations, U.S. Forest Service, water, westward expansion, etc.

Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Conservation of natural resources; Natural resources;

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The national parks [videorecording] : America's best idea / by Burns, Ken,1953-film director,film producer,cinematographer.(CARDINAL)204062; Duncan, Dayton,screenwriter,film producer.(CARDINAL)186891; Squires, Buddy,cinematographer.; Moore, Allen,1952-cinematographer.; Else, Lincoln,cinematographer.; Barnes, Paul,1951-editor of moving image work.(CARDINAL)329063; Mellish, Craig,editor of moving image work.; Ewers, Erik,editor of moving image work.(CARDINAL)545436; Coyote, Peter,narrator.(CARDINAL)348484; Florentine Films,production company.(CARDINAL)163177; PBS Distribution (Firm)(CARDINAL)309769; Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)(CARDINAL)189964; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)(CARDINAL)132711;

Cinematography, Buddy Squires with Allen Moore, Lincoln Else, Ken Burns (Episode 1, 2, 3); supervising film editor, Paul Barnes ; episode editors, Paul Barnes (Episode 1, 4), Craig Mellish (Episode 2, 6), Erik Ewers (Episode 3, 5).Narrated by Peter Coyote.Traces the birth of the national park idea in the mid-1800s and follows its evolution for nearly 150 years. Using archival photographs, first-person accounts of historical characters, personal memories and analysis from more than 40 interviews, the series chronicles the steady addition of new parks through the stories of the people who helped create them and save them from destruction.Not rated.DVD, Region 1, NTSC, wide screen presentation, enhanced for 16x9 televisions; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, 2.0 stereo.

Subjects: Documentary television programs.; Historical television programs.; Nonfiction television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; United States. National Park Service; National parks and reserves; Nature conservation;

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