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Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE LA CROSSE DISTRICT Onalaska, Wisconsin ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT • Fiscal Year 2003 U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM • • REVIEW AND APPROVALS UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE La Crosse District Onalaska, Wisconsin ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT • Fiscal Year 2003 Date I Refuge Manager Date -'7lf- J11. ~ 5~18· Zoo i Regional Chief, NWRS Date • • INTRODUCTION The La Crosse District includes Navigational Pools 7 and 8 and extends from Trempealeau to Genoa, Wisconsin, a distance of about 35 river miles. The District lies within the river corridor bordered by the steep bluffs of Winona and Houston Counties in Minnesota and Trempealeau, La Crosse, and Vernon Counties in Wisconsin. More than 100,000 people living in the greater La Crosse area are only minutes away from the Refuge. This accessibility is reflected in the amount of use the District receives annually from such users as pleasure boaters, campers, hunters, fishermen, and for wildlife observation. Habitat types include about 15,400 acres of open water, 16,100 acres ofbackwater marshes and sloughs, and 10,450 acres ofbottomland hardwood forests. Extensive tracts of bottomland hardwood forest are interlaced with sloughs, marshes, and beaver ponds where the Black and Root Rivers join the Mississippi. The District's habitat base support large concentrations of migratory waterfowl, including tundra swans and canvasbacks. The popular Lake Onalaska is located in the District. The lake, like many of the Refuge backwaters, was created upon completion of the Lock and Dam System and subsequent flooding in 193 7. Lake Onalaska supports one of the most highly utilized fishery resources on the Upper Mississippi River. The District Office is co-located in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Resource Center at • 555 Lester Avenue in Onalaska, WI; a storage warehouse is located near La Crescent, MN. • INTRODUCTION • TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE HIGHLIGHTS .................................................. 1 CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ........................................ 2 1. MONITORfNG & STUDIES .................................... 3 1a. Survey & Censuses ................................................................................................... 3 1b. Studies & Investigations ............................................................................................ 7 2. HABITATRESTORATION ................................... lO 2a. Wetland Restoration ............................................................................................ NTR 2b. Upland Restoration ............................................................................................. NTR 2c. Deepwater/Riverine Restoration ............................................................................. 10 2d. Deepwater/Coral Reef Restoration ...................................................................... NTR 3. HABITAT MANAGEMENT .................................. 15 3a. Water Level Management ....................................................................................... 15 3b . Moist Soil Management ...................................................................................... NTR 3c. Graze/Mow/Hay ...................................................................................................... 18 3d. Farming ............................................................................................................... NTR • 3e. Forest Management. ................................................................................................ 19 3f. Fire Management .................................................................................................... 20 3g. Pest Plant Control. ................................................................................................... 20 4. FISH & WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ........................... 23 4a. Bird Banding ........................................................................................................... 23 4b. Disease Monitoring & Treatment.. .......................................................................... 23 4c. Re-introductions .................................................................................................. NTR 4d. Nest Structures .................................................................................................... NTR 4e. Pest, Predator & Exotic Animal Control ............................................................. NTR 4f. Invasive Animal & Other Non-invasive Non-Plant Taxa Management.. ............. NTR 5. COORDINATION ACTIVITIES ............................... 25 5a. Interagency Coordination ........................................................................................ 25 5b. Tribal Coordination ............................................................................................. NTR 5c. Private Lands Activities (excludes Restoration) ...................................................... 26 • 6. RESOURCE PROTECTION ................................... 28 • 6a. Law Enforcement .................................................................................................... 28 6b. Permits & Economic Use Management .................................................................. 29 6c. Contaminant Investigation ...................................................................................... 30 6d. Contaminant Cleanup .......................................................................................... NTR 6e. Water Rights Management .................................................................................. NTR 6f. Cultural Resources Management.. ....................................................................... NTR 6g. Land Acquisition Support ....................................................................................... 30 7. PUBLIC EDUCATION & RECREATION ........................ 31 7a. Provide Visitor Services .......................................................................................... 31 7b. Outreach .................................................................................................................. 36 8. PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION ............................ 43 8a. Comprehensive Conservation Planning ................................................................... 43 8b. General Administration/Safety ................................................................................ 44 • • 1 • HIGHLIGHTS Much of 2003 was dominated by spotty or nonexistent rainfall leading to a significant drought (Climatic Conditions). Reconstruction of the Long Lake Environmental Management Program (EMP) Project, severely damaged during the 2001 flood, was completed. The first phase of the Rosebud Island Protection Project was also completed (Section 2.c). About 2,200 acres of forest in Pool 8 were inventoried (Section 3.e). A first grade teacher and her class at La Crescent-Hokah Elementary School released beetles at Schnicks Bay to control purple loosestrife (Section 3.g). The proposed construction of an asphalt plant on Brice Prairie (Pool 7) has the potential to impact the Refuge (Section 5.a). Three tracts of land, totaling about 57 acres, were acquired in PoolS in FY2003 (Section 6.g). The boat ramp at Lower 1-90 Landing was replaced. Plans and specifications were finalized for rehabilitating the Long Lake Landing (Section 7 .a). • Thousands of coots and diving ducks on Lake Onalaska were killed by intestinal parasites during both fall and spring migration (Section 4.b). "Refuge Fest," the celebration of the NWRS Centennial, was a huge success in La Crosse (Section 7.a.) A "Manager for a Day" Workshop and two informational meetings were held in the La Crosse area as part of the development of the Refuge's Comprehensive Conservation Plan (Section 8.a). Refuge Manager Don Hultman arrived in October 2002 (Section 8.b.) Director Steve Williams, Deputy Director Matt Hogan, and new Regional Director Robyn Thorson all visited the area during the year (Section 7.a.) . • 2 • CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OCTOBER 1, 2002 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2003 Month Max Min Ave Monthly Precip Monthly Snowfall Temp Temp Temp Depart. Depart. Total October 53.0 37.5 45.3 -5.3 3.33 +1.17 0.8 November 43.6 26.0 34.8 -0.7 0.55 -1.55 2.7 December 35.5 19.9 27.7 +5.9 0.36 -0.87 1.7 January 25.3 7.9 16.6 +0.7 0.53 -0.66 7.0 February 28.8 7.1 18.0 -4.7 0.56 -0.43 6.2 March 43.1 23.8 33.5 -1.1 2.46 +0.46 6.0 April 58.9 36.7 47.8 -0.6 2.48 -0.90 6.7 May 69.6 46.3 58.0 -2.7 3.99 +0.61 • 79.0 56.3 67.7 -2.0 2.45 -1.55 June July 83.8 62.7 73.3 -0.8 2.51 -1.74 August 87.1 63.4 75.3 +3.6 1.34 -2.94 September 74.0 52.5 63.3 +0.5 2.61 -0.79 Total/Avg 56.8 36.7 46.8 23.17 -9.19 31.1 Source: National Weather Service Office in La Crosse, WI For the second straight year, the lack of precipitation was the big story. Much of 2003 was dominated by spotty or non-existent rainfall leading to a significant drought. The dry conditions started during the 2002-2003 winter with the driest stretch on record. The last half of summer/early fall was also dry, with precipitation totals well below normal. The total precipitation of23.17" received during the period October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 was 9.19" below normal! • 3 • 1. MONITORING & STUDIES la. Surveys & Censuses La Crosse District staff was involved in a variety of monitoring efforts in FY2003. Among them include the following: Aerial Waterfowl Survey: Three
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