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Yamhill Oak Savannah and Upland Prairie Enhancement Project
Location: Yamhill County, OR Updated: February 26, 2009
Organization: Yamhill Soil and Water Conservation District Primary contact: Dean O'Reilly
Restore, protect, enhance habitat for Kincaides lupine / Fenders Blue Butterfly, Bluebirds, and W. Grey Squirell, with in Oak Savannah / Prairie and Oak Woodland areas.
Planning Conservation Actions for Western Pond Turtles in West Eugene Wetlands
Location: Lane County, OR Updated: October 29, 2009
Organization: Oregon Wildlife Institute Primary contact: David Vesely
The purpose of the project was to prepare a preliminary analysis that identifies factors limiting western pond turtle populations in the WEW, and to describe conservation opportunities that will benefit native turtles and other wetland wildlife in the area. Project actions included: 1. Mapped more than 200 locations where turtles have been observed in WEW since 2005. 2. Identified aquatic features used by turtles and likely areas used for nesting and over-wintering. 3. Analyzed potential threats to turtles, including contaminants, habitat degradation, barriers to movement, and competition/predation. 4. Identified 3 conservation opportunity areas in public ownership that could serve as strongholds for western pond turtles within an increasingly inhospitable landscape. Our preliminary findings suggest that instream barriers and residential/commercial developments probably are impeding turtle movements throughout the planning area and are disrupting connectivity with neighboring turtle populations. We recommended habitat management actions to benefit turtles in the WEW and a radio-telemetry study to identify barriers to habitat access by turtles.
Western Lily habitat management
Location: Coos County, OR (Site hidden) Updated: November 10, 2009
Organization: Sunset Bay State Park, Bastendorf Beach Primary contact: Noel Bacheller
Hand removal of competing vegetation on two acres of Western lily habitat
Fisher - Martes Pennanti
Location: Douglas County, OR Updated: January 03, 2010
Organization: Project Wilderness Primary contact: Dominic Aiello
Historically the fisher inhabited from British Columbia to California. Preferred resting and den areas generally coincide with late-successional coniferous and mixed coniferous-deciduous forest. High forest canopy closure or multiple canopies and shrubs. Areas supporting diverse prey base are most used. Dens & rest sites are generally used in large diameter trees, large snags, tree cavities, and logs. To sum it up, they prefer forest which have the characteristics similar to old growth forest. Terry Farrell, Oregon Fish & Wildlife assistant wildlife biologist in Roseburg is quoted stating he estimates there are less than 100 fishers total in Oregon. Those are in thanks to reintroductions in 1961, 1977 and 1981, when fishers were taken from British Columbia and Minnesota and released in Oregon forests to help control porcupine damage to timber. However very little to no tracking was done to track population growth or success of reintroduction. In 2003 Keith Aubrey & Jeffery Lewis wrote an article; “Extirpation and reintroduction of fishers in Oregon”. In this article they researched sightings of fishers throughout Oregon. Categorizing the reliability of sightings with a number value of 1 to 6, one being the highest reliability (photographic data or trapped fisher) and 6 being the lowest (visual sighting only, no tangible evidence). Rankings 1 through 4 are then mapped. The highest volume of reliable reports came from the two populations in Southern Oregon. However reliable sightings are also mapped in or around Joseph, Tillamook and Mount Hood. Then research was done on any previous surveys, which, is greatly limited. The largest areas in Oregon surveyed included those where the 2 known populations call home. Which of course received positive identification of fishers habiting the area. No real data has ever been taken from other parts of the state. Leaving these couple questions open; Are the populations in Southern Oregon growing, declining or stagnant? Have fishers from Southern Oregon expanded to new areas? Are their unknown populations of fishers in other parts of the state? These and many other questions Project Wilderness would like to answer. We have submitted our initial proposal to receive authorization to formally assess the status of the fisher within Oregon.
Hood County Forest Biodiversity
Location: Hood River County, OR Updated: November 25, 2009
Organization: Project Wilderness Primary contact: Dominic Aiello
From spring of 2010 - fall 2012 Project Wilderness will be performing biodiversity restoration on Hood County Forestry Department land.