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CRAB ORCHARD NARRATIVE REPORTS JAMJARY-DECEMBER 1961 Narrative Report Routing SHVJ CRAB ORCHARD NARRATIVE REPORTS JAMJARY-DECEMBER 1961 narrative Report Routing SHVJ Mr. Balymv^ Mr. Crawford'4 Administrative Services O Miss Baud Public Use ( Mr. IhMmt Mr, Kiibicbek Kr. Stollberg Dr. Morley Mr. Hiekok ^ildj^ge^l^agOB^tit Mr. Baako Mr. Stiles Mr, Goldman Refsjge CRAB ORCHARD Period September-December 1961 NARRAT IVE REPORT September thru December, 1961 U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR FISH Alt) WILDLIFE SERVICE BUREAU OF SPORT FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE Creb Orchard National Wildlife Refuge Route 2 Carttrvllle, lllinoia CRAB ORCHARD NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE REFUGE STAFF Administrative, Managerial and Technical H. E. STILES PROJECT MANAGER W. D« CARTER REFUGE MANAGER G. H. HUNTER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT L. HOVELL REFUGE MANAGER L. B. SHEFFIELD PARK RANGER C. C. WINGARD ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN J. WILBRECHT ASSISTAm" REFUSE MANAGER-TRAINEE P, E. FERGUSON ASSISTANT PARK RANGER H. T. GUALDONI. CLERK (TYPING) ESTHEL L. COX CLERK-STENOGRAPHER JOYCE A. TODD . • FISCAL ACCOUNTING CLERIC (STENOGRAPHY) MARY L. SHERERTZ CLERK-STENOGRAPHER ARLIE JACK STORE WEEPER (GENERAL) CLARK BAVIN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER GORDON TRIPP FIRE CONTROL AID Construction, Operations and Maintenance 4. J. PICW\R FOREMAN, «IXED GANG W. E. ELLIOTT FOREMAN, SHOP R. L. BASLER FIREFIGHTER, SUPERVISORY E. C. HUNTER FOREMAN, OPERATING ENGINEER (STEAM) A. G. BOLES . FOREMAN, MUNICIPAL UTILITIES (WATER & SEWER) W, T. CAMPBELL FOREMAN, LABORER F. L. NORTON FOREMAN, LABORER P. £• EASTWOOD FIREFIGHTER J. T. GIBBONS FIREFIGHTER W. E. WEBB FIREFIGHTER K. W. SUMMERS FIREFIGHTER H. L. DAVIS GUARD L. J. GASS GIARD 5. E. IRVIN GUARD H- L. SUMMERS GUARD C. B. ORANGE GUARD H. L, GARNER FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER C. L. FLORA FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER S. A. GLENSKI FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER R. H. HOWELL FIREMAN, STATIONARY BOILER H. E. BROWNING FILTER & DISPOSAL PLANT OPERATOR J. C. COX FILTER & DISPOSAL PLANT OPERATOR J• C, LILLICH FILTER & DISPOSAL PLANT OPERATOR L. R. PARKS FILTER & DISPOSAL PLANT OPERATOR W. R. WALLIN FILTER & DISPOSAL PLANT OPERATOR - Continued - REFUGE STAFF H. P. BUTLER BUILDING REPAIRMAN J. C. CALCATERRA BUILDING REPAIRMAN C. L. DAVIS BUILDING REPAIRMAN W. C. HERRING OPERATOR GENERAL L. MORSE OPERATOR GENERAL R. D. TAYLOR OPERATOR GENERAL L. R. TIPPY OPERATOR GENERAL C. C. HOFFARD MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE R. E. GOLDSMITH MECHANIC, AUTOMOTIVE J. E. NELLY GARAGE SERVICEMAN J. W. BOOTH MA I NT E NANCE AAA N E. E. DARNELL MA I NTENANCEMAN J. R. RICE MA I NTENANCEMAN J. L. VENEGONI AAA I NTENANCEMAN D. P. ELLIOTT LABORER G. J. ELLIOTT LABORER T. GALINES LABORER J. H. MOORE LABORER A. SEBBEN LABORER W. J. STAGEY LABORER R. L. VENEGONI LABORER j 17 EMPLOYEES WAE - LABORERS Devil's Kitchen Survey G. W. DARLAND ENGINEER TECHNICIAN ROBERT NAGEL ENGINEER TECHNICIAN M. o. MCCARTHY ENGINEER AID FRANCIS FROST ENGINEER AID 2 EMPLOYEES WAE - LABORERS CONTENTS Page I. General A. Weather Conditions 1 B. Habitat Conditions 2 1. Water 2 2, Food and Cover 3 II. Wildlife A. Migratory Birds k B. Upland Game Birds 8 C. Big Game Animals 8 D. Fur Animals, Predators, Rodents, and Other Mammals 9 E. Hawks, Eagles, Owls, Crows, Ravens, and Magpies H F. Other Birds 11 G. Fish 11 H. Reptiles , I. Disease 11 III. Refuge Development and Maintenance A. Physical Development 12 B. Plantings 13 C. Collections and Receipts 1^+ , D. Control of Vegetation ]k E. Planned Burning ]k F. Fires 1^ IV. Resource Management A. Grazing 14 B. Haying 15 C. Fur Harvest 15 D. Timber Removal. t 15 E. Commercial Fishing 15 F. Other Uses 15 V. Field Investigation or Applied Research A. Progress Report 16 K Deer Research 16 K. 2, Cannon Net Trap Cartridge 16 ^» 3. Waterfowl banding and trapping 16 E. VI. Public Relations A. Recreational Uses 18 B. Refuge Visitors 19 C. Refuge Participation 23 D. Hunting 27 E. Violations 27 F. Safety 27 AX XX]m9Q()«XRXKXt)e(iJ^b X»^X)©«a«0^)fepi©C xmsft*******, CONTENTS (Cont'd) Page VII. Industrial Activities A. Water Use 13 B. Feci 1 i ty Act ivi ty, Development S- Mai ntenance 30 C. Industrial Lease Management 33 D. Lease Prospects 33 VIII. Other I terns A. Items of Interest 3^ B. Personnel.......... 33 C. Photographs 36 D. Credits for this Report 36 E. Signature 37 N. R. Forms Appended I. GENERAL A. Weather Conditions. Precipitation Max. Min. Snowfall This Month Normal Temp. Temp. September 0.36 3.47 94° 37° October oM 4.01 35* 30° November 7.14 3.59 80 * 20° December 6.75 4.60 3.27 66° 5° Total 6.75 12.58 14.34 Extremes 94° 5° Annual Total 24.2 54.44 40.00 Rainfall for the period was I.76 inches below normal. September and October were very dry. This created very good harvest conditions and fire hazards. These conditions were changed the first of November when a one-inch rain fell. This was followed on November 3rd with 2.04 inches of rain. The above table summarizes the weather data taken from Marion Veterans Hospital records, Marion, Illinois. Page 2 B. Habitat Conditions. 