Endemic species with narrow ranges are vulnerable to extirpation, and understanding their habitat needs is fundamental to effective management. The Etowah Bridled Darter, Percina freemanorum , is a recently described fish species endemic to the Upper Etowah River in Georgia. Little is known about how its habitat requirements differ from its sister taxon, P. kusha, with which it was previously synonymous . Our objectives were t...

375Blowing and drifting snow on Minnesota's roadways is a transportation efficiency and safety concern. Living snow fence is an agroforestry system involving planting of woody/tree species such as hybrid poplars, willow, other shrubs and pine trees along drifting snow areas. Establishing living snow fences improves driver visibility and road surface conditions and has the potential to lower costs of road maintenance, reduce ac...

Abiotic and biotic responses of 15 first-order streams to timber harvest were monitored at four sites in Washington's Coast Ranges (six watersheds clearcut to streambanks; four clearcut with stream buffers; and four references). Surveys of geomorphology, macroinvertebrates, and amphibians were conducted in 1998 (baseline), 1999 (immediately postharvest), 2000 (macroinvertebrates only) and 2001. Logging slash immediately covere...