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Oregon and Washington

Chapters of

The Wildlife Society 2013 Annual Meeting

Pacific Northwest Wildlife: Frontiers Old and New

Skamania Lodge

Stevenson, Washington

February 1315

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Schedule at a Glance

Time Event LocationTuesday February 12 (Associated Meetings)

1:00PM 5:00PMRare animal and Invertebrate

MeetingCascade Locks A

7:00PM 9:00PM Raptor Monitoring Session Cascade Locks AWednesday February 13

7:30AM 6:00PM Registration St. Helens RoomPre-Conference Workshops and Trainings

8:00AM Noon Plover Training Cascade Locks A1:00PM 5:00PM Marine Mammal ID Cascade Locks A8:30AM 5:00PM Technical Writing Stevenson Ballroom C/D9:30AM 5:00PM Wind Energy and Wildlife Cascade Locks B

Conference Begins5:30PM 7:00PM Student/Mentor Social Jefferson Room

7Pm 11:00PMPoster Session/Welcome Reception

Music and hors doeuvres (beer)Stevenson Ballroom

Thursday February 147:00AM 5:00PM Registration St. Helens

8:00AM 9:30AMWelcome and Plenary Session (OR

Elections)Stevenson Ballroom

9:30AM 10:00AM Break Lobby10:00AM 11:30AM Concurrent Sessions Stevenson A/B/C&D11:30AM 1:00PM Lunch (provided) Cascade Locks A/B1:00Pm 2:30PM Concurrent Sessions Stevenson A/B/C&D2:30PM 3:00PM Break Lobby3:00PM 4:30PM Concurrent Sessions Stevenson A/B/C&D4:45PM 5:45PM OR TWS Business Meeting Cascade Locks A4:45PM 5:45PM WA TWS Business Meeting Cascade Locks B

6:30PM 11:00PMBanquet, special guest, Awards &

ScholarshipsStevenson Ballroom

Friday February 157am Noon Conference Registration St. Helens

8:30AM 10:00AM Concurrent Sessions Stevenson A/B/C&D10AM 10:30AM Break Lobby10:30AM Noon Concurrent Sessions Stevenson A/B/C&D

Conference Concludes

Not es:

Sil ent auct ion/r af f le and phot o contest ar e

locat ed in t he Baker Room

Exhib i t o rs are locat ed in t he lobby

St udent Int erv i ew Pract ice wil l b e in Summi t Room

1 f r om 10 11: 30, 1 -2: 30, and 3 4:30 on Thur sday.

Open to a l l who wish t o at t end.

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Welcome Conference Attendees:

Welcome to the 2013 Joint Annual Meeting of Oregon and WashingtonChapters of The Wildlife Society at Skamania Lodge. We would like toexpress our thanks to the boards and active members of both Chaptersthat have made this meeting possible. In Washington, Past PresidentBlake Murden and the entire Board, especially Treasurer Craig Hansenand Secretary Mike Hall have been instrumental in organizing andconducting this meeting. In Oregon, the entire board has worked hardto develop this meeting; however, we extend special thanks to VicePresident Fran Cafferata Coe and Vice President Elect Jenniffer Bakkefor their energy and organization skills.

Together, we have developed a fine program of workshops, technicalsessions, posters, and other events that cover varied interests and

issues regarding wildlife in the Pacific Northwest. Our plenary speakers will focus on topics ofinterest to both our states, and we hope that all of us can broaden our knowledge beyond ourstate borders at this meeting. These joint chapter meetings are also wonderful opportunitiesto network, mentor, be mentored, or just acquaint with fellow biologists.

This meeting is a great chance for you to participate in your Chapter. Each Chapter will havea business meeting which will provide you additional opportunities to participate in,contribute to, and benefit from your respective Chapter. Please take advantage of theseopportunities and let us know of any concerns or needs you may have as a member. Inaddition, the Oregon Chapter is holding elections for chapter officer and board positions. Ifyou are a TWS-OR member, please be sure to review the ballot and vote for your futureleaders.

Although this meeting is not even over, the Washington Chapter is already planning for the2014 meeting. We are anxious to hear from you about what kind of meeting that shouldbe. We anticipate returning to eastern Washington after several years on the west side andwill be considering other groups for partnering.

The Oregon Chapter is planning to hold our 2014 meeting at the Riverhouse in Bend, OR. Asalways, we encourage your input regarding session and workshop topics. Please check thewebsite and newsletters regularly for information about additional workshops in 2013.

We encourage you to participate, contribute, and enjoy your annual meeting at SkamaniaLodge overlooking the Columbia River.

Regards,

Bill Vogel Betsy GlennPresident, TWS-WA President, TWS-OR

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Entertainment and Other Exciting Happenings

Wednesday Night Entertainment!

Back by popular demand! DJ Myles will keep the music going

while we all get busy on the dance floor during the eveningsocial.

Bring your song requests and dancing shoes!

Raffle (Baker Room)

Purchase your raffle ticketsfrom your friendly student volunteers during the

conference for a chance to win amazing prizes! Remember proceeds from the raffle

go to fund student scholarships! This year the profits will be split between OR and WA

scholarship funds.

Drawings will take place at various times throughout the meeting & Banquet.

Winners will be postedin the Baker Room.

Prizes can be claimed in the Baker Room or at the Registration booth

(St.Helens Room), by presenting your winning ticket.

All prizes need to be picked up before noon on Friday.

Any unclaimed prizes will be re-used next year or donated.

Photo Contest (Baker Room)

Entrants: Turn in photos before 8am Thursday with your $2 entry fee!

Vote for your favorite: Check out the photo contest and cast your vote while

pondering which photos you will bring to enter in the contest next year! Voting begins

at the Thursday morning break and closes at the end of the Thursday afternoon break

Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at the Thursday night banquet.

Silent Auction

Check out the silent auction items, and let the bidding war begin! Items will be on

display in the Baker Room and bidding will close before the banquet speaker begins.

Proceeds go to support our academic scholarship programs.

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Other Exciting Happenings Cont i nued

Joint Washington and Oregon Rare Animal and Invertebrate MeetingTuesday, February 12 in Cascade Locks A (1-5:30pm)

The Washington Natural Heritage Program and Oregon Biodiversity Information Centermaintain lists of rare, threatened and endangered species in their respective states. Specieson the lists are ranked, and the lists are used by US Forest Service and BLM to identifySensitive and Special Status species.

The current Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species list for Oregon is available athttp://orbic.pdx.edu. The Washington Rare, Threatened and Endangered Species list isavailable at http://www1.dnr.wa.gov/nhp/refdesk/animals.html. This is your opportunity tosubmit information on rarity, threats, trends, local data and knowledge, and professionaljudgment.

You can bring your recommendations for species additions, deletions, changes to rank,distribution or list, or any other changes to the meeting or send them prior to Eleanor Gaines(eleanor.gaines@pdx.edu) for Oregon species, or John Fleckenstein(john.fleckenstein@dnr.wa.gov) for Washington species. A spreadsheet withrecommendations submitted will be summarized and posted to the websites prior to themeeting. Registered participants will be notified when the spreadsheet is updated.

Joint Oregon and Washington Raptor Monitoring SessionThere will be an "open mic" raptor discussion session prior to the TWS WA-OR Chapter meetingat Skamania Lodge in February, 2013. Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, @ 7 pm,Cascade Locks A.

The loose objectives are to meet colleagues (old and new), share raptor information commonto both states, Q & A on condors to kestrels, project coordination for 2013, all things datacollection and management, etc., AND maybe drink a beverage at the same time. Below arelisted some likely topics that have been suggested or dreamed up. We can continue thediscussions throughout the meeting week if you want. VA equipment will be available if youhave something to share on the big screen. I'll provide more details as we get closer to themeeting. Feel free to pass this on to others who might be interested.

Interview Techniques & StrategiesAre you looking for a job? Does the idea of an interview intimidate you? Heather Bernier, a

BLM supervisor would like to help you develop and improve your interviewing skills. Heatherwill be presenting information and facilitating practice interviews on Thursday. Each of thethree sessions is 1 hours long beginning at 10:00am, 1:00pm and 3:00pm and will be held inSummit Room 1. Target audience is students and early career professionals, but all are

welcome to attend.

What you can expect is specific guidance and a strategy to ace your nextinterview!

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While youre here:

Golf: Skamania Lodge Golf Center includes a par 70, 18-hole course, Putting

green, Chipping green, driving range and cart accessibility. $50-$80 for 18

holes/$30-$45for 9 holes. Contact the Golf Shop for more information.(800)

293-0418 Spa: The spa on the property offers many amenities and services such as,

exercise equipment and weight stations, indoor pool, indoor and outdoor hot

tub, dry saunas, indoor hydrotherapy pools, outdoor tennis, basketball and

volleyball Courts. Tennis racket and complimentary street bikes available as

well as a childrens play area.

Hiking: There are unguided hiking trails on the property. Call 509.427-2528 for

more information

There are off-site guided hikes by Linda Hunter, Resident Naturalist/Tracker.

Cost is $20 pp 2 hour minimum. Must have own transportation. Call509.427.2528 for more information

Visit the USFS Information Center located in the lobby for details, maps, and

more information for unguided off-site hiking opportunities.

Horseback riding tours are available off-site. Call 509.493.4965 for more

information. Reservations are required.

Winery and Brewery Tours

o Cathedral Ridge Winery (800) 516-8710

o Full Sail Brewery (541) 386-2247

o

Maryhill Winery (877) 627-9445

o

Pheasant Valley Vineyard and Winery (541) 387-3040

The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is Walking Distance from Lodge and

offers Area History and Native American artifacts. $6.00 per person/$5.00

Seniors. Call (509) 427-8211 for more information.

The Gorge Discovery Center is located in the Dalles, OR (45 minutes away) and

offers Area History & Native American artifacts. Cost is $5.50 per person for 10

or more people. Call (541) 298-8600 for more information.

