Factors Affecting Gunnison Sage- grouse (Centrocercus minimus) Conservation in San Juan County, Utah Phoebe R. Prather Ph.D. Defense Department of Wildland.

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Factors Affecting Gunnison Sage- grouse (Centrocercus minimus) Conservation in San Juan County, Utah Phoebe R. Prather Ph.D. Defense Department of Wildland Resources Utah State University Advisor: Dr. Terry A. Messmer

Gunnison vs. Greater Sage-grouse Separated from Greater in Smaller: shorter tarsus, culmen and carpal measurements. Male mass 400 grams less than male Greater. Shorter retrices, more distinct barring. Considerably larger and thicker filoplumes. Differ in strutting displays.

Distribution

Conservation Efforts 1997: Gunnison Sage- grouse Priority Conservation Area. Conservation Study Area: contains year- round range (98% privately owned). Agriculture fields, grazed rangelands, fallow agriculture fields, CRP, sagebrush, pinyon- juniper and oak woodlands.

Conservation Efforts SWOG formed in 1996 and published a local conservation plan in Rangewide Conservation Plan published in Identify and rank threats. Propose conservation strategies.

Habitat Assessment Assessment of vegetation conditions of sagebrush habitats in Gunnison Sage-grouse Conservation Area. Determine if conditions meet criteria stated in Rangewide Plan. Assist managers in developing and prioritizing habitat restoration projects.

Methods Occupied habitat: areas located within the CSA. Unoccupied habitat: areas that were historically inhabited or were near an area currently or historically inhabited by sage-grouse (CA and CCA).

Methods Plotted historic and current lek sites (CSA). Buffered in 1,500m increments. Extended buffer to include unoccupied habitat (CCA). Total buffer 7,500m.

Methods 1,000 points. Selected 150. Eliminated 6 points not in sagebrush (144, map). Field visit: eliminated 51 points (93). – 39 unoccupied. – 54 occupied. All breeding, summer/fall, and winter habitats in CSA.

Methods Gunnison Sage-grouse Rangewide Steering Committee Structural Vegetation Collection Guidelines: – Two 30-m transects. – Daubenmire method. – Percent cover and height of grasses, forbs, and shrubs.

Results – Occupied and Unoccupied Breeding Habitat Percent CoverHeight (cm) HabitatP-grassForbsSagebrushP-grassForbsSagebrush Occupied17 (3.2)3 (1.4)17 (3.6)23 (4.4)3 (0.9)51 (4.2) Unoccupied18 (3.8)6 (1.6)17 (4.4)15 (2.3)4 (0.7)46 (4.6) RCP Breeding

Results – Occupied and Unoccupied Summer/Fall Habitats Percent CoverHeight (cm) HabitatP-grassForbsSagebrushP-grassForbsSagebrush Occupied17 (3.2)3 (1.4)17 (3.6)23 (4.4)3 (0.9)51 (4.2) Unoccupied18 (3.8)6 (1.6)17 (4.4)15 (2.3)4 (0.7)46 (4.6) RCP Summer/Fall

Results – Occupied and Unoccupied Winter Habitats Percent CoverHeight (cm) HabitatP-grassForbsSagebrushP-grassForbsSagebrush Occupied17 (3.6)51 (4.2) Unoccupied17 (4.4)46 (4.6) RCP Winter

Discussion Confined to CSA. Bird locations within CSA. CA: Mosaic of sagebrush patches within pinyon- juniper/oak.

Discussion – Crested Wheatgrass Dominate perennial grass. Invaded all sagebrush areas.

Discussion - CRP Held steady since initial drop after advent of CRP. Permanent cover. Re-establish areas of sagebrush and native grasses and forbs. – Corridors between sagebrush areas. Restoration of areas outside CSA.

Acknowledgements Advisor: Dr. Terry Messmer. Committee: – Dr. Eugene Schupp, Dr. Chris Call, Dr. Fred Provenza, Dr. Tim Graham Funders: – BLM and NRCS – Endangered Species Mitigation Fund – PacifiCorp – Jack H. Berryman Institute Todd Black (and family) Tammy Wallace (BLM) Guy Wallace (UDWR) Canyon Country Youth Corp. Monticello/Dove Creek LWG Private Landowners Family and friends My dog Jake