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HEFUOE NAPEATIVE REPORT
January - April,
KEHAI NAtrOHil, MOOSE RANGEKenai Alaska
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John B, Hakala,
Robert V. Wade,
Rex E. Williams,
Lesley Holt,
S. E, Robinson,
Refuge Manager
Aast. Refuge Manager
Foreman I - Maintensicejaan
Maintenanceman
Clerk Typist
Tej porariess
Steven R, Smith, Wildlife Aid
Mabel German, Typiat
U* S, DEBT, of the INTERIORBureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
. Fish and Wildlife ServiceKenai, Alaska
TABEE-OF PORTENTS-• Page No.
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GENERAL
A» Weather Conditions 1 . 3TABLE 1* Snowfall, Snow depth & Temperatures 2
B. Habitat Condition®' • • •' 1, Water. '"•.. ..• ;'••'' ,' ;.,' ..' " -.-• . ' - - . ' • - • . • ;. 3 /'
2. Food and Cover 3
xi. . WILDLIFE . .. ' • , ';'V;v" ;•"... ••'. . . • . : : . :. .A. Migratory Birds
1* •Waterfowl - ; 3 w ktABLE 2 » Spring Wdtortowl Survey li
2. Irwipeter gwm 3 & 5B. Upland Game Birds
1* Spruce Grouse $2. Ptarmigan , • $
C» Big-Game Animals1*. Moose - • " ' ' ' " ' • £ > • - $ • '
TABLE 3 - Winter Moose Count 7TABLE- It - Koose Mortality 8
2* Dall Sheep 93« Mountain Goat * Mo reportis. Broun and Black Bear - Not noted this period
' . ' ' • £ . Fur AniiJials, Iredstorsj Rodents, and Other Hammals 9E. Hewks, Eagles, Owls, Crows, Ravens, and Magpies 10F. Other Birds . 10G. Fish 10I* Diacase 10
HI, EEFUGE DEWLOVMEKT AHD miiKEHAttCE ;
A. Physical Developraent 10C. Collections and Eeceipts
2. Specimens 11D. Control of Vegetation 11F. Fires 11
IV. .EESOUKCE I-aH/GH-IENT "
C. Fur HarveBt , 12D» Timber Removal 12E* Cojimercial Fishing 22 & 13F, Other Uses ' 13
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TABEB O F CQIi^ITS . . . . . .
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PHOTOGRAPHS - Back of Report V
STA5.E-G? ALASKA EEuyLft^IOl-iS, etc. •'•- Last Enclosure
V, FIELD niVES^OASlOJI AND APPLIED RESEARCH ;.
A. Pi-ogress Report!• Forage evaluation plots 13^16
T ABLE £> Forage Evaluation lli2* Ifoose bj-owse cll|>p;'wg plots 163* Pexroanent browse utiliaati on plots 16ii« Soil aad l-foisture . ' • ' • • " 16 & If
•VI, PUBLIC BJMOTS :
A. Recreational Uses - 17B* Refuge Visitors 1? & 18Qf Refuge Participation 18 & 1?B. Hunting lo
: . : ' E* Violations 1; . F* Safety'; • . , . ; ' . - . - . . • - • - ' : . • • • • - - . • ' . ' • . • ; 3 $ "& 20
VII* OTHER I1EM5 • ' ' . . . , / • , : ' . - . ' : . _ . . ' • : " • . ' • - '
A« Items Of interest 20-22
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NAEEAT1VB EEPORT
January - April*.1962
/KENAI NATIONAL MOOSE RANGEKenai. ; Alaska
A, Weather Conditions. •
Daily weather data as recorded at iihe Kenai FAA Station are pre-sented in TABLE I* The weather summary for the period is asfollows! • - - • • ' '; . . ':'•- .'.i. • • - • - ' - • •
Temperatures • Precipitation (in inches)
Extremes Av. AV, . Snow-Month Normal fall
January 37 -31 11*6 .10.5 1* 9 1.23 16.2February 5 -2L 19,7 12 6 1.78 1.08 2.0March kl -21 17.9 22.2 ,85 .97 19.4April 56 15 3 -9 '32.8 .09 .68 .1;
After five relatively mild winters iii succeseionj; the weather returned to normal this past season* Thirty -thre© (33) days ofbelow-zero temperatures were recorded in Kenai, The maximum-depth at the Kenai FAA Station was tiienty-six (26) inches onMarch l6« Snowfall since last October amounted to 3.Qk*k inches.A cold spell with additional snot? in mid March made conditionsrougher for moose, after a long winter with deep snow. Springbreakup began on March 27 and is still in progress as the period-closes. " • •:• • • . . ' • . ; - ' •-.. • • " - ;
