Links to ornithology programs at Patuxent Wildlife Research
Center, Laurel, MD, including large scale survey analysis of
bird populations, research tools, datasets and analyses, bird
identification, and seasonal bird lists. Describes how social
scientists and natural resource managers work together to
develop cooperation and public help in solving complex natural
resource issues. Links to the use of public surveys in a project
for black-tailed prairie dog management. Hydrologic data web
page for the Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA 1) Watershed
Management Project studying surface and ground water in the
Nooksack watershed in northwest Washington. Links to
environmental data and maps. We removed non-native fish from a
section of the river and the endangered native species humpback
chub increased in abundance. But it is not yet clear that
decreased competition explains the rebound in population.