Resource Library by Subject - U-V

These resource library subjects are listed in alphabetical order.

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

Vegetation and Wildlife Inventory

     Publication Name   A Preliminary List of Biologically Important Areas Along the Columbia, Snake, Yakima, and Okanogan

                                 Rivers, Washington

                         ID #   124

                   Authors   Blomstrom, Gale and Christopher Detrick

       Publication Date   November 1980

            Produced By   Washington Game Department, Olympia

                Summary   Areas of biological and ecological importance to fish and wildlife species in or within one-quarter mile of

                                 the Columbia, Snake, Yakima, and Okanogan Rivers, Washington, are described.  Included are areas of

                                 waterfowl nesting, brooding, and wintering; raptor nesting and wintering; colony nesting bird use; deer

                                 fawning and wintering; furbearer concentrations; fish spawning and rearing; unique stands of vegetation;

                                 and rare insects and plants.  A list has been compiled for each river system describing the location of the

                                 biologically important areas.  Comments further detailing the significant features of the areas are provided.

     Publication Name   An Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia Basin and Portions of the Klamath and

                                 Great Basins, Volume I

                         ID #   578

                   Authors   Thomas M. Quigley, Sylvia J. Arbelbide

       Publication Date   June 1997

            Produced By   USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM

                Summary   The Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia Basin and Portions of the Klamath and

                                  Great Basins provides detailed information about current conditions and trends for the biophysical and

                                 social systems within the Basin. This information can be used by land managers to develop broad band

                                 management goals and priorities and provides the context for decision specific to smaller geographic

                                 areas. The Assessment provides a rich information base, including over 170 mapped themes with

                                 associated models and databases.

     Publication Name   An Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia Basin and Portions of the Klamath and

                                 Great Basins, Volume II

                         ID #   579

                   Authors   Thomas M. Quigley, Sylvia J. Arbelbide

       Publication Date   June 1997

            Produced By   USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM

                Summary   The Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia Basin and Portions of the Klamath and

                                  Great Basins provides detailed information about current conditions and trends for the biophysical and

                                 social systems within the Basin. This information can be used by land managers to develop broad band

                                 management goals and priorities and provides the context for decision specific to smaller geographic

                                 areas. The Assessment provides a rich information base, including over 170 mapped themes with

                                 associated models and databases.


     Publication Name   An Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia Basin and Portions of the Klamath and

                                 Great Basins, Volume III

                         ID #   574

                   Authors   Thomas M. Quigley, Sylvia J. Arbelbide

       Publication Date   June 1997

            Produced By   USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM

                Summary   The Assessment of Ecosystem Components in the Interior Columbia Basin and Portions of the Klamath and

                                  Great Basins provides detailed information about current conditions and trends for the biophysical and

                                 social systems within the Basin. This information can be used by land managers to develop broad band

                                 management goals and priorities and provides the context for decision specific to smaller geographic

                                 areas. The Assessment provides a rich information base, including over 170 mapped themes with

                                 associated models and databases.

     Publication Name   Appendix 8.02 Wildlife and Plant Inventories, Birds Observed on or near Rufus Woods Lake

                         ID #   130

                   Authors   N/A

       Publication Date   No Date

            Produced By   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

                Summary   Appendix lists wildlife and plants observed on or near Rufus Woods Lake, Chief Joseph including a 1997

                                 botanical inventory.  Plants include grasses, grass like plants, aquatic plants, forbs, shrubs, and trees.  

                                 Wildlife includes birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.

     Publication Name   Brown's Canyon Pump Storage Project, Fish and Wildlife Study

                         ID #   123

                   Authors   Overly, Robert

       Publication Date   July 1975

            Produced By   Douglas County PUD - East Wenatchee, WA

                Summary   A preliminary fish and wildlife study was conducted from 1 December 1974 to 30 January 1975 to complete

                                 the requirements agreed upon by Douglas County P.U.D. and the Washington State Department of Game

                                 pursuant to Article 9 of the Federal Power Act, Contract No. 2723.

                                

                                 The objectives of this preliminary study were:  to map the vegetation types and to compile a species list of

                                 flora; to compose checklists for mammals, birds, and fish; to develop a sampling technique for future use in

                                 gathering wi8ldlife and fish data; and to tentatively locate sampling transects for any future studies.  The

                                 above objectives were accomplished using information gained through field observation and existing

                                 records.

Vegetation Inventory


     Publication Name   A Botanical Inventory and Rare and Sensitive Plant Survey of the Rocky Reach Reservoir

                         ID #   63

                   Authors   Caplow, Florence E.

       Publication Date   1990

            Produced By   Florence E. Caplow

                Summary   Chelan PUD contracted a qualified botanist to conduct a plant inventory of all vegetation within the

                                 inundation zone.  The survey identified the plant species which will be inundated by the three foot pool rise. 

                                 During the survey, the botanist emphasized searches for rare or sensitive plant species which could occur

                                 along the reservoir.

     Publication Name   A Survey for Rare and Sensitive Plant Species within the Rock Island Hydroelectric Project Area; Chelan

                                 and Douglas Counties, Washington

                         ID #   64

                   Authors   Caplow, Florence E.

       Publication Date   December 1989

            Produced By   Florence E. Caplow

                Summary   On January 18, 1989, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a new license for the

                                 Rock Island Dam Project No. 943.  Article 408 within that license ordered the licensee, the PUD No. 1 of

                                 Chelan County to:

                                 "…file the results of a survey of all areas proposed to be disturbed by recreational development or by project

                                  operation and maintenance to determine the location of any rare and sensitive plant species…."  This

                                 report is the result of that survey.