A comparison of the number of days below zero for the past threewinter seasona indicates the severity of weather during the pastyear. They are as follows::
NumberWinter Pays below aero1959-60 • . . ' . . . • • 17
'•••'• ,:196o-6l ' 45 . , " •.1961-62 ' 65
A combination of prolonged cold and deep snow play havoc withmoose. During severe winters availability and palatability of
TABLE I -' SMOWALL - SNOT DEPTH (in inches) - HENIMOM & MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
Day Pr.January February
S.D* Hin. Max* hp» S.F. S.D. Mia*
"T" 33 T3"23 T T1* *31 1.95 -.16 3,16 T f
1 7 • • , - ' -.•:'8 ,03 1.0
1 9 T T10 .02 ,1*
' n: •: .i 12 T Ti 13 .03 ,.3
lit ,09 .8
161718192021 ,31* 2,922 03 T2321*252627 *02 .2.28 T T29 .16 3.030 .10 1.031 ,07 .i*
* Snowfall•JHf Snow Depth
66283636353329313028$'
2631273lt38373729303335ho10.
Pr.
~rr*T -
T.17,05
T,15.15,03.20,06T
TTT
,ol*
T
MarchS«F. S*i).
•fc Wr*~T~ ~iirT 1U. u*T lh
3,3 15,6. 18
181816161515• T - - . - : is
••iu3 15-•7*3 2U
.3 262.9 21*
.7 2UT 2U-
21*2218161615
T 15T 15
• > 15: 15
lU^
Min.•. T.-7--183
~3 •20
2-61311*10
1*-13-20-k11101713-2-5-8-1*-10-5-210252313
3233
Max*T,3539373i*263238351*11*02017 .1715233226263026302721*202025ia1*21*21*71*1*
AprilPr. S.F.. S.D. •
"K- -JHt~ *" 12
T 10T 8
71
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' • 32
- . 2,0lt ,2 2
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.02 T 1I T 1T T 1
Trn •• 4TV
TT
T T•T '5?TT
.01 T T
.02 .2
Kin.T.37363829252323-2521152927201729302O293530272523262l*27222921*21
trol •' •
Max,T.i;6
1*61*8i»8hr1*51*11*53836351*339361*2i*5ii51*3b 35o
1*91*91*61*51*01*51*31*0i*5
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browse forage detemULaes moose survival,
B* Habitat Conditions* •1« Hater* ' Most oi*"the rivers lakes and streams remained froaenthroughout March,. Skilalc «d fustumenai I>akes were a till ice-covered at the end of the period arwere nus&rous other deigp«wat©rlakes* Str©*fflS| rivers and shallow ponds because ies-frfces duringApril* Water levels were low in most lakes and rivers which Asnormal for this time :of y4ar:*\ Ssferal stremsy ouch as GwansosBivers flooded adjoining lasrsh and muskeg «reas during "breakupwhen sasll ice jams formed*
2.. good and. Cover, Beep snow* up to .three'and one-half (3) £mtdeep In tltabered .es?e«», restrloted travel by iwose and made muchof the browse, unavailable* -Jia the streams and iBarshes beqarae ice»-free in April the moose were attracted, to the succulent aquaticand herbaceous vegetation. Hardwood brows® itt good quantity waeavailable as, the -,snow melted during ihs last few weeks of theoeriod* - . . . . • ' . ' . '•':'.'- • ' --. : - • . • • " - . ' - •• . - • • ' '
A* j&graiory Birds* '-•;'. ' - • ' • . ' . • ' . ' • ' • . - • ' . - V - ; ' " . ': ly . Matori'q&U Due to severe cold: which completely froze in all '
lakes* rivers and atreansj except for a few hundred yards of theKenaiKiver> forced, resident waterfowl elsewhere* So ducks or geeae
; were observed on the Moos© Eange from the latter part of Decemberuntil the end of Karch, The last d-(ick-»-a MaHard—was observedcrossing the Sterling Highway in the. vicinity of Ifeoat River inforty below afero weatherLand ice fog during Christiaas week* Inopen portions of the Kenai River ndjoining the Rsngs but within theCSaugaeh National Forest, an estimated Ifl aiallardss 2$ scaup and75 goldeneye wintered.
