jblm fish & wildlife program
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1Trust and Transparency - Collaboration - Collective Responsibility
Joint Base Lewis-McChord“We are a Joint Force Power Projection Platform.”
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Prairie/Grasslands
~14,000 acres
Oak/Pine Savanna
~4,300 acres
Wetland
~4,500 acres
Joint Base Lewis-McChord
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Fish and Wildlife Program
Integrated Training Area Management Program
Forestry Program
JBLM Training Area Habitat
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JBLM Fish & Wildlife [email protected]
Mission:The program mission is to protect, maintain, and enhance the various
ecosystems on the installation to promote native biodiversity and support the
military mission.
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Program Director- David Clouse
Federal Biologist- Todd Zuchowski
Jim Lynch
John Richardson
Rod Gilbert
Dan Grosboll
AGEISS contractors (5)
CSU contractors (1-3)
Interns and volunteers
Who are we?
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Army Regulation 200-1
Fort Lewis 420-5
Fort Lewis 200-1
Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan
Endangered Species Management Plans
Migratory Bird Act
Golden and Bald Eagle Protection Act
Clean Water Act
Endangered Species Act
Washington State Regulations
Program Drivers/Compliance
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Surveys and monitoring
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Adult
Diapause
Egg
Post-diapause larva
Pupa
Pre-diapause larvaAugust
February
May
Reprinted from Stinson (2005)
Life Cycle of Taylor’s [email protected]
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•Open prairies
•Deep, rich, fine –textured soils with limited gravels
•Succulent forbs with large fleshy roots and bulbs
Mazama pocket [email protected]
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Woodland Habitat [email protected]
The prioritization of woodland restoration units is based on high priority habitat areas as well as maintaining areas which have received
intensive restoration activities in recent years.
• Oregon white oak woodlands• Ponderosa pine woodlands• Timber sales harvests• Western gray squirrel core habitat• Neotropical and Migratory bird
habitats
Opportunities for restoration?
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Western Gray Squirrel [email protected]
Assess WGS occurrence and distribution of suitable habitat on JBLM through a rigorous,
sample based data set of detections using hair snag tubes
Assist WDFW with Statewide Western Gray Squirrel (WGS)
survey on JBLM.
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History of OSF at [email protected]
• 1959 Specimen collect near Spanaway Marsh
• 1995 recognized as distinct species• 1997 listed by WDFW as State Endangered• 2008 1st release at Dailman Lk
• 695 juveniles• 2011 OSF egg masses found!• 2013 No funding = no release
• 2015 final OSF release• Total of 7344 juveniles
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Population monitoring:
• Survey all release sites & breeding sites weekly from Feb 1- April 1
• Environmental DNA pilot
Habitat enhancement:
• Brush cut and removed vegetation at potential breeding sites
• Aquatic noxious weed control• Emergent vegetation mats
(OSF= 1958)
(OSF= 3532)
(OSF= 1854)
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Violations of the ESA can result in either civil or criminal sanctions.
Civil penalties
a.Each knowing violation can result in penalties of up to $25,000.
b. Other violations (negligence) can result in penalties of up to $500 per violation.
c. Government employees are not immune.
Section 11 Penalties and Enforcement
(16USC 1540)
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What does it mean for you?
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PDF Maps
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Bird surveys- song birds, accipiter, wood duck, cavity nester & migration
Blue bird- monitoring & box maintenance
Vesper sparrow- territory mapping, nest monitoring & telemetry
Butterfly surveys- Puget blues, hoary elfin & general
Amphibian surveys- western toad & general
Reptile surveys
Game camera monitoring
Bat box instillation
Plant surveys- rare plants, diversity, noxious weeds
Plant collection for herbarium
Seed collection- prairie, wetland & oak
Prairie restoration- efficacy
Research project- partnerships & consultations
Sustainability in Prisons Project
Center for Natural Lands Management- collaborations
Timber sales review & surveys
Military exercise review- impacts to ESA
ESA compliance & violations
Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH)
Projects Not Yet Mentioned:
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