RISK ASSESSMENT & SPOTTED OWL RESPONSE TO SILVICULTURE In MIXED-CONIFER FORESTS LARRY L. IRWIN DENNIS F. ROCK SUZANNE L. ROCK NCASI.

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RISK ASSESSMENT & SPOTTED OWL RESPONSE TO SILVICULTURE In MIXED-CONIFER FORESTS LARRY L. IRWIN DENNIS F. ROCK SUZANNE L. ROCK NCASI.

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LANDSCAPE STRATEGY REQUIRES IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF NSO HABITAT SELECTION

“HABITAT ISSUE” REMAINS UNSETTLED

ADULT OWL FECUNDITY VS. DAVIS-LINT H-S SCORE % Area w/Suitability Score > 40 (Based on Observations of Owls) WEN CLE WSR KLA

LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH OWL RESPONSES TO HABITAT CHANGES FROM FUEL TREATMENTS OR THINNING

GOALS 1.EVALUATE OWL RESPONSE TO THINNING 2.MODEL OWL HABITAT SELECTION USING STRUCTURE & COMPOSITION 3.DEVELOP A RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL

CASE-STUDY RESPONSES TO SILVICULTURE (Approx. 20% of 1,000-ac areas; ~ Sq. ft/ac)

Radio-Tracking

SPRINGFIELD, OR DOUGLAS-FIR THINS

CASE-STUDY OBSERVATIONS (16) 1. Owls didn’t leave (1 left in fall, returned in spring) 2.Home ranges didn’t change 3.Frequent-use areas usually didn’t change 4. Increased use in some units after thinning 5.Edges seemed to be used during treatments 6.Location may be important. More-detailed analysis soon…

CATEGORICAL APPROACH Current Understanding of Habitat Selection Supported by Stand-level View of Seral Stages Or Cover Types Studies Identified: Type(s) Used > Available Type(s) Used > Other Types

O O P/ Y M

CHOICES MADE AT SCALE OF A PATCH-- PATTERNS OF USE & HOME RANGES “EMERGE”

MULTI-VARIATE APPROACH: VEGETATION Structure and Composition PHYSICAL FEATURES Riparian zones, Slope, Aspect.

MEASURED PATCH- SCALE VARIATION Geo-referenced Inventory Plots

DO PATCH-LEVEL CONDITIONS MATTER TO OWLS? IF SO, HOW TO “SCALE UP”?

~ 250 OWLS RADIO- TAGGED ~ 35,000 TELEM POINTS ~ 70,000 HAB. PLOTS

100 x 200m GRID OF INVENTORY PLOTS TO ESTIMATE AVAILABLE UNITS 1 YEAR’S TELEMETRY PROVIDES 1 SAMPLE OF USED PATCHES.

OBJECTIVE: RESOURCE SELECTION FUNCTION (RSF) MODEL  VALUES PROPORTIONAL TO PROBABILITY OF SELECTION OF A RESOURCE UNIT (…HERE, PATCH) TOOLS  IMPROVED CONSERVATION & HABITAT ASSESSMENTS.

DISCRETE-CHOICE RSF Combine Individ. Samples  Σ Population level EST. PROB. (Patch Selection)| CONDITIONS  SPATIALLY EXPLICIT PREDICTIONS

FACTORS MEASURED ABIOTIC ENVIRONMENT TOPOGRAPHY (Water), ELEVATION, ROADS, NEST DISTANCE, SLOPE, ASPECT VEGETATION TPA, BASAL AREA, CAN. COVER %, QMD, TPA x Diam Class, TPA & BA by Species UNDERSTORY SHRUBS, SNAGS, LOGS Model Selection Among Candidates

Factors Influencing Selection of Nest Sites May Differ from Those Influencing Selection of Further Away

REPEATED PATTERNS: 5 AREAS (4MC ) DISTANCE TO NEST (-) TOPOGRAPHIC POSITION (Lower; RMZ) ASPECT (N/E in Driest Areas) FIR BASAL AREA {Total & Trees > 26”} Qd or Pseud. PONDEROSA PINE BA (-); S. PINE & CEDAR (+) HARDWOODS (+), UNDERSTORY SHRUBS (+) WINTER—LOW BASAL AREA (SHRUBFIELDS) BA TREES > 26-in * DIST. NEST (-) SMALLER DIAM. TREES, CWD, SNAGS (nsd) __________________________________________________

______________STUDY AREA___________________ YREKAMEDFORDCHICOK-FALLS NESTDIST STREAMS ASPECT LRG BASAL 6.0* 3.9* * LRG BASAL LRG * NEST-D SHRUB DENS P. PINE BASAL HardWood BA * Pseudo-threshold was competing model; Sugar Pine (+), Incense Cedar

RSF for CASPO, Including Basal Area of Hardwoods and FIR Trees)

RSF for Medford & Yreka Total Basal Area

Why is Selection for Patches w\Large Trees reduced w/Distance from Nest? Owl Sites vs. Random Landscape Locations, W. OR Meyer et al Wildlife Monograph

WHAT THINGS MATTER TO OWLS?

RSF SUMMARY SIZE & DENSITY MATTER (NON-LINEAR) SCALE OF VIEW MATTERS TREE SPP. COMPOSITION MATTERS UNDERSTORY SHRUBS MATTER LOCATION MATTERS –(ABIOTIC FACTORS)

OPT/THRESHOLD BASAL AREA + SHRUBS + HARDWOODS + RESPONSES TO THINNINGS SUGGEST … HABITAT QUALITY MAY BE ENHANCED

RSF MODEL APPLICATIONS Estimate Short-term Site-specific Risk of Changing Tree Density & Composition. Estimate Risk Across Landscape Under Alternative Strategies. Predict Long-term Risk Over Time, Via Inventory, FVS Link with Fire Risk Models

EXPONENTIAL RSF: e (z*), where z* = β 1 DistNest + β 2 DistWater + β 3 log(Agte26+1) – β 4 SHRUBS + …. Scaled to 1.0

NET CHANGE IS TOTAL AREA UNDER THE “SURFACE" APPLY RSF TO GEO-INVENTORY ( 2-5ha Pixels ) AVERAGE OF ALL PIXELS IS ESTIMATE OF NET “VALUE”

Depending on location, large clearcut would reduce net or overall value (A); positive habitat modifications should increase it (B). A B

Use 2-5 acre pixels in GIS; Sum across plan area to Identify Possible Future Replacement Habitat; Grow via FVS.

Overlay with Probability of Ignition & Fire spread

IMPLICATIONS 1. Owls may respond favorably to fuel treatments 2. Habitat Quality Multi-factored –Topography, Shrubs, Composition, Large Trees, Hardwoods 3. RSF  Improved assessment & conservation tool. 4. Extrapolations from patches to landscape. –(Stand may not be the correct unit) 5. Dynamic landscape? Embedded abiotic factors 6. May need different conditions close to nests 7. RSF may help in prioritization or identifying replacement

UNCERTAINTY: BARRED OWL SIZE OF NEST “CORE” 500ac? WHY UNIMODAL W/LARGE TREES—facilitate prey capture? IF YOU BUILD IT, WILL THEY COME?

WILL LIGHT-TOUCH FORESTRY DO THE TRICK?

FUTURE: “MANAGED” FIRE STARTS + SILVICULTURE ????