creator:

Iowa State University. Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

title:

Records

dates:

1930-[ongoing]

extent:

17.0 linear feet (4 records center cartons, 24 document boxes, 1 half-document box, 1 card file box, 2 lantern slide boxes, and 1 map case folder)

collection number:

RS 9/10/04

repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Iowa State University, Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Records, RS 9/10/4, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

Administrative Records

1935-[ongoing]

7.98 linear feet (18 document boxes and 1 card file box)

The series contains meeting materials and annual reports on projects sponsored by the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Historical information, 50th anniversary materials, scrapbooks, and administrative correspondence are also included in the series. The series is arranged chronologically.

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Memoranda of Understanding

1935-1952

1

2

Budgets and Financial Reports

1935-1971

1

3

Annual Report

1936-1937

1

4-5

Monthly Reports: Iowa Wildlife Research and Demonstration Project (27 b/w photographs)

1936-1937

1

6

Annual Reports

1937-1957

1

7

Monthly Reports: Iowa Wildlife Research Program (7 b/w photographs)

1938

1

8

Memorandum of Understanding: Transfer of U.S. Biological Survey from U.S. Department of Agriculture to U.S. Department of Interior

1939

1

9

Monthly Reports: Iowa Wildlife Research Program (1 of 2) (39 b/w photographs)

1939

2

1

Monthly Reports: Iowa Wildlife Research Program (2 of 2)  (10 b/w photographs)

1939

2

2-3

Monthly Reports: Iowa Wildlife Research Program

1940

2

4

Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Midwest Wildlife Conference, Des Moines, Iowa

1941

2

5

Quarterly Reports

1941

2

6

Quarterly Reports

1941-1942

2

7

Memoranda of Understanding: Fish Research

1941-1945

2

8

Quarterly Reports

1942-1943

3

1

Quarterly Reports

1943-1944

3

2

Quarterly Reports

1944-1945

3

3

Memoranda of Understanding

1947-1952

3

4-5

Scrapbook: Correspondence, News Clippings, and Photographs (12 b/w photographs)

1947-1963

3

6

Budgets: Fisheries and Wildlife Research Programs

1948-1954

3

7

Proceedings of the 14th Annual Midwest Wildlife Conference, Des Moines, Iowa

1952

4

1

Budgets and Financial Reports

1954-1962

20

5

Unit History and Listings of Graduates

1954-1965, undated

24

2

Selected References on Rail Biology and Management

1956-1987

4

2

Biographical Information: Arnold O. Haugen (1 b/w photograph)

1957-1973

4

3-4

Annual Reports

1958-1980

4

5

Wildlife and Fisheries Research Seminar: Proceedings

1959

4

6

Guest Book of Unit Visitors

1959-1971

24

3

Photographs (Digital Printouts) from ICFWRU Members

1959-2005, undated

20

6

J. N. "Ding" Darling Foundation, Inc.: Information and Scholarship Winners

1960-1965

4

7

Iowa’s County Conservation Board Program: Historical Information

1961

4

8

Biographical Information: Milton W. Weller

1962

4

9

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Memoranda and Reports

1962-1979

4

10

Scrapbook: Correspondence, News Clippings, and Photographs (1 of 2) (3 b/w photographs)

1964-1977

5

1

Scrapbook: Correspondence, News Clippings, and Photographs (2 of 2) (5 b/w photographs)

1964-1977

5

2

Cooperative Agreement for the Establishment and Operation of a Cooperative Sport Fishery Unit

1965-1967

5

3

"History of the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit," Arnold O. Haugen

1966

5

4

Quarterly Reports: Fishery Research Unit

1966-1970

5

6

History: News Clippings and Writings

1968-2008

5

5

Nature Conservancy, Iowa Chapter: Bylaws, Information Bulletins, and News Clippings

1968-1972

5

7

Roadside Habitat Management: Correspondence and Report

1969, undated

5

8

Lists of Theses from the Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit, 1932-1979

1969-1979

5

9

Index of Publications of Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit and Cooperating University Staff

1970

5

10

Memoranda of Understanding: Wildlife Research Unit

1970-1971

5

11

Coordinating Committee Meetings: Wildlife and Fishery Research Units

1970-1972

5

12

Quarterly Reports: Fishery Research Unit

1970-1973

5

13

Correspondence: Capital Equipment Request and Increasing Visual Image of Units

1971-1976

6

1

Guest Book of Unit Visitors

1972-1978

6

2

Coordinating Committee Meetings: Wildlife and Fishery Research Units

1973

6

3

Employment Status of Unit 1957-1973 Graduates

1973

6

6

"Results of a Questionnaire Pertaining to Admission Procedures of Graduate Students into Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit Programs"

1973 ca.

