WOOD RIVER WETLAND MONITORING REPORT 2003-2005 Restored Wood River Channel USDI BLM, Klamath Falls Resource Area Wood River Wetland Monitoring Report 2003-2005 Page ii Wood River Wetland Monitoring Report 2003-2005 Table of Contents Table of Contents...........................................................................................................................iii List of Tables .................................................................................................................................. v List of Figures................................................................................................................................. v Introduction..................................................................................................................................... 1 Resource Management Plan........................................................................................................ 1 Wood River Restoration Project ................................................................................................. 1 Restoration Plan Phase 1 components: 1996-1997............................................................. 1 Restoration Plan Phase 2 components: 1997-2001............................................................. 2 Restoration Plan Phase 3 components: 1997-2002............................................................. 2 Restoration Plan Phase 4 components: 2002 plus.............................................................. 2 Historic Management.............................................................................................................. 2 Recent Management................................................................................................................ 3 Partners ................................................................................................................................... 3 Monitoring Plan .......................................................................................................................... 3 Monitoring Report .................................................................................................................. 4 Monitoring Results.......................................................................................................................... 4 Waterfowl ................................................................................................................................... 4 Neotropical Migratory Birds....................................................................................................... 6 Constant-effort Monitoring..................................................................................................... 7 Censusing................................................................................................................................ 7 Area Search Censuses......................................................................................................... 7 Point Count Censuses ......................................................................................................... 8 Conclusion .......................................................................................................................... 8 Special Status Species Monitoring.............................................................................................. 8 Black Tern Nest Colony Survey Project................................................................................. 8 Wintering Raptor Survey ........................................................................................................ 8 Yellow Rails............................................................................................................................ 9 Bald Eagles ............................................................................................................................. 9 Vegetation................................................................................................................................... 9 Riparian Resources ................................................................................................................... 11 Photo Points .......................................................................................................................... 11 Water Quality............................................................................................................................ 11 Water Temperature ............................................................................................................... 11 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 11 Methods............................................................................................................................. 12 Results............................................................................................................................... 13 Analysis and Interpretation............................................................................................... 19 Fisheries Monitoring................................................................................................................. 26 Interior Wetland Fish Sampling............................................................................................ 26 Methods............................................................................................................................. 26 Results............................................................................................................................... 27 Endangered Sucker Investigations........................................................................................ 28 Surveys 1998..................................................................................................................... 28 Surveys 1999..................................................................................................................... 28 Page iii Wood River Wetland Monitoring Report 2003-2005 Surveys 2003..................................................................................................................... 29 Surveys 2004..................................................................................................................... 29 Snorkeling Surveys ........................................................................................................... 29 Habitat Observations......................................................................................................... 30 Boat Surveys ..................................................................................................................... 30 Recommendations for Future Monitoring ........................................................................ 30 ODFW Redband Trout Spawning Surveys........................................................................... 31 Spotted Frog Populations.......................................................................................................... 33 Oregon Spotted Frog Egg Mass Survey................................................................................ 33 Methods............................................................................................................................. 33 Results............................................................................................................................... 33 Bat Populations ......................................................................................................................... 34 Study Area ............................................................................................................................ 34 Methods................................................................................................................................. 34 Data Summary ...................................................................................................................... 34 Recreation and Outreach........................................................................................................... 35 Visitation Monitoring............................................................................................................ 35 Outreach/Environmental Education Activity........................................................................ 36 Volunteer Work .................................................................................................................... 37 Recreation Projects ............................................................................................................... 37 Visual Resources....................................................................................................................... 37 Lands......................................................................................................................................... 37 Land Sales............................................................................................................................. 37 Lands Actions in Support of Restoration.............................................................................. 37 Grazing...................................................................................................................................... 37 Cultural Resource 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