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Volume 24
Number 2
Winter 2006-2007
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Where the buffalo roam: The role of history and genetics in the conservation of bison on U.S. federal lands
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By Natalie D. Halbert, Peter J. P. Gogan, Ronald Hiebert, and James N. Derr

Bison on cold, fall evening, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. (hargreavesphoto.com)
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Bison herd, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. (Copyright Dan Ng) The ecological future of North American bison + more +

By Michael A. Soukup

Saguaro cacti in buffelgrass, Saguaro National Park, Arizona. (USGS/Todd Esque) Buffelgrass fuel loads in Saguaro National Park, Arizona, increase fire danger and threaten native species + more +

By Todd C. Esque, Cecil R. Schwalbe, Jessica A. Lissow, Dustin F. Haines, Danielle Foster, and Megan C. Garnett

Park visitors enjoy sunrise from the summit of Haleakala volcano, Haleakala National Park, Hawaii. (USGS/Jeff Marion) VERP, LAC, VIM, VAMP: A database that compiles user-capacity indicators and standards on the Web + more +

By Michael Rees, Kerri Cahill, Matthew Safford, and Heather Rice

A member of the prescribed-burn team ignites the McCoull House site in Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield. (NPS/Greg Kneipp) Effects of prescribed fire on small mammals at Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield + more +

By Cheryl Tanner and Gregg Kneipp

Mill building in Kennecott, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. (Copyright Steve Taylor) An assessment of significant visitor experiences and preferences in Kennecott National Historic Landmark + more +

By Stephen C. Taylor, Peter J. Fix, and Megan Richotte

Bear Lake Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. (NPS) Speedy conversion of science into management at Rocky Mountain National Park + more +

By Terry Terrell and Judy Visty

Osage-orange hedgerow, Homestead National Monument of America, Nebraska. (Copyright Richard K. Sutton) Using tree-ring dating in hedgerow management at Homestead National Monument of America + more +

By Richard K. Sutton

Bobolink, a grassland bird species. (USFWS/S. Maslowski) Native grasses: Contributors to historical landscapes and grassland-bird habitat in the Northeast + more +

By Bruce Peterjohn, Brian Eick, and Betsie Blumberg

Sherman live trap (left) and Museum Special snap trap (right). (Howard P. Whidden) Importance of trap type for the detection and conservation of small mammals + more +

By Samantha A. Sedivec and Howard P. Whidden

Table illustration. Workforce succession and training needs among National Park Service program managers + more +

By William E. Hammitt, Lisa K. Machnik, Ellen D. Rodgers, and Brett A. Wright

Illustration of Grand Canyon's three sets of rocks. (Copyright Grand Canyon Association) Telling time at Grand Canyon National Park + more +

By Allyson Mathis and Carl Bowman

Collared lizard, Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri. (Alan R. Templeton) Using prescribed fire to restore evolutionary processes at Ozark National Scenic Riverways + more +
The case of the collared lizard

By Angela R. Smith, summarizing the research of Alan R. Templeton

Kayaker, Cuyahoga National Park, Ohio. (Steve Tuckerman, Ohio EPA) Using a rapid method to predict recreational water quality at Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio + more +

By Rebecca N. Bushon, Amie M. G. Brady, and Meg B. Plona

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