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State Wildlife Grants in Action Michigan’s Wildlife Action Plan State Wildlife Grants Funding in Action Project Summaries 2005-2010 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources provides equal opportunities for employment and access to Michigan's natural resources. Both State and Federal laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, disability, age, sex, height, weight or marital status under the U.S. Civil Rights Acts of 1964 as amended, 1976 MI PA 453, 1976 MI PA 220, Title V of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, and the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility, or if you desire additional information, please write: Human Resources, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 30473, Lansing MI 48909-7973, or Michigan Department of Civil Rights, Cadillac Place, 3054 West Grand Blvd, Suite 3-600, Detroit, MI 48202, or Division of Federal Assistance, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail Stop MBSP-4020, Arlington, VA 22203. For information or assistance on this publication, contact Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, P.O. Box 30444, MI 48909. This publication is available in alternative formats upon request. Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................................................................................1 Habitat Management – Project Summaries................................................................................................................................................2 On-the-Ground Habitat Restoration and Management ..........................................................................................................................3 Southeast Michigan............................................................................................................................................................................3 Southwest Michigan...........................................................................................................................................................................8 Northern Lower Peninsula ...............................................................................................................................................................11 Upper Peninsula...............................................................................................................................................................................11 Native Grassland Restoration and Management ..................................................................................................................................12 Local Genotype Collection and Propagation .......................................................................................................................................12 Jack Pine Barrens Management and Kirtland’s Warbler Recovery .....................................................................................................13 Wetlands Restoration, Enhancement, and Management......................................................................................................................14 Conservation Tools – Project Summaries................................................................................................................................................15 The Natural Heritage Database............................................................................................................................................................16 Environmental Review.........................................................................................................................................................................17 Endangered Species Assessment Tool.................................................................................................................................................17 Threatened and Endangered Species List Review ...............................................................................................................................18 Biological Rarity Index and Probability Mapping Tool.......................................................................................................................18 Protecting High Quality Riparian Corridors through the Natural Rivers Program ..............................................................................19 The Digital Water Atlas and Conservation Planning Guide for Michigan’s Inland Waters ................................................................20 Great Lakes Geographical Information System...................................................................................................................................21 Invasive Species Field Guide to Michigan...........................................................................................................................................22 Development and Evaluation of a Citizen Conservationist Program in Southern Michigan ...............................................................23 Natural Communities of Michigan: Classification and Description ....................................................................................................24 Integration of Natural Resources Data in Local Land Use Planning ...................................................................................................25 Biodiversity Assessment, EO Inventory and Systematic Inventory.....................................................................................................26 Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Environmental Review Process Along the Great Lakes Shoreline..............................................27 Development of Tools to Support the Aquatic Portion of the Wildlife Action Plan............................................................................28 Mussels – Project Summaries ..................................................................................................................................................................29 An Online Resource for the Distribution and Natural History of Freshwater Mussels of Michigan ...................................................30 Freshwater Mussel Survey of the Lower Black River, Sanilac and St. Clair Counties, Michigan ......................................................31 Status of Native and Exotics Mussels, Including the Northern Riffleshell and Rayed Bean, at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge....................................................................................................................................................................................32 Investigations on the Species-Level Validity and Geographic Range of the Round Floater ...............................................................33 Butterflies – Project Summaries ..............................................................................................................................................................34 Investigations of Karner Blue Butterfly Dispersal, Habitat Quality Analysis, Identification of Management Action Triggers, and the Development of Practical Monitoring Techniques within the Muskegon Recovery Unit ...................................................................35 Energy for Wildlife - Leadplant...........................................................................................................................................................36 Developing a Management Strategy for Dwarf Bilberry and Northern Blue Butterfly in the Ottawa National Forest .......................37 Amphibians and Reptiles – Project Summaries .......................................................................................................................................38 Michgian Frog and Toad Survey .........................................................................................................................................................39 Michigan Herpetological Atlas Surveys ..............................................................................................................................................40 Herpetofaunal Distributions in Gogebic County, Michigan ................................................................................................................41 Eastern Lower Peninsula Herp Survey: Alpena, Alcona, Iosco, Huron, Tuscola, & Sanilac Counties ..............................................42 Central Upper Peninsula, Newaygo and Oceana County Herp Surveys ..............................................................................................42 Surveys for Small-Mouthed Salamander .............................................................................................................................................43 Factors Influencing Herp Diversity on Differing Land Ownership Types in a Human-Dominated Landscape ..................................44 Impacts of Raccoons on Turtle Recruitment........................................................................................................................................45 Monitoring of Eastern Fox Snakes in Response to Habitat Restoration at Sterling State Park in Southeast Michigan.......................46 Ecology, Conservation, and Response to Habitat Restoration of Eastern Fox Snakes in Southeastern Michigan...............................47
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