Highlights for October 3, 2002

I. Key Department/Bureau News

• USGS GAP Bulletin Now Available: The 2001 issue of the Gap Analysis Bulletin, the tenth in a series of annual publications produced by the National Gap Analysis Program, will be mailed to subscribers this week. The Bulletin will also be available via the Internet at URL http://www.gap.uidaho.edu/Bulletins/, and hard copies may be obtained by e-mail request to brackney@uidaho.edu. GAP Bulletin No. 10 features 14 articles on various aspects of gap analysis methods and results. Topics addressed include land cover mapping, animal distribution modeling, accuracy assessment, and applications of GAP data. As always, the Bulletin includes a section on the current status of each GAP state project. This issue also contains summaries of two final reports from recently completed GAP state projects. (Elisabeth Brackney, Moscow, Idaho, 208-885-3560).

II. Management Reform
Nothing to report this week.

III. Notable Congressional Activity
Nothing to report this week.

III. Press/Media Inquiries
Nothing to report this week.

V. Key FOIA Requests
Nothing to report this week.