Datasets / Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge: Annual narrative report: Calendar year 1999


Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge: Annual narrative report: Calendar year 1999

Published By US Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior

Issued over 9 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

This annual narrative report for Browns Park NWR outlines Refuge accomplishments during the 1999 calendar year. The report begins with a summary of the years highlights and weather conditions. The report includes a planning section which discusses management planning. Refuge administration is outlined; information about personnel, volunteer programs, funding, safety, and technical assistance is given. Habitat management is also covered; subjects include wetlands, forests, grasslands, grazing, fire management, pest control, water rights, and wilderness areas. The wildlife section of the report discusses wildlife diversity, endangered and threatened species, waterfowl, marsh birds and waterbirds, shorebirds, raptors, game mammals, fisheries resources, wildlife propagation, animal control, and marking and bird banding. The public uses of the Refuge described in this report include interpretive programs, hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, outdoor recreation, and law enforcement. The equipment and facilities section of the report provides information about new construction, rehabilitation, equipment replacement, communication systems, computer systems, and energy conservation. Cooperative programs and items of interest are provided at the end. Refuge brochures are attached.