Funding for Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department

 Here are a set of links for information about the funding initiative for VF&WD

          Links 1 and 2 are long, the others are condensed information for the public hearing

          The last link contains the current funding bill, which needs to be strengthened

 

Some history – this is the report from the Governor’s task force that was presented last year

What VTDFW needs – this outlines funding needs of the department

Things you might say – this contains “talking points” that can be used at the public hearing

How might you say it – this document contains suggestions for making a great public testimony

Time strapped? – The quick and dirty version

The current bill – Is inadequate – we need the legislature to do more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WFB 174 – Principles of Wildlife Management Home Page

 

Fall Semester, 2006

Professor: Allan Strong

347 Aiken

656-2910

email: allan.strong@uvm.edu

 

Course description and grading

 

Syllabus

 

The reserve readings are available through electronic reserve at the UVM library website.  Go to the library’s home page, click on course reserves at the top of the page, and select WFB 174 from the pull down menu for courses.  Click on the reading of interest, and it will open as a pdf file.  If you are accessing articles from home, click on the “Connect from off-campus” link on the left side of the UVM libraries home page and follow the directions for EZ Proxy.

 

Quiz dates – click on link for a study guide

 

        September 14        

September 28

October 12

November 2

November 16

 

Exam dates – click on link for a study guide

 

        Mid-term (19 October)

        Final (7 December)

 

Technical paper

        Species choices

        General information

        Literature Cited

        Deadlines and points

        Population model - general instructions

        Population model – instructions for model 1

        Spreadsheet example

        Sensitivity analysis

 

Due dates for components of technical paper

 

        Taxonomy + Range and distribution                  10 September

        Natural History                                                  19 September

        Exponential growth model                                 24 September

        Graph of exponential growth                              1 October

        Stable population model                                     8 October

        Sensitivity analysis                                              15 October

        Population Dynamics                                         22 October

        Habitat Requirements                                        29 October

        Habitat and Population Recommendations        9 November

 

Links of interest:

        Wolf reintroduction in Yellowstone

        Wolf reintroduction in the Northeast

        US Fish and Wildlife Service – Endangered Species

        US Fish and Wildlife Service – Migratory Bird Management

Vermont Agency of Natural Resources

        Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife

        Vermont’s Wildlife Action Plan

        Bald Eagle restoration in Vermont

        The Wildlife Society

        Society for Conservation Biology

        National Wildlife Federation

        The Nature Conservancy

        World Wildlife Fund

        Defenders of Wildlife

 

Helpful links for the technical paper – Keep in mind that many of these are still not primary sources.  Find the papers cited in the literature cited sections as primary sources.

        NatureServe

        Mammalian Species – Use the “edit” and “find in page” options on Mozilla to find your species in the index

        Birds of North America – This links to the web site, but you will have to use the hard copies at the library.  Ground floor reference section.  They are in black boxes with courting Western Grebes on the outside.  There should be an index nearby that you can use to look up your species’ number.

        Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas