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Fish and Wildlife Resources Toolbox

The Fish and Wildlife Resources Toolbox is a 'work in progress' and represents only the information available. In addition to the resources provided here, you may also be able to obtain advice and recommendations through discussion on Wilderness Connect. Date of last update: 12/7/10.
  1. Introduction
    1. Basis in the Wilderness Act and meaning of law
      1. Wilderness Act Provisions
      2. The Wilderness Act and Wildlife Management
      3. Wildlife Management Direction from Congress in House Report 101-405b
    2. Agency Policy
      1. BLM
      2. FWS
      3. FS
      4. NPS
      5. IAFWA/AFWA
        1. BLM and FS IAFWA 1986
          1. Policies and Guidelines
          2. Areas managed with reference to 1986 version
        2. BLM and FS IAFWA Reaffirmation - 2002
        3. FS AFWA 2006
          1. Policies and Guidelines
          2. AFWA Minimum Requirement Decision Process Outline
          3. Frequently Asked Questions
          4. Worksheet - Evaluating Project Effects on Wilderness Character
        4. BLM and FS AFWA Policies Comparison Table
        5. Biologists Perspective
    3. Case Law
      1. Hunt vs. U.S.
      2. Kleppe v. New Mexico
      3. Hughes v.Oklahoma
      4. Wyoming v. U.S.
  2. Management Guidelines, Processes and Templates
    1. Multi-agency
      1. Stewardship Principles and 4 Cornerstones
      2. Minimum Requirements Analysis
      3. Wilderness Resource Stewardship Model for Fish and Wildlife
    2. FWS
      1. Strategic Habitat Conservation Intranet Website
      2. Literature Search Website
      3. Fisheries and Habitat Conservation
      4. Migratory Birds Needs Intranet Website
      5. NWRS Wildlife Management Intranet Website
      6. Endangered Species Intranet Website
      7. NWRS Habitat Management Intranet Website
    3. FS
      1. Fish Barriers in Wilderness Discussion Paper
  3. Examples of Plans, Analysis, MOUs, and Agreements
    1. BLM
      1. BLM - NV MoU 2003
    2. FWS
      1. San Juan Islands NWR Issues Statement
      2. Oregon Islands NWR CCP Work Plan
      3. Writing Wildlife Goals and Objectives
      4. FWS-USGS-TWS MOU
    3. FS
      1. Plans and Analysis Tools
      2. APHIS MoU
      3. Cooperative Agreement - Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
    4. States
  4. Monitoring Resources
    1. Multi-agency
      1. Natural Resources Monitoring Partnership
      2. "Keeping It Wild: An Interagency Strategy to Monitor Trends in Wilderness Character Across the National Wilderness Preservation System." RMRS-GTR-212
    2. FWS
      1. Biological Monitoring Team Website
      2. NWRS Wildlife Inventory Intranet Website
  5. Resources and Other Publications
    1. Research
      1. Pacific Southwest Research Science Perspectives
      2. Wilderness Stewardship Reference System (WSRS)
        1. Fish Habitat
        2. Fish Stocking
        3. Wildlife Habitat
        4. Wildlife
        5. Krausman, Paul R.; Czech, Brian. 2000. Wildlife management activities in wilderness areas in the southwestern United States. Wildlife Society Bulletin. 28(3): 550-557
        6. Corn, Paul Stephen 2001. Fish stocking impacts to mountain lake ecosystems: the introduction of nonnative fish into wilderness lakes: good intentions, conflicting mandates, and unintended consequences Ecosystems 4(4): 275-278
        7. Landres, Peter; Meyer, Shannon; Matthews, Sue 2001. The Wilderness Act and fish stocking: an overview of legislation, judicial interpretation, and agency implementation Ecosystems 4(4): 287-295
      3. Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute
        1. Publications Search
        2. Research Application Program
        3. Research in a Nutshell
        4. Annotated Reading Lists
        5. Other Databases
    2. Training
      1. Leopold Fish Stocking Workshop Overview - 1998
      2. The Wilderness Act and Wildlife Management in Wilderness, Carlson (26.1 MB)
      3. Managing Fish and Wildlife in Wilderness, Landres (3.9 MB)
        1. Presentation Notes
      4. Sample Agendas
        1. Interagency Coordination Meeting - Boise, ID, 2004
    3. References
    4. Miscellaneous
      1. Salmon Stocking Barred Article
      2. AK Salmon Stocking Ruling