     Publication Name   Endangered, Threatened, & Sensitive Vascular Plants of Washington - with Working Lists of Rare

                                 Non-Vascular Species

                         ID #   562

                   Authors   Natural Heritage Program

       Publication Date   August 1997

            Produced By   Washington Department of Natural Resources

                Summary   This is the seventh edition of this publication.  It reflects the most current information available on the rear

                                 plants of Washington.  The information has been compiled from amateur and professional botanists and

                                 from numerous herbaria.  And, for the first time ever, working lists of rare mosses, lichens, macrofungi, and

                                  marine algae are included.

     Publication Name   Field Guide to Washington's Rare Plants

                         ID #   585

                   Authors   Tracy Rush and John Gamon (WNHP), with review and comments by Pam Camp (BLM)

       Publication Date   1999

            Produced By   Washingtion Natural Heritage Program Dept. of Natural Resources and Spokane District U.S.D.I. BLM

                Summary   This document is a field guide to a selection of rare vascular plants of Washington state.


     Publication Name   Gap Analysis of California: The Modoc Plateau Region

                         ID #   588

                   Authors   David M. Stoms, Dennis Odion, and Frank W. Davis

       Publication Date   March 26.1996

            Produced By

                Summary   The Gap Analysis of California is being conducted on a regional basis using the ten major regions of the

                                 state as defined in The Jepson Manual of Higher Plants of California (Hickman, editor, 1993).

     Publication Name   Monitoring the Vegetation Resources in Riparian Areas

                         ID #   623

                   Authors   Alma H. Winward

       Publication Date   April 2000

            Produced By   U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service - Rocky Mountain Research Station

                Summary   This document provides information on three sampling methods used to inventory and monitor the

                                 vegetation resources in riparian areas. The vegetation cross-section method evaluates the health of

                                 vegetation across the valley floor. The greenline method provides a measurement of the streamside

                                 vegetation. The woody species regeneration method measures the density and age class structure of any

                                 shrub or tree species that may be present in the sampling area. Together these three sampling procedures

                                  can provide an evaluation of the health of all the vegetation in a given riparian area.

     Publication Name   Natural Heritage Information for Douglas County

                         ID #   561

                   Authors   N/A

       Publication Date   August 16, 1999

            Produced By   Washington Department of Natural Resources

                Summary   Washington Natural Heritage Information System; Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Plants;

                                 High-quality Terrestrial and Wetland Ecosystems in Douglas county, data current as of August 16, 1999;

                                 presented by section, township, and range; scientific and common name, state status, and federal status.

     Publication Name   Pre-Flood Status of Vegetation, Rock Island Hydroelectric Project

                         ID #   120

                   Authors   Sauve, Thomas W.

       Publication Date   September 1977

            Produced By   Washington Game Department, Olympia

                Summary   Pursuant to application for Amendment No. 17 to License for Rock Island Project, Columbia River, F.P.C.

                                 Project No. 943, wildlife studies are being conducted to monitor the effects of an expected increased of 6.1

                                 feet in pool elevation at Rock Island Dam.  This portion of the wildlife study was designed to document

                                 quantitatively the existing vegetation, using techniques which would give reliable values.  This data will

                                 later be compared to measured values taken at the same sites, by the same techniques, after the project is

                                 completed.  This study also was designed to make determinations of the number of acres of each of ten

                                 vegetation types to be inundated.


     Publication Name   Spalding's catchfly (Silene spaldingii)

                         ID #   222

                   Authors   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

       Publication Date   December 1999

            Produced By   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

                Summary   Fact sheet includes:  proposed rule to list the plant as Threatened, description of plant and habitat, current

                                 status, reasons for decline, conservation measures, black and white line drawing, and who to contact for

                                 further information.

Vegetation Inventory; Wildlife Inventory

     Publication Name   Macroecology, Paleoecology, and Ecological Integrity of Terrestrial Species and Communities of the

                                 Interior Columbia Basin and Northern Portions of the Klamath and Great Basins

                         ID #   569

                   Authors   B.G. Marcot, L.K. Croft, J.F. Lehmkuhl, R.H. Naney, C.G. Niwa, W.R. Owen, and R.E. Sandquist

       Publication Date   October 1998

            Produced By   USDA, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR.  USDI, Bureau of Land

                Summary   This report presents information on biogeography and broad-scale ecology (macroecology) of selected

                                 fungi, lichens, bryophytes, vascular plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates of the interior Columbia River

                                 basin and adjacent areas. Rare plants include many endemics associated with local conditions. Potential

                                 plant and invertebrate bioindicators are identified. Species ecological functions differ among communities

                                 and variously affect ecosystem diversity and productivity. Species of alpine and subalpine communities are

                                 identified that may be at risk from climate change.  Maps of terrestrial ecological integrity are presented.

Vital Statistics

     Publication Name   Vital Statistics for all of Douglas County

                         ID #   239

                   Authors   Douglas County Auditor's Office

       Publication Date   No Date

            Produced By   Douglas County Auditor's Office

                Summary   The Douglas County Auditor's Office has records of a variety of legal transactions that occur within the

                                 County.  The Auditor is the official record keeper of the County.  The Auditor records over 100 different

                                 types of transactions.  The Conservation District has a print-out of all the different types of transactions the

                                 Auditor may have on file, and the "Code List" that would be used if performing a records search at the

                                 Auditor's office.