Bonneville Dam is located 5 minutes east of The Lodge and offers fish viewing

and free tours. Donations are accepted. Call 508.427.4281 for more

information. Fishing may be of interest to some of you and there are guided fishing trips

available. Call 509.493.3167 or 360.607.1327 for more information. Steelhead

and Sturgeon and perhaps Walleye season

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Save the date(s)!

Wildlife in Managed Forests: Practical Skills Workshop

March 14, 2013

Linn County Fair and Expo

Contact Fran Cafferata Coe or Julie Woodward for more information

Fran: fran@cafferataconsulting.comJulie: Woodward@ofri.org

2013 OSAF Annual Meeting

April 24-26 Wildhorse Resort and Casino, Pendleton, Oregon

Changing Forestry Along the Oregon Trail: Opportunities, Challenges and Lessons

Learned

http://www.forestry.org/oregon/2013meeting/

National TWS Meeting October 5 10, 2013

Madison, Wisconsin

Watch the National website for details soon! http://wildlifesociety.org/

Final Blue Mountains Elk Habitat WorkshopApril 30-May 1 2013 in Pendleton, Oregon

Watch for details on your email or contact Mary Rowland for

details: mrowland@fs.fed.us

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Conference Planning Committee:

This meeting would not be possible without the volunteer efforts of many individuals.

Thank you to everyone who makes this meeting a success!

Conference facility and meeting coordination Fran Cafferata Coe & Blake Murden

Paper sessions Jenniffer Bakke & Bill Vogel

Registration Betsy Glenn, Kendel Emmerson, Dana

Sanchez, Craig Hansen, & Mike Hall

Fundraising Mike Rochelle, Bruce Thompson, Mike Hall,

Craig Hansen, & Jeff Reams

Program Editor Fran Cafferata Coe, Blake Murden & Leslie

Bliss-Ketchum

Plenary Session Betsy Glenn & Bill Vogel

Poster Session Nancy Breuner & Suzie Rizor

Entertainment Dave Kennedy & Vanessa Loverti

Volunteer Coordination Rob Blenk, Danielle Jarkowsky & Laura Tesler

Silent Auction/Raffle Larry Pecenka, Craig Hansen & Meg Kenagy

Elections Dan Edwards & Matt Blakeley-Smith

Photo Contest Heather Bernier

Awards and Student Paper Judging Mindy Trask, Wendy Arjo, & Heidi Newsome

Student Mentors and Student Involvement Danielle Jarkowsky & Wendy Arjo

Audio/Visual Coordination Blake Murden & student volunteers

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Your 2012 Oregon Chapter Board and Volunteers

Officers Board Members

PRESIDENT Betsy Glenn

PAST PRESIDENT Don WhittakerPRESIDENT-ELECT Leslie Bliss-Ketchum

VICE PRESIDENT Fran Cafferata-CoeVICE PRESIDENT ELECT Jenniffer Bakke

SECRETARY Kendel EmmersonTREASURER Dana Sanchez

Other TWS-OR Contacts:

Webmaster Betsy GlennConservation Affairs: Leslie Bliss-Ketchum, Larry Pecenka,

and Matt Blakeley-Smith

Legislative Affairs Chair: Charlie Bruce & Warren AneyLegislative liaison Stephen Kafoury

Membership Nancy BreunerNewsletter Kendel EmmersonWorkshops Roberta SwiftSAF Liaison Fran Cafferata Coe

Historian Jim HarperElections/Nominations Vanessa Loverti

Matt Blakeley-Smith Nancy BreunerLarry Pecenka Mike RochelleRoberta Swift Mindy Trask

Rob Blenk

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Your 2012 Washington Chapter Board and Volunteers

Officers

PRESIDENT Bill Vogel

PAST PRESIDENT Blake MurdenPRESIDENT-ELECT Bruce Thompson

SECRETARY Michael HallTREASURER Craig Hansen

Board Members

Jonathan Kemp Wendy ArjoSuzie Rizor Tyler Hicks

Committee Chairpersons

SCHOLARSHIPS John GrettenbergerGRANTS John Lehmkuhl and Bill Gaines

WORKSHOPS Bill VogelNEWSLETTER Andrea LyonsWEBMASTER Danielle Munzing

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Plenary Speakers

Ken BergUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service

Ken Berg is the Manager of the Washington Fish andWildlife Office in Lacey, Washington. The Washington Fishand Wildlife Office is responsible for endangered speciesconservation, wetlands and coastal resources restorationand protection, environmental contaminants, habitatconservation planning, Northwest forest planimplementation, fisheries and watershed assessment andmonitoring, hydropower licensing review, and Corps ofEngineer permit application review. The office alsosupports field offices in Wenatchee and Spokane.

Ken previously managed the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife

Office in San Diego, California and worked in Washington,DC for the Bureau of Land Management. Ken has more than 25 years experience as a biologist andmanager with Federal and State agencies, universities, and non-governmental organizations. Hereceived a B.S. in Biology from University of California, Riverside and an M. A. in Biology fromHumboldt State University, California

Edward B. Arnett, Ph.D.Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership

Dr. Arnett is Director for the Center for Responsible Energy Development at the Theodore RooseveltConservation Partnership, where he oversees policy and conservation aspects of energy developmentand impacts on fish and wildlife and our sporting heritage. Ed also is an adjunct professor in theDepartment of Natural Resources Management at Texas Tech University. Prior to joining the TRCP, he

served as a wildlife biologist for the USFS and USFWS in eastern Oregon in the early 1990s, was aresearch biologist for Weyerhaeuser Companys Oregon Timberlands for 7 years. After completing hisPh.D. at Oregon State University, he served as a conservation scientist and Director of Programs at BatConservation International. He led research efforts on bats and wind energy development at BCI for 8years and continues to be involved in wind energy-relatedresearch. He recently served on a U.S. Department of InteriorFederal Advisory Committee for developing guidelines for windenergy and wildlife and chaired The Wildlife Societystechnical review committee on wind energy impacts onwildlife. Ed is a Certified Wildlife Biologist and an AssociateEditor for the Wildlife Society Bulletin and on the EditorialBoard for the Journal of Renewable Energy. He also is a past-President of the Oregon Chapter (2003), and served the

Chapter for 9 years as a Board Member, Secretary-Treasurer,Treasurer, and President.

Ed will discuss Frontiers Old and New for Pacific Northwestwildlife in the context of energy development and thenumerous challenges we face in the coming years as the U.S.seeks energy independence and economic recovery, whilemaintaining fish and wildlife resources and recreationalopportunities that drive a nearly trillion dollar outdoor-basedeconomy.

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Dr.

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website.

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Banquet Speaker

This year our banquet speaker will discuss whether or not the

sasquatch (or Bigfoot) is an extant North American mammal.

Dr. John Bindernagelis a graduate of the wildlife

management option at the University of Guelph, Canada and

has his -masters degree and PhD from the University of

Wisconsin (1970). Dr. Bindernagel is a professional wildlife

biologist and has worked internationally with the United

Nations on wildlife conservation, research, and training in

East Africa, Iran, Nepal, the Caribbean, and Central America,

beginning in 1965. He has lived and worked on the British

Columbia coast since 1975. Dr. Bindernagels field research

has included wildlife surveys of bald eagles, seabirds, moose, bears and other

mammals.

Dr. Bindernagel is currently carrying out field work on

the sasquatch or bigfoot, a controversial apelike

mammal thought to inhabit parts of western North

America. The results of the sasquatch research have

recently been summarized in a book entitled:NORTH

AMERICA S GREAT APE: t he SASQUATCH and

subtitled:A wi ld l i fe b io log ist looks at t he

cont inent s most misunderst ood lar ge mammal.

The banquet presentation will include evidence

supporting the possibility of the sasquatch

especially eyewitness drawings, track photographs,

and track casts (actual track casts will also be

available for viewing and handling). Sasquatch

feeding sign on hibernating ground squirrels, and

trees apparently modified by sasquatches will be

illustrated.

Dr. Bindernagel is aware of the controversy and willtherefore discuss reasons for the past (and current)

treatment the sasquatch as a scientifically taboo

subject. So sit back, enjoy your dessert and coffee

and keep an open mind!

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Thursday Morning Session Detail

9:30AM 10:00AM

StevensonA Stevenson

B Stevenson

C/D

AvianEcology

[MattHane]

CensusCounts Methodsand

Results

[WendyWente]

UseofTechnologyinWildlife

Management

[MikeHall]

10:00AM 10:30AM

PatriciaKennedy:LongTerm

DynamicsinButeo HawkTerritory

OccupancyonaPrivately

ManagedBunchgrassPrairieinNE

Oregon

TylerHicks*:CensusandSurvey

TechniquesUsedinMonitoring

theEndangeredFender'sBlue

Butterfly

SteveAckers:Evaluationof

NorthernSpottedOwlHabitat

ModelsUsingLIDARBased

VegetationMeasurementsand

LANDSATImputedForestStand

Characteristics

10:30AM

11:00

AM

KourtneyStonehouse*:NestSite

andHabitatSelectionby

Sympatric,TranslocatedGreater

SageGrouseandColumbianSharp

TailedGrouseinEastern

Washington

DeWaineJackson:BlackTailed

DeerFecalDNASamplingin

WesternOregonPreliminary

Efforts

MarkPenninger:UsingRemotely

TriggeredCameraTrapstoSurvey

forWolverineandAmerican

MarteninNortheasternOregon

11:00AM 11:30AM

JoeDoerr:ApparentRange

ContractionforHarlequinDucks

intheSouthernWillamette

NationalForest

FrankIsaccs:GoldenEagles

(Aquilachrysaetos) Nestingin

Oregon

AdamGaylord*:UngulateActivity

Classification:CalibratingDual

AxisActivityMonitorGPSCollars

forRockyMountainElk,Mule

Deer,andCattle

11:30AM 1:00PM

Noon 1:00PM

ThursdayFebruary14 DetailedSchedule(*DenotesStudentSpeaker)[Moderator]

Lunch(providedinCascadeLocksA&B)

OregonNativeTurtleWorkingGroupMeeting JEFFERSONROOM

Ifyou

are

interested

or

active

in

native

turtle

conservation

please

join

us!

