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SRO FY24 Waterfowl and Upland WMA Maintenance
Region: Southern
ID: 6692
Project Status: Completed
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Need for Project
These 4 WMA's provide some of the most critical habitat for waterfowl and upland game in the region as well as recreational opportunities for constituents of the UDWR. As such, UDWR has an obligation to maintain, improve, and manage these lands to meet the goals and objectives for which they were acquired. Specific maintenance needs vary from year to year and property to property but typically involve: access improvements, fencing and signage, habitat improvement projects, trash removal, weed control and tree lines.
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)Secure and post property boundaries; 2)Implement a noxious weed control program by inventory and spraying on an annual basis; 3)Maintain public access and recreational opportunities on authorized roads/trails through roada nd parking area maintenance activities; and 4)Implement habitat restoration activities to improve wildlife habitat values of WMA's.
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?)
Failure to maintain WMA's will result in habitat degradation and loss; conflicts with counties, local municipalities, and adjacent landowners; and failure to meet and/or comply with legal obligations.
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 maintenance will help achieve the recommendations and goals of each individual WMA Management Plan. In addition this project will help implement goals A-D of the UDWR's Strategic Plan. Improvements on WMA lands will help specific Tier I, II, and III species listed later in this proposal and identified in the WAP. Numerous key habitats as defined by the WAP will also benefit from improvement and protection of these 4 WMAs in the SRO.
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
Proper management and establishment of desirable plant species decreases the risk of weed or cheatgrass invasion and subsequent wildfire. The properties are located between privately owned agricultural fields. Maintenance and management of the WMA's is required to reduce fire risk on the property and the surrounding private properties.
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
Proper management and establishment of desirable plant species decreases the risk of weed, cheatgrass invasion, and other undesirable plant species. Establishment of invasive species could negatively impact water quality, quantity and could increase erosion. Clear Lake continues to see alarming decreases in water quantity and we will continue to seek solutions both physically and politically.
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
Archaeology, Habitat staff and/or Clear Lake Area Manager will contact SLO archeologist about any undertakings that may require arch clearances. Habitat staff and/or Clear Lake Area Manager will work with SLO NEPA coordinator should any undertakings requiring NEPA come about.
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
Maintenance on these 4 WMA's is overseen by the Clear Lake Waterfowl Management Area Manager. Under his direction and with the assistance of seasonal technicians maintenance activities will include: Fence and sign maintenance; parking area maintenance; weed control; habitat improvements including seeding, irrigation, tree planting, etc.; and water flow regulation between units of wetlands.
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
Clear Lake Waterfowl Management Area Manger and the Wayne County Habitat Biologist monitors annually for general habitat conditions as well as annual waterfowl counts and banding.
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
Maintenance on these 4 WMA's is overseen by the Clear Lake Waterfowl Management Area Manager and the Wayne County Habitat Biologist. Under their direction and with the assistance of seasonal technicians, maintenance activities will be conducted to achieve the habitat and wildlife objectives of the properties.
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
Grazing is not currently permitted on any of these 4 WMA's. Hunting and wildlife viewing are recreational uses that occur extensively on these WMAs.
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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