Responses of Large Mammals to Prescribed and Wildfires in Southwest Jemez Mountains, New Mexico James W. Cain III 1, Robert Parmenter 2, Mark A. Peyton.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Dry-conifer Ecology and Silviculture in Western Oregon John D. Bailey Oregon State University.

Advertisements

Research, Citizen Involvement, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Jack Sullivan Science Services Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources.

Working Lands for Wildlife WLFW. Focal Areas by Species.

Longleaf Maintenance Condition Class 1 Revised Draft for Longleaf Partnership Council Discussion Clay Ware April 7, 2014.

Silvicultural experiments exploring linkages between stand structural diversity and ecological variables in California Carl Skinner, Martin Ritchie, Eric.

US Geological Survey US Department of the Interior National Wetlands Research Center Lafayette, Louisiana.

Arapaho & Roosevelt National Forest Canyon Lakes Ranger District

Physical Evidence used to Establish Reference Conditions for the Southwest Jemez CFLR Project In order to set goals that underlie restoration treatments,

ACHIEVING LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS Four Case Studies from Arizona.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Conserving the Nature of America How does the surrogate species effort relate to other ongoing efforts? Birds of Management.

Relationship to E-Flows Riparian Areas Influences groundwater/surface water relationships Provides filters to improve water quality Provides habitat for.

The Value of Prescribed Fire in Colorado’s Front Range Rob Addington The Nature Conservancy.

Dendrochronology. Dendroecology Dendroecology uses dated tree rings to study ecological events such as fire and insect outbreaks Was developed by Theodor.

WLCI Update July 23, 2010 Conserving World-class Wildlife Resources Facilitating Responsible Development.

Chicago Wilderness: An Ecosystem Management Plan Katy Berlin Shelly Charron Lisa DuRussel NRE 317 April 11, 2001.

By Dr. M. Karl Wood Director New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute Recovery of Main Diamond Creek Watershed in the Black Range Following Catastrophic.

Disturbance regimes in restoration ecology: novel effects and ecological complexity Sarah Marcinko November 11, 2005.

Dendroecology March 31, Dendroecology Dendroecology is the analysis of ecological issues such as fire, insect outbreaks, and stand-age structure.

CLASS UPDATES Office hours: Fridays 9AM-12noon (or me for an appointment) Powerpoints – on class website Schedule changes: thesis statement, outline,

Using GIS in Forestry c 7 H

Careers for Graduates of OSU ’ s Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department.

Hawks Aloft, Inc. Thinning Avian Monitoring for Jemez Collaborative Landscape Forest Restoration Project

MDWFP TECHNICAL GUIDANCE EFFORTS ON PRIVATE LANDS.

Schmidt et al GTR RMRS-87.

Blending Science with Traditional Ecological Knowledge  Frank K. Lake  Environmental Science, Graduate Ph.D program  US Forest Service- Redwood Sciences.

T&E Species, Special Sites and HCVF! Sarah Crow ATFS Webinar Series May 16, 2013.

Lewis River Wildlife Habitat Management Program February 20, 2008.

Responses of Large Mammals to Forest Thinning Treatments in Southwest Jemez Mountains, New Mexico James W. Cain III 1, Robert Parmenter 2, Mark A. Peyton.

{ Los Amigos de Valles Caldera – San Antonio Tributaries and Valle Seco Restoration By Steve Vrooman.

Colorado Front Range Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Project : Initial Pre and Post-Treatment Stand Structure Analysis for the Pike and San.

UPPER MONUMENT CREEK LANDSCAPE RESTORATION Allan Hahn – District Ranger Mike Picard – ID Team Leader.

SW Jemez CFLR: Cultural Resources Preservation as part of Forest & Watershed Restoration Connie Constan Santa Fe National Forest Ana Steffen Valles Caldera.

Proposed Action Purpose and Need A proposal to authorize, recommend, or implement an action in response to the need identified in the Purpose and Need.

Tree distribution patterns in the southwest Jemez Mountains Kamal Humagain 1, Robert Cox 1, and James Cain 2 1 Texas Tech University 2 New Mexico State.

Project Activity: Riparian Zone Restoration Scott Compton, Watershed Program Manager Valles Caldera National Preserve.

Dendroecology. Dendroecology uses dated tree rings to study ecological events such as fire and insect outbreaks Was developed by Theodor Hartig and Robert.

Involvement in SW Jemez Mountains Landscape Restoration Project (SWJMLRP), under CFLRP March 12, 2015 PUEBLO OF JEMEZ.

Fire, birds, bears and trees Conservation and restoration of whitebark pine ecosystems.

Prescribed Burning by Austin Water Utility. What is Prescribed Burning Prescribed fire is applied generally to planned use of fire in wildland management.

Diel and Seasonal Elk Habitat Selection and Use in the Jemez Mountains Roberts, Caleb; Cox, Robert; Cain, James; Wallace, Mark (1)Elk habitat selection.

Forestry. Tree terms Saw log- 6-8 inches for soft wood, inches for hardwoods.

Goals of CFLRP encourage ecological, economic, and social sustainability; leverage local resources with national and private resources; facilitate the.

Utah’s Watershed Restoration Initiative Mule Deer.

What Does it Mean When >80 Equals Spotted Owl Habitat?

 Tier 1: Monitoring that will be done regardless of funding received:  Forest Service Preference is to focus on vegetation, e.g. Stand Structure including.