spring breakupj .which began Jferch 27/ -esti a gradualof waterfowl* Mergansers sad goldeneye were the first arrivalsfollowed by jaallardSjs pintsdl# scaup and geese. The first goost *a snow-«was sreen April 16 on IlooBe River* April 23* geesgnumbsrs had inoreeeed to ^ 00 snow md 2 000 leeser Canadas onthe Kenai and Kasilof Eiver flats* l&rtranent of whiter-fronted geetethrough -ihe area, peered to be lower than in past yeara, Frob-•«b3jr# the birds continued on their northward flight with fewstopping over on the M&ose Range* A high of .75 birds wao seea the
of April on the Kenai Eiver flats*
thm annual !*>ose Range waterfowl survey was flown May 2S 1962 . andis presented in Table II for record and information purposes.
2y friiapetey Swan Iruwgpeter swan were observed to winter for the .i'irat tim on the Itoose Eange, On January 26 ia spite of the cold,
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eighteen (lf;) swan were seen In a short stretch of open water onKenai River below Skilak Lake. The birds probably moved in frontsome adjacent open -water area as the cold spell progressed, :Upon investigation by GWh fhayer and Maintenanceman Holt* thebirds were positively identified as trumpeters by their call.5Che group included two families of six and. seven each., threeadults and two juvenile birds » The swan remained in the areauntil breakup when the influx of new arrivals lost their ident-' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
fhe earliest recorded nesting and laying of clutch 'occurred thisspring* A pair of trumpeter swan was seen on April 5 in the openwater of a creek draining a lake at former Neat Site #1» Re-checking the site on April 13 indicated the. birds were rebuildingthe nest. On .April 23* two swan and .a nest containing two eggswere observed. During the waterfowl survey Hey 2* the aest .wasobserved to contain five eggs.
Hhi.fi spring found swan* including migrant whistlers,, makingIncreasing use of the Hsoge* Humbers increased fron the original16 wintering birds to -1,161 on May 2*-of which •$$ were identifiedas tmiBipetera* Dtnae concentrations of 60-lt70 swan prohibitedpositive identification.
Gaiae f ,1. Spruce Groitse. Pew spruce grouee were observed along the roadsor in the timber during the period* Heavy icing conditions duringDecember and January apparently affected the surviral of thegrouse* Since breakup* an occaiional bird is seen along gravelroads indicating a widely dispersed surviving population.
2» Ptarmigan* Ptarmigan nuinbera were unusually .higji in the Kenailowland area this past winter. Flocks of 20 to 30 birds werecommon along the road systems: and within the city limits! of Kenai,J-Iany birda-were road-killedj by flying into moving vehicles. .Ptarmigan remained in the lowland ares untilMarch when the population suddenly v«nished3 apparently the resultof a return movement to the mouatainsv :
C* ,1« Moose. The moose had m rough winter. Deep snoWj containjjngtwo layers of glassed ice resulting from rains in December andFebruary? Made travel and foraging difficult* Prolonged periodsof cold reduced the vitality of the anitn&1.5 resulting in ds*Lthin young and old. Seportt of dead aniresals became a dailyoccurrence during February and March*
Snow conditions up to 3| feet in timbered areas and protectedsites> covered much;, of -the available fe'ed and forced the moose toseek forage elaewhere, 1 definite shift in wintering areas oc-.curred with large number« of anloals located on the western slopes
of the Kenai Mountains above tiraberline and In the gullies* valleystid creek bottoms of rivers draining the Caribou Hills south ofthe Range, though ,not readily apparent at the time,* m southerlyruovement In the population began with last Koveaber's heavy snow-fall. During the fall composition eount a considerable drop inaniaial nuobera within individual units htd occurred in comparisonwith previous yeart* It waa thought the moose had migratedwestsard earlier »d were hidden in thfe timbered country alongCook Inlet. On January 22 , with the start of the winter mooseinventory the asm decline An rruabers within individual censusareas became apparent. Southing had happened to the JKQO®« andthe fact that they had changed their Jaain wintering areas didnot become obvious until the survey :waB expanded to include allthe lands lying west of the Kenai Mountains*
A total of 3$0 <k flying hours was expended on the survey includingten hours by the Alaska. Department of Fish and Game personnel .The survey began January 22 and concluded February 16. .fflfee ex~tended period, due to weather j, aay have resulted ±n-m movement ofanimate between units which Bay have adversely affected thecount* Farticipanta -QSing aircraft H-»72kj S~7i?5* H*-7£l andH~781j were GMA N* Argy> Anchoragef District Ranger V. P* Parentand Assistant Ranger H, i% Robert^ U»B<F»r5^ Sowardi Lt. DyertJ. S* Ar»y,» Wildwood Statioaj William Cheney (former WildlifeAid) KocJiakj; liefyge Supervisor Spencer and (B!A tfhayer* Kenai; and
Uade, lailiaias mnd Holt of the Kenai Refuge Staff .
