Resource Library by Subject - L

These resource library subjects are listed in alphabetical order.

Look for the green subject headings to guide you through the topics.

Lakes

     Publication Name   County making plans to relocate access road in to Jameson Lake

                         ID #   452

                   Authors   ?

       Publication Date   Thursday, April 13, 1989

            Produced By   Carol Gross

                Summary   Newspaper article regarding how the County Commissioners are planning on dealing with the increasing

                                 lake level and the resulting road closure due to the high water.

                                

                                 Newspaper copy, courtesy of Douglas County resident, Carol Gross.

     Publication Name   High water will restrict angling effort at Jameson

                         ID #   450

                   Authors   N/A

       Publication Date   1989

            Produced By   Carol Gross

                Summary   Newspaper article regarding the closure of the southern entrance to the lake due to high water levels.

                                

                                 Newspaper copy, courtesy of Douglas County resident, Carol Gross.

     Publication Name   Investing In Banks Lake, Angler hopes improvement efforts pay off

                         ID #   454

                   Authors   Leroy Ledeboer

       Publication Date   Thursday, June 15, 2000

            Produced By   Wenatchee World, The

                Summary   Newspaper article about the Banks Lake Enhancement Project, an ambitious five-year program

                                 spearheaded by Lou Nevsimal.

     Publication Name   Jameson Lake is too full

                         ID #   449

                   Authors   Stephen Maher

       Publication Date   1989

            Produced By   Carol Gross

                Summary   Newspaper article from a file on Jameson Lake; regarding the rising level of the lake's waters.

                                

                                 Newspaper copy, courtesy of Douglas County resident, Carol Gross.

     Publication Name   Jameson Lake likely to open on schedule

                         ID #   451

                   Authors   Dick Pieper

       Publication Date   Friday, April 17, 1989

            Produced By   Carol Gross

                Summary   Newspaper article regarding the opening of lake fishing season and the closure of the southern entrance to

                                  the lake due to high water levels.

                                

                                 Newspaper copy, courtesy of Douglas County resident, Carol Gross.

     Publication Name   Jameson Lake, Wittig Home, 1995

                         ID #   453

                   Authors   N/A

       Publication Date   1995

            Produced By   Carol Gross

                Summary   Photocopies of photographs provided by Douglas County resident, Carol Gross.  The pictures depict the

                                 rising lake level and how families are losing their homes and land to the lake.

     Publication Name   Lakes of Washington, Volume II, Eastern Washington

                         ID #   563

                   Authors   Ernest E. Wolcott

       Publication Date   1973

            Produced By   Washington Department of Ecology

                Summary   Selected copied pages from the Lakes of Washington book.  Topics include:  The Columbia Basin, National

                                  Wildlife Refuges, Indian Reservations, Definition of a Lake, Number of Lakes [in Eastern Washington],

                                 How Lakes are Formed, Location of Lakes, Maps, Names of Lakes, Reservoirs, Estimates, Distances,

                                 Acreages, Drainages, Elevations, Fish Species, Abbreviations, Authority, Summary, and finally, all sections

                                  from the book pertinent to Douglas County:  physiography and information on all lakes in the County.

Land Use Statistics in Washington

     Publication Name   Forage Problems of Eastern and Central Washington

                         ID #   593

                   Authors   J.S. Cotton Presented for the Degree of Master of Science at the Washington Agricultural  College and

       Publication Date   June 1, 1904

            Produced By   J.S. Cotton

                Summary   A historical perspective on range and grazing.

     Publication Name   Natural Resources Inventory, Resources of Washington State, Land Use Statistics in Washington

                         ID #   243

                   Authors   U.S. Department of Agriculture

       Publication Date   May 1999

            Produced By   U.S. Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service

                Summary   Fact sheet depicting land use trends over the 10 - year period from 1982-1992; displays land use trends by

                                 county.

     Publication Name   Natural Resources Inventory, Resources of Washington State, Land Use Statistics in Washington;

                                 1982-1997

                         ID #   245

                   Authors   U.S. Department of Agriculture

       Publication Date   January 2000

            Produced By   U.S. Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service

                Summary   The Natural Resource Inventory (NRI) collected land use data in 1982, 1987, 1992, and 1997.  Changed in

                                 this 15 year period are represented in this FACT sheet.

     Publication Name   Natural Resources Inventory, Resources of Washington State, Land Use Statistics in Washington;

                                 1982-1997 NRI Trend Data

                         ID #   244

                   Authors   U.S. Department of Agriculture

       Publication Date   September 20, 1997

            Produced By   U.S. Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service

                Summary   Three color charts depicting estimated land ownership categories, estimated land use statistics, and prime

                                  farmland for Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, and Stevens Counties.

     Publication Name   Natural Resources Inventory, Resources of Washington State, Urban Development in Washington State

                         ID #   246

                   Authors   U.S. Department of Agriculture

       Publication Date   February 2000

            Produced By   U.S. Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service

                Summary   Brief fact sheet on the urban development of Washington's land base.

     Publication Name   Our Changing Nature, Natural Resource Trends in Washington State

                         ID #   508

                   Authors   Washington State Department of Natural Resources

       Publication Date   1998

            Produced By   Washington Department of Natural Resources

                Summary   The challenge of population growth, the range of our resources, forest ecosystems, shrub-steppe and

                                 grasslands, freshwater systems, marine environments, fish and wildlife, closing statement, and a

                                 references and resources section are provided in this document.

Line Drawings and/or Pictures

     Publication Name   Bull Trout, Brook Trout, and Lake Trout Identification Poster

                         ID #   376

                   Authors

       Publication Date   No Date

            Produced By   U.S. Forest Service

                Summary   Color poster with pictures of Bull Trout, Brook Trout, and Lake Trout with descriptive paragraphs.

                                

                                 Stored in Foster Creek Conservation District Map Drawer in the Conservation Offices in Waterville.

     Publication Name   Line Drawings, Black-and-White, of a bull trout, burrowing owl, and a ground squirrel

                         ID #   375

                   Authors

       Publication Date   No Date

            Produced By

                Summary   Black-and-white line drawings of a bull trout, burrowing owl, and a ground squirrel.

                                

                                 Stored in Foster Creek Conservation District Map Drawer in the Conservation Offices in Waterville.

     Publication Name   Wildlife pictures

                         ID #   494

                   Authors   N/A

       Publication Date   No Date

            Produced By   N/A

                Summary   Color picture of a steelhead trout, digital image of a chinook salmon, and a color informational poster of a

                                 bull trout; color informational poster of the ferruginous hawk; line drawings of the burrowing owl and

                                 Washington ground squirrel; color pictures of the sage grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, the pygmy rabbit and

                                 the common loon; black and white newspaper clipping/picture of a bald eagle.

Loggerhead Shrike

     Publication Name   Project Shrike:  Abundance and Perch Use of Loggerhead Shrike in Eastern Washington, 1994

                         ID #   257

                   Authors   J. McConnaughey and F. C. Dobler

       Publication Date   October 31, 1994

            Produced By   Washington Department of Wildlife

                Summary   In 1993, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife initiated a shrike survey with the following

                                 objectives:  to begin development of survey techniques; to obtain a baseline number of shrike breeding

                                 pairs/km in shrub steppe habitat; and to locate breeding territories for possible future research or

                                 population trends.  In 1994 several new objectives were added:  to establish an additional 19 routes for a

                                 total of 25; t utilize volunteers to conduct surveys; to obtain a baseline number of breeding territories/km for

                                 the newly established routes; to determine trends between years for the routes established in 1993; and to

                                 continue expanding Wildlife Resource Data Systems database for loggerhead shrikes.