Oregon

Native

Turtle

WG

partnerswillbegivingabriefsummaryofrecentconservationefforts, includingturtlesurveys,habitat

enhancementprojects,anddevelopmentoftheBestManagementPracticesforTurtlesinOregon

document.Wewillhavearoundrobintolearnwhateachisdoingforturtles. FolksfromWashington

arewelcomeandencouragedtojoinintoshareturtleconservationeffortsinWashington.

ThursdayFebruary14 DetailedSchedule(*DenotesStudentSpeaker)[Moderator]

8:00AM 9:30AM Welcome&PlenarySession

Break

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Thursday Afternoon Session Detail

11:30AM 1:00PM

Noon 1:00PM

StevensonA StevensonB StevensonC/D JeffersonRoom

SpecialSession:CavityNesting

Birds,emphasisonWhite

HeadedWoodpeckers

[TeresaLorenz]

HabitatConnectivityandWildlife

Movement

[LeslieBlissKetchum]

StudentResearchinProgress

[PattySnow]

PartnersinFlight

1:00PM 1:30PM

KimMellenMcLean:White

HeadedWoodpeckerMonitoring

Strategy

JaneHutchinson*:LEAFSchool

Wildlife MonitoringReport:

GraniteFallsAlternate Route

(GFAR)20102012

JulieMaenhout*:Beaver

MovementandHabitatUsein

BridgeCreek,aTributarytothe

JohnDayRiver

MikeGreen:WhyBirds,What's

PIF,andWhatHasPIFDoneFor

YouLately?

1:30PM 2:00PM

Quresh

Latif:

Occupancy

and

HabitatSuitabilityofBreeding

WhiteHeadedWoodpeckersin

thePacificNorthwest

Leslie

Parks*:

Mountain

Goat

PopulationConnectivity inthe

CascadeRangeofWashingtonand

SouthernBritishColumbia

Jocelyn

Akins*:

Cascade

Red

Fox

ConnectivityandGenetic

DiversityinSouthern

Washington:PreliminaryResults

Bob

Altman:

Priority

and

Focal

SpeciesLists

2:00PM 2:30PM

TeresaLorenz*:HomeRangeSize

andForagingBehaviorofWhite

HeadedWoodpeckersinCentral

Washington

PriscillaCoe:PredictorsofDeer

VehicleCollisionsinCentral

Oregon

VanessaPetro*:Evaluating

BeaverRelocation asaToolto

IncreaseCohoSalmonHabitatin

theOregonCoastRange

JaimeStephens:Habitat

ConservationforLandbirdsin

ConiferousForests

2:30PM 3:00PM

StevensonA StevensonB StevensonC/D JeffersonRoom

SpecialSession:CavityNesting

Birds,emphasisonWhite

HeadedWoodpeckers

[TeresaLorenz]

UnderstandingHabitat

PartitioningandUse

[TimMcBride]

HotTopicsinWildlife

Management

[BlakeMurden]

PartnersinFlight

3:00PM

3:30

PM

JeffKozma:NestlingProvisioning

byHairyandWhiteHeaded

Woodpeckersin

Managed

PonderosaPineForestsof

Washington

AaronJohnston*:Competition

BetweenEasternandWestern

GraySquirrels

in

the

Puget

Sound

Lowlands,Washington

RickGerhardt:ThreatstoGolden

EaglesintheColumbiaPlateauas

AscertainedThrough

Telemetry

Studies

PhilNott:DecisionSupportTools

(DST)

3:30PM 4:00PM

A.J.Kroll:AvianResponse to

ForestStructural Enrichment

PeterMcBride:SeasonalUseof

SmallCavesinNorthwest

WashingtonbyTownsend'sBig

EaredBats

CraigHansen:Environmental

ImpactsandViabilityIssues

AssociatedwithWindPower

ProjectSiting

PhilNott:DecisionSupportTools

(DST),continued

4:00PM 4:30PM

AmberMount:MonitoringSnag

RetentionEffectivenessfor

PrimaryCavityNestingBirds

GregoryGreen:TheGenetic

AffinityandDenningHabitatUse

ofNortheasternOregonRed

Foxes

JaimeStephens:BirdCommunity

Response toWildfireinaMixed

BroadleafConiferForestof

SouthwestOregon

AaronHolmes:PartnersinFlight

ToolsandPublicationsRelevant

toOregonandWashington

Oregon

Native

Turtle

Working

Group

Meeting

JEFFERSON

ROOM

Ifyouareinterestedoractiveinnativeturtleconservationpleasejoinus!OregonNativeTurtleWGpartnerswillbegivingabriefsummaryof

recentconservationefforts, includingturtlesurveys,habitatenhancementprojects,anddevelopmentoftheBestManagementPractices

forTurtlesinOregondocument.Wewillhavearoundrobintolearnwhateachisdoingforturtles. FolksfromWashingtonarewelcome

andencouragedtojoinintoshareturtleconservationeffortsinWashington.

Lunch

(provided

in

Cascade

Locks

A

&

B)

Break

ThursdayFebruary14 DetailedSchedule(*DenotesStudentSpeaker)[Moderator]

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Friday Session Detail

StevensonA StevensonB StevensonC/D

SpecialSession:UseofLaw

Enforcement&Forensicsin

WildlifeManagement

[KendelEmmerson]

ManagedForests

[MikeRochelle]

HumanDimensions

[MattBlakeleySmith]

8:00AM 8:30AM

A.J.Kroll:EffectsofManagement

InterventiononPostDisturbance

CommunityComposition

ArtyRodriguez:Geospatial

TechnologiesandtheOregon

ConservationStrategy

8:30AM 9:00AM

JakeVerschuyl:AManipulative

StudyoftheEffectsofForest

Herbicide UseonBirdsand

Arthropods

WarrenAney:RealizingAldo

Leopold'sConservationVision:75

YearsofOregonWildlife

Management

9:00AM 9:30AM

ScottBecker:WolfDepredation

Investigation

ClaudineReynolds:LargeWoody

DebrisRecruitmentinHeadwater

Streams:ACaseStudy

ElaineStewart:Integrating

HabitatComponentsintoTrails

CrossingUrbanEnvironmentsto

AssistDispersal

9:30AM 10:00AM

TriciaHebdon:Wildlife CSI:DNA

Forensics

CraigHansen:Managingan

IndustrialForestLandscapethat

ContributestoSpottedOwl

ConservationOvertheLongTerm

RobertWielgus:EffectsofSport

HuntingonCougarPopulation,

Community,andLandscape

Ecology

10:00AM 10:30AM

StevensonA StevensonB StevensonC/D

MammalEcology

[VanessaBlackstone]

HotTopicsinWildlife

Management

[BillVogel]

HumanDimensions

[ToddMabee]

10:30AM 11:00AM

JamesStephenson:Re

IntroductionofPronghorn

Antelope

to

the

Yakama

Reservation

RichardBigley:ANewParadigm

forManagingRiparianZonesfor

Restoration

of

Complex

Forest

StructuresandInstreamHabitat

PeterRitson:ConductingLong

TermAmphibianMonitoringona

Zero

Dollar

Budget:

Citizen

Science

11:00AM 11:30AM

JimAkenson:NortheastOregon

BlackBearResearch:Applying

NewPerspectivestoOldFindings

ElaineStewart:Developingand

ImplementinganOregonWhite

OakReleaseProjectinSensitive

Habitat

MaureenHosty:Bridgingthe

UrbanRuralDivide:Youthasa

CatalystforChange

11:30AM 12:00PM

PaulFrame:StatusUpdateofthe

RecoveringWolfPopulationin

Washington

JuliaRuppell:Ecologyof

Nomascusleucogenys inLaos

DavidTaylor:EstimationofLead

FragmentationFromAmmunition

forMuzzleloadingandBlack

PowderCartridgeRifles:

Implications forHumanand

Wildlife Consumers?

FridayFebruary15 DetailedSchedule[Moderator]

Break

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Abstracts

ACKERS, STEVEN H.*1, RAYMOND J. DAVIS 2, KATIE M. DUGGER3. EVALUATION OFNORTHERN SPOTTED OWL HABITAT MODELS USING LIDAR-BASED VEGETATIONMEASUREMENTS AND LANDSAT-IMPUTED FOREST STAND CHARACTERISTICS. 1OregonCooperative Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon

State University, 104 Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331; ackerss@onid.orst.edu; 2U.S.Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Region, Forestry Sciences Lab, 3200 SW JeffersonWay, Corvallis, OR 97331; 3U.S. Geological Survey, Oregon Cooperative WildlifeResearch Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, 104Nash Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331. The availability of Light Detection and Ranging(LiDAR) data and advances in GIS technologies has spurred interest in the use ofLiDAR for a wide range of ecological studies. Characterization of Northern SpottedOwl (Strix occidentalis caurina) habitat using remotely sensed data is a primaryobjective in the conservation of this subspecies. Habitat covariates imputed fromremote sensing technologies (e.g., Landsat TM) are commonly used to estimate the

amount and distribution of habitat. LiDAR is a direct measurement of forest and ground height and has afiner spatial resolution than Landsat imagery. We used machine learning modeling (MaxEnt) to compare twospatially-explicit habitat models for northern spotted owls in the Blue River watershed in western Oregon;

one using LiDAR-derived covariates, the other using Landsat-derived covariates. The density of large treesper hectare contributed the most to model fit in the LiDAR model (57%), followed by mean tree height (25%)and a species composition covariate taken from the Landsat data (11%). The same covariates were importantin the Landsat model, although in the opposite order: species composition was the most important (36%),followed by mean tree height (32%), and the density of large trees (22%). Habitat suitability indices based onthe probability of spotted owl occurrence indicated a larger percentage of suitable spotted owl habitat in thewatershed when based on Landsat covariates (42%) than when LiDAR covariates were used (34%). The LiDARmodel also indicated much sharper contrasts between habitat classes and much less marginal habitat.

