Glossary
Glossary of Terms
- FAQ
- Frequently Asked Question
- FAQs
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Federal Candidate Species
- Sensitive wildlife species currently under consideration for inclusion to the list of federal threatened or endangered species.
- Federal Listed Species
- Animal or plant species listed by the USFWS or NMFS as threatened or endangered.
- FEIS
- Final Environmental Impact Statement
- Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
- The iteration of an environmental impact statement used as the basis for the decisions documented in a Record of Decision.
- Flotation
- The general term for the system of achieving separation of metallic mineral grains from ground-up ore using the mineral’s propensity to adhere to air bubbles in a water bath. Air is bubbled through the ground ore slurry; the metallic mineral grains adhere to the air bubbles and are skimmed off the surface of the slurry. Various chemicals are used to enhance the process.
- FOIA
- Freedom of Information Act
- Forage
- All browse and herbaceous foods available to grazing animals for feeding.
- Fragmentation
- See “Habitat Fragmentation.”
- Fugitive Dust
- Airborne particles emitted from any source other than through a stack or vent.
- FWS
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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