6

4

Correspondence

1973-1974

6

5

Policies and Statement of Direction

1973-1980, undated

6

7

Coordinating Committee Meetings: Wildlife and Fishery Research Units

1974

6

8

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1975

6

9

Memoranda Establishing Revolving Mileage Account

1975

6

10

Coordinating Committee Meetings: Wildlife and Fishery Research Units

1975-1979

6

11

Memorandum of Agreement: Fish Research Unit

1975-1980

6

12

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting (2 audiotapes)

1976

7

1-2

Fish Research Unit: Correspondence, Meeting Minutes, and Reports

1976-1981

7

3

Wildlife Research Unit: Meetings and Reports

1976-1984

7

4-5

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting (2 audiotapes)

1977

20

7

Scrapbook: Correspondence, News Clippings, and Photographs (3 color, 10 b/w photographs)

1977

7

6

Annual Reports: Wildlife Research Unit

1977-1983

7

7

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1978

24

4

Correspondence Regarding Department-Unit Relations

1978

8

1

Annual Reports: Fish and Wildlife Research Units

1978-1986

24

5

Agreement for Establishment and Operations of ICFWRU

1978-1997

8

2

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1979

8

3

Annual Report: Fishery Research Unit

1979

8

4

Guest Book of Unit Visitors

1979-1980

8

5

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1980

8

6

Annual Reports

1980

8

7

Annual Work Plan

1980

8

8

Correspondence and Memoranda

1980-1981

8

9

United Leaders Meeting, New Orleans: Correspondence and Meeting Materials

1980-1981

9

1

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1981

9

2

Annual Report

1981

9

3

Annual Work Plan

1981

9

4

Conservation Research Funding: Correspondence

1981

9

5-6

Conservation Research Funding: Correspondence and Clippings

1981-1984

9

7

Bio Farm Figures

1981-1986

9

8-9

50th Anniversary: Audiotapes (7 audiotapes)

1982

9

10

50th Anniversary: Correspondence and Notes

1982

10

1

50th Anniversary: Distinguished Graduates

1982

10

2

50th Anniversary: Information on Past Graduates

1982

10

3

50th Anniversary: Photographs (41 b/w)

1982

10

4

50th Anniversary: Programs and Meeting Materials

1982

10

5

50th Anniversary: Publications

1982

10

6

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting (1 b/w photograph)

1982

10

7

Annual Report: Fish Research Unit

1982

10

8

Annual Work Plan

1982

10

9

Midwest Agriculture Interfaces with Fish and Wildlife Resources Workshop: Correspondence and Planning Notes

1982

10

10

Midwest Agriculture Interfaces with Fish and Wildlife Resources Workshop: Programs and Proceedings

1982

10

11

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1983

10

12

Annual Report

1983

11

1

Annual Work Plan

1983

11

2

Management Alternatives for Biological Farming Workshop

1983

11

3

Wildlife Research Unit Semiannual Report

1983

11

4

Unit Cooperative Agreements

1983-1985

11

5

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1984

11

6

Annual Report

1984

11

7

Annual Work Plan

1984

11

8

National Unit Programs 50th Anniversary Publication: 50 Years of Achievement 

1984

11

9

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1985

24

7

Correspondence Regarding CFWRU Agreement

1985

24

8-9

Letters of Recommendation and Applications for Position of Assistant Leader

1985

11

10

United Leaders Meetings at Bethesda, Maryland

1985

11

11-12

Annual Work Plan

1985-1986

24

6

Annual Performance Review Guidelines: Drafts

1985-1988

11

13

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1986

31

21

Annual Report

1986

12

1

Annual Work Plan

1986-1987

12

2

Annual Evaluation Procedures and Information Summaries

1986-1988

31

22

Annual Information Summary

1987

32

1

Annual Report

1987

24

11

ICFWRU Leader Position

1987

12

3

Management Alternatives for Biological Farming III Workshop: Papers

1987

12

4-5

Management Alternatives for Biological Farming III Workshop: Transcripts

1987

24

10

Reference Volume: List of Published Articles on Poison

1987

12

6

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1988

12

7

Annual Report

1988

32

2

Annual Report

1989

32

9

Annual Work Plan

1989

31

23

Summary of Activities

1989

12

8

Unit Handbook and Guidelines

1988

31

25

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1988

12

9

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1989

31

24

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1989

32

10

Annual Work Plan

1990

12

10

Unit Meeting at Raleigh, NC

1990

31

26

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1990

32

3

Annual Report

1991

32

11

Annual Work Plan

1991

12

11

Coordinating Committee Meeting

1991

31

27

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1991

32

4

Annual Report

1992

32

12

Annual Work Plan

1992

12

12

Unit Affairs

1992-1993

13

1

Weekly Activity Reports

1992-1994

31

28

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1992

32

13

Annual Work Plan

1993

24

13

Correspondence Regarding "Outstanding Group Achievement Award" (from American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists)

