| IILand Protection Plan—Wyoming Toad Conservation Area, Wyoming |
Project Objectives and Actions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Easement Terms and Requirements ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Contaminants or Hazardous Materials ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Acquisition Funding ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Ecosystem Management and Landscape Conservation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Strategic Habitat Conservation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Biological Planning ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Protection Priorities ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Focal Species ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Conservation Design ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Focal Species Model ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Prioritization of Habitat ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Integrated Conservation Delivery ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Landscape Prioritization ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Evaluation of Easement and Fee-title Potential ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Monitoring Adaptive Management and Research ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Socioeconomic Considerations ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Public Involvement and Coordination ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Distribution and Availability ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Literature Cited ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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FIGURES
Figure LPP-1. Map of the Wyoming Toad Conservation Area in Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-2. Hydrologic units in the Laramie Plains in Wyoming and Colorado. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-3. Land cover within the Laramie Plains in Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-4. Concentration areas for migratory wetland birds in the Laramie Plains in Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-5. Concentration areas for migratory grassland birds in the Laramie Plains in Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-6. Concentration areas for migratory riparian area birds in the Laramie Plains in Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-7. Concentration areas for migratory raptors in the Laramie Plains in Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-8. Historical range of the Wyoming toad based on Dr. George Baxter and Ronald E. Beiswenger's paper maps displaying locations and field notes digitized by the Service. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-9. Change in population size in Albany County, Wyoming, from the 2000 census to the 2010 census. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-10. Employment distribution in Albany County, Wyoming, 2010. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-11. Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-12. Wyoming toad predicted habitat and historical range based on Dr. Geroge Baxter and Ronald E. Beiswenger's paper maps displaying locations and field notes digitized by the Service. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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Figure LPP-13. Land protection priorities within the boundary of the proposed Wyoming Toad Conservation Area, Wyoming. ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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