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Sharp-tailed Grouse Program
Project Overview• Our goal is to preserve and enhance viable
Sharp-tailed grouse populations on suitable habitat within their historic range by 2020.
• Cooperative effort for mitigating wildlife losses associated with the construction and inundation from Grand Coulee Dam
• Cooperating agencies include: BPA, CCT, STOI, WDFW
Field Work
• Trapping
• Tracking
• Lek Counts
• New lek location searches
• Vegetation Surveys
• Habitat Restoration
A rough day at the office….
Equipment• Radios • Receivers• Wind speed/ temperature gauge
Grouse Walk-in Traps
HANDS ON!!
Radio Tracking
Lek Counts
Competition
Habitat Restoration
• Expensive
• Limited funding
• Tangible results
Plug Planting
Find the grouse….
Hiding cover
The advantage of having a good nose!
THE END!
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