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Sacramento-Shasta Chapter of the Wildlife Society

Wildlife and Forest Management Summit Agenda

November 8th & 9th, 2018

The Best Western Hilltop Inn, Redding, CA

Day 1 – Thursday November 8th, 2018 (7:30am-7:30pm) 7:30-8:30 Registration 8:30-8:45 Welcome

8:45-9:30 Robin Fallscheer, California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife – Response of Rare Species

of Fawn Lilies to Even-aged Silviculture 9:30-10:15 Bobette Jones, US Forest Service – Aspen and Meadow Restoration Treatments

and Community Response

Break 10:15-10:30 10:30-11:15 Karen Pope, US Forest Service – Mountain amphibians and meadows 11:15-12:00 Mallory Bedwell, California Dept. of Water Resources – The state of environmental DNA: its uses,

ongoing research, and an example of its application in detecting aquatic amphibians Lunch 12:00-1:30 (on your own) 1:30-2:00 Stacy Stanish, CalFire – Bird Occupancy in a Post-Fire Setting 2:00-2:45 Ted Weller, US Forest Service – Habitat Needs of Forest-associated Bats in

Northern California Break 2:45-3:00 3:00-4:00 Kent Laudon, California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife – Who Let the Dogs Out (and

what are we going to do about it)? Wolves in California. 4:00-5:00 Break / CDFW Fish and Wildlife Working Group Meeting (agenda forthcoming) 5:00-7:30 Round Table Discussions / Happy Hour Poster Session / Carr Fire Raffle

________________________________________________________________________________________________ Wildlife and Forest Management Summit November 8th-9th, 2018


Day 2 – Friday November 9th, 2018 (7:30am-12:30pm) 7:30-8:00 Registration 8:00-8:15 Welcome 8:15-9:00 Ona Alminas, California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife – New CDFW Scientific

Collecting Permit Regulations and Online Application Portal 9:00-9:45 Joe Croteau, California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife – Landscape Scale Permitting

and Agreements Break 9:45-10:00 10:00-10:30 Jennifer Jones, US Fish and Wildlife Service – Update on California

Spotted Owl Status Evaluation 10:30-11:30 Bob Carey, US Fish and Wildlife Service – Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan,

Implementation in Northeastern California 11:30-12:30 Panel Discussion: Ona Alminas, Joe Croteau, Jennifer Jones, Bob Carey; Stacy

Stanish (CalFire), Bob Hawkins (CDFW)



The Sac-Shasta Chapter of the Wildlife Society thanks the following sponsors for

helping make the Wildlife and Forest Management Summit possible:

Premier Canis lupus Sponsor ($1,000 level) - The Sac-Shasta Chapter of TWS expresses

gratitude for Collins Pine Company for helping to support this symposium:



Platinum Strix occidentalis Sponsor ($500 level) - Thank you to VESTRA Resources, Inc.

Gold Rana spp. Sponsor ($250 level) - Thank you to Black Fox Timber Management Group

and Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc.



Other Sponsors - Thank you to Hancock Forest Management ($200)



Oral Presentation Abstracts

RESPONSE OF RARE SPECIES OF FAWN LILIES TO EVEN-AGED SILVICULTURE

Robin Fallscheer, Environmental Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Timberland Conservation

Program, Redding, CA, [email protected]

There is little information about the ecology of most species of rare plants, and management of them on

commercial timberlands is hampered by this lack of knowledge. Forest management activities, including removal

of the forest canopy and application of herbicides, have the potential to directly impact these species or modify

their habitat. Monitoring of Erythronium citrinum var. roderickii (Scott Mountains fawn lily) in a proposed clearcut

unit in Trinity County was initiated in 2005. Numbers of E. citrinumvar. roderickii leaf blades in the clearcut have

declined relative to a control site; competition from native grass responding to increased light availability on the

forest floor is strongly implicated. Anecdotal observations suggest that tree and shrub canopy also provide

protection from herbivory, early-season severe weather events, and solar radiation in excess of ideal amounts at

some sites. Monitoring of E. klamathense (Klamath fawn lily) was initiated in a proposed clearcut unit in 2012 in

Siskiyou County. Short-term results suggest that E. klamathense may tolerate some forms of mechanical

disturbance and herbicide formulations used in the establishment of tree plantations when conducted during the

annual dormancy period. Although the numbers of E. klamathense plants in the clearcut have declined relative to

the non- clearcut site, the fruiting success per plant has increased. The increased fruiting success may be a

response to increased light availability or pollinator activity. These and other findings will be presented.

