Carello, Christy
Carello, Christy Carello, Christy
Conservation Monitoring, Protection andRecreational Use of a Fen WetlandChristy Carello, Audrey Hoffa & Heide Anderson
- Page 3: 20032005LandownerVail ResortsOther
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- Page 13: Canopy CoverSpecies Richness1203010
- Page 17 and 18: 0.050.0450.040.0350.030.0250.020.01
- Page 19: Mean Number of Birds (10/04 8/05
- Page 23 and 24: Implications of Monitoring• Timin
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- Page 29: Acknowledgements• Town of Brecken
Conservation Monitoring, Protection andRecreational Use of a Fen Wetland<strong>Christy</strong> <strong>Carello</strong>, Audrey Hoffa & Heide Anderson
20032005LandownerVail ResortsOther PrivatePublicAcreage3863125Percent17%28%55%
B1CUCUMBERGULCHLegendUngulate Migratory RoutesOverlay Protection DistrictMacroplotsWater Testing SitesGondola500 0 500 1,000Preventative Management AreaFeet
Conservation MonitoringProgram• Water• Vegetation• Mammalian• Avian• Amphibian
Water Surveys• May, September, StormEvent• Surface and Ground• Anions, Metals, Chemicaland BiologicalContaminants
Canopy CoverSpecies Richness1203010025806040200120022003200420151020012002200320042050Lodgepole (n=1)Mixed Conifer (n=5) Mixed Conifer/Shrub(n=1)Habitat TypeShrubland (n=7)0Lodgepole (n=1)Mixed Conifer(n=5)Habitat TypeMixedConifer/Shrub(n=1)Shrubland (n=7)Species DiversityUnderstory Vascular Plant Productivity124000307510864200120022003200435003000250020001500239823051852.8200120022003200420Lodgepole (n=1)Mixed Conifer(n=5)MixedConifer/Shrub(n=1)Shrubland (n=7)10005000100 1505.1 0Lodgepole (n=1)263179581268.1566227131Mixed Conifer (n=5) Mixed Conifer/Shrub(n=1)Shrubland (n=7)Habitat TypeHabitat Type
Beaver Activity10864201999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005YearActive Low Activivty Inactive
0.050.0450.040.0350.030.0250.020.0150.010.00501 2 3 4Habitat TypeMoose/elkDeer• 1 mixed coniferdominated bylodgepole• 2 mixed coniferdominated byspruce and fir• 3 shrubdominated bylarge woodyvegetation• 4 shrubdominated bysmall willows,sedges andgrasses
Fox Sparrow
Mean Number of Birds (10/04 8/05)1614121086LPMCSMC/S420Oct Dec Feb April May June July AugDateAvian Species (10/04 and 8/05)876543LPMCSMC/S210Oct Dec Feb April May June July AugDate
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• SignageMean Number of Birds (10/04 8/05)1614121086LPMCSMC/S420Oct Dec Feb April May June July AugDate
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• Signage
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• Signage
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• Signage
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• Signage
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• Signage
Implications of Monitoring• Timing of Deforestation• Environmental Education and Interpretation• Pet Control• Litter Removal• Weed Removal• Fencing• Signage
Acknowledgements• Town of Breckenridge (BOSAC)• Colorado Division of Wildlife• Boreal Toad Search Team• Metro State Student Assistants:Candice Bott, Monica Trachbrodt, BetsyKelso, Robert Rutherford, Hans Turner• Breckenridge Nature Series: Peg Alig