1993

13

2

National Biological Survey

1993

13

3

Revision of Program Direction Statement of Cooperative Unit

1993-1994

13

4

Unit Reports

1993-1995

31

29

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1993

26

7

"An Organizational Analysis of State Fish and Wildlife Agencies’ Commitment to Professional Development"

1994

32

5

Annual Report

1994

32

14

Annual Work Plan

1994

24

14

Annual Work Plan

1994

26

8

Continuing Educational Needs of State Agency Fish and Wildlife Biologists

1994

13

5

National Biological Services Weekly Highlights

1994

13

6

Unit Affairs

1994

13

7

Unit Cooperative Agreements

1994

24

16

CFWRU Organization Information

1994-1995

24

17

Correspondence Regarding Congressional Budget Revision

1994-1995

13

8

National Biological Service

1994-1995

20

8-9

National Biological Service: Correspondence and Reports

1994-1995

13

9

State Partnerships

1994-1995

25

1

Correspondence Regarding ISU-DNR-ICFWRU 8% Overhead Issue

1994-1996

24

15

Budget Information

1994-1998

24

1

Newspaper Clippings

1994-2007, undated

31

30

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1994

32

6

Annual Report

1995

20

10

National Biological Service: National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)

1995

13

10

Unit Affairs

1995

25

2

National Biological Service

1995, undated

31

31

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1995

32

7

Annual Report

1996

20

11

Annual Coordinating Committee Meeting

1997

32

8

Annual Report

1997

25

4

Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Budget Information

1997

25

3

Correspondence and Amendments Regarding Employment Criteria for Graduate Faculty

1997-2000

31

32

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1997

25

5

Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Budget Information

1998

32

16-17

Summaries of Budgeted Projects

1998-2010

30

4-5

US Cooperative Fishery and Wildlife Research Unit Program Slideshow, Script, and Audiotape

1998

31

33

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1998

25

6

Meeting Minutes, Correspondence, and Budget Information

1999

20

12

Unit National Meeting Notes

1999

31

34

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

1999

25

7

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

2000

31

35

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes and Photographs (15 b/w)

2000

25

8

Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

2001

31

36

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes

2001

25

9

Coordinating Committee Meeting Minutes and Correspondence

2002

24

12

Annual Report

2002

Artifact

Collection

Banner for 75th Anniversary (Artifact 2009-042.001)

2007

25

12

Budget for 75th Anniversary

2007

25

14

Celebrating 75 Years of Research Excellence Publication

2007

25

13

Celebration Ideas for 75th Anniversary

2007

25

21

Correspondence from Absent Alumni, Faculty, and Friends

2007

25

15

Correspondence Regarding 75th Anniversary

2007

25

20

Labels with Logo for 75th Anniversary

2007

25

16

Meeting Notes Regarding 75th Anniversary

2007

25

17

Organization’s Timeline, 1900-2007

2007

25

19

Registration for 75th Anniversary

2007

25

18

Sample Logos for 75th  Anniversary

2007

20

13

"Conservation Leaders and Iowa’s Influence in Their Development," Dennis D. Wigal

undated

25

10

Assistant Unit Leader Search

undated

21

Card File: Author File and Project File

undated

25

11

List of ICFWRU Alumni and Bibliography

undated

20

14

Notes and References on Coyote and Wolf Records for Iowa as Found in National Museum Files

undated

Research Records

1930-[ongoing]

6.46 linear feet (4 records center cartons and 3 document boxes)

The series contains research reports and files as well as numerous grant proposals highlighting the field and area in which research was done. There are also numerous photographs documenting the research. Subjects covered in the files encompass a broad range of wildlife including fish, deer, raccoons, geese, and bison. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

27

19

Amendment to Avian Response to Prairie Restoration: Project Statement

2003

14

1

American Coot Project Reports (19 b/w photographs)

1937

14

2

Amphibians and Reptiles

1950

26

16

An Experimental Study of Predation on Artificial Nests

1997

26

4

Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Iowa American Wilderness Leadership School Program (AWLS)

