WFW Issue Update Papers

These are short summaries of the latest information made available to the public on wildlife, fisheries and endangered species topics and issues, and also about other Forest Service topics and issues that have implications for wildlife, fisheries, endangered species and habitat management. The intent is to share this public information with our partners and other interested parties, in order to better communicate and improve natural resource management. For further information on any topic or issue, please contact the Contact person(s) given in each Issue Paper.

Threatened & Endangered Species

• Black-tailed Prairie Dog Conservation (txt 3.49 KB) (pdf 23.5 KB)

• Grizzly Bear Conservation (txt 5.4 KB) (pdf 32.6 KB)

• Lynx (txt 3.52 KB) (pdf 31.2 KB)

• Survey & Manage (txt 4.13 KB) (pdf 28.5 KB)

Wildlife

• Bighorn Sheep/Disease Transmission from Domestic (txt 4.61 KB) (pdf 25.9 KB)
  • Related Reading: Publication
    A Review of Disease-related Conflicts Between Domestic Sheep and Goats and Bighorn Sheep; Schommer, Timothy J.; Woolever, Melanie M. 2008; RMRS-GTR-209; Download pdf file 425 KB
    
    
  • Letter to Partners announcing the RMRS-GTR-209 (txt 1.97 KB) (pdf 23.7 KB)
    
    
    
• Predator Damage Management in Wilderness (txt 2.81 KB) (pdf 22.9 KB)

• Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Conservation (Interagency) (txt 4.11 KB) (pdf 32.8 KB)

Other/Cross Areas

• Fish & Wildlife Economic Report (txt 3.06 KB) (pdf 45.9 KB)

• Fire Retardant Litigation (txt 2.21 KB) (pdf 26.6 KB)

• Hunting Heritage Executive Order (txt 3.37 KB) (pdf 23.7 KB)

• Invasive Species (txt 3.76 KB) (pdf 29.3 KB)

• Kids in the Woods (txt 2.95 KB) (pdf 24.6 KB)

• Native Plant Policy (txt 1.81 KB) (pdf 38.4 KB)

• Nature-tourism/viewing (txt 2.35 KB) (pdf 38.4 KB)

• Off-Highway Vehicles/Travel Management (txt 3.61 KB) (pdf 30.2 KB)

• Proposals for Improved Recreational Access on National Forest Lands Data Request (txt 1.66 KB) (pdf 20.4 KB)