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280-15 Restricted Reserve Account Budget and Program Summary 280-15 Nevada Department of Wildlife Restricted Reserve Account Budget and Program Summary Fiscal Years 2013 & 2014 {This page is intentionally left blank} Restricted Reserve Account Budget and Program Summary Program Page Duck Stamp ......................................................... 1 Operation Game Thief .......................................... 12 Elk Damage Mitigation Fee ..................................... 17 Habitat Conservation Fee ...................................... 18 Upland Game Bird Stamp ....................................... 33 Mining Assessment Fee .......................................... 60 {This page is intentionally left blank} STATUS REPORT OF NEVADA DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE’S DUCK STAMP PROGRAM REVENUE, PROGRAM EXPENDITURES AND PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN DURING FISCAL YEARS 2013 AND 2014 Highlights of Duck Stamp Program Projects Funded in FY13 Overton WMA Farming Approximately 50 acres were seeded with barley, cereal rye, alfalfa and sunflower. Ammonium sulfate fertilizer was also purchased. This project was completed by the Cooperator under the terms of the current farming and agricultural lease agreement. Overton WMA Vegetation Control Herbicides were purchased to treat Russian olive, salt cedar, cocklebur, puncturevine, Russian knapweed, foxtail, yellow starthistle and other invasive weeds. Approximately 30 acres were treated. Herbicide applications were completed by Wildlife Management Area (WMA) staff. Overton WMA Overton WMA Water Outlet This project will allow us to better manage water flows into ponds and fields and conserve water on the WMA. Pipe materials and water control structures were purchased. Installation of the materials is expected to be completed during the early summer. Key Pittman WMA Vegetation Control Herbicides were purchased for noxious weed control and were used to treat hoary cress, Russian olive, saltcedar, hardstem bulrush, cocklebur, puncturevine, phragmities, and other invasive weeds. Approximately 30 acres have been treated and an additional 60 acres will be treated in May and June of 2013. Herbicide application was done by WMA staff. 1 Duck Stamp Program Key Pittman WMA Upland Food Plots Approximately 60 acres were seeded this spring with wheat, oats, rye, barley, Austrian winter pea, hairy vetch, clover, Palmer penstemon, Rocky Mountain beeplant and sunflower. This project was completed by WMA staff. An additional 20 acres was seeded in January with tall fescue and Indian rice grass to establish desirable vegetation where treatment of noxious weeds left bare ground. In June millet, rice, buckwheat, sorghum, smartweed, alkali bulrush and barnyard grass were planted along the shoreline of the upper ponds and the south end of Frenchy Lake. Steptoe Valley WMA Weed Control Duck Stamp funds were used to purchase herbicides to spot treat approximately 800 acres of hoary cress, Canada thistle, and Russian knapweed. Herbicide application was done by in-house personnel, Tri-County Weed Control, and Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) Conservation Crews. Steptoe Valley WMA Locke’s Ranch Noxious Weed Control Herbicides and miscellaneous sprayer parts were purchased. These purchases were used to treat hoary cress, tall whitetop, Russian olive, and saltcedar on spot treatments of the 440 acre parcel. Herbicide application was done by in-house personnel, Tri-County Weed Control and NDF Conservation Crews. Fallon Wood Duck Project Field work occurred continuously from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, including winter banding (hunting season) for the third time. A total of 320 Wood Ducks were banded for the first time (768 in 2011/12), 13 of which occurred during the winter (compared to 204 in 2011/12). A total of 322 (compared to 775 in 2012/12) previously marked Wood Ducks were recaptured as part of the banding program. As this project also uses individually coded tarsal bands which are readable up to 100 yards with a spotting scope, an additional 511 (compared to 716 in 2011/12) marked individuals were encountered. From this information it is quite clear that numbers were reduced substantially from the 2011-12 field season and remains unclear why. The extremely prolonged cold winter weather clearly played a role in the numbers encountered during the winter efforts. 