ASPEN AND MEADOW RESTORATION TREATMENTS AND COMMUNITY RESPONSE

Bobette Jones, Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Lassen National Forest, Susanville, CA, [email protected]

Lack of disturbance in the west has facilitated conifer densification across the landscape contributing to declines in

health and distribution of meadow and aspen communities. Although these two communities comprise a small

percent of the landscape, they support a greater variety of plants, mammals, birds, and invertebrates and

contribute to landscape heterogeneity. Concerns about the decline and deterioration of aspen and meadow

communities have prompted restoration management to enhance biodiversity and increase landscape resiliency.

We examined the effects of meadow and aspen restoration projects that were implemented on the Lassen

National Forest. Treatments evaluated include conifer removal (mechanical and prescribed fire) and grazing

management. Results indicate conifer removal, fencing, and alternative grazing strategies can be successful

treatments to enhance meadow and aspen communities.

MOUNTAIN AMPHIBIANS AND MEADOWS

Karen Pope, Research Wildlife Biologist, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Arcata, CA, [email protected]


mailto:[email protected]



Amphibians have experienced precipitous declines over the past few decades, and montane amphibians are

increasingly at-risk. In the southern Cascades and Klamath ranges, the Cascades frog (Rana cascadae) is currently

under review for listing on California’s Endangered Species List. I will discuss the species’ ecology, population

genetics, threats, and will share plans for conserving and restoring populations in the Lassen region. In this region,

functioning wet meadows are important habitats for the Cascades frog and several other amphibian species.

However, intensive land uses have transformed many meadows from complex, biodiversity hotspots into simple,

incised channels that store less water and have reduced habitat quality. Meadow restoration has become an

increasingly important tool for recovering wet meadow habitats within degraded systems. The increasing pace and

scale of restoration and increasing importance of conserving amphibians provide an opportunity to both improve

restoration practices for native amphibians and to learn from them about important hydrologic characteristics that

structure and maintain meadows. I will relate species biology with meadow hydrology to define core meadow

characteristics that support the species and will demonstrate how to apply those characteristics to meadow

restoration design.

THE STATE OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA: ITS USES, ONGOING RESEARCH, AND AN EXAMPLE OF ITS

APPLICATION IN DETECTING AQUATIC AMPHIBIANS

Mallory Bedwell, Environmental Scientist, California Department of Water Resources, Division of Environmental

Services, Aquatic Ecology Section, West Sacramento, CA, [email protected]

The capture and analysis of environmental DNA (eDNA) is a high-sensitivity approach for the detection of species

of interest and has been increasingly applied to many taxa in various environments. Environmental DNA (eDNA)

consists of genetic material shed into substrate, such as water, and its collection has been shown to have several

benefits, including the detection of rare species, contemporary detection, and increased sensitivity. While the field

continues to grow, several questions remain to help explain and utilize the capture of eDNA. Current research is

working to understand how eDNA persists in the environment and relating quantity of captured eDNA to species

counts or biomass. Environmental DNA still can enhance traditional surveys and an example of this technique is

the clarification of the distribution of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog (Rana sierrae). One issue of

management concern for this species is that presence records are sometimes unclear and show R. sierrae

occurring below its documented elevational range, overlapping with the distribution of the foothill yellow-legged

frog (R. boylii). We developed a species-specific assay for each amphibian and analyzed buccal swabs and eDNA.

We did not detect either species at sites with unclear records using eDNA and analysis of buccal swabs indicated

most individuals were of R. boylii maternal lineage, with the lowest R. sierrae found at 1300m. Environmental DNA

is an extra tool for determining presence and absence and its continued study will help to reveal the potential data

that can be collected in a water sample.

