Voles
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Fresno Field Station Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0037
Scope and Contents
The Fresno Field Station Records consists of five boxes of records arranged into three series based on record type. The majority of records in this collection are dated late-1960s through late-1970s.
Series I includes one box of administrative records including reports, correspondence, memorandums, interagency agreements, and information bulletins.
Series II includes three boxes of records related to research conducted by staff at the Fresno Field Station. Much of the...
Dates:
1960 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1967 - 1979
Mammal Damage Unit Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0034
Abstract
Over the years, the Mammal Damage Unit of the DWRC/NWRC conducted research on coyote predation on livestock; rodent damage to crops, rangeland, and buried cables; and damage to timber production and reforestation efforts caused by deer, bear, and rodents, particularly pocket gophers. The Unit also studied the use of pesticides as well as methods to identify and develop non-lethal or non-chemical alternative management methods for specific wildlife problems.
Dates:
1909 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1990
Olympia Field Station Records--
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0038
Abstract
The Olympia Field Station was established in the late 1950s in cooperation with public agencies and private companies concerned with reforestation losses caused by wildlife. The Olympia, WA, Field Station and its satellite, the Bend, OR, Field Station (established in 1970), formed the Forest-Animal Research Project of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and after 1985, of the USDA’s APHIS Animal Damage Control program. Initial studies focused on seed coatings and repellents to reduce losses...
Dates:
1961 - 2008