Search Help
Text Search - Either Basic or Advanced
Two fields can be searched by Keywords, the Text
of BMP and the Short Title. Searching by keywords
will find BMPS that contain any of the keywords entered in those two
fields.
Example: if you search for "oil
gas", your search results will contain every BMP that has either
search term in the title or the text.
You can prefix any search term with a plus (+) to indicate that the
term must be in the results.
Example: if you search for "+oil+gas",
you will match any records that have both terms present. If you search
for "+oil gas", you will match any records that have both
terms present or only "oil", but not only "gas."
You can prefix any search term with a minus (-) to indicate that the
term must NOT be present.
Example: if you search "oil
-gas", you will match all records that have "oil" in
the title or text but no "gas."
Wildcard characters are used to capture plurals and variations of words.
Example: ? will match zero or one
characters. "lek?" will match "lek" or "leks."
Example: * will match zero or more characters. "power*"
will match "power", "powerlines", "powerhouse",
etc.
You can combine all of the features together.
Example: "lek? +power*"
would search for sage grouse leks near powerlines. "raptor? +power*
-perch*" which would match raptors near powerlines, but not related
to perches (or perching.)
Basic Search
Searching:
This search will identify BMPs that match ALL of the criteria
that you identify.
Choose only one resource/issue Category.
The default is "any" which will search through all BMPs. Choose
only one Location. The default is "any" which
will search through all BMPs. You may leave the Keywords
search panel blank. This will result in a search of all BMPs
in the selected Category and/or Location.
Use the Keywords search function to limit
your results by searching the "Text of BMP"
and the "Short Title." The keywords search
will only identify BMPs that also match the CATEGORY and LOCATION
chosen.
Example: if you search
Category = Wildlife disruption and Location = Colorado, including
a Keywords search on "lek," your results will not identify
BMPs related to leks in Wyoming or to "Wildlife habitat" in
Colorado.
Example: if you search
for "lek" in the Keywords panel and leave Location and Category
with the default "any", your result will be all BMPs with
"lek" in the title or text.
Data Display Screen:
A Basic Search will display the
BMP ID, the Short Title,
and the Text of BMP for each BMP that meets
the criteria. You can sort the data by several criteria in
the "Sort by" panel.
You can use the Text Searchpanel
at the top of the display screen to further limit your original
Basic Search results by leaving the Category and Location
panels on their original settings.
You can use all of the panels at
the top of the data display screen to conduct a new Basic
Search.
Printing a Data Report
Data results obtained from a Basic or Advanced Search are
formatted for printing. Click the "File" button on your web
browser’s tool bar. Click "Print" and follow your normal procedures
for printing documents.
This method will only print one "unit" of display at a time.
The number of records in a display unit is indicated in the
blue bar at the top of the results page., e.g., "Displaying
records 1 to 20 of 275 records."
You can choose to display 20, 40,
60, 80, 120 or 160 records at a time by using the SHOW menu
on the blue bar. This will allow you to print that many records
at a time.
The number of records actually
printed per page (i.e., per piece of paper) can be adjusted
by zooming your browser’s display.
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Advanced Search
The Advanced search function is similar to the Basic Search,
but more flexible:
For Keywords Search – See the Basic Search
description.
Category, Species, and Location:
For Category, Species, and Location, you can make multiple
selections.
With Windows, use the Shift key to
select a range of items; use Ctrl to select multiple items.
On a Mac, use the Shift key to select
a range of items; use the Command key to select multiple items.
Extra Fields to Display:
The Extra Fields to Display panel allows
you to choose data fields for your report. These fields are
displayed in addition to the fields displayed with a Basic Search.
See the Data Elements table below
for a description of the available fields.
Selecting "Document Title" AND "Include
section and page" will display the complete citation for each
BMP in your data result.
Selecting "Show bibliographic references"
will include the source publication name, primary author, and
year of publication and will provide a link to the document.
Sharing Data
Search results can be "saved" or shared by saving the unique
url of the search result. Copy the url from your browser panel
to share your result with a colleague or to return to it later.
Example: Click
here to obtain a search with Category =
Wildlife habitat, Location = Wyoming, and Keyword
= raptor
If you use Internet Explorer, you can copy and paste your
search result into Microsoft Excel. If you use Firefox, you
can use a Zoho
Spreadsheet. Zoho is online—it’s free to use, compatible
with Excel, and you can share spreadsheets with other users.
With either Excel or Zoho:
Highlight the rows and columns of
your search result; click "Copy"
Open a blank Excel or Zoho worksheet
Place your cursor in the upper left
cell of the sheet and click "Paste"
You must then format the cells (wrap
text, adjust column height and width, etc.) to accommodate the
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Data Elements
The following elements are entered into the database for each BMP:
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A unique number chronologically
assigned to the BMP upon data entry. |
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A brief paraphrase of the BMP. |
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Quotation of the full text of the BMP. Where
available, section headings are included. |
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The name of the publication from which the
BMP is quoted – also called the "source publication." |
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The major subsection of the publication from
which the BMP is quoted, e.g., an appendix. |
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The page number of the publication from which
the BMP is quoted. |
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Our determination of whether the BMP is "recommended"
or "required." |
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Our determination of when during the development
process the BMP is applicable. |
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The oil or gas field or region in which the
BMP applies, according to the source publication. Regions
are defined separately for each state. |
Surface and Mineral Ownership
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Our determination, based on the source publication,
of whether the BMP applies to development of federal, state
and/or private minerals and/or surface. |
Primary and Alternate Contact
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Contact information provided in the source
publication. |
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Our determination of the resources or issues
addressed by the BMP. |
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The state or region in which the BMP applies,
according to the source publication. |
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Specific plant or animal species or groups
of animals (e.g. raptors) to which the BMP applies. |
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Our determination from the source document
of the type of vegetation in which the BMP applies. (This
feature of the database is not yet fully functional.) |
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