1993

31

1

Annual Work Plan

1996

27

12

Aquatic GAP Analysis

2001-2003, undated

31

3

Assessment of Interrelationships Between the Fisheries Community and Limnological Characteristics in Iowa Lakes

2005

27

6

Avian and Predator Habitat-Use Profiles at Cropland Edges in Iowa

1999

27

10

Avian Response to Flood Plain Restoration in Central Iowa: Progress Reports

2000-2002

14

3

Avian Use of Grassed Waterways

1988

26

9

Avifaunal Characterization of the Mississippi Headwaters and Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem: Project Proposal

1995-1996

25

23

Behavior and Ecology of Lesser Snow Geese

1982

27

20

Benthic Fish: Fish Growth, Mortality, Recruitment, Condition, and Size Structure Project Volume

2003

31

13

Best Management Practices for Aquatic Vegetation Management in Iowa Lakes

2006

27

21

Best Management Practices for Channel Catfish Culture in Plastic-Lined Ponds: Project Proposal

2003-2006

31

10

Biological Diversity in the Spring Run Complex of Northwestern Iowa

2005

14

4

Biological Farming

1979-1983

14

5

Biomarkers: 1504-C Grant Proposal

1990-1992

31

9

Bird Response to Enhanced Vegetation Diversity in the Spring Run Complex of Northwestern Iowa

2006

25

26

Birds of the Mississippi River: Outlines and Progress Reports

1991-1994

14

6

Bison in Iowa

1971

14

7-8

Bison Research

1966-1972

14

9

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog: 1504-04 Grant Proposal

1983

14

10

Brown Pelicans

1977-1986

27

18

Butterflies as Indicators of the Prairie Restoration Success: Project Report

2002

32

15

Cadmium, Metal-binding Proteins and Growth in Bluegill Exposed to Contaminated Sediments from the Upper Mississippi River Basin

1993

14

11

California Pintails (cancelled): 1504-06 Grant Proposal

1986-1991

14

12

Canvasback Duckling: 1504-08 Grant Proposal

1988-1992

14

13

Classification and Description of Iowa Mammals

undated

25

22

Clear Lake Studies

1945-1958

14

14

Contrasting Refuge and Urban Raccoon Populations on Sanibel Island, FL

1987-1988

14

15

Cooperative Education Research Lampsills Higginsi: 1560-01 Grant Proposal

1986-1987

14

16

Curriculum and Related Information

1966-1970

14

17

Deer Census: Rock Creek: 1504-12 Grant Proposal

1985

14

18

Deer Diseases

1959-1971

14

19

Deer Fawn

1979-1987

14

20-23

Deer Research

1955-1972

27

1

Deer-Vehicle Accidents: Proposals and Agreement with DNR

1998

14

24

"Dens" Prints (62 b/w photographs)

1939-1942

27

13

Development and Evaluation of Mourning Dove Population: Project Report

2001

31

8

Development of an Intertebrate-based Terrestrial Index of Biotic Integrity for Tall Grass Prairie Ecosystems

2005

MAP

CASE

Diagram Map Showing Sections, Farms, and Operators of Range 25, Township 100, Winnebago County, Iowa

undated

14

25

Diseases: Related Correspondence and Reports

1956-1963

27

22

Distribution and Population Dynamics of Bobcats in Iowa: Project Proposal and Narrative

2003-2006

14

26

Diving Duck: 1504-01 Grant Proposal

1983-1986

14

27

Duck Banding 1985: 1504-15 Grant Proposal

1985

14

28

Duck Banding 1986: 1560-04 Grant Proposal

1986

14

29

Duck Banding 1987: 1560-12 Grant Proposal

1987

14

30

Duck Banding 1988: 1560-20 Grant Proposal

1988

14

31

Duck Nesting 1983: 1504-03 Grant Proposal

1983

14

32

Duck Nesting 1984: 1504-11 Grant Proposal

1984

14

33

Duck Nesting 1985: 1504-13 Grant Proposal

1985

14

34

Early Pheasant Studies

1940-1947

27

3-4

Effect of Habitat Restoration on Grassland Birds: Progress and Final Report, Newspaper Report, and Completion Report

1998-2003

31

17

Effect of Managed Buffers on Native Fish Communities in Central Iowa Streams

2007

31

2

Effects of Commercial Harvest on Shovelnose Sturgeon

2006

27

2

Effects of Field Size on Abundance and Nest Success of Birds

1998

28

2

Effects of Grade Control Structures on Fish Communities in Turkey Creek and Walnut Creek: Annual Progress Report