AKENSON, JAMES J.*1, TARA L. WERTZ1,2, MARK G. HENJUM1,3, BRUCE K.JOHNSON1. POPULATION ECOLOGY OF BLACK BEARS IN THE STARKEYWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNIT OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON, 1993-2000.1Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, La Grande, OR 97850; 2

Present address: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, J.N. Darling N.W.R.Sanibel, FL 33957; 3 Present address: U.S. Forest Service, UmatillaNational Forest, Pendleton, OR 97801. Black bear (Ursus americanus)is an iconic species throughout Oregon because of its relative scarcity,size, and stature. From 1993 to 2000 Oregon Department of Fish andWildlife lead an interagency effort to gather baseline population andlife history information of this species within the Starkey Wildlife Management Unit in the Blue Mountains ofNortheastern Oregon to complement concurrent work occurring in the Cascades of southwest Oregon. This570 km2 study area was representative of much of the physiographic and climatic conditions east of theCascade Mountains. The intent of this paper is to highlight information obtained from 65 radiocollared blackbears gleaned from published and unpublished work of survival, productivity, habitat selection, and homeranges and to describe its relevance to current bear management in Oregon. The study spanned the timewhen Ballot Measure 18 was implemented, so survival estimates for bears pre- and post-Measure 18 are

discussed, as well as before spring bear hunts became popular. Because data collection started 2 decadesago, results summarized here provide a standard for managers to compare current and future informationdescribing bear management in Oregon.

AKINS,JOCELYN*1,2, MARK STATHAM2,MASON REID3,KEITH AUBRY4,BEN SACKS2. CASCADE RED FOX CONNECTIVITYAND GENETIC DIVERSITY IN SOUTHERN WASHINGTON: PRELIMINARY RESULTS. 1jakins@ucdavis.edu, 2CanidDiversity and Conservation Laboratory, University of California Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616;3Mt. Rainer National Park, 55210 238th Ave. E, Ashford, WA 98304; 4Pacific Northwest Research Station,United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 3625 93rd Ave. SW, Olympia, WA 98512. TheCascade Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes cascadensis) is endemic to Washington where it is critically imperiled. It is

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one of three subspecies of montane red fox, an evolutionarily divergent group descendedfrom the oldest lineage of North American red foxes. It appears to be limited to a fewisolated populations in southern Washington and as sparse detections in the NorthCascades Ecosystem. Declines in abundance and distribution may be related to changesto the mountain biome that include climate change, timber removal, and increasedrecreation use. These changes may have resulted in habitat loss, fragmentation, and theinvasion of non-native predators and competitors. The ultimate effects of these changescould be a reduction in size and connectivity between sky-island populations, and a loss

of genetic diversity and long-term population viability. We are employing remote cameras, hair-snaggers,snow tracking, and trail transects to survey these populations. Our primary objectives are to (1) determinewhether historical genetic characteristics remain intact, (2) estimate occupancy, (3) characterize habitatassociations, (4) assess population connectivity, and (5) estimate genetic effective population size andgenetic diversity in the southern Washington Cascade Range. Scat and hair samples (N = 100) were collectedbetween 2009 to 2011, and analyzed using mitochondrial DNA and 33 microsatellite markers. We will presentpreliminary results on distribution, genetic diversity, and connectivity at 3 sites in southern Washington. Ourgoal is to evaluate prospects for the long-term persistence of this unique, native carnivore and providewildlife professionals with information to make effective and immediate conservation decisions.

ANEY, WARREN W. REALIZING ALDO LEOPOLDS CONSERVATION VISION: 75 YEARS OF OREGON WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT. 9403 SW 74th Ave., Tigard, OR 97223; aney@coho.net. The recent 75 years of wildlifemanagement history in Oregon was explored using interviews of and reports by professionals involved,archival resources and over 50 years of first hand experience. Through the 1950s wildlife management inOregon centered on serving a user clientele through such activities as harvest limits, predator control, gamespecies introductions, game refuges, game-farming and species relocation. Over the succeeding decades itsemphasis started turning towards more emphasis on habitat management and conserving a diversity ofspecies, moving fitfully towards Aldo Leopolds vision of a wildlife management system based on the landethic (ecosystem health). Some specific case examples are described.

Altman,Bob.* American Bird Conservancy. PRIORITY AND FOCAL SPECIES LISTS. The purpose, approach,strengths and weakness of the various bird species lists will be presented to enhance awareness acrossagency/organizations to solicit discussion about opportunities to move in the direction of coordination forbetter bird conservation.

BIGLEY, RICHARD E.*1, FLORIAN U. DEISENHOFER2. A NEW PARADIGM FOR MANAGING RIPARIAN ZONES FORRESTORATION OF COMPLEX FOREST STRUCTURES AND INSTREAM HABITAT QUALITY. 1Washington StateDepartment of Natural Resources, PO Box 47016, Olympia, WA 98504-7016, richard.bigley@dnr.wa.gov;2Washington State Department of Natural Resources, P.O. Box 280,Castle Rock, WA 98611-0280. Theevolution of stream-side forest management has come a long way since the 1980s. Early focus on habitatprotection for commercial fisheries species has advanced to include protection of other instream residentsand riparian associated species, now watershed processes. Similarly, the methodology of riparianconservation has evolved from narrow shade mitigation strips to include extensive continuous buffers first onfish-bearing, then on non-fish bearing streams systems, now musing of emulation of natural disturbanceregimes in riparian areas in hope of accelerating development of desired mature forest structure. Riparianforests comprise about a third of State lands in western Washington, and are managed with the objective ofmaintaining and restoring high quality habitat. On an annual basis, 90 percent of these riparian managementzones (RMZs) associated with harvest units are left to restore through succession aided by natural

disturbance. Currently, less than 10 percent of RMZs are thinned to accelerate the development of desirableinstream and stand characteristics. Site specific stand assessment coupled withvariable density thinning primarily from below to a target Curtis relative density isused to encourage continued stand development. This management approach is usedto increase stand vigor, wind firmness, reestablish understory and provide biologicallegacy including instream wood placement. Intentional management of RMZs forecological function is relatively new and culturally contradictory to early thinkingabout stream conservation. The extensive RMZ systems on public lands affordopportunities to judiciously employ active restoration. Ongoing monitoring and co-

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evolution with other parts of the overall riparian conservation strategyon State lands result in continual improvements in approach andimplementation of active riparian forest management. Currently, theextent of implementation is constrained by economic forces ratherthan by perceived ecological value of the restoration treatments.

COE, PRISCILLA K.*1, NIGEL E. SEIDEL2,JACQUELINE B. CUPPLES2, BRUCE K.JOHNSON2, RYAN M. NIELSON3, SARA GREGORY4, DEWAINE H. JACKSON5.PREDICTORS OF DEER-VEHICLE COLLISIONS IN CENTRAL OREGON. 1ORDepartment of Fish and Wildlife, 1401 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, OR97850, priscilla.k.coe@state.or.us; 2OR Department of Fish andWildlife, 1401 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, OR 97850; 3Western

Ecosystem Technologies, 2003 Central Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82001; 41550 Alder Street NW, Ephrata, WA98823; 5OR Department of Fish and Wildlife, 4192 N. Umpqua Highway, Roseburg, OR 97470. Mule deer(Odocoileus hemionus) collisions with vehicles along Highways 97 and 31 in central Oregon occur at a highrate jeopardizing human and wildlife resources alike. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) andOregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) placed global positioning system (GPS) collars on > 450 muledeer (Odocoileus hemionus) 2005-2012, recording > 1 million locations. To determine where migrationcorridors crossed highways,we classified locations as occurring during spring migration, summer, fallmigration, or winter, based on individual mule deer movement patterns. We estimated Brownian Bridgeutilization distributions (UD) for 463 spring and 326 fall migrations of 359 individual mule deer. We alsorecorded mule deer-vehicle collisions (DVC) between 2005 and 2010 along sections Highways 97 and 31 andestimated spatial clusters or hotspots of DVCs. We modeled DVC hotspot scores as a function of migrationUD probability class, annual average daily traffic, topographic complexity, vegetation type, distance towater, and tree canopy cover at 100, 200, and 400 meters from the highways. Migration UD probability wasthe strongest predictor of DVC sites. Our results provide corroborative validation for locating crossingstructures by identifying environmental predictors of DVC hotspots and the importance of siting crossingstructures where DVCs are the greatest.

DOERR,JOSEPH G.*,RUBY SEITZ,DARYL WHITMORE,CHERON L.FERLAND, AND CHAD MARKS-FIFE. APPARENT RANGECONTRACTION FOR HARLEQUIN DUCKS IN THE SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST. USDA ForestService, Willamette National Forest, Springfield OR 97477. A small population of harlequin ducks(Histrionicus histrionicus) breeds on streams and rivers in the Oregon Cascade Range and is managed under

the sensitive species program by the USDA Forest Service and the USDI Bureau of Land Management. Sincethe early 1990s, incidental observations of breeding harlequin ducks have dramatically declined in thesouthern half of the Willamette National Forest. In 2012 we conducted early season (26 April23 May)harlequin duck surveys on all stream segments across the Forest where ducks were detected in an intensive1993 survey effort. Additional likely areas were also sampled on the South Santiam River which had not beenincluded in 1993 surveys. A total of 176 kms of streams were surveyed forest-wide in 2012 and a minimum of31 adults were observed. A one-tailed Wilcoxon paired-sample test between 5-km stream reaches foundevidence of a decline in harlequin ducks from 1993 to 2012 (P=0.022). A closer look at the data shows nodecline between those years in the northern Willamette National Forest, while no ducks were found during2012 surveys of 9 streams in the southern part of theForest. On the southernmost district (Middle Fork)where 4 streams had harlequin ducks in 1993, therehave been no reliable reports of the breeding

individuals since 2004. The southernmost breedingdetection in 2012 was a credible report of a pair onLookout Creek near Blue River Reservoir at about 4412.65 north latitude. These observations supportour hypothesis that the southern range of thisspecies has contracted on the Willamette NationalForest. Further monitoring in 2013 is planned.

