Clear Lake WMA East Side Fence Reconstruction
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Project ID: 4974
Status: Completed
Fiscal Year: 2020
Submitted By:
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Project Manager: Lynn Zubeck
PM Agency: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
PM Office: Southern Region
Lead: Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
WRI Region: Southern
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Description:
Replace the east side boundary fence at Clear Lake WMA that is in poor condition and currently contributes to excessive livestock trespass on the WMA.
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Location:
Clear Lake WMA, Millard County.
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Project Need
Need For Project:
The East side boundary fence is getting very old and we spend a considerable amount of time trying to maintain as we deal with livestock trespass every year.
Objectives:
Reduce both livestock trespass and the amount of time needed to complete fence maintenance each year.
Project Location/Timing Justification (Why Here? Why Now?):
Nesting and hiding cover is compromised each year for waterfowl and pheasants due to excessive grazing.
Relation To Management Plan:
Wildlife Management Area plans call for securing and identifying boundaries. Management at Clear Lake also greatly supports multiple goals and Objectives in the UDWR Strategic Plan including: The agency goal to improve the image of the agency - this is accomplished with up to date infrastructure and well defined boundaries. The resource goals to protect and improve wildlife habitat, increasing wildlife populations, and expanding hunting opportunities.
Fire / Fuels:
Fire is used in a rotating system at Clear Lake as needed to clear thatch from units. Fence helps in identifying boundaries of those units.
Water Quality/Quantity:
Water quality is improved due to the decrease in bank trampling and decreased sedimentation into the wetland system.
Compliance:
Will work with archaelogist to complete any necessary surveys which are unlikely because the action is re-construction.
Methods:
UDWR will contract with a private contractor to provide the labor and materials to install up to 23,500 feet of fence including the removal of the materials of the existing fence.
Monitoring:
Fence is monitored at least annually and repairs are completed as the need is identified.
Partners:
This project is a cooperative project within the Wildlife and Habitat Sections at UDWR and its completion will involve staff from each section.
Future Management:
Management of future livestock trespass will be greatly simplified by this project and be conducted on an as needed basis. Plans are in place to hopefully add additional water to these units north of the county road in the near future.
Sustainable Uses of Natural Resources:
The Clear Lake Waterfowl Management Area is highly utilized by hunters and wildlife viewers.
| Budget | WRI/DWR | Other | Budget Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $94,000.00 | $0.00 | $94,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $96,000.00 |
| Item | Description | WRI | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Contractual Services | Contractor to remove and install new fence on up to 23,500 feet @ estimated $4/ft. | $94,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2020 |
| Personal Services (permanent employee) | In kind labor for permanent staff to provide planning and contract oversight. | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 | 2020 |
| Funding | WRI/DWR | Other | Funding Total | In-Kind | Grand Total |
| $94,000.00 | $0.00 | $94,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $96,000.00 |
| Source | Phase | Description | Amount | Other | In-Kind | Year |
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| Habitat Council Account | HCRF | $94,000.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 2019 | |
| Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) | $0.00 | $0.00 | $2,000.00 | 2020 |
Species
| Species | "N" Rank | HIG/F Rank | ||||
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| Ring-necked Pheasant | R3 | |||||
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| Canada Goose | R1 | |||||
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| Mallard | R1 | |||||
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Habitats
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| Open Water | ||||
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Project Comments
| Comment | 02/07/2019 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Keith Day |
| Lynn, I presume this project would not begin until after mid-July to avoid nesting and brood rearing? Keith | |||
| Comment | 02/13/2019 | Type: 1 | Commenter: Monson Shaver |
| Lynn, cultural resources compliance can be waved for reconstruction of an older fence line. | |||
| Comment | 08/30/2019 | Type: 2 | Commenter: Alison Whittaker |
| Please enter any missing expenses on the Finance page, update final features and fill out the Completion Form ASAP. Completion reports are due August 31st. If you have any questions about this don't hesitate to contact me. Also, don't forget to upload before, during and after photos of the project. Thanks. | |||
Completion
Start Date:
04/01/2019
End Date:
06/18/2019
FY Implemented:
2019
Final Methods:
After receiving fast tracked FY19 funding we issued a contract for the removal and reconstruction of 4.55 miles of fence at the Clear Lake Waterfowl Management Area. Contractor was Golden Eagle fencing from Delta which made communication and coordination easy. Contractor Started in mid May and was complete by mid June.
Project Narrative:
Fence was a 5-strand barbed wire fence with 3 wire gates, 4 walk through stiles, and one steel panel gate. All corners were H-Style braces. Wood to steel post ration was 1:5 and line braces were placed every 1/4 mile. Contractor also removed the existing old fence. They piled old wood braces on site but had to remove and get rid of all other materials.
Future Management:
Fence will be monitored and maintained annually by myself or seasonal staff. We would like to continue with future proposals to replace even more fence as there are still a lot of miles of old fence to be replaced.
Map Features
| ID | Feature Category | Action | Treatement/Type |
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| 783 | Fence | Reconstruction | Barbed wire |
Project Map
