Wildlife Biology

Paul Obert, State Biologist

Wyoming References and Information

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Fish, Wildlife, and Environmental Compliance in Conservation Planning

Sage Grouse

Riparian Restoration

Wyoming eFOTG

• Section I - NRCS Biology Technical Notes

  • Wyoming Game & Fish Department Habitat Extension Bulletins 1 - 27

  • Wyoming Game & Fish Department Habitat Extension Bulletins 28 - 59

    • Non-Game and Best Management Practices

• Section II - Species of Concern

  • Federal Species List for Wyoming

    • Fish & Wildlife Service - Endangered Species Program

  • Wyoming Game & Fish - State Species of Concern

  • Species Observation Data (Wyoming Natural Diversity Database - Confidential) - Contact WY State Biologist

  • Species Habitat Data (GAP Shape Files)

• Section III - Conservation Quality Criteria for Fish and Wildlife Planning

  • Essential Practices for Fish & Wildlife to meet RMS Requirements

• Section IV - Standard and Specifications

• Section V - Conservation Practice Physical Effects (select Section V from tree menu)

Environmental Compliance 

• WY-CPA-52 Environmental Evaluation Worksheet (2MB) (Replaces WY-ECS-41 Part I)

  • Refer to Section II for Species of Concern

  • Big Game

    • Critical Habitat Data

    • Migration Routes

  • Sage Grouse Lek Locations (Confidential GIS Layer) - Contact WY State Biologist

  • Wild & Scenic Rivers and National Rivers Inventory

• WY-ECS-41 Part II -  Cultural Resource Section 106 Documentation

• Nation Environmental Compliance Handbook

• General Manual - NEPA Compliance

Wyoming Game & Fish MOU

National References and Information

• Aquatic Ecology Links
• Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force
• Biology Technical Notes
• Conservation Programs
• Environmental Compliance
• Farm Ponds as Critical Habitats for Native Amphibians
  Constructed farm ponds represent significant breeding, rearing, and overwintering habitat for amphibians in the Driftless Area Ecoregion of southeastern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and northeastern Iowa, a landscape where natural wetlands are scarce. Despite intensive agricultural use adjacent to the ponds, these ponds harbor an abundance of frogs and toads. This region contains thousands of farm ponds constructed with cost-sharing dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the states.
• Invasive Species Council
• National Resources Inventory (NRI)
  NRCS is exclusive in completing the NRI on a continual basis to monitor the trends and conditions of the soil, water, and natural resources on private lands throughout the states. Based on this critical information, decision makers and planners can set program priorities and target efforts where the needs are greatest.
• PLANTS Database
• Plant Materials Program
• VegSpec
  VegSpec is a web-based decision support system that assists land managers in the planning and design of vegetative establishment practices. VegSpec utilizes soil, plant, and climate data to select plant species that are (1) site-specifically adapted, (2) suitable for the selected practice, and (3) appropriate for the purposes and objectives for which the planting is intended.
• Restoring and Managing Habitat for Reptiles and Amphibians
• Stream Corridor Restoration: Principles, Processes, and Practices
• Wetlands
• Wetlands Conservation Compliance
• Wildlife Habitat Management
• Wildlife and Wetlands Maps and Analysis
  • Wildlife Habitat
  • Wetlands