USING AUTOMATED BIRD RECORDERS TO DETERMINE DIFFERENCES IN BIRD OCCUPANCY OF FOUR

SILVICULTURE TREATMENTS IN A POST-FIRE SETTING

Stacy Stanish, Senior Environmental Scientist - Forest Practice Biologist, CA Department of Forestry and Fire

Protection, Redding, CA, [email protected]




Forest fires play an important ecological role for California’s wildlife. However, in recent years, high severity

wildfires have become uncharacteristically large, severe, and spatially contiguous. Forest managers utilize salvage

harvesting as a mechanism to recover the value of timber lost to these fires and to prepare the area for restocking

with conifer seedlings. Past studies have shown that there is an increase in cavity-nesting, insectivorous bird

species such as woodpeckers in post-fire landscapes. California Department of Fish and Wildlife has been operating

passive bird recorders as part of the Eco-Regional Biodiversity Monitoring project to determine occupancy and

diversity of bird species across large geographic landscapes in northern California for several years and, more

recently, broadly across the State. CAL FIRE’s study compliments that work by focusing on collecting baseline bird

occurrence and diversity for stands subject to different disturbance and/or management treatments following

wildfire, with the goal of determining if significant differences exist between treatments. This study utilizes four

replicates in four different silviculture stand types on Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest (BMDSF),

located in Lake County in the northern part of the California Coast Range.

HABITAT NEEDS OF FOREST-ASSOCIATED BATS IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Ted Weller, Ecologist, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station, Arcata, CA, [email protected]

More than any other habitat type, forests provide habitat for bats. However bats are sometimes overlooked in

wildlife assessments because they are concealed during the day and active mostly in the dark of night; hence

specialized surveys and equipment are needed to document their presence. The basic habitat needs of bats are

similar to other wildlife species in that they require roosts, foraging habitat, and open sources of clean water for

drinking. However the specifics of their requirements vary among species. Northern California is home to 16

species of bats of which 13 are associated with forests. I provide information on the specifics of forest habitat

needs for each of the forest-associated bat species. I also provide information on how the effects of forest

management practices may vary among species. The needs of bats also vary seasonally, although much less is

known about their needs outside the summer pup-rearing season. I discuss what is known and remains to be

known about the seasonal habitat requirements of bats. Finally, I offer some low effort suggestions for how forest

managers can help fill information gaps for California bats.

WHO LET THE DOGS OUT (AND WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT)? WOLVES IN CALIFORNIA

Kent Laudon, Wolf Specialist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Redding, CA, [email protected]

California is the most recent U.S. state to be recolonized by gray wolves. Since the male wolf OR-7 dispersed from

northeastern Oregon and entered California 7 years ago, at least 10 additional wolves have entered California from

other states. During this short time frame two pairs have successfully reproduced in California. One of those packs

– dubbed the Lassen Pack - persists and had its second litter in 2018. Monitoring and management is challenging

because wolves travel widely and use large, often remote areas. In working landscapes, wolf conservation and

management is further complicated by the presence of livestock and land ownership and management patterns. In

California this is magnified because most citizens lack of experience living with wolves, and the lack of some tools

to mitigate wolf- caused livestock damage. As CDFW works to conserve wolves and minimize impacts to livestock

producers, we strive to collaborate closely with communities within wolf range and to develop good two-way




communication, information dissemination, and relationships. CDFW’s wolf monitoring and management is

adaptive and multifaceted and involves working closely with both wolves and people.

NEW CDFW SCIENTIFIC COLLECTING PERMIT REGULATIONS AND ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL

Ona Alminas, Leslie Alber, Esther Burkett, Justin Garcia, James May, Brian Owens, Craig Schjoneman, Kristin

Wenzel, and Robert Win; Sr. Env. Scientist, California Department of Fish and Wildlife,

[email protected]

Scientific Collecting Permits (SCPs) are the permitting mechanism issued by the California Department of Fish and

Wildlife (CDFW) for take of wildlife species that are not listed as Candidate, Threatened, or Endangered under the

California Endangered Species Act (CESA), and that are not Fully Protected. SCPs enable the public to engage in,

and report back on, scientific research, education and propagation activities, where research and data collection

help benefit and conserve the State’s wildlife resources. In 2017, CDFW underwent a regulations update that

revised Sections 650 and 703, Title 14, California Code of Regulations (CCR). The regulations update was necessary

to modernize SCP processes consistent with statutory changes, and revise the permit structure to implement in an

online application format, with new forms and fee schedule, with the overall goal of improving program

administration and operation. The new regulations and the online Scientific Collecting Permit Portal (SCPP)

became effective on October 1, 2018. This presentation will outline the regulatory and procedural changes that

prospective applicants should be aware of, what happens to existing permit holders and theirs SCPs issued under

the hard copy process, and initial steps for how to use the SCPP. CDFW hopes that these regulatory and

administrative improvements will continue to support stakeholders and encourage research, conservation and

education, while protecting California’s wildlife.