2005

14

35

Elk (11 slides)

undated

14

36

Elk: Natural Mortality Factors of Elk at Wind Cave National Park, SD

1974

27

17

EPA Region 7, Part II GAP Accuracy Assessment Pilot Study

2002

14

37

Evaluating the Short and Long Term Effects of Prescribed Burning

1988-1989

14

38

Evaluation of Post-Impoundment Wildlife Resources at Red Rock Reservoir in 1979-80

1980

30

1

Evaluation of Post-Impoundment Wildlife Resources at Red Rock Reservoir in 1979-80 (copy 2)

1980

31

7

Evaluations of Physical Habitat, Stressor, and Biological Response Indicators in Iowa Wadeable Stream Assessments

2005

31

19

Examining Changes in Vegetation Structure Through Time in a Restored Tallgrass Prairie Ecosystem and the Implications for Avian Diversity

2007

28

7

Experimental Studies of Factors Affecting Nitrate Loss in Freshwater Wetlands: Final Report

undated

14

39

Farm-Wildlife Interactions: 1560-22 Grant Proposals

1988

MAP

CASE

Farm Crops and Game Cover Map, Fall and Winter 1935-1936, Range 25, Township 100, Winnebago County, Iowa

1936

14

40

Features of Lakes

1951-1955

27

14

Fish and Mussel Population Studies (Contains Two Data CDs)

2001-2005

14

42

Fish Culture (IA DNR)

1985-1986

31

14

Fish Data Entry, Phase 2

2007

15

1

Fish in Natural Formations

1949-1956

15

2

Fish in Unnatural Formations

1952-1955

15

3

Fish Populations in Artificial Lakes

1949-1950

14

41

Fish: Experimental Techniques

1953-1956

15

4

Food Habits and Specimens and Mortality (97 b/w photographs)

1939-1942

15

5

Fungicide Screening I: 1500-09 Grant Proposal

1984-1987

15

6

Fungicide Screening II: 1500-11 Grant Proposal

1984-1985

15

7

Fungicide Screening to Replace Malachite Green: 1560-07 Grant Proposal

1986-1987

15

8

Furs: Number and Value of Furs Taken in Iowa, 1930-1931 to 1934-1935 Seasons

1930-1935

27

5

Genetic Characterization of Lampsilis Higginsii: Preliminary and Final Report, Correspondence and Protocol

1998-2004

15

9

Habitat Suitability Index Model

1982-1984

26

11

Habitat Use and Population Dynamics of Benthic Fishes along the Missouri River: Project Proposal

1995

15

10

Habitats (31-3x5 B&W and 4-5x7 B&W photographs)

1939-1952

15

11-14

Harmony Creek Watershed Pheasant Study

1968-1969

26

14

Henslow’s Sparrow: Progress and Final Report

1996-1999

15

15

Higgins Eye: 1500-12 Grant Proposal

1985

28

4

Humpback Chump Project Final Report Draft

2006

15

16

Hungarian Partridge (IA DNR)

1974-1978

15

17

Hydropower (IA DNR): 1500-07 Grant Proposal

1983-1984

15

18

Hydropower (IA DNR): 1500-10 Grant Proposal

1984

15

19

Indiana Bat (Soil Conservation Service)

1986

31

15

Initiations of Iowa's Second Breeding Bird Atlas Project

2007

15

20

Influence of Land-Use Changes on Loggerhead Shrikes in Iowa

1968-1989

15

21

Intensive Fish Culture (IA DNR)

1986-1987

31

16

Insect Survey of Aquatic Habitats in Iowa

2007

15

22

Inventory Method for Urban Wildlife Habitat in Iowa (IA DNR)

1988

15

23

Kestrel (DNR)

1988

15

24

Kestrel (DNR)

1989

15

25

Kestrels: Charles A. Lindbergh Fund

1988-1989

15

26

Kestrels: Iowa Department of Transportation

1990

15

27

Kestrels: Iowa Science Foundation

1988-1989

15

28

Kestrels: North American Bluebird Society

1988-1989

15

29

Kestrels: Roger Troy Potter Institute

1989

15

30

Kestrels: World Society for the Protection of Animals

1989

15

31

La Crosse Laboratory: 1500-04 Grant Proposal

1983

15

32

Lakes and Streams in Iowa Research

1975

26

2

Landscape Structure to Enhance Terrestrial Wildlife: Strategic Plan, Quarterly and Final Report

1992-1997

15

33

Mallard Model: 1560-11 Grant Proposal

1987-1990

31

20

Methods For Assessing the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Integrity of Iowa's Nonwadeable Rivers

2007

26

3

Midwest Agrichemical Surface and Subsurface Transport and Effects Research: Strategic Plan

