Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Program Nicki Frey USU Extension Wildlife Specialist Leadermete Workshop April 2007

Core Concepts Habitat Requirements Eating Eating Sleeping Sleeping Protection from weather Protection from weather Protection from animals Protection from animals Nesting Nesting

Core Concepts Featured Species What do we want What do we want How many animals How many animals Something particular Something particular

Core Concepts Species Richness Number of animals Number of animals Number of different kinds Number of different kinds Manage for high degree Manage for high degree

Core Concepts Succession Changes from one stage to another

Core Concepts Vertical Structure Grass Grass Herb Herb Shrub Shrub Small tree Small tree Large tree Large tree

Core Concepts Arrangement and Interspersion Spacing of different types Spacing of different types Horizontal placement Horizontal placement Different stages of succession Different stages of succession

Core Concepts Edges and Contrast Hard or Soft Hard or Soft Narrow Narrow Wide Wide

Core Concepts Area Sensitive Species Require large areas Require large areas One successional stage One successional stage

Core Concepts Migration and Home Range Move from one habitat to another Move from one habitat to another Amount of habitat they need to get requirments Amount of habitat they need to get requirments

Core Concepts Carrying Capacity Number of animals Health of Habitat Changes from year to year

Core Concepts Pond Dynamics Dissolved oxygen AlkalinitypHBalance

Core Concepts Wildlife Damage Management Some animals out of balance Some animals out of balance Counter to your plans Counter to your plans Impacting the environment Impacting the environment

Core Concepts Food Webs Food Chain ProducersConsumersOmnivores