LANDSCAPE SCALE PERMITTING AND AGREEMENTS

Joe Croteau, Timberland Conservation Program Manager, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern

Region, Yreka, CA, [email protected]

We are in an era for California when project proponents, researchers, conservation groups, academia, and

politicians are challenged to balance core and often-conflicted economic and environmental values. Climate

change, wildfire, drought, economics, and urban infrastructure have led to the reduction in distribution and range

of many fish and wildlife resources. There are many examples of natural resource agencies not delivering on their

obligations to represent public interests. There are also many examples of the entities described above

collaborating on solutions resulting in viable conservation efforts. California is a leader in developing regulatory

actions to protect fish, wildlife, and plants. The Department of Fish and Wildlife recently developed the Landscape

Conservation Planning Program to connected fragmented corridors, provide mitigation options, and seek

restoration funding. In this presentation, I will provide a general overview of some of our challenges, and a few

landscape-scale permitting options for listed species worth considering. I hope the presentation will inspire a

follow up discussion on site-specific scenarios we can explore together.





UPDATE ON CALIFORNIA SPOTTED OWL STATUS EVALUATION

Jennifer Jones, Wildlife Biologist/Connecting People With Nature and Schoolyard Habitat Coordinator, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Yreka, CA, [email protected]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is currently developing a Species Status Assessment (SSA) for the

California spotted owl. The SSA process is an analytical approach developed by the Service to deliver a

foundational science report for informing all Endangered Species Act decisions. The SSA process has three

successive stages: 1) document the life history and ecological relationships of the species in question to provide

the foundation for the

assessment, 2) describe and hypothesize causes for the current condition of the species, and 3) forecast the

species’ future condition. The future condition refers to the ability of a species to sustain populations in the wild

under plausible future scenarios. The scenarios help explore the species’ response to future environmental

stressors and to assess the potential for conservation to intervene to improve its status. The SSA process

incorporates modeling and scenario planning for prediction of a possible future status for the species and applies

the conservation biology principles of representation, resiliency, and redundancy to evaluate the current and

future condition. The SSA results in a scientific report distinct from policy application, which contributes to

streamlined, transparent, and consistent decision-making and allows for greater technical participation by experts

outside of the Service, including state natural resource agencies. The SSA builds upon the past threat-focused

assessment by including systematic and explicit analyses of a species’ future response to stressors and

conservation, and as a result, it provides an improved scientific analysis for ESA decisions.

NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL RECOVERY PLAN, IMPLEMENTATION IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA

Bob Carey, Branch Chief, Habitat Conservation and Planning, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yreka, CA

[email protected]

The Revised Recovery Plan for the Northern Spotted Owl (NSO) was signed on June 28, 2011 and includes 33

Recovery Actions. Several of these Recovery Actions are specifically applicable to dry, interior forests in northern

California. Recovery Actions 10, 11, and 32 describe forest management to restore or maintain NSO habitat.

Recovery Action 12 is aimed at understanding NSO habitat relationships in post-fire landscapes and limiting

adverse effects of post-fire forest management. Several Recovery Actions emphasize developing collaborative

partnerships to promote conservation and recovery of NSO. This presentation will discuss and describe successes

as well as opportunities for improvement in implementing the NSO Revised Recovery Plan.





Chapter Announcements

Help Kids by Sharing Your Wild Stories

The Sac-Shasta Chapter of TWS is partnering with Sacramento Splash, a 501(c)(3) nature and science education organization, to produce Wild Stories. These nature-focused vignettes are a way for scientists and nature-lovers to share with children the wonders of the natural world and their experience of being where the wild things are.

Kids in urban areas are indoors most of the time and know not what lies beyond the pavement. If we are to prepare the next generation to care for the earth, we must give young people a reason to care about it. Among them are children who are profoundly impacted by their Splash experience; it changes their sense of the themselves, the world and their connection to it. Splash already reaches over 100 classes of 4th and 5th graders through its hands-on Investigating Vernal Pools program, a classroom curriculum and field trip to Mather Field near Sacramento, CA.

From now through December 2018, Sacramento Splash and the Sac-Shasta Chapter of TWS are collecting your Wild Stories to help connect kids with the plants, animals, and scientific wonder that surrounds us. Your story can be about something microscopic or global, an organism, a phenomenon, or just evidence of physics, chemistry, biology, ecology, hydrology, or geology at work around us. Write your story in the first-person using simple words, prose, or verse. Think engaging Facebook post. Editors will review the content, and you will have approval over the final version of your story before publication. Send your contributions (or questions) to Sacramento Splash by email to [email protected] and cc [email protected]. Your story can be published anonymously if you wish.

