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| Which of the following issues provided a "spark" for the passage of the National Forest Management Act? |
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| Historically, the National Park Service has prioritized the “public enjoyment” aspect of its Organic Act over the “preservation” aspect (T or F) |
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| Which of the following serves as the organic act for the bureau of Land Management |
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| The Federal Land Policy and Management Act |
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| One of the reasons that the Congress passes statutes with ambiguous language is to defer to agency expertise. This is an example of administrative discretion (T or F) |
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| WHat components make up the "NEPA System" |
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| Statute, CEQ Regulations, and Court Case Law |
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| To implement the National Environmental Policy Act, what is required of federal agencies? |
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| Provide a detailed statement of environment impacts for any major action significantly affecting the environment |
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| What are the two primary aims of NEPA? |
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| For Federal agencies to consider environmental impacts before they take action and to inform the public of these considerations |
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| Which of the following are examples of large federal projects affecting natural resources that led to the passage of NEPA |
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| Construction of dams and sponsoring energy development |
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| Which of the following is the first step of an EIS process |
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| Because there is no single agency with enforcement authority over NEPA, individuals and groups have to use litigation (court lawsuits) if they disagree with how an agency meets NEPA's mandates (T or F) |
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| Which of the following is the first opportunity for public involvement in the EIS process? |
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| This NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act if 1969) document is required for actions that are routine or are identified as having no significant environmental impacts |
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| Match the description to the EIS step: Superintendent of Rocky Mountain National Park signs the final approval of the winter motorized travel decision |
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| Match the description to the most appropriate NEPA item: Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest analyzes the use of logging and prescribed fire to treat 400,000 acres. |
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| Environmental Impact Statement |
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| Section 102(2)(C) contains NEPA’s “action-forcing” requirement. What does it require of federal agencies? |
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| A detailed statement on the environmental impact of a proposal before the action is taken |
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| What is one of the common criticisms of NEPA? |
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| It creates a complicated array of regulations and logistical delays that stall agency action |
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| NEPA only applies to actions a federal agency directly takes, not actions taken by state or local governments with partial assistance or financing from the federal government (T of F) |
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| What does FONSI stand for? |
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| Finding Of No Significant Impact |
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| What are the two criteria for determining if an action constitutes a “significant” impact under NEPA? |
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| The impact of an action when added to past, present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions, regardless of who is taking those actions is considered which of the following types of effect in NEPA? |
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| NEPA is about procedures not outcomes (T or F) |
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| Besides summarizing NEPA’s twin aims, the U.S. Supreme Court has interpreted NEPA as requiring what? |
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| To take a "hard look" at environmental consequences of proposed actions |
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| Which of the following is/are legally allowed to designate Wilderness areas (note the capital W in “Wilderness”)? |
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| ) Which of the following is NOT an allowable use in a designated Wilderness? |
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| One of the goals of the Endangered Species Act is to preserve species by... |
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| Conserving the ecosystems upon which endangered species depend |
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| According to the ESA, in order for the Secretary of Interior to list a species as threatened or endangered, he/she must base his/her decision solely on which of the following? |
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| The best scientific and commercial data available |
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| Once a species is placed on the ESA list, the next step is to.. |
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| Designate critical habitat |
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| In addition to the listing process, what other requirements are found in Section 4 of the ESA? |
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| Requirements to develop ‘protective regulations’ and ‘recovery plans’ |
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| What happens when a federal agency proposes an action in an area with a known listed species under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act? |
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| The proposing agency must make sure the action does not cause jeopardy to the listed species |
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| The Endangered Species Act applies only to federal government agencies (T or F) |
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| Under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act, what is one of the ways in which private landowners can continue to use their land and resources (with certain restrictions), when a threatened or endangered species is located on their property? |
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| Develop a Habitat Conservation Plan |
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| Which of the following was the key outcome of the TVA vs. Hill case discussed in class. |
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| The Supreme Court rules that the plain intent of ESA is to preserve species regardless of human economic costs |
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| Which of the following is NOT a possible Market-Based solution to conservation as discussed in the lecture on incentive-based strategies in natural resource policy? |
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| Conservation Reserve Program |
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| When two or more people work together to achieve goals they could not achieve alone is the definition of which of the following forms of public involvement as discussed in class? |
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| Which of the following is NOT a component of “Collaboration”: |
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| Natural resource managers serve as “referees” between competing stakeholders |
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| Which of the following is NOT an assumption of the “Collaborate” model of public involvement? |
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| The public has a single interest |
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| Research has suggested that traditional NEPA-style public involvement (scoping and comment period) results in more appeals and litigation of US Forest Service decisions than processes in which interdisciplinary teams involved the public “early and often” (T or F) |
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| Which of the following is one of the main criticisms put forth by opponents of the Quincy Library Group noted in the reading by Cestero? |
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| Some of the interested parties were left out of the collaboration process |
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| In the article written by Daniels and Cheng (2006) “reg” refer to the assumption that there are technically correct or preferable approaches to natural resources |
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| Patti’s dissertation research involves which of the following agencies? |
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| Which of the following represents a scenario in which it would NOT be advisable to collaborate. |
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| When the project timeline is very short and decisions need to be made quickly |
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