2 Duck Stamp Program Wood Ducks The first nest checks were initiated during the 3rd week of March, 2013. Nest initiation will end in early July, but as of today, 56 (compared to 63 at the end of May 2012; with a full season total of 85) nests have been located in which 14 (compared to 24 at end of May 2012) nests have hatched. Therefore, the nesting effort in 2013 seems similar to 2012. One hundred and forty-one banded Wood Ducks were shot and reported in the 2012/13 waterfowl hunting season, including 107 shot in Nevada. California hunters shot and reported 28 bands, which is the highest number (and proportion) recorded during the course of the study, suggesting many wood ducks left Nevada this year due to the prolonged cold period. The 2012/13 hunting season estimated apparent harvest of 10% was well below the 20-30% desired for the harvest experiment treatment. When compared to the 2011-12 hunting season, which experienced a 9% apparent harvest rate (prescribed 2 to 3%), the prescribed levels of harvest for the harvest experiment are not being perfectly met and warrants further discussion. The prescribed experimental harvest rate for the 2013/14 hunting season will be similar to the “restrictive” 2011/12 season at 2-3%. Ben Sedinger was supported as a PhD student at the University of Nevada, Reno from July 2, 2012 through the present. A technician, Andrew Bouton, is supported from March 1, 2013 through June 30, 2013. Four professional presentations were given at the North American Duck Symposium in February 2013 regarding this project. North American Waterfowl Management Plan Implementation Funds were donated to Ducks Unlimited to help them implement the migratory bird projects that were developed as a result of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan. The projects primarily consist of wetland restoration, forage establishment and production, and the purchase of conservation easements in the prairie potholes regions of Saskatchewan and Alberta. Band return data shows that these two Canadian provinces serve as the sources for a significant number of waterfowl that pass through Nevada each year. Mason Valley WMA Cattail Control Funds were spent on herbicides to control cattail and hardstem bulrush in and around various ponds on the WMA. The herbicide was applied aerially to 3 Duck Stamp Program approximately 170 acres by a private contractor. Additional funds were used to pay for the aerial spraying for cattail control at the Mason Valley WMA. Northern Pintail Mason Valley WMA Joggles Well Pumping Funds were expended on pumping at the Joggles Well. This pump was used during the month of October, after storage water from the Walker River was shut off for the year. This enabled WMA staff to enhance roughly 500 acres of wetlands for the fall migration. Carson Lake Cattail Control Funds were used to purchase herbicides for aerial spraying last fall. This covered approximately 250-300 acres of the Sprig unit. Spraying occurred down the Cabin Drain and on the north end of the Sprig from the Bird Tower to the Cabin Drain. Carson Lake Water Control Structures Two corroded water control structures need to be replaced at Carson Lake and Pasture. Two new water control structures were purchased and installed. Bruneau and Franklin Lake WMA Weed Control Spot herbicide treatments were conducted at the Bruneau and Franklin Lake WMAs and then the herbicide purchased for this project was needed for a more urgent effort at Nevada Division of State Parks (NDSP)-owned lands in the Eastern Region. Noxious weed control efforts were completed around the wetlands at the north and south ends of South Fork Reservoir. Canada thistle, musk thistle, bull thistle, whitetop, curly dock and leafy spurge were treated on State-owned lands in a cooperative effort with NDF and NDSP to clean up important waterfowl habitat. This effort will reduce further weed encroachment at the sites and diminish transportation of noxious weed seeds downstream on the Humboldt River system. Duck Stamp funds were used in these efforts. 4 Duck Stamp Program Highlights of Duck Stamp Program Projects Funded in FY14 Overton WMA Water Delivery Pipe Project Funds were spent on water supply pipe and valves extending from Center Pond to the C-4 Field. Approximately 2,700 feet of 18 inch diameter PVC pipe and necessary fittings were purchased to replace deteriorated concrete ditches. This allows better management of our delivery system and conserves valuable water resources. The pipe is currently being installed by WMA personnel and should be finished in early FY15. Overton WMA Farming Approximately 50 acres were seeded this spring with barley, cereal rye, alfalfa and wheat. Ammonium sulfate fertilizer also was purchased to increase productivity of the fields. This project was completed by the Cooperator under the terms of the current farming and agricultural lease agreement. Overton WMA Overton WMA Water Outlet Structure Replacement Funds were spent on pipe materials and water control structures. This improves our ability to effectively control water levels to improve habitat conditions in moist-soil units and fields which benefit waterfowl and marsh birds. Overton WMA Vegetation Control Funds were was expended on herbicides to treat Russian olive, salt cedar, cocklebur,
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