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FRAME, PAUL*1, SCOTT BECKER2, DONNY MARTORELLO3. STATUS UPDATE OFTHE RECOVERING WOLF POPULATION IN WASHINGTON. 1WashingtonDepartment of Fish and Wildlife, 2315 North Discovery Place, SpokaneValley, WA 99216; 2Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 3860Chelan Highway North, Wenatchee, WA 98801; 3Washington Departmentof Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501.Historically wolves were distributed throughout Washington State. Anaggressive campaign to eliminate the species during the period of 1850-1900 was mostly successful. There were occasional reports of wolfobservations in Washington during the 1970-1990s, however no

reproductive packs were confirmed during that time. Since 2007, wolf observations and confirmed packactivity have increase as the re-established Northern Rocky Mountains population expands into easternWashington and wolves move down the Cascade Mountains from British Columbia. We will briefly summarizethis history, describe our monitoring program, discuss wolflivestock interactions, and report on the currentwolf population status in Washington. This update will illustrate the progress of wolf recovery in WashingtonState.

GAYLORD,ADAM*1,DANA SANCHEZ,JOHN VAN SICKLE. UNGULATE ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: CALIBRATING DUAL-AXIS ACTIVITY MONITOR GPS COLLARS FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK, MULE DEER, AND CATTLE.1adam.gaylord@oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 1401 NashHall, Corvallis, OR 97331. Direct observation of free ranging ungulates is prohibitively difficult, making theirbehavior difficult to study. Collars equipped with motion-sensitive activity monitors provide a means tomonitor animal behavior remotely. Differences in motion among species necessitate species specificcalibration models. To date, no calibrations have been conducted for Lotek 4400 GPS collars featuring dual-axis activity monitors for Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni), Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus), orCattle (Bos taurus). Calibration consisted of pairing detailed behavioral observations of captive collaredanimals with collar data over a programmed sampling interval to determine what activities were associatedwith what activity monitor values. During this process we discovered several sources of time-keeping errorthat can result in mismatches between behavior observations and collar data. We developed a correctiontechnique which allowed us to improve average classification rates up to 61.7%. We then built and compareda series of models for each species featuring different behavior groupings using discriminant functionanalysis. Models were constructed using (pure) intervals containing only a single behavior and compared tomodels constructed using all (mixed) intervals. Classification models that used only pure intervals resulted in

misclassification rates of up to 40% for some behaviors. Final mixed interval models allow classification of upto 4 behavior categories for elk, 3 for deer, and 2 for cattle with >70% accuracy. Our calibration models willbe made available on-line, allowing managers and researchers to interpret collar data for use in ongoing andfuture studies of ungulate ecology and management.

GERHARDT, RICK,* BRETT ANDERSON, TIM PITZ. THREATS TO GOLDEN EAGLES IN THE COLUMBIA PLATEAU ASASCERTAINED THROUGH TELEMETRY STUDIES. Northwest Wildlife Consultants, Inc., 815 NW 4th Street,Pendleton, OR 97801. The finding of a Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) as a fatality on the side of the roador at a wind energy development site constitutes only anecdotal information. It offers no quantifiablecontext for assessing its significance, its importance relative to populations of this species or to other causesof eagle deaths. But by compiling the causes of death asdetermined through telemetry studies, we can begin to rankthreats to Golden Eagles, a first step toward addressing those

threats. In the Columbia Plateau of eastern Oregon andWashington, we have begun to amass a dataset of Golden Eagledeaths documented during telemetry studies. In this presentation,we discuss the deaths of nine telemetered Golden Eagles, rankingthe identified threats to eagle survivorship.

GREEN, GREGORY A.*1, LEONARD J. ERICKSON2, TIMOTHY L. HILLER3,MARK J.STATHAM4,BENJAMIN N.SACKS4.THE GENETIC AFFINITY ANDDENNING HABITAT USE OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON RED FOXES.

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1ICF International, 710 Second Avenue, Suite 550, Seattle, WA 98104,gregory.green@icfi.com; 2Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 107 20thStreet, La Grande, OR 97850; 3Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, 3406Cherry Avenue NE, Salem, OR 97303; 4Canid Diversity and Conservation Lab,248 CCAH, Veterinary Genetics Laboratory, University of California, Davis,One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95618. Since the 1990s, Red Foxes (Vulpesvulpes) have been expanding in the lower and mid-elevations of easternOregon. Popular belief was that these foxes are nonnatives released fromfur farms, and that they are elevationally isolated from the native RockyMountain Red Fox (V. v. macroura), a rare inhabitant of the higher

elevations of the Wallowa Mountains. However, the recognition that Red Foxes in the Grande Ronde Valleyappeared phenotypically similar to other mountain foxes prompted a genetic investigation of the foxpopulations in northeastern Oregon. The first year results indicated that Red Foxes occupying the GrandeRonde, Wallowa, and Powder River valleys are haplotype A, the indicator for native mountain foxes (nuclearDNA analysis is pending). The lowest elevation of these samples is 2810 feet, with 8 den sites below 3500feet. Samples from lower elevation Morrow and Umatilla counties collected to date are haplotype G,indicative of Alaskan Red Foxes found in fur farming operations (probably originating from a known Stanfieldrelease). Dens from this group ranged between 600 feet and 2550 feet. Only 260 feet of elevation range and38 miles of distance separate the two groups. Both groups denned in habitats that included moist meadows invery close vicinity of riparian stream corridors and human habitation. All dens of haplotype A foxes were, onaverage, within 10 meters of a moist meadow, 46 meters of a building, and 67 meters of a riparian zone. Denselection appeared to be partially based on Coyote (Canis latrans) avoidance.

Green, Mike. * USFWS WHY BIRDS, WHATS PIF, and WHAT HAS PIF DONE FOR YOU LATELY? Birds are a TrustResource, protected by laws and policies, but are also a bellwether of ecosystem health, charismatic, and ofgreat interest to the public across international boundaries; many partners share a deep commitment to birdconservation. As context for the talks that follow, Mike will provide an overview of why we care about birds,who Partners in Flight is, and the tools for western bird conservation that PIF has generated.

HANSEN,CRAIG A. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND VIABILITY ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH WIND POWER PROJECTSITING APPROACHES AND SOLUTIONS. ENVIRON International Corporation, 525 Columbia Street NW, Suite204, Olympia, WA 98501. Siting of renewable energy projects such as wind power often relies primarily onthe availability of adequate wind resources. Once sited, project proponents typically develop measures

considered feasible to minimize environmental impacts. However, the measures may not be adequate tominimize impacts to natural resources or satisfy environmental regulations. This presentation explores thecharacteristics of siting one of the first wind energy projects in a coastal forest of the western United Statesfrom both aspects: environmental impacts and viability. The regulatory environment and renewable energyproject guidelines are discussed in terms of an overall framework for siting the wind power project.Conservation measures addressing impacts to listed species and species of concern, as well as resourceagency issues are presented. This information provides the basis for identifying a list of lessons learned fromthe failure of this project to go forward that may inform efforts to site renewable energy projects in thefuture.

HANSEN, CRAIG A. MANAGING AN INDUSTRIAL FORESTLANDSCAPE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO SPOTTED OWLCONSERVATION OVER THE LONG-TERM. ENVIRON

International Corporation, 525 Columbia Street NW,Olympia, WA 98501. Under current state and Federalregulatory restrictions on timber harvest of northernspotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) habitat, forestlandowners are required to protect spotted owl territorialcircles. Within in specific areas, private landowners arerestricted from conducting timber harvest of spotted owlhabitat within these circles. Circle management hastherefore created a disincentive for private forest

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landowners to create new habitat or allow existingsuitable habitat to remain on their property out ofconcern that some landowners will harvest theirportions of the circle first, leaving others unable toharvest their owl habitat. Natural resource agencieshave noted that fixed-circle habitat protection is lessdesirable for the spotted owl than a landscapemanagement approach. To address spotted owlconservation and sustainable forestry issues, SDS Co.,LLC and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed aconservation plan, called a Safe Harbor Agreement,under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act thatincludes a conservation strategy with a landscape approach that accommodates the companys desire tomanage a sustainable forest in an economically viable manner while making beneficial contributions tospotted owl conservation. This presentation describes the landscape conditions of the companys industrialforest lands, the measures they will implement under their approved conservation plan, and the rationalesupporting this type of conservation that is believed to contribute more to owl conservation than strictregulatory requirements. The results presented from this cooperative government-private conservation effortwill show that regulatory disincentives can be eliminated so that private landowners can actively managetheir forestlands and provide benefits to the spotted owl without concern that current and future regulationsmight restrict management of their lands.

HICKS, TYLER L. CENSUS AND SURVEY TECHNIQUES USED IN MONITORING THE ENDANGERED FENDERS BLUEBUTTERFLY. Washington State University Vancouver, 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave., Vancouver, WA 98686.Population monitoring is critical to informing management and recovery of at-risk species. The Oregonendemic Fenders Blue butterfly (Icaricia icarioides fenderi) was listed as endangered in 2000. However, astandardized range-wide monitoring scheme for the species has not been realized. Recovery thresholds forFenders Blue are based primarily on population minima. As a result, survey methods that rely on indices,underestimate abundance, or have no measure of error can inhibit recovery recognition. Populationmonitoring of Fenders Blue is complicated by: a large patchy distribution, a short flight season, the presenceof a similar sympatric species, a preponderance of unsuitable survey weather, insufficient numbers ofsurveyors, and the need for multiple visits to accurately estimate the population across the flight season. Icompared traditional survey techniques to alternative monitoring methods including using immature life

stages and Distance sampling as survey techniques. Through the use of a structured decision making approachincorporating pilot data we adopted a split survey technique where managed sites are surveyed using multi-visit Distance sampling whereas unmanaged or smaller sites are surveyed using a single visit survey. In 2012we successfully completed our first season of monitoring using the new survey and data managementtechniques. Prior to the flight season I put on training workshops and developed an online form/spreadsheet,using Google Docs, for entering and managing data. While challenges still exist institutional inertia wasovercome through the use of an objective comparison of methods, transparent decision making, and

education of stakeholders.

