John Wesley Powell worked actively for public land system
reform while a director of geographical and geological surveys in
the West from 1869 to 1894. Although this has won him acclaim as a
conservationist, the basis of Powell's linkage of reform with
scientific work is poorly understood.
A study of...
A population of Columbian white-tailed deer (CWTD) was studied on a
refuge (790 ha) in southwestern Washington during 1972-77. Quality of
habitat was considered good for these deer and total population size remained
between 164-230 as determined by mark-recapture methods during
November. Population size declined significantly between the winters of...