A move by the US government to preserve more public lands as wilderness has been welcomed by environmentalists but has angered ranchers, sportsmen and energy companies that fear access to land will be reduced. The new policy, initiated at the end of last year, directs the Bureau of Land Management to survey its vast holdings from Alaska to Arizona in search of unspoilt wildlife areas. The agenc...

The context for watershed analysis Lands to be analyzed Prioritization of watersheds for analysis Relation of the interagency approach to other watershed analysis methods The concept of interagency watershed analysis Goals of watershed analysis Watersheds as analysis units The issue focus Time required for a watershed analysis Consistency and standardization Interagency participation Federal wa...

introduction land use change and its effects on soils is one of the important factors that decrease soil quality. nowadays because of rapid growth of population, vast forest areas are changed into agricultural lands but chemical properties of the soils are commonly affected by changes in land usage.  converting the forest areas into agricultural lands is one of the prevalent issues in iran, esp...

Soil salinity is one of the problems threatening agricultural lands. Parts of this phenomenon are related to geologic formations and saltpans, while some major factors are resulted from irrelevant agricultural activities, issue of irrigation, and improper cultivation systems which lead to increase in soil salinity. To avoid such consequences that would end up with ecosystem degradation, suitabl...

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for Native Americans. For several decades, the American population has fallen victim to poor nutritional habits, where healthy, natural foods have been replaced with unwholesome foods prepared with too much sugar, saturated fat and artificial additives. American Indian and Alaska Native populations have fared no better. Being forced onto rese...

Running across Enron Field during the Owls' baseball game on Friday seemed like a ha rmless prank to Jose De La Pena. But it laiided the Baker College senior in jail for the night, and he may face fines of up to $2,500. At the game, a group of about 25 Baker students, including De \ x Pena, along with Baker Master Mickey Quinones were sitting on the third base line. Quinones had purchased ticke...

Reclamation of Arid LandsIt is our pleasure to inform you that Springer International Publisher (2017) has published a book entitled "Reclamation of Arid Lands" in English.This book is the result of joint collaboration between the University of Tehran, University of Kashan and Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, whose authors are as follows:Mohammad Jafari: Professor, Faculty of Natur...