Tyson Broad.  John Wesley Powell ◦ "that area of land, a bounded hydrologic system, within which all living things are inextricably linked by their common.

Careers for Graduates of OSU’s Natural Resource Ecology and Management Department.

Fire Ecology - FOR526 Penny Morgan Fire ecology of ponderosa pine Historically, fires were frequent (every 2-25 yr) and predominantly nonlethal Droughts.

Sustaining Front Range Forests & Communities February 26, 2010.

Small Mammals Mark Peyton, Ruth Passernig, Robert Parmenter.

Landscape Analysis Project: Craig Mountain Wildlife Management Area For/Range 527 Landscape Ecology.

FOUR CHAPTERS: Wildlife, Predator Management, Fisheries, and Sensitive Species Bill James Utah Div. of Wildlife Resources.

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Working with the USGS 6/19/2009.

Wildlife Administration Wildlife Management Course.

U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey October 22, 2015 EROS Fire Science Understanding a Changing Earth.

1 FRPA Overview Range Planning & Practices Workshop.

2015 Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Annual Workshop CFRP Eligibility: Attend an annual workshop with other stakeholders for the purpose of discussing.

Implementing a Dry Forest Strategy in Late-Successional Reserves: the Wenatchee Experience Bill Gaines, USFS And Jeff Krupka, USFWS.

The Yin and Yang of Monitoring: Lessons Learned From Development of Monitoring Programs on Federal and Private Lands Brett Wolk Colorado Forest Restoration.

Matthew Casali and Robert Fahey

WDFW Forest Management Mission

Identification of Restoration Sites for a Fire-dependent Bird in an Urbanizing Environment Bradley A. Pickens North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife.

Hawks Aloft, Inc. Fire Avian Monitoring for Jemez Collaborative Landscape Forest Restoration Project

Ann Russell (Student ID ) American Public University

FIRES IN RIPARIAN AREAS AND WETLANDS

Babcock Ranch Preserve – Natural Resources

The Endangered Species Act-1988 Amendment

Yellowstone National Park

Rancheria Forest Restoration Project

Angela Gee, US Forest Service July 22, 2019

Presentation transcript:

Responses of Large Mammals to Prescribed and Wildfires in Southwest Jemez Mountains, New Mexico James W. Cain III 1, Robert Parmenter 2, Mark A. Peyton 2, Sarah R. Kindschuh 3, Kamal Humagain 4, Caleb Roberts 4, Robert Cox 4 1 U.S. Geological Survey, New Mexico Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University 2 Valles Caldera National Preserve 3 Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Ecology, New Mexico State University 4 Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University

Forest Landscape Restoration Act (PL , Sec. 4003(c)), the natural resources monitoring program objectives are: (1) contribute toward the restoration of the structure and composition of pre-fire- suppression old growth stands, (2) reduce the risk of uncharacteristic wildfire, and/or maintain or re-establish natural fire regimes, (3) improve fish and wildlife habitat, including endangered, threatened and sensitive species, (4) maintain or improve water quality and watershed function, and (5) prevent, remediate, or control invasions of exotic species. Monitoring Objectives:

RX BurnUntreated Veg TypeOpen canopyClosed canopyOpen canopyClosed canopy Mean (SE) Mixed Conifer (93.8)453.2 (27.9) Ponderosa (98.8)661.7 (122.3)517.7 (41.8)556.4 (36.6) P-J782.2 (92.4)460.6 (69.9) (33.1)319.4 (77.8) Wildfire Veg TypeOpen canopyClosed canopy Mean (SE) Mixed Conifer 1,494 (530.8)1,011.7 (91.4) Ponderosa (270.6)823.5 (121.6)

Black bear use of burned areas: ( 34,013 of 53,153 locations recorded in CFLRP Project area since 2012) Proportion of locations by individual bears in burned areas: RX Burns Range 0 – 24% All except one bear 1-6% Mean (SD) = 1% (5%) Wildfire Range 0-100% Mean (SD) = 30% (29%)

Black bear use

Mule deer use of burned areas: ( 20,214 of 23,638 locations recorded in CFLRP Project area since 2012) Proportion of locations by individual deer in burned areas: RX Burns Range 0 – 68% 3 of 15 made extensive use of RX burned areas Mean (SD) = 12% (21%) Wildfire Range 0-49% Mean (SD) = 8% (15%)

Mule deer use

Elk use of burned areas: ( 37,933 of 47,681 locations recorded in CFLRP Project area since 2012) Proportion of locations by individual elk in burned areas: RX Burns Range 0 – 9% Mean (SD) = 0.4% (2%) Wildfire Range 4-100% Mean (SD) = 67% (25%)

Elk use

Expected outcomes and timeframe: Expected elk to utilize prescribed burns first and within 1 year of burn, followed by mule deer and bears after 3-5 years following recovery of browse and mast producing species Increased forage production in prescribed burns compared to control areas Increased nutritional content of forage Selection of burns over untreated areas

Observed outcomes: Most prescribed fires occurred at mid-elevation in areas occupied primarily by collared bears and mule deer Use of prescribed burns by elk was low, use of wildfire burned areas was high Mule deer use of prescribed burns was highest of the three species, but still relatively low, even for burns <1 years old Increased spatial extent and recovery of prescribed burn areas will likely have more use by mule deer and bears in the future Increased herbaceous forage production in burned areas (both wildfire and RX)