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United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Management Indicator Species Report Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project Umpqua National Forest Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest Fremont-Winema National Forest U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service 3040 Biddle Road Medford, Oregon 97504 Phone: (541) 618-2200 April 2018 Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project Management Indicator Species Report Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1 2.0 Umpqua National Forest ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Northern Spotted Owl ..................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Pileated Woodpecker ...................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 Primary Cavity Excavators (nesters)............................................................................................. 15 2.4 American (Pine) Marten ................................................................................................................ 20 2.5 Roosevelt Elk ................................................................................................................................ 23 2.6 Columbian Black-tailed Deer ........................................................................................................ 30 2.7 Peregrine Falcon ........................................................................................................................... 35 2.8 Bald Eagle ..................................................................................................................................... 37 2.9 Water Quality Indicator Species .................................................................................................... 40 3.0 Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest .............................................................................................. 47 3.1 Northern Spotted Owl ................................................................................................................... 49 3.2 Columbian Black-tailed Deer ........................................................................................................ 51 3.3 Roosevelt Elk ................................................................................................................................ 57 3.4 American (Pine) Marten ................................................................................................................ 64 3.5 Pileated Woodpecker .................................................................................................................... 68 3.6 Primary Cavity Excavators (nesters)............................................................................................. 73 4.0 Fremont-Winema National Forest ..................................................................................................... 79 4.1 Northern Spotted Owl ................................................................................................................... 81 4.2 Pileated Woodpecker .................................................................................................................... 82 4.3 Northern Goshawk ........................................................................................................................ 85 4.4 Three-Toed Woodpecker or Black-backed Woodpecker .............................................................. 87 4.5 American (Pine) Marten ................................................................................................................ 90 4.6 Bald Eagle ..................................................................................................................................... 93 4.7 Mule Deer ...................................................................................................................................... 95 4.8 Resident Trout............................................................................................................................. 101 5.0 References...................................................................................................................................... 104 List of Tables Table 1-1 Summary of Management Indicator Species Analyzed for Each National Forest Affected by the Pipeline ...................................................................................................... 3 Table 2-1 Summary of Construction and Operation-Related Disturbance (acres) to Corresponding Wildlife Habitat Categories (Johnson and O’Neil, 2001) in the Umpqua National Forest ..................................................................................................... 6 Table 2-2 Summary of NSO Habitat Removed (acres) within Umpqua National Forest .................... 8 Table 2-3 Acres of Snag Patches Estimated by the Region 6 Aerial Detection Surveys (2007-2016) and Wildlife Perimeters (2007-2016) to Measure Current Functional Snag Habitat in the Umpqua National Forest ................................................................... 11 Table 2-4 Data Compiled for 20-years and Trends of Population Indices (Numbers Counted per BBS Route per Year in BCR 5) of Primary Cavity Excavator MIS in the Vicinity of the Umpqua National Forest and Pipeline .............................................................................. 16 Table 2-5 Cavity Excavator Maxim Potential Population Capacity by Snag/Acre as Described in the Umpqua National Forest Plan ................................................................................. 17 Table 2-6 Amounts of Pine Marten Habitat Modeled by Davis and Chapman (2008), as well as Lodgepole and Mountain Hemlock Habitat Derived from Ohmann et al. (2010) .............. 22 Table 2-7 Harvest Statistics for Roosevelt Elk within the Evans Creek Wildlife Management Unit 29, 2003-2016............................................................................................................ 25 Table 2-8 Harvest Statistics for Black-Tailed Deer within the Evans Creek Wildlife Management Unit 29, 2003-2011 ..................................................................................... 30 Table 2-9 Population Trends, Annual Productivity, and Estimated Overwinter Survival for Juvenile Black-tailed Deer within the Evans Creek Wildlife Management Unit 29, 1998-2012 ......................................................................................................................... 31 i Pacific Connector Gas Pipeline Project Management Indicator Species Report Table 2-10 Summary of Habitats Removed by the Proposed Action from Riparian Zones Extending One-Site Potential Tree Height From Stream Banks and from Riparian Reserves, Extending up to Two Site-Potential Tree Heights From Stream Banks in the Umpqua National Forest ......................................................................................... 45 Table 3-1 Summary of Construction and Operation-Related Disturbance (acres) to Corresponding Wildlife Habitat Categories (Johnson and O’Neil, 2001) in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest .............................................................................. 48 Table 3-2 Summary of NSO Habitat Removed (acres) within Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest ................................................................................................................................ 51 Table 3-3 Harvest Statistics for Black-Tailed Deer within the Rogue Wildlife Management Unit 30, 2003-2016............................................................................................................ 53 Table 3-4 Population Trends, Annual Productivity, and Estimated Overwinter Survival for Juvenile Black-tailed Deer within the Rogue Wildlife Management Unit 30, 1998-2012 .. 53 Table 3-5 Harvest Statistics for Roosevelt Elk within the Rogue Wildlife Management Unit 30, 2003-2011 ......................................................................................................................... 59 Table 3-6 Annual County Harvest Summary from ODFW for Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest ................................................................................................................................ 65 Table 3-7 Data Compiled for 20-years and Trends of Population Indices (Numbers Counted per BBS Route per Year) for BCR 5 of Primary Cavity Excavator MIS in the Vicinity of Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest and the Pipeline ................................................... 75 Table 4-1 Summary of Construction and Operation-Related Disturbance (acres) to Corresponding Wildlife Habitat Categories (Johnson and O’Neil, 2001) in the Fremont-Winema National Forest ..................................................................................... 80 Table 4-2 Summary of NSO Habitat Removed (acres) within Fremont-Winema National Forest ................................................................................................................................ 82 Table 4-3 Harvest Statistics for Mule Deer within the Keno Wildlife Management Unit 31, 2003-2016 ......................................................................................................................... 97 Table 4-4 Population Trends, Annual Productivity, and Estimated