The environmental assessment (EA), Proposed Property Acquisition Blue-Eyed Nellie Wildlife Management Area North Lily Property, in reference to the NEPA Environmental Assessment Checklist, has the proper parts for a well-written assessment. The purpose and need statement is full of rich content allowing the reader to feel fully versed on the topic. It describes the property in question in detail along with the vegetation and animals populating the area. The ability to partake in the purchase is illustrated through the authority of the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (MFWP) given by state law (Vinkey, 2006). The overall monetary cost of the purchase was disclosed in the description of the action in the assessment. Alternatives to the proposed action were also given. Also an extensive and informative environmental effects section was developed to strengthen the argument for the purchase. Lastly in the assessment the issue of public involvement was addressed and a statement that an environmental impact statement was not needed.
The management plan for the land combined with previously acquired land was divulged. An introduction to the plan was given including the description of the overall proposed wildlife management area (WMA) (Vinkey, 2006). A goal section listed the objectives for the purchase along with the problems that need to be taken of care and the planned strategies to reach those goals. Monitoring of the WMA was the final part of the given management plan.
The last section of the proposal was the Socio-Economic Assessment North Lily Property Fee Title Acquisition. The socio-economic assessment detailed the law authorizing and purpose of the acquisition. A brief synopsis of the current population and use of th...
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...etical or actual need to be used to quantify the impact. The EA and the socio-economic assessment also need not to contradict each other on the county tax levy without the purchase.
The wildlife and vegetation sections of the environmental effect of action need to be partially rewritten. The contradiction about the impact on the bull trout needs to be removed. Presumed development is not a quantifying assessment of impact on the westslope cutthroat trout or the bighorn sheep. The weed control suggested by the management plan needs to be developed more, giving the means of control, and the impacts of said control.
In conclusion the EA is a good start and structurally sound. A few ideas need to be expanded or quantified. The biased language of the author should be toned down. Lastly a couple contradictions need to be rewritten to form continuity in the EA.
The Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys have been extensively settled centered around the nearby towns of Keremeos, Oliver and Osoyoos . The Okanagan-Similkameen region’s census population, as of 2006, was 79475(((1))) people, has the fastest growing population rate of any other river valley in Canada, and has seen a 137% increase in population in the last 30 years. Some of the borders of the proposed area touch existing private land used in agriculture and ranching operation.
The latter half of the twentieth century was host to the greatest and most widespread advancements in environmental awareness in human history. It was during this time that people began to consider the effects of their polluting cars and their wasteful habits. People began to realize that something must be done to curb humans’ negative impacts on their surroundings and thus the environmental movement was born. One of the most important factors that resulted from this expansion of environmental consciousness occurring over the last several decades has been the protection of endangered species. Much has been done in the legal world to ensure the continued longevity of our planet’s diversity, including two major policies: CITES and the Endangered Species Act. Each of these policies has approached the welfare of endangered species in a different way, with varying degrees of success. Each strategy will be summarized and analyzed, beginning with the CITES treaty, as it was enacted before the Endangered Species Act. However, before examining the function and effectiveness of each strategy, it is important to understand the history behind each one of them.
We need to preserve natural resources, like water, trees, and headwaters in the Oak Ridges Moraine because they are vital to our everyday living.
Thesis: The population of white-tail deer in Alabama has drastically increased over the past century causing significant damage to property and homeowners, caused by hunters being less active.
In Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, there are over 1 million acres of non-federal inholdings to which access is, and has been a major issue of controversy. Park managers and landowners alike are trying to reach an agreement which would provide for the access to private property, as well as towns such as Nabesna, McCarthy, and Kennecott. The following information will be used to convince park managers and conservationist groups that access via R.S. 2477 rights-of-ways are not only necessary, but also guaranteed by state and federal law.
... policy recommendations. The authors concluded that best perspective for implementing economic incentives is to prize the use of land and habitat conversion and give some helpful directions for the future researches.
...DE, Popper FJ. "The Buffalo-Commons: A Bioregional Vision of the Great Plains" Landscape Architecture. April 1994: 144.
