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SRO FY21 Upland Game Tree Lines
Region: Southern
ID: 5380
Project Status: Completed
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Need for Project
The Upland Game Wildlife Management Areas provide important habitat for Upland game. To increase populations of upland game and improve recreational hunting and wildlife viewing opportunities on the WMAs there is a need to provide additional cover and forage. Tree lines provide both cover and forage for the wildlife there. Several years of planting trees and installing drip lines has continued to improve the upland game habitat and we need to continue to meet habitat and wildlife objectives for the WMA.
Provide evidence about the nature of the problem and the need to address it. Identify the significance of the problem using a variety of data sources. For example, if a habitat restoration project is being proposed to benefit greater sage-grouse, describe the existing plant community characteristics that limit habitat value for greater sage-grouse and identify the changes needed for habitat improvement.
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Objectives
1.) Increase hiding cover and forage productivity through installation of new tree lines. 2.) Increase recreational wildlife viewing and hunting opportunities by creating better habitat. 3.) Increase thermal bedding cover for wintering mule deer
Provide an overall goal for the project and then provide clear, specific and measurable objectives (outcomes) to be accomplished by the proposed actions. If possible, tie to one or more of the public benefits UWRI is providing.
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Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?)
With any land disturbance there in some risk of invasion by undesirable plant species. Reseeding with a desirable seed mix post project will greatly reduce that risk. There is also some risk that the planted trees will die. Similar project to this have been done for multiple years and we have be successful in growing and establishing tree-lines. The methodology has proved successful in years past and we anticipate that it will continue to be.
LOCATION: Justify the proposed location of this project over other areas, include publicly scrutinized planning/recovery documents that list this area as a priority, remote sensing modeling that show this area is a good candidate for restoration, wildlife migration information and other data that help justify this project's location.
TIMING: Justify why this project should be implemented at this time. For example, Is the project area at risk of crossing an ecological or other threshold wherein future restoration would become more difficult, cost prohibitive, or even impossible.
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Relation to Management Plans
WMA management plans call for installation of additional tree and shrub lines to help improve upland habitat. Additionally the plans note the limited availability of public access for upland hunting in the region and these WMAs provide some of the few remaining public access points. Improving this habitat increases the quality of this public access opportunity.
List management plans where this project will address an objective or strategy in the plan. Describe how the project area overlaps the objective or strategy in the plan and the relevance of the project to the successful implementation of those plans. It is best to provide this information in a list format with the description immediately following the plan objective or strategy.
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Fire/Fuels
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If applicable, detail how the proposed project will significantly reduce the risk of fuel loading and/or continuity of hazardous fuels including the use of fire-wise species in re-seeding operations. Describe the value of any features being protected by reducing the risk of fire. Values may include; communities at risk, permanent infrastructure, municipal watersheds, campgrounds, critical wildlife habitat, etc. Include the size of the area where fuels are being reduced and the distance from the feature(s) at risk.
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Water Quality/Quantity
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Describe how the project has the potential to improve water quality and/or increase water quantity, both over the short and long term. Address run-off, erosion, soil infiltration, and flooding, if applicable.
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Compliance
UDWR State Archaeologist will complete cultural clearances for disturbed areas.
Description of efforts, both completed and planned, to bring the proposed action into compliance with any and all cultural resource, NEPA, ESA, etc. requirements. If compliance is not required enter "not applicable" and explain why not it is not required.
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Methods
A grader will be used to gouge trench for installation of drip line and trees. The trench will then be back-filled. Drip line will consist of 1.5" PVC with 5/64" hole next to each tree. Trees will be planted in holes lined with chicken wire to protect roots from gophers. Labor will be completed by habitat seasonal's and full time DWR staff.
Describe the actions, activities, tasks to be implemented as part of the proposed project; how these activities will be carried out, equipment to be used, when, and by whom.
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Monitoring
As trees are planted, grow, and mature, they may have different water requirements. This new drip system will provide for those needs. Project success will be monitored with personal observation and photos.
Describe plans to monitor for project success and achievement of stated objectives. Include details on type of monitoring (vegetation, wildlife, etc.), schedule, assignments and how the results of these monitoring efforts will be reported and/or uploaded to this project page. If needed, upload detailed plans in the "attachments" section.
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Partners
Dedicated Hunters and Sportsmans Groups.
List any and all partners (agencies, organizations, NGO's, private landowners) that support the proposal and/or have been contacted and included in the planning and design of the proposed project. Describe efforts to gather input and include these agencies, landowners, permitees, sportsman groups, researchers, etc. that may be interested/affected by the proposed project. Partners do not have to provide funding or in-kind services to a project to be listed.
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Future Management
Annual evaluations help determine the success of planted trees and drip lines. Any maintenance required will be done by DWR seasonal or full time staff. Habitat assessment will occur annually to determine where the expansion of new tree lines should occur.
Detail future methods or techniques (including administrative actions) that will be implemented to help in accomplishing the stated objectives and to insure the long term success/stability of the proposed project. This may include: post-treatment grazing rest and/or management plans/changes, wildlife herd/species management plan changes, ranch plans, conservation easements or other permanent protection plans, resource management plans, forest plans, etc.
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Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources
These WMA's are currently not grazed. An annual assessment will be conducted to determine if grazing could be used as a tool to help achieve habitat goals and objectives. These WMAs are used extensively for recreational purposes such as hunting and wildlife viewing.
Potential for the proposed action to improve quality or quantity of sustainable uses such as grazing, timber harvest, biomass utilization, recreation, etc. Grazing improvements may include actions to improve forage availability and/or distribution of livestock.
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