Field and Science (evening seminar social) Presenter Dr. Jamie Kneitel, CSU Sacramento

Wildlife and Wetlands of the Middle East and North Africa Thurs, Nov. 15, 2018, Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Blue Prynt, 815 11th Street, Sacramento, CA

Chapter Elections to run in December 2019

We are recruiting for a couple open positions for the 2019 Executive Board! We are looking for Vice President candidates who want to be involved with Chapter leadership for the next three years (Vice President, to President, to Past President roles). We are hopeful to have a tech-motivated person to help maintain our new website, eager

to engage in social media, and assist with our Mailchimp digests – and/ or serve as our Technology Chair. We seek a Newsletter Editor to help format 3 newsletters a year for membership, and a Student Outreach Liaison to assist with integrating students into the Wildlife Society as professional members, and organizing student wildlife

resources or events. Many more options available – planning your next trainings or workshops with the Professional Development Committee, Conservation Affairs Committee engagement in our current political

climate – you make your chapter what you want! Please contact us at [email protected] and help us do more to serve you!

Elections Recruitment Mixer Fri, Nov. 16, 2018, Time: 5:30pm to 7:30pm

Kupro’s Craft House, 1217 21st St, Sacramento, CA 95816


https://www.sacsplash.org/


Speaker Biographies

Robin Fallscheer Robin Fallscheer earned her undergraduate and MS degrees in Biological Sciences at CSU, Chico. Her thesis on

yellow jacket sting morphology was selected as the Most Outstanding Master’s Thesis for CSU, Chico. Her early

work in biology included encephalitis virus surveillance, bubonic plague surveillance, and research on zooplankton.

She works in Redding at California Department of Fish and Wildlife as a botanist in the Timberland Conservation

Program.

Bobette Jones Dr. Bobette Jones is a practicing restoration ecologist specializing in landscape

resilience, forest health, meadow and riparian restoration. She is considered an

expert on aspen restoration in California, and her research has been published and

recognized in both academic journals and popular presses. Trained as a field

ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service, she spent 15 years developing a forest-level

ecology program, integrating scientific research into project planning,

implementation, and monitoring. She has successfully completed over 20 large-scale

planning projects focused on landscape resilience, watershed restoration, and

rangeland management. She holds a Ph.D. in integrative ecology from University of

California, Davis, and a B.S. and M.S. in biology from Ball State University.

Karen Pope Karen Pope is a Research Aquatic Ecologist with the US Forest Service, Pacific

Southwest Research Station. She focuses on the ecology and conservation of montane

amphibians and on developing meadow restoration practices that improve habitat

heterogeneity and resiliency. She holds a Ph.D. in ecology from UC Davis, and a M.S. in

Biology from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Mallory Bedwell Mallory Bedwell received her B.A. in integrative biology from UC Berkeley where she first

started doing genetics work while studying Ensatina salamanders. She recently completed her

master’s degree under Caren Goldberg at Washington State University. For her thesis, she

developed an environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling protocol for Sierra Nevada and foothill

yellow-legged frogs in lotic systems and used it to clarify distributional records for the Sierra

Nevada yellow-legged frogs on Plumas National Forest. She currently works as an

environmental scientist at the California Department of Water Resources where she plans on

applying eDNA surveys in the Yolo Bypass.



Stacy Stanish Stacy Stanish is a Senior Environmental Scientist/Forest Practice Biologist with CAL

FIRE’s Watershed Protection Program. Ms. Stanish has a Bachelor’s degree in

Fisheries Biology from Humboldt State University. Ms. Stanish’s more than 20-year

professional career has focused on working with fish and wildlife for Pacific Lumber

Company, Central Valley Regional Water Board, Department of Fish and

Game/Wildlife and now CAL FIRE in the technical and regulatory realm. Ms. Stanish

specializes in freshwater and terrestrial ecology. Current projects include: northern

spotted owl review, a post-fire bird occupancy study, and monitoring aquatic and

terrestrial wildlife on CAL FIRE’s various State Forests. Ms. Stanish is also a

Registered Professional Forester.

