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Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
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Project 199106100
SWANSON LAKES WILDLIFE AREA(SLWA)
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Project 25001
Acquire Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat at the SLWA
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PROJECT LAND OWNERSHIPPROJECT LAND OWNERSHIP
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SLWA Cover TypesSLWA Cover TypesCover Type Acres
Shrub-steppe 14,676
Ephemeral pond 98
Lacustrine 132
Wetland 83
Wet meadow 1,754
Riparian Shrub 35
Conifer 1
Cliff/Talus 485
Agriculture 275
Conservation Reserve (CRP) 2,396
Farmstead 65
TOTAL 20,000
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Shrubsteppe
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More Shrubsteppe
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Yep, Looks Like Grass to Me!
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“A little more to the left”
I’ve got hay fever!
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Wet Meadow/Vernal Pool
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Riparian Shrub -Deciduous Forest
If you think I’m
going in there..
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Wetlands
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Lacustrine
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In Contrast……….
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Sharp-tailed Grouse Acquisition Cover Types
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…and other shrubsteppe obligate species
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
18,000 shrubs/trees planted
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
243 ha of agricultural land converted to native-like grassland
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Grass/Shrub Plantings
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
16 ha Food Plots
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
93 km of Fence
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTSMAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
MONITORING & EVALUATION
HEP/VEGETATION BASELINE TRANSECTS - 1992
CONDUCTED WILDLIFE SURVEYS
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MONITORING & EVALUATION
Replicated HEP transects-2000
Established vegetation transects using M&E protocols
Monitored sharp-tailed grouse leks and neo-tropical birds etc.
Grassland fertilizer trials
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M&E RESULTS – VOR M&E RESULTS – VOR
Null hypothesis (Ho): VOR measurements observed
in 1992 and 2000 are equal
Alternative hypothesis 1 (HA1): VOR measurements
observed in 1992 are greater than VOR measurements recorded in 2000;
Alternate hypothesis 2 (HA2): VOR measurements
observed in 1992 are less than VOR measurements recorded in 2000.
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0.20
0.38
0.55
0.73
0.90
1992 2000
HEPRU1 Box Plot
Transect
VOR
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
1992 2000
HEPFI1 Box Plot
Transects
VOR
Grassland VOR Results Example
No Disturbance
Disturbed
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0.0
3.8
7.5
11.3
15.0
0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7
HEPRU1 - 1992
VOR (dm)
Number of Sam
ples
0.0
3.5
7.0
10.5
14.0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 0.9
HEPRU1 - 2000
VOR (dm)
Num
ber of Sam
ples
0.20
0.38
0.55
0.73
0.90
1992 2000
HEPRU1 Box Plot
Transect
VOR
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0.0
3.0
6.0
9.0
12.0
0.1 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.7
Histogram of C2
C2
Count
0.0
3.0
6.0
9.0
12.0
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0
Histogram of C1
C1
Count
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
1992 2000
HEPFI1 Box Plot
Transects
VOR
1992 2000
VOR VOR
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-0.50
0.13
0.75
1.38
2.00
C1 C2
Box Plot
Variables
Am
ount
TSS
SHRUBLAND VOR RESULTS
vn1
VN1-TSS(not disturbed)
0.20
0.45
0.70
0.95
1.20
C1 C2
Box Plot
Variables
Am
ount
0.00
0.35
0.70
1.05
1.40
C1 C2
Box Plot
Variables
Am
ount
NE1-TSS(disturbed)
TR1-TSS(not disturbed)
19921992
19922000
2000
2000
0.00
0.63
1.25
1.88
2.50
C1 C2
Box Plot
Variables
Am
ount
0.0
6.3
12.5
18.8
25.0
0.4 0.7 0.9 1.2 1.4
Histogram of C1
C1
Count
0.0
6.3
12.5
18.8
25.0
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
Histogram of C2
C2C
ount
S71-USS
1992
19922000
2000
High Power
Low Power
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RANGE FERTILIZER TRIALS
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WILDLIFE MONITORINGWILDLIFE MONITORING
Sharp-tailed Grouse Lek Counts
0
50
100
150
200
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
Year
No
. G
rou
se Dyre Hill
CCT
Okanogan
SLWA
Shrubsteppe Bird SurveysHunter Harvest Surveys
Waterfowl SurveysDeer SurveysSage Grouse Surveys
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REGIONAL & SUB-BASIN GOALS
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FUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKSFUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
1. INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SHARP-TAILED GROUSE TO 400 BY 2010.
Augment existing population
Monitor and control recreational use of project lands.
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FUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKSFUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
2. Implement the SLWA Management Plan.Control introduced vegetationMaintain shrub and tree enhancementsMaintain boundary fenceConstruct new fence as neededMaintain equipment/infrastructure etc.
Maintain sharp-tailed and sage grouse nesting habitat.
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FUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKSFUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
-Monitor leks-Search for new leks-Conduct sharp-tailed grouse nesting and brood rearing surveys
3. Conduct sharp-tailed grouse research….in conjunction with WDFW statewide efforts.
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FUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKSFUTURE OBJECTIVES AND TASKS
4. Monitor wildlife and habitat response to protection, enhancement, and maintenance measures annually.Conduct HEP and vegetation transects and establish photo points.
Monitor big game, sage grouse, waterfowl, and neo-tropical birds populations/hunter harvest.
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SUB-BASIN NEEDS AND LIMITING SUB-BASIN NEEDS AND LIMITING FACTORSFACTORSThe Swanson Lakes Wildlife Area and the Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat Acquisition proposals address the following major sub-basin needs and limiting factors:
1. Declining shrubsteppe habitat quality and quantity and subsequent impacts on obligate species. 2. Shrubsteppe habitat fragmentation3. Loss of deep soils plant communities.4. Alteration of the plant community due to weeds, grazing, and wildfire.
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IN CLOSING……….IN CLOSING……….
SWANSON LAKES WILDLIFE AREA
Project 199106100 Acquire Sharp-tailed Grouse Habitat at the SLWA Project 25001
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REQUESTED FUNDINGREQUESTED FUNDING
Swanson Lakes WA
2002: $296,238
2003: $290,137
2004: $265,137
SHGR Acquisition
2002: $237,053
2003: $32,900
2004: $5,000
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THANK YOU