1992

27

15

Migratory Birds in Central and Mississippi Flyways

2001-2002, undated

26

1

Migratory Birds of the Laguna De Babicora Ecosystem: Progress Report

1992-1993

15

34-35

Missouri River (Corps of Engineers)

1983-1984

26

13

Missouri River Benthic Fish: Report on Age and Growth

1996

15

36

Missouri River Paddlefish: 1560-19 Grant Proposal

1988

27

24

Monitoring of Fish in Turkey Creek: Project Proposal and Study Plan

2004-2006

15

37

Mourning Dove

1954-1962

27

16

Mourning Dove: Reports

2001-2002

31

5

Multiple Species Inventory and Monitoring Iowa's Landowner Incentive Program for Lucas and Clark Counties

2006

16

1-2

National Marine Fisheries Service and IA DNR Intensive Fish Culture

1983-1985

16

3

Native Grass Pastures

1984-1987

16

4

Natural and Artificial In-Stream Structures

1989

26

12

Neotropical Migrant Bird Project: Outline

1995-1996

16

5

Nesting Spots (29 b/w photographs)

1934-1953

16

6

New Diving Duck: 1504-07 Grant Proposal

1983

16

7

New Snow Goose: 1504-02 Grant Proposal

1975-1986

16

8

New Subspecies of Suckers

1951

16

9

Non-Game Bird Use of Restored Wetlands

1989

25

24

Northern Iowa Pheasant: Proposals, Protocol, and Correspondence

1989-1999

27

7

Northern Prairie Pothole Region: Progress Report

1999-2002

16

10

Notched Dikes

1988

16

11

Oats and Legumes: 1560-05 Grant Proposal

1986-1988

16

12

Opossums and Trappings and Tagging (44 b/w photographs)

1942

16

13

Pheasant Habitats (17 b/w photographs)

1941

16

14

Pheasant Photos (56 b/w photographs)

1953

16

15

Pheasant Research

1931-1965

16

16

Pheasant Roadside Census: Northwest and North-Central Iowa

1936-1953

16

17

Pheasants: Flushing Bar Research (4 b/w photographs)

1948-1954

31

6

Physical Habitat Component of the Iowa REMAP Program

2003

16

18

Pik-Desoto: 1504-06 Grant Proposal

1984-1985

16

19

Pipestone: 1504-10 Grant Proposal

1983-1986

26

17

Plankton Management for Fish Culture Ponds: Annual Performance Report

1997-1998

16

20

Platte River Meadow Invertebrates: 1560-24 Grant Proposal

1988-1991

27

9

Population and Angler Use Assessment of Muskellunge: Implementation Plan

2000-2001

16

21

Prairie Canada: 1560-26 Grant Proposal

1990-1993

16

22

Prairie Chicken: Research and Correspondence

1958

16

23

Prairie Dog: 1560-18 Grant Proposal

1988-1989

16

24

Prairie Dogs

1978-1981

26

15

Predation Projects: Proposals and Correspondence

1996-2001

27

11

Proposed and Ongoing Research Projects

2000-2001

16

25

Pyrethroids: 1504-A Grant Proposal

1982-1983

16

26-28

Quail Habitats (238 b/w photographs)

1939-1940

16

29

Quail Research

1958-1960

16

30

Red Rock

1980-1985

16

31

Red Tailed Hawk

1962

16

32

Refuging Model: 1560-03 Grant Proposal

1979-1989

31

12

Relationships Between the Relative Abundance of Amphibians, Contaminants, and Chytridiomycosis in Wetlands in Northcentral Iowa

2006

16

33-37

Research Photos FY 1979 (76 b/w photographs)

1979-1984

31

4

Response of Forest Birds to Changes in Land Use/Land Cover in the Driftless Area of Northeastern Iowa

2005

28

5

Results of Moonwort (Botrychium) Surveys in Cook Inlet and South Coastal Alaska

undated

16

38

Ring-Necked Pheasants: 1560-21 Grant Proposal

1989-1992

16

39

Rockwell Game Area (8 b/w photographs)

1936-1937

16

40

Sagittaria: 1504-05 Grant Proposal

1983-1988

17

1

Salmon Nutrition: 1500-05 Grant Proposal

1983-1985

27

23

Sampling Designs for Chronic Wasting Disease

2003-2007, undated

17

2

Sandhills: 1560-16 Grant Proposals

1987-1990

17

3

Scotts Bluff: 1560-02 Grant Proposal

1986-1988

30

2

Scotts Bluff: Faunal Survey of Scotts Bluff National Monument Report

1989

30

3

Scotts Bluff: Prairie Dog Management Recommendations for Scotts Bluff National Monument Report

