Amazon BasinEugene Wetlands, Oregon Project No' 199205900

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Amazon Basin/Eugene Wetlands, OregonProject No.
199205900

• Proposal to continue enhancement, maintenance and
  monitoring of the Willow Creek Wildlife
  Mitigation Project

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Project History

• 1995
• 1996-2000
• 2001

• Initiated Project, acquired 330 acres, completed
  management plan
• Implemented Management Plan
• Acquired 99 additional acres, continuing plan
  implementation, updating HEP

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Context

• Strong local government support
• West Eugene Wetlands Program
• Local open space and parks protection efforts
• Partnerships
• cost share
• diverse expertise

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West Eugene Wetlands Plan
Fern Ridge Lake

Willow Creek Wildlife Mitigation Project
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Willow Creek Wildlife Mitigation Project
Environmental AssessmentBPA 1995
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Current Conditions
Presettlement Vegetation
No Action
Proposed Action
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Target Species

• Beaver
• Black-capped chickadee
• Red-tailed hawk
• Valley quail
• Western meadowlark
• Western pond turtle
• Yellow warbler

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Listed Species
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Enhancement Activities

• Wet prairie restoration through
• removal of invasive woody vegetation
• removal of fill and planting natives
• Oak habitat restoration through overstory and
  understory management
• Upland prairie restoration remove non-native
  species and planting natives

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Operations and Maintenance

• Invasive species control
• Prescribed burning
• Signs barriers, stream channel stablization

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Monitoring and Evaluation

• Site defensibility
• Habitat condition adaptive management
• Vegetation
• Invasive species
• Water Quality
• Target Species -- HEP Point counts
• Listed Species -- Population and/or trend

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Willow Creek 1992
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Willow Creek 2001
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Plot 1 1992
Plot 1 1995
Plot 1 1998
Plot 1 2001
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Percent Frequency Data for Willow Creek,
1993-2000 Frequency Estimates at 0.01 m² with
Binomial 90 CI Macroplot 7
Camassia quamash sp. maxima
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
Burned in 1996 1998after monitoring
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Fenders Blue Butterfly at Willow Creek,
1993-2001 Population Estimates with 95 CI
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Accomplishments to Date

• Acquired 420 acres for wildlife mitigation
  program
• Completed 23 of planned enhancement activity in
  progress on another 30
• Developed detailed monitoring and evaluation
  procedures
• Developed strong partnerships, engagement of
  community, d

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Proposed FY 03 Project Budget

• Planning 0
• Enhancement 24,200
• OM -- 19,750
• M E 16,700
• TOTAL 60,650

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Objectives

• Maintain existing wildlife habitat conditions
• Implement restoration and enhancement treatments
• Monitor basic habitat conditions (vegetation
  water quantity and quality)
• Monitor selected target wildlife species
• Monitor and evaluate management actions
• Ensure the defensibility of the site to minimize
  impacts from unauthorized uses