It all started back in 1989 when Home Savings of America announced to build a giant new community consisting of 3,050 homes, two schools, two hotels, two golf courses and 400,000 square feet of commercial and industrial areas on the 5,400-acre Ahmanson Ranch located at the eastern end of Ventura county, adjacent to Los Angeles County. Even though the Ahmanson Ranch has been owned by Home Savings of America since 1963, the nature remained undisturbed all these past years. The ranch has become one of the important habitats for barely surviving native organisms including threatened or endangered species. For this and other important reasons, an organization, Friends of Ahmanson Ranch, was formed to stop the development with the support from other environmental organizations, local legislatures, politicians and public. Almost seven years have passed since the beginning of this issue, but the conflict still remain unsolved. What is interesting about this issue is the diversity in the reason which the Friends of Ahmanson Ranch claims for protecting the Ahmanson Ranch from development. They point out a variety of reason, and they are not necessarily environmental opinion.
The area has been turned into a wildlife preserve to help maintain those ecosystems. The
In order to address the existing complexities in respect to the acquiescence of co-ownership beneficial interests in land, it is important to identify their differences. A co-ownership beneficial in an interest of land can be established thro...
Years ago, killing animals for food was part of the average man’s everyday life. While, now a days, hunting is questioned by many across the world because it is commonly viewed as a recreational activity. Many residents have a problem with the dangers that come with hunting. Not to mention, as time goes on, society seems to feel differently about animals and how they should be treated. One of the biggest debates is the harvest of white tailed deer. All over the United States, white tailed deer thrive because of the few predators that feast upon them and the large forests and habitats that these deer can flourish in. However, as buildings and subdivisions pop up left and right decreasing the white tailed deer natural habitat, the debate grows stronger. The heart of the debate is centered around ethical issues, human and deer conflicts, safety, and the benefits hunting has on the economy.
When valuing the property, the figures should not be the only issue but also the demographic factors and the services offered. When valuing the property, everything within the property should be assessed. The items inside a house should be valued by the size, the cost and the age of existence, this includes the furniture’s and any other utensils that may be available. For items like the computer, the cost and the make are of importance. The car should also be valued if it forms part of the property and the model and the year of make are of essence. The surrounding of the property should also be put into consideration; the geographical location of the property should be put into consideration (Tucker Sundeep, 2006).
The study area consisted of Latah and Benewoh in Idaho, USA. The research used a total of 105 sites to collect data; ranking the areas from lowest to highest elevation. The methods implemented in this research consisted of wetland sampling, mail survey and habitat modelling. The combined results allowed for better insight for the conservation of these species. The first section of the experiment consist...
IFAD (2014) contends that PLUP is a “process that results in a land-use plan or several land-use plans for a given goal, objective or set of objectives” (p. 1). It is an interactive and integrated process to realize high level of participation in land use planning projects and most importantly, to provide local community greater control over the process of development. Its role is to bring actors together for the purpose of developing a common vision and to agree upon a way forward – as part of this, tenure security could be improved. In particular, it provides an opportunity for marginalized groups to take part in project development process. Moreover, PLUP provides information and direction to the concerned community and to decision makers
Most people think they know a wetland when they see one, but the delineation of wetlands for the purpose of granting permits has proven enormously controversial. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), an area is defined as a wetland when a combination of three technical criteria are met: Wetland hydrology (land that is saturated within 18 inches of the surface for more than seven days per year), Hydrophytic vegetation (a list of plants that will thrive in wet areas), and Hydric soil (mucky and peat-based soil). The continual destruction of these valuable lands is due mainly to farmers, oil and mining interests, and development groups (Russel, p.36). It is estimated that 30-40% of the original wetlands in the United States have been lost, and about 300-400,000 acres are destroyed each year (Hollis, p. 36). Recent concern has led to an increase in wetland restoration and creation to reduce the impacts of activities in or near wetlands, compensate for additional losses, and to restore or replace wetlands already degraded or destroyed (Nicholas, p. 39).