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North Cascades and Pacific Ranges 4 Ecoregional Assessment Site November 2006 Summaries VOLUME North Cascades and Pacific Ranges 4 Ecoregional Assessment SITE November 2006 SUMMarIes North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Volume 4 – Site Summaries Citation: Iachetti, P., J. Floberg, G. Wilhere, K. Ciruna, D. Markovic, J. Lewis, M. Heiner, G. Kittel, R. Crawford, S. Farone, S. Ford, M. Goering, D. Nicolson, S. Tyler, and P. Skidmore. 2006. North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment, Volume 4 – Site Summaries. Prepared by the Nature Conservancy of Canada, The Nature Conservancy of Washington, and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife with support from the British Columbia Conservation Data Centre, Washington Department of Natural Resources Natural Heritage Program, and NatureServe. Nature Conservancy of Canada, Victoria, BC. Copyright © 2006 Nature Conservancy of Canada Issued by: Nature Conservancy of Canada #300 – 1205 Broad Street Victoria, British Columbia, Canada V8W 2A4 Email: [email protected] Canadian Cataloguing in Publication Data: Cover Design: ISBN 1-897386-08-7 Paul Mazzucca 1. Biological inventory and assessment – North Cascades Vancouver, British Columbia and Pacific Ranges I. Nature Conservancy of Canada. Cover Photo Credits: II. North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Mount Baker, WA; Cheakamus River, BC; Black Assessment, Volume 4 – Site Summaries. bears, Whistler, BC; Whistler, BC (Dušan Markovic); Chatterbox Falls, BC (Tim Ennis). NORTH CASCADES AND PACIFIC RANGES ECOREGIONAL ASSESSMENT VOLUME 4 SITE SUMMARIES North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment November 2006 Prepared by Nature Conservancy of Canada The Nature Conservancy And The W ashington Department of Fish and W ildlife Summaries of Terrestrial Portfolio Sites in the North Cascades Ecoregion Page 1 of 301 Alder Creek Site No 1 Northwestern Cascade Ranges Terrestrial Site Land Use/Land Cover GAP Management Status Land Ownership US Federal0 % Agriculture 0 % GAP 1 0 % BC Provincial: 0 % US State: 75 % Area: 4,500ha Developed 0 % GAP 2 0 % Can Indigenous: 0 % US Local: 0 % 11,115 ac Open Water 0 % GAP 3 0 % Can Private: 0 % US Indigenous: 0 % GAP 4 0 % Can NGO: 0 % US Private 25 % US NGO 0 % % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecological Systems Old Growth Forest 213 ha 0.0%0.9 0.1 %259,308 ha 165 % North Pacific Montane Massive Bedrock, Cliff and Talus 58 ha 0.1%3.3 0.3 %18,742 ha 118 % North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Wet Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forest 257 ha 0.1%3.5 0.3 %78,777 ha 159 % North Pacific Maritime Dry-Mesic Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forest 1,434 ha 0.8%26.9 2.5 %56,808 ha 131 % North Pacific Lowland Riparian Forest and Shrubland 24 ha 0.0%1.5 0.1 %17,205 ha 171 % North Pacific Dry-Mesic Silver fir - Western Hemlock - Douglas Fir Forest 77 ha 0.2%6.6 0.6 %12,529 ha 127 % Montane composite 359 ha 0.4%12.8 1.2 %30,002 ha 123 % Aggregate lower elevation 3,475 ha 0.2%8.8 0.8 %421,069 ha 138 % Species Mammals North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Alder Creek % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Roosevelt elk G5T42,877 ha 1.8%63.3 5.9 %48,392 ha 147 % Cervus canadensis Fisher G5395 ha 0.1% %ha % Martes pennanti Vascular Plants Bearded Sedge G51occ 25.0%532.6 50.0 %2occ 200 % Carex comosa North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Alpine Lakes East % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Alpine Lakes East Site No 2 Northwestern Cascade Ranges Terrestrial Site Land Use/Land Cover GAP Management Status Land Ownership US Federal100 % Agriculture 0 % GAP 1 99 % BC Provincial: 0 % US State: 0 % Area: 7,000ha Developed 0 % GAP 2 0 % Can Indigenous: 0 % US Local: 0 % 17,290 ac Open Water 3 % GAP 3 0 % Can Private: 0 % US Indigenous: 0 % GAP 4 0 % Can NGO: 0 % US Private 0 % US NGO 0 % % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecological Systems North Pacific Maritime Dry-Mesic Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forest 58 ha 0.0%0.7 0.1 %56,808 ha 131 % Aggregate higher elevation 4,387 ha 0.3%6.1 0.9 %496,454 ha 135 % Aggregate lower elevation 211 ha 0.0%0.3 0.1 %421,069 ha 138 % Alpine composite 0ha 0.0%0.0 0.0 %8,126 ha 110 % Montane composite 