Environmental
Publications
Idaho National Laboratory publishes a variety of reports as part of its commitment to environmental stewardship and full compliance with environmental protection laws and regulations. These reports ensure that the lab’s mission can be achieved with little to no impact on the environment, wildlife and vegetation.
Natural Resources Publications
Special Status Species
Conservation Planning
Bat Protection Plan
Idaho National Laboratory Site Bat Protection Plan Annual Reports:
Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA)
Implementing the Candidate Conservation Agreement for Greater Sage-Grouse on the Idaho National Laboratory Site Annual Reports:
| Year | Full Reports | Summary Reports |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2024 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2022 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2021 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2020 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2019 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2018 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2017 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2016 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2015 | Full Report | Summary Report |
| 2014 | Full Report | |
| 2013 | Full Report | |
| 2010 | Full Report | |
| 2025 | Full Report | |
| 2009 | Full Report |
Monitoring & Research
Breeding Bird Survey
Long-Term Vegetation Transects
- The Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-Term Vegetation Transects: Updates Through 2022
- Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-Term Vegetation Transects: Updates Through 2016
- The Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-term Vegetation Transects: Understanding Change in Sagebrush Steppe
- The Idaho National Laboratory Site Long-term Vegetation Transects: A Comprehensive Review
National Environmental Research Park (NERP)
Past Research
- Evapotranspiration Caps for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory: A Summary of Research and Recommendations
- Long-Term Performance of Alternative Evapotranspiration Caps for Protecting Shallowly Buried Wastes Under Variable Precipitation
- The Protective Cap/Biobarrier Experiment: A study of Alternative Evapotranspiration Caps for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory
Vegetation Community Classification Mapping
- Idaho National Laboratory Site Vegetation Map Update 2024
- Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem Reserve Plant Community Classifications
- Vegetation Community Classification and Mapping of the Idaho National Laboratory Site 2011
- Vegetation Community Classification and Mapping of the Idaho National Laboratory Site 2019
Land Stewardship
Ecological Support for National Environmental Policy Act
- Big Lost River Trenches Revegetation Demonstration Project Progress Report and Formal Revegetation Assessment 2009
- Ecological Report for the Environmental Assessment for Expanding Capabilities at the Power Grid Test Bed at Idaho National Laboratory
- Ecological Resources Assessment for the Radiological Response Test Range Environmental Assessment
- Ecological Resources Assessment for the Resumption of Transient Testing of Nuclear Fuels and Material Environmental Assessment
- Ecological Resources Assessment for the Stand-Off Experiment Range Environmental Assessment
- Ecological Resources Associated With T-24 and T-25 and Potential Effects of Constructing a Haul Road
- Ecological Resources Associated with Two Alternative Sites for the Proposed Remotely Handled Low Level Waste Facility
- Ecological Resources Report for the Proposed Energy Technology Proving Grounds
- Ecological Review for an Environmental Assessment for the Two Dynamic Tests for Protective Elements and Vehicles Project DOE/EA-1537
- Ecological Support for Environmental Assessment for the Expansion of Idaho National Laboratory’s National Security Test Range and the Radiological Response Training Range. Rev 1.
- Final Quality Assurance Reporty for the INL Flood Hazard Study – Reducing Uncertainty for Paleohydrologic Bounds and 2-D Hydraulic Routing
- Review of Ecological Resources, Potential Impacts and Mitigative Actions Associated with East Powerline Road
- Sewage Wastewater Application Ecological Impact Study 2002
- Sewage Wastewater Application Ecological Impact Study 2003
- Survey and Review of Potential Impacts to Ecological Resources on the Idaho National Laboratory Due to Construction and Operation of the National and Homeland Security Research and Development Range
- Survey and Review of Potential Impacts to Ecological Resources on the INL Due to Construction of a Road as Described in the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Consolidation of Nuclear Operations Related to Production of Radioisotope Power Systems DOE/EIS-0373D
Fire Protection Planning, Management, and Recovery
- 2020 Fires Ecological Resources Recovery Plan
- A Survey of Vegetation Recovery on Wildfire Containment Lines and an Ecological Evaluation of Pre-Suppression Firebreak Construction on the INEEL
- Dry Channel Fire Ecological Resources Recovery Plan
- Ecological Evaluation of Fire Fighting Efforts Associated with the Twin Butte/Moonshiner and Highway 20 Wildland Fires
- Idaho National Laboratory Site Natural Resources Wildland Fire Recovery Framework (INL/RPT-24-76050)
- Jefferson Fire Recovery: Options and Recommendations for Stabilizing the Burned Area and Addressing Habitat Conservation
- Sheep Fire Ecological Resources Post-Fire Recovery Plan
- Soil Stabilization and Revegetation at the INEEL Recommendations for Improvement
- Tin Cup Fire Recovery Report