1989

17

4

Shovelnose Sturgeon

1982-1983

17

5

Skunk Scats, Peasant Photos, and Deer Ovaries (16 b/w photographs)

1951-1953

17

6

Small Fur Bearers

1935-1965

28

3

Statistical Analysis of Missouri River Fish: Project Proposal and Team Member Information

2005

28

1

Statistical Analysis of the National Wildlife Health Center Databases on Amphibian Malformations: Project Report

2004

31

18

Survey of White-Tailed Jackrabbit Populations on ISU Research Farms

2007

17

7

Survey of 50 Years: 1504-09 Cancelled

1981-1984

17

8

Suspended Sediments: 1560-23 Grant Proposal

1988-1953

17

9

Test Fungicides: 150-17 Grant Proposal

1987-1988

17

11

Thalweg II: 1500-08 Grant Proposal

1983-1985

17

10

Thalweg: 1500-02 Grant Proposal

1982-1983

17

12

Trees: 1560-31 Grant Proposal

1989-1994

31

11

The Use of Cattle-Grazing and Fire as Management Tools to Maintain Biodiversity on Grassland Reserves in Southern Iowa

2006

17

13

Union Slough: 1504-08 Grant Proposal

1983-1987

17

14

Union Slough: 1560-10 Grant Proposal

1987-1990

17

15

Unusual "Extension Type" Responses and Related Items

1959

17

16

Upper Mississippi River (UMR) Contaminants: 1560-13 Grant Proposal

1987-1990

17

17

Upper Mississippi River (UMR) Larval Fatheads: 1560-25 Grant Proposal

1989-1990

17

18

Upper Mississippi River (UMR) Mussel: 1560-14 Grant Proposal

1987-1991

17

19

Valley City: 1500-06 Grant Proposal

1983-1985

17

20

Vallisneria: 1560-27 Grant Proposal

1990-1992

26

5

Vegetation Used by Migratory Birds: Research Proposal and Preliminary Report

1993-1994

28

6

Walleye and Bluegill Fingerling Production in Plastic Lined Ponds: Project Plan and Procedures

undated

27

8

Walnut Creek National Wildlife Refuge: Abstract

1999

17

21

Walnut Creek: 1560-29 Grant Proposal

1990-1994

26

10

Waterfowl Production in Prairie Pothole Region: Project Summary

1995-1999

17

22

Waterfowl Research

1949-1961

17

23

Wetland Evaluation: 1560-32 Grant Proposal

1991-1992

17

24

Wetland Management: Duck Habitat

1960

17

26

White Fronted Geese (Mexico): 1560-30 Grant Proposal

1990-1993

17

25

White Fronted Geese: 1560-09 Grant Proposal

1987-1991

17

27

Wild Turkey

1977-1981

25

25

Wild Turkey Projects: Progress Reports

1989-1993

26

6

Wild Turkey Projects: Project Outlines and Final Report

1993-1997

17

28

Wild Turkey Research

1960-1970

17

29

Willits and Godwits: 1504-B Grant Proposal

1979

MAP

CASE

Winnebago Pheasant Area, Sections 13, 14, 15, 23, and 24 (3 illustrations)

1953

17

30

Winter Biology: 1500-03

1982-1983

17

31

Winter Snow Geese

1981-1982

17

32

Woodland Grazing: Soil Conservation Service (SCS)

1984-1985

17

33

Yellow-Headed Blackbird: 1504-14 Grant Proposal

1985

Publications

1931-2007, undated

1.26 linear feet (3 document boxes)

The series contains reports, articles, and publications authored by members of the Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Some related articles are bound together; the title gives an indication of whether or not the articles are bound. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

29

16

"100 Years of Forestry at ISU: Honoring our Past, Celebrating our Future"

2004

18

1

"1938 Publications of Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit" (bound)

1938

18

2

"1939 Publications of Iowa Cooperative Wildlife Research Unit" (bound)

1939

29

12

American Ornit

1992

29

4

Aquatic Biology Publications Listing

1941-1979

18

3

Bats

1939, 1942

18

4

"Birds of Prey" (bound)

1932-1941

29

11

"Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research: It Was Ding’s Idea"

1982

29

17

CFWRU Program Special Publication

2006

29

8

Doctoral Dissertations, 1935-1987

1987

29

13

"The Duck Stamp: Making a Spectacle of a Threatened Species"

1992

18

5

Fish

1948-1957

18

6

Game Birds (grouse, partridge, quail, teal, turkey)

1935-1968

18

7-8

"Hendrickson et al Publications" (bound)