Holmes, Aaron.* Northwest Wildlife Science. PARTNERS IN FLIGHT TOOLS ANDPUBLICATIONS RELEVENT TO OREGON AND WASHINGTON. An overview of thevarious publications that have been developed by Oregon and Washington

Partners in Flight through its membership organizations. Recent products includea quick reference guide to bird habitat in sagebrush communities of theIntermountain West, and information rich guides for managing bird habitats inoak, prairie, and ponderosa pine habitats.

HOSTY,MAUREEN*1,JOHN WILLIAMS,GARY DELANEY,DEBERA SCHREIBER,SHANA WITHEE

AND JED SMITH. BRIDGING THE URBAN-RURAL DIVIDE: YOUTH AS A CATALYST FORCHANGE. 1Oregon State University Extension, 3421 SE Salmon, Portland, OR

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97214. As urbanization has accelerated in the American West,relationships between urban and rural communities are changing. Thoughurban and rural communities share common needs and aspirations for asustainable future, cities are now so culturally isolated from ruralcommunities that clashes occur frequently when it comes to grazing,logging, wilderness and wildlife. Communities are complex and diversesystems with multiple stakeholders. There are often many interpretationsof natural resources sustainability and very different ideas about how bestto achieve it. These seemingly insurmountable geographic divisions loomlarge and the barriers they create hinder our ability find common groundfor the common good. Myths and local perspectives can keep us from acknowledging and understanding howinterdependent urban and rural communities are on each other. Learn how 4-H staff are working with urbanand rural youth and families to help bridge this divide. Through a year-long program which includes a seriesof 3-6 day exchanges this program is providing middle school youth with a unique opportunity to walk a milein the boots of those across the divide and through the process gain a deeper understanding of theenvironmental, social and economic issues from both an urban and rural perspective. Youth and familyparticipants report significant changes in attitude, knowledge and understanding of urban and ruralsocioeconomic and environmental issues as a result of this program. They also report a greater respect andappreciation for how urban and rural communities manage their natural resources.

HUTCHINSON,JANE A. LEAF SCHOOL WILDLIFE MONITORING REPORT: GRANITE FALLS ALTERNATE ROUTE (GFAR)2010-2012. The Learn and Serve Environmental Anthropology (LEAF) School, Edmonds Community College,20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood, WA 98036; janehutchi227@gmail.com. In 2010, the Learn and ServeEnvironmental Anthropology Field (LEAF) School at Edmonds Community College partnered with SnohomishCounty to monitor a wildlife passage: a 4x4 box culvert installed in a new road alignment in Granite Falls,WA. The passage connects a five-acre wetland, a mitigation site for the County, with a riparian corridoralong the South Fork of the Stillaguamish River, designated critical habitat for Puget Sound Chinook Salmon(Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and Coastal-Puget Sound Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus). The results showthe culvert being utilized by targeted low-mobility species and Columbian Black-tailed Deer (Odocoileushemionus columbianus), who was thought to be too large to access the passage. July 2011 photos show thefirst does with their fawns using the passage to cross between the wetland and the riparian corridor. Summer2012 data shows the return of the does as well as two adolescent bucks accessing the passage. Two years ofdata appear to show the black-tailed deer are willing to adapt to and use this size of culvert. LEAF School

students are investigating whether current land use issues may compromise the long term viability of thewildlife passage at Quarry Road. They are in the process of developing citizen science efforts through K-12education programs and outreach to members of the local community.

ISAACS, FRANK B. GOLDEN EAGLES (AQUILA CHRYSAETOS) NESTING IN OREGON. Oregon Eagle Foundation,Inc., 24178 Cardwell Hill Drive, Corvallis, OR 97370. Historical golden eagle nest locations from manysources were compiled for Oregon (n = 1,520). Surveys of 459 potential breeding areas (58.2%, n = 788) found280 occupied or with evidence of occupation (61.0%, n = 459), 177 occupied with known outcome (63.2%, n =280), 119 successful nesting attempts (67.2%, n = 177), and 169 young. Productivity was 0.95 young peroccupied breeding area with known outcome and brood size was 1.42 young per successful breeding pair.

Statewide minimum population size and productivity were estimated at 481occupied breeding areas and 457 young in Oregon during 2011. Nest inventory,search, and monitoring were conducted again in 2012. Results of 2011 and

2012 surveys will be discussed.

JACKSON,DEWAINE H.*1,KEITH L.KOHL2,CLINTON W.EPPS3. BLACK-TAILED DEERFECAL DNA SAMPLING IN WESTERN OREGON PRELIMINARY EFFORTS. 1ORDepartment of Fish and Wildlife, 4192 North Umpqua Highway, Roseburg, OR97470, dewaine.h.jackson@state.or.us; 2OR Department of Fish and Wildlife,3406 Cherry Avenue NE, Salem, OR 97303; 3104 Nash Hall, Oregon StateUniversity, Corvallis, OR 97331. Although Brinkman et al. (2011) documentedthe utility of using fecal DNA to estimate Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus

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hemionus sitkensis) population density on an island, employingthe technique in a large-scale management application forColumbian black-tailed deer (O. h. columbianus) has not beenevaluated. During spring 2012, the Oregon Department of Fishand Wildlife (ODFW) obtained deer fecal DNA samples from fourODFW Wildlife Management Units, 2 in the coast range (Traskand Alsea) and 2 in the Cascades (Dixon and Indigo). Fourdifferent landowner categories were sampled, federal, largeprivate, state, and small-medium private. Sampling nodesconsisted of four 600 m transects radiating from a randomly

placed location on the landscape and were sampled twice with 10-14 days between visits. We sampled 27nodes that required an average of 6 personnel days per node and collected 163 fecal samples. We developeda new DNA extraction protocol and optimized a single multiplexed Polymerase Chain Reaction analysis thatincluded 6 microsatellite markers and a sex-identification marker. We genotyped all samples at least 3 timesand determined that at least 5 loci (including the sex marker) had to be successfully genotyped for confidentidentification of individuals. We documented 80 unique deer with a male-biased sex ratio. The recapture ratewas low, with few individuals documented in the first sampling event recaptured in the second samplingevent. Additional preliminary data will be presented along with recommendations for future implementationof this technique to survey deer populations.

JOHNSTON, AARON*1, MATTHEW VANDER HAEGEN2, STEPHEN D. WEST3. COMPETITION BETWEEN EASTERN ANDWESTERN GRAY SQUIRRELS IN THE PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS, WASHINGTON. 1School of Environmental andForest Sciences, University of Washington, Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195 (aaronj5@u.washington.edu);2Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way North, Olympia, WA 98501(matt.vanderhaegen@dfw.wa.gov); 3School of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington,Box 352100, Seattle, WA 98195 (sdwest@u.washington.edu). Populations of State-threatened western graysquirrels (Sciurus griseus) have declined in areas invaded by introduced eastern gray squirrels (S.carolinensis) in the Western United States, but little is known about competitive interactions between thesespecies. The western gray squirrel is an ecologically important member of oak woodlands, and intensiveefforts to recover this species are underway in Washington. We tracked eastern and western gray squirrelswith radiotelemetry for over four years to investigate resource use and interactions between species on JointBase Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, WA. After a pre-treatment monitoring period of 1-2 years, weexperimentally removed eastern gray squirrels from two sites and monitored both species at two control sites

for 2.5 years to measure competitive effects on western gray squirrels based on spatial-partitioning metricsand fitness correlates (e.g. mass, fecundity, survival). Eastern and western gray squirrels did not share spaceand had little overlap in their selection of habitat types. Western gray squirrels were found primarily inconiferous uplands with little cover of understory vegetation, whereas eastern gray squirrels were in riparianareas with deciduous trees and dense cover of understory vegetation. Following removal treatments, fewwestern gray squirrels used areas formerly occupied by eastern gray squirrels. Although interspeciesavoidance or competitive interactions may occur in habitats suitable for both species, the prevailing patternwe observed was differential habitat selection. Where distinctly different upland and riparian habitats occurin an area, coexistence of both species appears possible.

KENNEDY,PATRICIA L.*,ANNE M.BARTUSZEVIGE,MARCY HOULE,ANN B.HUMPHREY,KATIE M.DUGGER,JOHN WILLIAMS.LONG-TERM DYNAMICS IN BUTEO HAWK TERRITORY OCCUPANCY ON A PRIVATELY-MANAGED BUNCHGRASSPRAIRIE IN NORTHEAST OREGON. Large remnants of prairie may not be

suitable habitat for grassland-obligate wildlife because of unsustainablerange management practices. In 1979-80, one of the highest nestingdensities of three species of Buteohawks [Ferruginous Hawk (B. regalis),Red-tailed Hawk (B. jamaicensis),and Swainsons Hawk (B. swainsonii)]was documented on the Zumwalt Prairie and surrounding agriculturalareas in northeastern Oregon. This area has been managed primarily aslivestock summer range since it was homesteaded. Unlike other prairieremnants, land management on the Zumwalt Prairie was consistent overthe past several decades, and thus, we predicted territory occupancy of

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these three species would be constant over time. We also hypothesized territory occupancy would bepositively related to local availability of nesting structures within territories. We evaluated these hypothesesusing a historical dataset, current survey and habitat data, and occupancy models. In support of ourpredictions, territory occupancy of all three species has not changed over the ~ 25-yr period. Probability ofFerruginous Hawk occupancy increased with increasing acreage of aspen, an important nest structure for thisspecies in this study area. Probability of Swainsons Hawk occupancy increased with increasing acreage oflarge shrubs and probability of Red-tailed Hawk occupancy was weakly associated with acreage of conifers;nest structures for both species in this study area. Availability of these woody species is changing (increasesin conifers and large shrubs, and decline in aspen) which may result in declines in Ferruginous Hawkoccupancy and increases in Swainsons Hawk and Red-tailed Hawk occupancy in thefuture.