146 ha 0.1%3.3 0.5 %30,002 ha 123 % North Pacific Lowland Riparian Forest and Shrubland 94 ha 0.2%3.7 0.5 %17,205 ha 171 % Rocky Mountain Subalpine Mesic Spruce-Fir Forest and Woodland 157 ha 0.1%2.3 0.3 %47,698 ha 104 % North Pacific Maritime Mesic Subalpine Parkland 1,225 ha 0.8%18.1 2.6 %46,402 ha 112 % North Pacific Montane Massive Bedrock, Cliff and Talus 537 ha 0.9%19.6 2.9 %18,742 ha 118 % North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Alpine Lakes East % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio North Pacific Mountain Hemlock Forest 477 ha 0.3%7.3 1.1 %44,848 ha 127 % Northern Rocky Mountain Dry-Mesic Montane Mixed Conifer Forest 812 ha 68.6%1,566.5 228.8 %355 ha 245 % Northern Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry Parkland 27 ha 0.1%2.4 0.3 %7,664 ha 109 % Old Growth Forest 423 ha 0.0%1.1 0.2 %259,308 ha 165 % North Pacific Dry-Mesic Silver fir - Western Hemlock - Douglas Fir Forest 15 ha 0.0%0.8 0.1 %12,529 ha 127 % Species Amphibians Cascades frog G3G41occ 2.3%52.7 7.7 %13 occ 210 % Rana cascadae Mammals Fisher G5143 ha 0.0% %ha % Martes pennanti North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Alpine Lakes West % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Alpine Lakes West Site No 3 Northwestern Cascade Ranges Terrestrial Site Land Use/Land Cover GAP Management Status Land Ownership US Federal69 % Agriculture 0 % GAP 1 45 % BC Provincial: 0 % US State: 19 % Area: 24,000ha Developed 0 % GAP 2 0 % Can Indigenous: 0 % US Local: 0 % 59,280 ac Open Water 2 % GAP 3 0 % Can Private: 0 % US Indigenous: 0 % GAP 4 0 % Can NGO: 0 % US Private 13 % US NGO 0 % % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Terrestrial Terrestrial Ecological Systems Montane composite 1,419 ha 1.4%9.4 4.7 %30,002 ha 123 % Old Growth Forest 9,809 ha 1.1%7.6 3.8 %259,308 ha 165 % Alpine composite 6ha 0.0%0.1 0.1 %8,126 ha 110 % Aggregate higher elevation 11,372 ha 0.7%4.6 2.3 %496,454 ha 135 % North Pacific Dry-Mesic Silver fir - Western Hemlock - Douglas Fir Forest 75 ha 0.2%1.2 0.6 %12,529 ha 127 % North Pacific Lowland Riparian Forest and Shrubland 575 ha 1.0%6.7 3.3 %17,205 ha 171 % North Pacific Maritime Dry-Mesic Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forest 635 ha 0.3%2.2 1.1 %56,808 ha 131 % North Pacific Maritime Mesic-Wet Douglas-Fir Western Hemlock Forest 802 ha 0.3%2.0 1.0 %78,777 ha 159 % North Pacific Mesic Western Hemlock - Silver fir Forest 117 ha 0.5%3.2 1.6 %7,191 ha 207 % North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Alpine Lakes West % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio North Pacific Montane Massive Bedrock, Cliff and Talus 213 ha 0.3%2.3 1.1 %18,742 ha 118 % North Pacific Montane Riparian Woodland and Shrubland 99 ha 0.5%3.3 1.6 %6,069 ha 158 % North Pacific Mountain Hemlock Forest 1,226 ha 0.8%5.5 2.7 %44,848 ha 127 % North Pacific Maritime Mesic Subalpine Parkland 286 ha 0.2%1.2 0.6 %46,402 ha 112 % Aggregate lower elevation 8,556 ha 0.6%4.1 2.0 %421,069 ha 138 % Species Amphibians Cascades frog G3G42occ 3.4%23.0 11.5 %13 occ 210 % Rana cascadae Birds Peregrine falcon G4T31nst 2.4%9.5 4.8 %21 nst 198 % Falco peregrinus anatum Red breasted sapsucker G51occ 5.0%19.8 9.9 %10 occ 199 % Sphyrapicus ruber Marbled murrelet G3G42occ 1.3%5.2 2.6 %77 occ 194 % Brachyramphus marmoratus Band-tailed pigeon G41occ 10.1%39.9 20.0 %5occ 199 % Columba fasciata Northern spotted owl Nests G3T31nst 0.3%1.2 0.6 %169 nst 194 % Strix occidentalis caurina Common Loon G53nst 11.5%46.1 23.1 %13 nst 200 % Gavia immer Mammals Mountain goat G511,379 ha 1.8%12.0 6.0 %189,856 ha 135 % Oreamos americanus Fisher G56,402 ha 1.3% %ha % Martes pennanti Vascular Plants Alaska Harebell G51occ 5.6%22.5 11.3 %7occ 194 % Campanula lasiocarpa Clubmoss Cassiope G41occ 50.0%199.7 100.0 %1occ 200 % Cassiope lycopodioides Water Lobelia G4G54occ 37.0%147.8 74.0 %5occ 194 % Lobelia dortmanna North Cascades and Pacific Ranges Ecoregional Assessment Alpine Lakes West % of Total Contribution to % of Goal Known in Relative Ecoregional Ecoregion Captured by Targets known in this Conservation Area: GRank Abundance Ecoregion Abundance Goal Goal Portfolio Few-flowered Sedge G51occ 5.7%28.5 14.3 %7occ 229 % Carex pauciflora Plant Communities Picea sitchensis / Polystichum munitum Forest Community G4?38 ha 18.1%72.5 36.3 %104 ha 201 % Picea sitchensis
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