Every day throughout the United States, including my focus area of northeast Ohio, humans and wildlife come into contact with one other. Some of these interactions are welcomed; some are looked upon as a nuisance. Regardless of the circumstances that surround these interactions, humans and wildlife may discover ways to co-exist in this world. Wildlife managers and biologists continually face the ongoing issue of how to balance and control human-wildlife...

The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a conservation program originally authorized in section 387 of the Federal Agricultural Improvement and Reform Act of 1996. WHIP is a cost share assistance program aimed at incentivizing landowners to develop private land into protected wildlife habitat. This program has promising and positive goals, but many shortfalls and inefficiencies exist in its policies and execution. Current government regulation...

Used oil management in Texas provides significant and unique compliance challenges. In an effort to assist those that are involved in or contemplating participation, this guide has been developed to provide an overview of used oil management environmental compliance requirements associated with Used Oil Handlers (UOH) in Texas. The typical facility covered by this guide would store from 50,000 gallons to 1,000,000 gallons, and perform used oil collection...

"This book addresses the challenges teenagers may face when a family member has dementia. It offers valuable information and support, with stories from young adults themselves and interviews with adults who know and care for people with dementia"--

Many food manufacturing companies have implemented sustainability schemes as a requirement of purchase in response to customer, consumer and shareholder interests. Commodity specific groups, private auditing firms and non-governmental agencies have also entered the market-place with individualized sustainability schemes. The desire to be recognized in the market-place as good corporate stewards of resources, social and economic factors has fostered...

This study explores the need for and sets forth a proposal strategy for sustainability for the wine industry (including grape growing and winemaking) in the Leelanau Michigan Approved Viticulture Area. The document utilizing a case study design begins by summarizing the area's historical background, stakeholders, industry life cycle and business environments and reviews current environmental and social elements as well as addresses the current status...

"Fully revised and updated for a new generation of educators, this is the definitive guide to meeting the learning needs of gifted students in the mixed-abilities classroom--seamlessly and effectively with minimal preparation time. For years, teachers have turned to this book daily to ensure their gifted students are getting the opportunities they need and deserve. Included are proven, practical, classroom-tested strategies and step-by-step instructions...

The growing aquaculture industry is facing two important issues: the depletion of wild resources of fish protein used for feed inputs and the cost of production for fish hatcheries and farms. These issues can be addressed early in the process of production. Green tanking is a viable alternative to commercial feeds in early stages of fish production. In the study, tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), fry from White Brook Tilapia Farm in Kansas City,...

The development of this project stems from a seemingly insignificant consideration, or in some cases, outright absence, of cultures influence within the broad conversation about efforts to shape food systems. Sustainable food systems are affected by psychology, sociology, and ethnography thus making this factor critical. Food systems are impacted, in both historical and modern terms, and from bio-cultural and cross-cultural perspectives these socio-cultural...

Food system sustainability is affected by inputs used in agricultural production, such as pesticides and fertilizers. In organic agriculture, inputs are regulated by the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) which limits the allowance of substances based on guidelines and evaluation criteria, codified in 6517(c) and 6518(m), respectively, of the law. The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) is responsible for evaluating the compliance of substances...