KOZMA, JEFFREY M.*1, ANDREW J. KROLL2. NESTLING PROVISIONING BY HAIRY ANDWHITE-HEADED WOODPECKERS IN MANAGED PONDEROSA PINE FORESTS OFWASHINGTON. 1Yakama Nation, Timber, Fish, and Wildlife, Fisheries ResourceManagement, P.O. Box 151, Toppenish, WA 98948; kozj@yakamafish-nsn.gov;2Timberlands Technology, Weyerhaeuser NR, WTC 1A5, P.O. Box 9777, FederalWay, WA 98063-9777. Parental roles in nestling provisioning and composition ofprey brought to nestlings are not well studied for North American woodpeckers(Picidae). We studied nestling diets and the role of adult Hairy (Picoides villosus)and White-headed woodpeckers (P. albolarvatus) in provisioning nestlings during20092011 in managed Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests, Cascade Range,Washington, USA. We did not find differences in provisioning rates by sex of theparent, by nestling age, or by date for either species, although provisioning on a pernestling basis tended to decline as brood size increased. Male and female White-headed Woodpeckers, and female Hairy Woodpeckers, fed significantly more small(beak closed when holding prey) than large prey (beak unable to close when holdingprey) to nestlings. Morisitas Index (C) of diet overlap showed a large similarity inthe nestling diets of Hairy and White-headed woodpeckers (C = 0.81), and bothspecies were specialized in their selection of prey fed to nestlings. Of the prey weidentified, the larvae of wood-boring beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae andBuprestidae) were most frequently fed to nestlings by both species. HairyWoodpecker nestling diet did not change appreciably over the nesting season, with

wood-boring beetle larvae having the highest relative frequency in the nestling dietfor most of the breeding period. In contrast, the relative frequency of wood-boringbeetle larvae in the nestling diet of White-headed Woodpeckers declined towardthe end of the breeding period as the relative frequency of caterpillars increased.Our results suggest that both sexes of these woodpeckers contribute similar effortwhen provisioning nestlings.

KROLL, A.J. AVIAN RESPONSES TO FOREST STRUCTURAL ENRICHMENT.Weyerhaeuser NR, PO Box 9777, Federal Way, WA 98063-9777;aj.kroll@weyerhaeuser.com. Managers of landscapes dedicated to commodityproduction require information about how alternative practices can promoteretention of native biological diversity. Retaining or creating structural features(e.g., snags or downed logs) needed to fulfill life history requirements may benefit

populations and communities. However, demographic responses of species toalternative practices have received little research attention. We tested nest survival of cavity-dependentbirds in response to experimental structural enrichment by creating snags on 28 plots, Oregon, USA, 2008-2010. Each plot represented one of 6 combinations of created snag density (0.5, 1, and 2 snags/ha) andspatial dispersion (clumps of 5-7 snags or dispersed individual snags). Chestnut-backed chickadee Poecilerufescens nest success was highest in the medium density clumped created snag treatment (averageproportion of successful nests = 0.76; 95% CI =0.610.87) and lowest in the low density clumped treatment(average proportion of successful nests = 0.39; 95% CI =0.200.62). We did not find a response of eitherhouse wren Troglodytes aedon or northern flicker Colaptes auratus nest success to the experimental

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treatments. In addition, we found that created snaguse was greater in landscapes where the amount ofmature forest (>40 years old) was limited, suggestingthat structural enrichment will be most effective inlandscapes where intensive forestry is the dominantland-use. Our study suggests that creating snags incommercial harvest units is an effective practice forincreasing structural complexity and supporting nestingcommunities of cavity-dependent birds.

KROLL,A.J.*1, JACK GIOVANINI2,JAY JONES2. EFFECTS OFMANAGEMENT INTERVENTION ON POST-DISTURBANCECOMMUNITY COMPOSITION. 1Weyerhaeuser NR, PO Box9777, Federal Way, WA 98063-9777;aj.kroll@weyerhaeuser.com; 2Weyerhaeuser NR, 32901 Weyerhaeuser Way South, Federal Way, WA 98001.We conducted an experiment to evaluate effects of salvage logging on avian community composition inlodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) forests affected by beetle outbreaks in Oregon, USA, 1996-1998. Treatmentsconsisted of the removal of lodgepole pine snags only, and live trees were not harvested. We used a Bayesianhierarchical model to quantify occupancy dynamics for 27 breeding species, while accounting for variation inthe detection process. We examined how magnitude and precision of treatment effects varied whenincorporating prior information from a separate intervention study that occurred in a similar ecologicalsystem. Regardless of which prior we evaluated, we found no evidence that the harvest treatment had anegative impact on species richness, with estimated average number of species between 0.5-1.8 higher inharvested stands than in unharvested stands. Estimated average similarity between control and treatmentstands ranged from 0.77-0.92 (1.0 indicating complete similarity between a pair of stands) and suggestedthat treatment stands did not contain novel assemblies of species responding to the harvesting prescription.Estimated treatment effects were positive for twenty-two of the species (81%), although credible intervalscontained 0 in all cases. These results suggest that, unlike most post-fire salvage logging prescriptions,selective harvesting after beetle outbreaks may meet multiple management objectives, includingmaintenance of avian community richness comparable to what is found in unharvested stands. Our resultsprovide managers with prescription alternatives to respond to severe beetle outbreaks that continue to occuracross extensive portions of the dry forests of western North America.

LATIF , QURESH*1, VICTORIA SAAB1, KIM MELLEN-MCLEAN2, JONATHAN DUDLEY3, ANA EGNEW4. OCCUPANCY ANDHABITAT SUITABILITY OF BREEDING WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 1RockyMountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, 1648 S. 7th Ave., Bozeman, MT 59717; qlatif@fs.fed.us;vsaab@fs.fed.us; 2USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest region, 333 SW 1stAve., P.O. Box 3623, Portland,OR 97208-3623; kmellenmclean@fs.fed.us; 3USDA, Forest Service, RMRS 322 E. Front St., Suite 401 Boise, ID83702; jdudley@fs.fed.us; 4Payette National Forest, 800 West Lakeside Ave, McCall, ID 83638-3602;aeegnew@fs.fed.us. The white-headed woodpecker (Picoides albolarvatus) is a regional endemic species ofthe Inland Northwest and may be particularly vulnerable to environmental change because it occupies alimited distribution and has narrow habitat requirements in dry conifer forests dominated by ponderosa pine(Pinus ponderosa). Forests occupied by this woodpecker are the target of most restoration and fuelsreduction activities. To guide these efforts, we are developing habitat suitability models and monitoringregional occupancy trends of white-headed woodpecker. An initial habitat suitability model identifiedtopography, canopy cover, and landscape heterogeneity as important components of suitable nesting habitat.

We collected additional data across a wider spatial extent for model validation and refinement. The refinedmodel identified similar habitat requisites for nesting as the initial model but was more broadly applicable.We also initiated regional occupancy monitoring in 2011 using call-broadcast surveys in Oregon, Washington,and Idaho. Oregon surveys were conducted along 30, 3-km linear transects, each with 10 point count stationsspaced 300 m apart. Estimates of transect-scale occupancy rates were 0.5, while point-scale occupancy rateswere 0.4. We verified habitat suitability indices to be positively related with occupancy rates, validatingtheir applicability throughout Oregon. Future simulation-based analyses will examine the strength ofoccupancy model inferences, examine future habitat conditions for white-headed woodpecker, and informforest restoration and silvicultural prescriptions in ponderosa pine-dominated forests of the Northwest.

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LORENZ, TERESA J.*1, JEFFREY M. KOZMA2, KERRI T. VIERLING3,JANET MILLARD4. HOME RANGE SIZE AND FORAGING BEHAVIOROF WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKERS IN CENTRAL WASHINGTON.1College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow,ID 83844; lore5748@vandals.uidaho.edu; 2Yakama Nation,Fisheries Resource Management/TFW, Toppenish, WA, 98948;3College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow,ID 83844; 4U.S. Forest Service, 600 Sherbourne, Leavenworth,WA 98826. White-headed Woodpeckers (Picoidesalbolarvatus) are a species of concern throughout thenorthwestern United States and information on space use isimportant for establishing management guidelines. We

studied home range size and foraging by White-headed Woodpeckers (n= 30) from May-October in managedPonderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) stands of Washington in 2011 and 2012. For the breeding period (May-September) mean home range size from minimum convex polygons was 98 ha (SD = 31 ha). Post-breedingseason (July-October) home ranges were 68 ha (SD = 32 ha) and did not differ in size from breeding seasonhome ranges (t(9) = 1.71, p = 0.122). Woodpeckers foraged almost exclusively on dead wood duringexcavation, laying, and incubation stages of the nesting cycle (82% of 1005 min). Both dead wood and foliagewere important for foraging during the nestling stages (44% and 38% of 1762 min), while 79% (n= 1763 min)of foraging occurred in foliage during the fledgling period. During the post-breeding period, woodpeckersforaged on trunks 63% of the time (n= 1346 min). Seed cones of Ponderosa Pine were used only occasionallyby some birds (4 % of 5876 total min), with most use occurring during the post-breeding period (84% of 228min). Compared to telemetry studies in stands with an old-growth component, White-headed Woodpeckers inour study had smaller and less variable home ranges and they foraged on a wider variety of substrates.

