1. Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea Brian Henderson, Sarah Riha Kellie Berry, Justin Mitmoen

2. Outline of Presentation Description of Camp Recreation Carrying Capacity Wildlife Habitat Unit Values Tree Regeneration

3. Description of Camp Girl Scout Camp Near Boone, IA 400 Total Acres 148 Wooded Acres Adjacent to Des Moines River

4. Recreation Carrying Capacity Evaluated for: General hiking (groups/mile) Primitive camping (acres/campsite) Birdwatching and wildlife observation (people/acre) Horseback riding(groups/mile)

5. Recreation Carrying Capacity Values General Hiking Mean = 14 Groups/Mile Base = 12 Groups/Mile Birdwatching Mean = 3 People/Acre Base = 3 People/Acre

6. Recreation Carrying Capacity Values Primitive Camping Mean = 25 Acres/Campsite Base = 23 Acres/Campsite Horseback Riding Mean = 5.4 Groups/Mile Base = 5.5 Groups/Mile

7. Wildlife Habitat Unit Values (HUV) Forest game (whitetail deer, turkeys) Tree Squirrels

8. Forest Game Tree size class and canopy closure Preferred food plant diversity Browse availability Vegetative cover Openings Diversity of non-preferred plants External edge

9. Tree Squirrels Tree size class and canopy closure Preferred food plant diversity Low-growing vegetative cover Number of tree cavities Openings Diversity of non-preferred plants External edge

10. Wildlife Habitat Unit Values Forest Game Mean = 4.9 Standard Error = 0.2 Tree Squirrels Mean = 5.3 Standard Error = 0.1

11. Tree Regeneration White and Red Oak Seedlings in mil-acre plots Saplings in 1/735 th acre plots Oak stump sprouts

12. Oak Seedling Regeneration

13. Oak Sapling Regeneration 8.3% stocked 1/735 th acre plots 59% required for regeneration

14. Oak Stump Sprouts

15. Conclusion