Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ...
Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ... Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ...
Significant Natural Features to be Protected Michigan has a number of significant natural features located across the State. These natural features can provide public benefits which may include recreation, bird watching, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, off-roading, and water sports. These areas also include critical habitat for different species of plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and macroinvertebrates. The features identified in the watershed are presented in Table 3-5. Threatened and Endangered Species The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) provides information on threatened and endangered species in Michigan by watershed. This work is coordinated by the Michigan Natural Features Inventory (MNFI). A species is classified as endangered if it is near extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range in Michigan. A species is threatened if it is likely to become classified as endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range in Michigan. A species is of special concern if it is extremely uncommon in Michigan or if it has a unique or highly specific habitat requirement and deserves careful monitoring of its status. A species on the edge or periphery of its range that is not listed as threatened may be included in this category along with any species that was once threatened or endangered but now has an increasing or protected, stable population. A species is extinct if it can no longer be found anywhere in the world. An extirpated species is one which doesn’t exist in Michigan, but can be found elsewhere in the world. A species is stable if it is not included in the above categories and the population is not declining drastically. A stable species is breeding and reproducing well enough to maintain current population in a given area. Table 2-6 includes the species of plants and animals found in the watershed which are listed as threatened, endangered, or of special concern. Esker Locations in Michigan Eskers An esker is a geographic natural feature that is formed when glacial meltwater carves subsurface river tunnels within the ice sheet. As the flow of water descreases or is blocked, sediment accumulates beneath the glacier. When the glacier recedes, a snake-like ridge composed of sand and gravel remains. The longest esker in Michigan extends from DeWitt to Mason running through Holt and Lansing. Much of the Mason Esker has been excavated for concrete roadway construction (Schaetzl 2005). Sinuous ridge of an esker. Source: Geological Survey of Canada Source: Schaetzl , 2005. 2-14 Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007
Table 2-6 Threatened and Endangered Features in the Watershed Feature Type 1 Name Scientific Name H Great Blue Heron Rookery n/a X X X X X X O Barrens Buckmoth Hemileuca maia SC X X X O Beak Grass Diarrhena americana T X X X X X X X O Blanchard's Cricket Frog Acris crepitans blanchardi SC X X X O Blanding's Turtle Emys blandingii SC X X X X O Cat-tail Sedge Carex typhina T X X X O Cerulean Warbler Dendroica cerulea SC X X X X O Clinton's Bulrush Scirpus clintonii SC X X X X X X O Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii SC X X X O Cooper's Milk-vetch Astragalus neglectus SC X X X O Culvers Root Borer Papaipema sciata SC X X X O Dwarf-bulrush Hemicarpha micrantha SC X X X X O Eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus C SC X X X X X X X X X X O Elktoe Alasmidonta marginata SC X X X O False Hop Sedge Carex lupuliformis T X X X X X X X X X X O Hairy Angelica Angelica venenosa SC X X X O Indiana Bat or Indiana Myotis Myotis sodalis LE E X X X O King Rail Rallus elegans E X X X X X X X O Least Shrew Cryptotis parva T X X X X X X X O Prairie Fringed Orchid Platanthera leucophaea LT E X X X O Purple Milkweek Asclepias purpurascens SC X X X O Raven's-foot Sedge Carex crus-corvi T X X X O Regal Fern Borer Papaipema speciosissima SC X X X X X X X O Regal Fritillary Speyeria idalia E X X X X X X X X O Round Pigtoe Pleurobema coccineum SC X X X O Showy Orchis Galearis spectabilis T X X X X X X X X X X O Splendid Clubtail Gomphus lineatifrons SC X X X O Spotted Turtle Clemmys guttata T X X X O Swamp Metalmark Calephelis mutica SC X X X O Tamarack Tree Cricket Oecanthus laricis SC X X X O Torrey's Bulrush Scirpus torreyi SC X X X X X X X X X X X O White or Prairie False Indigo Baptisia lactea SC X X X X X X X X X X X O Virginia Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana SC X X X X X X X O Virginia Waterhorehound Lycopus virginicus T X X X X X X X O Woodland Vole Microtus pinetorum SC X X X X X X X 1 – F = Forest, G = Geographical, H = Habitat, O = Organism 2 – LE = Listed as endangered, LT = Listed as threatened, SC = Special concern, T = Threatened, E = Endangered Source: MNFI, 2005. Federal Status 2 State Status 2 Clise Drain Faiver Drain Graneer Drain Upper Vermilion Creek Looking Glass A Looking Glass B Mud Creek Prairie & Gunderman Lower Remey Chandler Upper Remey Chandler Summer Drain Turkey Creek Lower Vermilion Creek Middle Vermilion Creek Section 2: Watershed Characteristics 2-15
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Significant Natural Features to be Protected<br />
Michigan has a number of significant natural features located across the<br />
State. These natural features can provide public benefits which may include<br />
recreation, bird watching, hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, off-roading, and<br />
water sports. These areas also include critical habitat for different species of<br />
plants, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish, and macroinvertebrates.<br />
The features identified in the watershed are presented in Table 3-5.<br />
Threatened and Endangered Species<br />
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) provides<br />
information on threatened and endangered species in Michigan by<br />
watershed. This work is coordinated by the Michigan Natural Features<br />
Inventory (MNFI).<br />
A species is classified as endangered if it is near extinction throughout all or<br />
a significant portion of its range in Michigan.<br />
A species is threatened if it is likely to become classified as endangered<br />
within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its<br />
range in Michigan.<br />
A species is of special concern if it is extremely uncommon in Michigan or if<br />
it has a unique or highly specific habitat requirement and deserves careful<br />
monitoring of its status. A species on the edge or periphery of its range that<br />
is not listed as threatened may be included in this category along with any<br />
species that was once threatened or endangered but now has an increasing or<br />
protected, stable population.<br />
A species is extinct if it can no longer be found anywhere in the world. An<br />
extirpated species is one which doesn’t exist in Michigan, but can be found<br />
elsewhere in the world.<br />
A species is stable if it is not included in the above categories and the<br />
population is not declining drastically. A stable species is breeding and<br />
reproducing well enough to maintain current population in a given area.<br />
Table 2-6 includes the species of plants and animals found in the watershed<br />
which are listed as threatened, endangered, or of special concern.<br />
Esker Locations in Michigan<br />
Eskers<br />
An esker is a geographic natural feature<br />
that is formed when glacial meltwater<br />
carves subsurface river tunnels within<br />
the ice sheet. As the flow of water<br />
descreases or is blocked, sediment<br />
accumulates beneath the glacier. When<br />
the glacier recedes, a snake-like ridge<br />
composed of sand and gravel remains.<br />
The longest esker in Michigan extends<br />
from DeWitt to Mason running through<br />
Holt and Lansing. Much of the Mason<br />
Esker has been excavated for concrete<br />
roadway construction (Schaetzl 2005).<br />
Sinuous<br />
ridge of an<br />
esker.<br />
Source: Geological Survey of Canada<br />
Source: Schaetzl , 2005.<br />
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