MAENHOUT,JULIE*1, JIMMY TAYLOR2. BEAVER MOVEMENT AND HABITAT USE IN BRIDGE CREEK, A TRIBUTARY TOTHE JOHN DAY RIVER. 1Oregon State University, 321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331;julie.maenhout@oregonstate.edu; 2National Wildlife Research Center, 321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR97331. Restoring beaver (Castor canadensis) populations and increasing beaver dam densities has beensuggested as an inexpensive, process-based tool for restoring streams, wetlands and associated riparianareas, although scientific information is lacking. Bridge Creek, a small tributary to the lower John Day Riverin the middle Columbia basin of Oregon, is the subject of a watershed-scale restoration and monitoring

project on public lands to restore an incised stream using beaver, and to measure the effects of beaver damson stream and habitat variables, including federally listed steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) populations.Organizations working in the John Day basin are interested in assessing the effects of the Bridge Creekproject and potentially restoring habitat for beaver colonization or potential beaver reintroduction in othernearby drainages. Using radio telemetry movement data along with edaphic, geomorphic, and floral habitatdata collected at multiple scales, we will use least-cost modeling to predict areas where beaver are mostlikely to colonize, and prioritize areas for future restoration projects. The first step to this analysis iscalculating a home range for each beaver. Preliminary home range results will be presented, as the study isongoing. The results from this study will inform managers developing future stream restoration plans andbeaver relocation efforts in other watersheds.

MCBRIDE, PETER*1, LISA EGTVEDT2. SEASONAL USE OF SMALL CAVES IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON BYTOWNSENDS BIG-EARED BATS. 1Swinomish Indian Tribal

Community Wildlife Program, 13527 Farm to Market Road,Mount Vernon, WA, 98273; pmcbride@swinomish.nsn.us;2Washington Department of Natural Resources, NorthwestRegion, 919 North Township, Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284. Inthe course of forest management work, from 1999 through2012 we examined more than 45 caves on DNR-managedstate trust lands in northwest Washington (Whatcom, Skagit,and Snohomish counties). These caves were of diversegeological origins and morphology, located in maturing

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conifer-dominated stands approximately 55 to 95years of age, and found between 170and 1000 m elevation. The caves were all small, commonly about 10-20 m lineardimension and less than 100 m3volume. We observed small numbers (1-3) of TownsendsBig-Eared Bats (Corynorhinus townsendii) roosting in 9 (less than 20%) of the caves. Ofthese known roosting caves, bats were rarely present in the summer period (May 15 toSeptember 15), while frequently present the rest of the year (September 15 to May 15).Repeated observations at one cave demonstrated consistent presence of 1-2 bats in thenon-summer seasons over a 21-month period. Compared with the overall 14-year period,the frequency of finding Townsends big-eared bats in these caves in northwestWashington increased during fall 2010 to spring 2012. While we found no evidence ofmaternity or other summer roosting use of these forestland caves, they are otherwise used by Townsendsbig-eared bats through the balance of the year.

MELLEN-MCLEAN, KIM*1, VICTORIA SAAB2, BARBARA WALES3, BARBARA BRESSON4, AMY MARKUS5, KELLI VANNORMAN6.WHITE-HEADED WOODPECKER MONITORING STRATEGY. 1USDA Forest Service, PO Box 3623, Portland, OR97208; kmellenmclean@fs.fed.us; 2USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Bozeman, MT59717; 3USDA Forest Service, LaGrande, OR97850; 4USDA Forest Service, Sandy, OR 97055;5USDA ForestService, Fremont-Winema NF, Lakeview, O, 97630; 6USDI Bureau of Land Management, Portland, OR 97204.The USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station (RMRS) and Pacific Northwest Region (R6) areleading a monitoring effort for White-headed Woodpeckers (WHWO) in Oregon and Washington. Mature,open, ponderosa pine habitat occupied by WHWO has declined more dramatically than any other forestedhabitat of the Interior Pacific Northwest. Dry forests are also the target of most restoration and fuelsreduction projects in the USFS Pacific Northwest Region, which have the potential for either beneficial ornegative effects on habitat for the WHWO. A research and monitoring strategy has been developed toanswer the following questions: determine habitat suitability for nesting WHWO in burned and unburnedforests under current conditions; determine the effect of fuels reduction treatments on WHWO habitatsuitability; estimate occupancy of WHWO throughout the USFS Pacific Northwest Region; evaluate historicand future nesting habitats under different management & climate scenarios; identify future needs of WHWOhabitat suitability to help guide forest restoration activities. This research and monitoring will provide abetter understanding of habitat needs to inform restoration projects and fuels prescriptions.

MOUNT,AMBER. MONITORING SNAG RETENTION EFFECTIVENESS FOR PRIMARY CAVITY NESTING BIRDS. GreenDiamond Resource Company, 215 North Third Street Shelton WA 98584; amount@greendiamond.com. We

evaluated the effectiveness of managed forest Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) leave areas, includingriparian areas and wildlife tree retention patches, in providing snag habitat for cavity nesting birds. Previoussurveys indicated HCP snag retention goals (i.e. 2 snags per ac.) were met for small snags (12-24 DBH),however large snag (>24 DBH) density may be less than target levels. We adjusted sampling to focus on thespecific habitats of HCP covered species with life history requirements that involve large snags. The species

are Pileated Woodpeckers (Dryocopus pileatus), Common Mergansers(Mergus merganser), and Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa). The surveys assessedPileated Woodpecker distributions, snag use and snag demography. Wefound Pileated Woodpeckers consistently present across the sampledownership in the southern Olympic Mountains. We surveyed mature coniferstands (> 40 yr.), recently (

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creynolds@portblakely.com. Naturally recruited large woody debris (LWD) is an important component offreshwater streams. Little is known about how intensive forest management influences recruitment intoheadwater streams. We measured LWD source distances along 30 fish-bearing headwater streams located onmanaged forestlands in western Washington. Pieces were traced from the bank-full channel to their origin.Seventy-five percent of pieces recruited from within 11m of the stream, whereas 95% of pieces recruitedfrom within 22m. Results are consistent with those observed by McDade et al (1990) in unmanaged forestsand should be considered when developing riparian buffer prescriptions and resource management policies.

Nott, Phil.* The Institute for Bird Populations. DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS (DST). We present a decision-support tool (DST) designed to help forest managers assess the impact of proposed management on multiplelandbird species in the PNW, including Neotropical migrants of conservation concern. This tool was createdusing data from over 200 Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (MAPS) demographic monitoringstations that operated during the period 1992-2009 throughout Washington, Oregon, and northern California.Landscape-scale modeling resulted in statistically significant species-landscape models for 15 PIF focalspecies and 6 priority species. These models allow managers to assess the impact of significant managementactions on three population performance metrics. The response of these metrics may vary among habitats.This session will also include an informal on-line demonstration of the previous talks DST and how it can beapplied in a planning process. The DST includes species-specific model summaries, an easy-to-access onlineGIS interface supported by Data Basin (and ESRI Inc.), and a spreadsheet-style worksheet that quantifies thepredicted changes in population performance due to proposed management.

PARKS, LESLIE C.*1, DAVID O. WALLIN2, BRAD MCRAE3, MICHAELMEDLER4. MOUNTAIN GOAT POPULATION CONNECTIVITY IN THECASCADE RANGE OF WASHINGTON AND SOUTHERN BRITISHCOLUMBIA. 1Western Washington University, 516 High Street,Bellingham, WA 98225; parksl2@students.wwu.edu; 2WesternWashington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225;david.wallin@wwu.edu; 3The Nature Conservancy, NorthAmerica Region, Seattle, WA; bmcrae@tnc.org; 4WesternWashington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA 98225;michael.medler@wwu.edu. Habitat fragmentation and climateshifts diminish population connectivity and contribute to reducedgene flow, loss of genetic diversity and increased risk of

extinction. Improving population connectivity is critical for theconservation of small, isolated populations. This strategy

requires an accurate understanding of the landscapes effect on gene flow and the processes that are drivinggenetic isolation. In this study, I evaluate landscape features that influence population connectivity betweenthe mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) population in Washington and more robust populations fromsouthern British Columbia. I developed multiple hypotheses of landscape resistance based on four landscapefeatures: distance to escape terrain, roads, landcover and elevation by systematically varying modelparameters. This allows for a nonlinear relationship between landscape features and gene flow and accountsfor interactions between variables. I correlated resistance distance with genetic distance between 261individuals to find the most supported model of landscape resistance. I then employed a causal modelingframework to evaluate the relative support for alternative models of genetic isolation, isolation by barrierand isolation by distance. I derived a model of landscape resistance that was highly correlated with geneticstructure and better supported than the alternative models of genetic isolation. Urban landcover types and

freeways present high resistance to mountain goat gene flow, while agriculture and low elevation valleysresist gene flow at a lesser scale. I then modeled gene flow across the study area to identify areass wherepopulation connectivity is compromised.

PENNINGER,MARK A.*1,DR.AUDREY MCGOUN2,PAT VALKENBURG2. USING REMOTELY TRIGGERED CAMERA TRAPS TOSURVEY FOR WOLVERINE AND AMERICAN MARTEN IN NORTHEASTERN OREGON. 1USDA Forest Service,Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, P.O. Box 907, Baker City OR 97814; mapenninger@fs.fed.us; 2WildlifeResearch and Management, 3680 Non Road, Fairbanks AK 99709. Wolverines (Gulo gulo) have long beenconsidered absent from Oregon, with the exception of transient individuals. Although sporadic survey efforts

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for wolverines have occurred across Oregon for at least twodecades, no wolverines have been confirmed through thesesurveys. During the winters of 2010-2011 and 2012-2013,we conducted a focused survey in the Wallowa Mountainsusing remotely triggered camera traps and aerial trackingin an effort to document resident wolverines and gathercurrent distribution data on American Marten (Martesamericana). At least three individual wolverines wered