1936-1959

28

8

Publications Listing

1929-1970

18

9

Miscellaneous Articles

1933-1948

19

1

"Miscellaneous Publications" (bound)

1939-1959

19

2

"Miscellaneous Unit Publications, Jumbo Size" (bound)

1931-1956

29

18

"Old Soldiers Never Die"  (Regarding Erwin E. Klaas’s Retirement)

1999

29

14

One Hundred and Tenth Stated Meeting of the American Ornithologists’ Union: Program, Abstracts, and Circular of Information

1992

19

3

Pheasant

1948-1965

19

4

"Pheasant Publications by Unit Personnel" (bound)

1932-1959

19

5

"Predation and Predators" (bound)

1935-1953

19

6

"Prescribed Burning and its Relationship to Bobwhite Quail Populations at the Mount Ayr Game Management Area, Ringgold County, Iowa"

undated

28

13-14

Publications Listing, 1932-1987

1987

29

1-2

Publications Listing, 1932-1987

1987

29

3

Publications Listing, 1987-1991

1992

28

9-10

Publications Listing, 1932-1979

1953-1979

28

12

Publications on Wetlands from the ICWRU

1932-1987

29

15

Special Publication for CFWRU 60th Anniversary Celebration

1994

19

7

"Quail and Grouse Publications" (bound)

1936-1958

29

9

Theses and Published Papers on Clear Lake, Iowa Listing

1945-1969

29

5-7

Theses Listing

1932-1994

29

10

Theses Title Pages

1997-2007

20

1

Waterfowl

1935-1966

20

2

"Waterfowl Publications" (bound)

1935-1956

20

3

"Wildlife Resources of Iowa"

1946

20

4

"Winter Bird Feeding"

1940 circa

Lantern Slides

1949-1950, undated

1.00 linear foot (2 lantern slide boxes)

The series contains lantern slides used to present wildlife research data and trends. The slides are mostly of tables and graphs depicting population data during the period 1935-1953 for ring-necked pheasants and bobwhite quail. The lantern slides are stored in the vault. The series is arranged alphabetically.

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

22

1

Bobwhite Quail: Fall and Winter Losses in Percent Versus the Number of Days the Snow Depth is 0.1 or More

undated

22

2

Bobwhite Quail: Fall Population Versus Spring Population

undated

22

3

Bobwhite Quail: "Populations on the 7,713-acre Decatur County Quail Research Area"

undated

22

4

Bobwhite Quail: Summer Increase in Percent Versus Spring Population

undated

22

5

"Comparison of Three Sampling Schemes and Their Relative Efficiencies"

undated

22

6

Duck Studies: "Mallard, Pintail and Blue-Winged Teal Migration, Forney Lake, 1950, Fall"

1950 circa

22

7

Pheasant Production: "Comparative Variation of Spring Indices to Male Pheasant Population"

1950 circa

22

8

Pheasant Production: "Nesting Effort per Female Ring-Necked Pheasant, Winnebago Area"

undated

22

9

Pheasant Production: "Rates of Production of the Ring-Necked Pheasant, Winnebago Area"

undated

22

10

Pheasant Studies: Annual Pheasant Populations per Mile

undated

22

11

Pheasant Studies: "Nest and Brood Statistics for the Ring-Necked Pheasant, Winnebago Area"

undated

22

12

Pheasant Studies: "Nest and Brood Statistics for the Ring-Necked Pheasant, Winnebago Area"

undated

22

13

Pheasant Studies: "Rates of Production of the Ring-Necked Pheasant, Winnebago Area"

undated

22

14

Quail Studies: "Assumed Characteristics of 60 Counties, Based on Decatur County Quail Research Area"

undated

22

15

Quail Studies: "Difference between Observers in Classifying 116 Forties for Quail Occupancy in October"

undated

23

1

Quail Studies: "Fall Occupancy of Quail Converts in 32 Iowa Counties"

undated

23

2

Quail Studies: "Quail Population Turnover, 3320 Acres"

undated

23

3

Quail Studies: "Quail Populations, Decatur Research Area"

undated

23

4

Quail Studies: "Rate of Summer Increase, Bob-White Quail, Decatur County Research Area, 7713 Acres"

undated

23

5

Quail Studies: "Spring and Fall Population of Bob-White Quail, Decatur County Research Area, 7713 Acres"

undated

23

6

Weston Iowa: "Observed Spring Dispersal of Marked Pheasants from Grass Lake, 1949"

1949

23

7

Weston Iowa: "Observed Spring Dispersal of Marked Pheasants form Grass Lake, 1950"

1950