Ted Weller Theodore (Ted) Weller is an Ecologist with USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest

Research Station, stationed in Arcata, California. Ted has been working with bats in

forests of northern California since 1996. He has studied habitat associations of

bats throughout the Pacific Northwest. A primary focus of his work has been the

design and implementation of programs to monitor population status of bats over

large spatial extents. Toward that end he is a co-developer of the Bat Acoustic

Monitoring Portal which promotes collaborative sharing of echolocation

monitoring data to understand the seasonal distributions of multiple bat species.

He also helps to coordinate efforts to implement the North American Bat

Monitoring Program in California and for the Forest Service nationwide. His most

recent work focuses applies the latest micro-technologies to help understand the

migratory and winter ecology of bats in western North America.

Kent Laudon Kent graduated from UW-Stevens Point and embarked on a windy professional trail

from OR to MT to ID back to MT to AZ/NM, and currently CA. On that trail he has

worked for USFS, Oregon Fish and Wildlife, Nez Perce Tribe, University of Idaho,

Idaho Fish and Game, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks, USFWS, California Fish and

Wildlife, working with a variety of species and habitat (black bears, cougar, mule

deer, elk, mountain goats, bighorn sheep). Kent has worked with wolves for the past

21 years.



Ona Alminas Ona is a Senior Environmental Scientist with CDFW. She has over 11 years of

experience as a field, research and consulting biologist, with emphasis in terrestrial

vertebrate ecology and population genetics (including mule deer phylogeography in

the desert southwest). She is a regulations analyst for CDFW and the Fish and Game

Commission to promulgate a variety of regulations for recreational and commercial

inland and marine fisheries, and California Endangered Species Act listings, and

coordinated the Scientific Collecting Permit regulation update. Previously in

environmental consulting, she conducting sensitive species surveys, prepared

biological reports and habitat management plans, and environmental documents. She

has also participated in natural history collection and curation efforts at UC Davis, and

oversaw numerous avian, mammalian and herpetofaunal inventory and research

projects in California and Washington state. She earned a M.S. in Biological Sciences from University of Wisconsin

-Milwaukee, and a B.S. from U.C. Davis in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology.

Joe Croteau Joe Croteau is the Timberland Conservation Program Manager for the California

Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Northern Region. He grew up in the

Anderson Valley of Mendocino County. He has a B.S. in Wildlife Management from

Humboldt State University, with additional coursework in fisheries, botany, and

herpetology. He worked as a Scientific Aid in the Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory

evaluating the effects of the 1991 Cantara Spill, at the Butte Valley Wildlife Area

supporting wetlands and waterfowl management, and in the Bay Delta evaluating

potential impacts from proposed reservoir development. He was then employed as

a Fisheries Biologist with the USFWS monitoring salmonid, cyprinid, osmerid, and

centrarchid populations in the San Joaquin/Sacramento Delta. Since 2001 he has been employed as an

Environmental Scientist and Program Manager within the Timberland and Aquatic Conservation Programs at

CDFW.



Jennifer Jones Jennifer Jones is a Wildlife Biologist with the Yreka FWO since 2005. Currently, she is

working with a private landowner on a Safe Harbor Agreement for the northern

spotted owl (NSO) and gray wolf. She participates in a NSO interagency working group

and provide technical assistance to CAL FIRE on timber harvest plans to avoid

incidental take of NSO when needed. She is the lead for responding to a petition to list

the Siskiyou Mountains salamander (SMS) under the ESA, is working with the Klamath

National Forest to develop a Conservation Strategy for the SMS and Scott Bar

salamander, and is wrapping up a habitat modeling field study on these species. She is

also the coordinator for the Yreka FWO Connecting People with Nature program,

which includes outreach and education about wildlife and conservation, and creating schoolyard habitats and

monarch waystations. Jennifer has an M.S. Natural resources with an wildlife emphasis from Humboldt State

University and a B.A. in Biology and in Environmental Studies from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Bob Carey Bob has been involved in forest management and wildlife related issues in

northeastern California for over 25 years. Bob has experience working as a private land

manager (Wildlife Biologist for W.M. Beaty & Associates, Inc.), a consultant (VESTRA)

and as a federal endangered species biologist. Much of Bob’s work has focused on

northern spotted owls. Current duties include developing conservation agreements

with willing stakeholders in accordance with the requirements of Section 10 of the

Endangered Species Act (ESA). Types of conservation agreements include Habitat

Conservation Plans (HCPs), Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances

(CCAAs), and Safe Harbor Agreements (SHAs).Bob has an M.S. in Wildlife Science from

Oregon State University and his B.S. in Wildlife Management from The Ohio State University.


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