PNW 98 Session - Full Abstracts
Full Abstract
1) Contact Author: Wedge Watkins
2) Institution:Bureau of Land Management
3) Mailing Address: 2795 Anderson Ave. #25 Klamath Falls, OR 97603
4) Phone #:(541)885-4110
5) Email: wwatkins@or.blm.gov
6) Presenter: Wedge Watkins
7) Paper or Poster: poster
8) Equipment needs other than standard slide and overhead projector: 8'x30" banquet table
9) Contributed session 1st choice:Restoration
10) Contributed session 2nd choice:Functional
11) Do you want your oral or poster presentation judged for a student award (yes or no)?: No
12) Would you like to be a judge for Student Awards (yes or no)?:No
13) Keywords:restoration, endangered species, water quality
14) Authors:
WEDGE WATKINS
Lou Whiteaker
Monica Miller
Andy Hamilton
15) Affiliation/institution:
(1) USDI, Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview District, Klamath Falls Resource Area
(2) Same as above
(3) Same as above
(4) Same as above
16) Abstract Title:
Wood River Wetland Restoration Project
17) Abstract Text:
In the Klamath Basin, wetlands have been reduced from over 350,000 acres prior to 1905 to less than 75,000 acres today. Settlement, agricultural converion, urbanization, and other human induced changes have been the major causes of wetland loss. In an attempt to reverse this trend, the Klamath Water Resources Advisory Committee solicited the Congress to appropriate funds for the purchase of the Wood River property for the purpose of wetland restoration. In September of 1992, the Congress appropriated funds to purchase the property. In July of 1994 the purchase was completed. The primary goal for management of the Wood River Property is to restore the majority of the area to a properly functioning wetland community. The primary objectives are to improve water quality and quantity entering Agency Lake from the property, and to restore and maintain wetland habitat primarily for the endangered Lost River and shortnose suckers. Additional objectives to be pursued in accordance with the primary objectives include providing public recreation and educational opportunities, restoration of other fish and wildlife habitats, and coordinating multi-agency research and monitoring. A large cooperative partnership including the Klamath Tribes, federal, state and county governments, nonprofit organizations and private citizens has been formed to implement the restoration management and monitoring plan for this project. Current restoration activities include construction and reconstruction of levees, construction of a pumping station, ponds and historic stream channels, to reestablish the historic hydrologic patterns. Current monitoring efforts include data collection on amphibians, neotropical migrant birds,fish, waterfowl, vegetaion,, and water quality. Potential research topics include, the effect of wetland restoration on water quality, subsidence/peat formation, spotted frog, Lost River and Shortnose suckers, non native fishes, neotropical migrant birds, yellow rail, and waterfowl.
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