1. Water Crab Orchard Lake - The level at the beginning of the period was 1,9 feet below the spillway level (405.00 feet). On September 6, the south valve was opened kk inches and the following day the middle valve was opened 2k Inches. This was done in an effort to establish waterfowl foods on mud flats and to prevent bank erosion. This was not done earlier in the period so that recreation would not be hampered until after Labor Day. The valves were closed on September 15. At this time the level was 403.05 feet. Evaporation continued to drop the level until the end of October when the level was 402.40. Then rains came and the water level continued to rise through November and December. The south valve was opened five inches on November 30. The relatively sunny dry weather through September and October created a complaint by the local people. They felt that the water manipulation cut their summer water sports off, A committee met with Bureau Officials and presented the following points In a complaint: (1) It was unfair to charge local governments for use of water when said water was wasted by "dumpi ng". (2) When the lake level was low the water intakes for various users were plugged with goose feathers. (3) Swimming and boating was not as good because of excess mud flats and exposed stumps. Little Grassy Lake - There was no manipulation of the valves on this lake. The level was 0.5 feet below the spillway at the beginning of the period. Levels continued to drop through October, The November rains caused a gradual rise that continued into December, The highest reading was taken December 18 (500,28 feet or 0.28 feet above the spillway. Devi Is Ki tchen Lake - Water levels in this lake followed the same pattern as Little Grassy Lake, Water levels dropped through September and October due to evaporation and raised in November. It reached spillway level (510.00 feet) December 4. On the 18th of December the level was 0.64 feet above spillway level. It then dropped until the end of the period. Page 3 2. Food and Cover The amount of food available for geese was considered very good this past fall. Two factors contributed to this condition. Primarily the record yields of corn and soy beans raised by permittee and refuge farming operations allowed a considerable amount of grain to remain in the fields as the refuge share. Consequent reduction early in the fall of normal goose use days on this food in the ^closed arean allowed the available food to "stretch" over a longer period of time. Goose use days prior to November 1 were almost 900,000 less than that of a year ago. By the end of November the geese had pretty well gleaned everything within reach in the cornfields. Soybean fields, as usual, were used first by arriving birds. However, the geese continued to utilize the bean fields through the end of the period, cleaning up shattered beans and utilizing avallable weed growth. Browse conditions were poor during October due mainly to the below normal rainfall received during September and October, Above average rainfall during November helped the situation somewhat, but fescue pastures continued to provide the best available browse. "Skinner Bottom" (A-41) and a 13 acre field near refuge headquarters, which were put into corn by the refuge staff, remains virtually untouched at the end of December, This corn will be rolled down during January and February, as the need arises, to supplement available food that the birds are now seeking off the refuge. In that a record yield of corn is involved these fields should help our wintering goose population over the roughest part of the winter. An experimental planting early in October of ten acres of Field Brome Grass on a newly cleared area of A-^l was a complete failure. Lack of sufficient moisture after planting was responsible for this. This recently introduced winter annual promises, however, to have definite possibilities for goose browse. Conditions permitting, investigations on the desirability of this plant will be continued. Page 4 An experimental seeding of perennial rye grass to about 15 acres of mud flats, exposed by the two foot drawdown of Crab Orchard Lake, provided some interesting information. The grass sprouted and grew best were broadcast on the most moist areas bordering the water's edge. In order to take advantage of this fact, broadcast seeding, either by hand or airplane, should "follow" the water out. In order to allow sufficient growth time after seeding , and_ prior to goose arrival, drawdown and subsequent planting should be accomplished much earlier ttrerrTtre first part~of September as was done this year.
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