Data obtained is presented in TABIE III. Map I depicts «airveyedunite. The total tally: of Ij.?l35 aniaals includes 2,600 on theItoose Hange and 1 53 animals in adjoining areas* Comparablefigures for the 19$9 winter survey were 2sk38 on the Moose "Rangeend 373 on adjoining lands* Over-aHj the tally indicates a 'decrease in the total population for the Eenai Peninsula
with fall counts of I960 and
I? presents known moose Mortality for tho past year (Hay1 61-April 1$>62) ao recorded &i this station. A total of 133animals <»as reported. Vehicles killed or crippfed l&$ 3$ diedof malnutritioni 22 due to unknown causes (probably effects ofprolonged cold and starvation) and the remainder by variouscauses. Meat from 1|6 road-kills or cripples was reeovereclabutchered and distributed through the State Welfare Agency andthe Kenai Ministerial Association* All losses due to malnutrition or unknown causea occurred within the timbered s€*etionlying along the coast and within the "excepted" portion of theBange. No mortality due to etar ation was found on the
Lack of forage necessary to maintain the present maose herd onthe Kenai hae been clearly portrayed this past winter* A majorrange iiaproveraent program is immediately required. Periods of
ITABLE 111* ¥int©r ffoose Coiint
.1231*
789
10H1213U15161718
S&ose HangeTotal!
Areas '-:A ..BCDEFGH
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31480
127376
57
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Moos© Bangi
1962
Other Areas Total*Total* 2,811
Total
90055
52- .' •53
ill?• - • 1 5 - . - ' : '
295U
no1&>181287
*4*?
3Lop12217738125
•" 12' 3 . - '7
18,159 • • • •
2^600
22088
321*3U52
2611202619580
1,535
Caltres
m.326
1218
' • . . 3, : . 2'
1820
• • : 2 55730
- • • • ' • ' ' 1258
• 2135
it-600
• . •- • - ' ' &- .'• '• 3
>0
265
It82
12. 51
1337
• • " • • 3- . v . • . : - - : 7
208638
TABEE 3J* MOOSE IJORTJiiagr. -'Mag 15?5l'- April 1962
Adult Yearling C&LJf DatoagTO Totals.1 g Jtote* H E JMi Jt E Unk* ~ ' ' . * " * r *
Highu»^ Kill 1 l£ 2 ii it 12 ill
- . . - . ; ' £' - ' '''; .'•' ' 10 u ; 5 ' : - " • ? . ' 35f'-
starved) \ ' : ' , : • . . . . 1 _ : I / ' . ; . 1 8 . . . 2 2
Drmmed . ' . ' •: • -• ' . . ' ' ' . ' . 2 - • 2 , ' . • • " ' - . 1 ' ; . - • . • • ' 3.." 8 .
Illegal. Kill ' .•;' . ' • " ' 1 • 3 ; ' . . . " ; . • • . . ' . - . ' . • :: :;1" . - ; . • ; " . ' ' . . . , ' . . : ' • ' • . ' • . ' • . . • : • • ' . $
Hot recovered by lumter 1 2 3. 1 £
Nuisanc® anlaaLa 1 3 3 . 3 8
Crippled- --' • ' • . ' - . JL ^ _ _ ' . . ^JL __ \ "^ ^^ _ L _^ ; . ? ' . ff
TOTALS 5 30 2 3 30 16 2^ 6 28 333
prolonged cold (nuntoer of days below $ero) and deep snot? play havocwith aoose* IJinter ran£e»*availabili1by sand palatability of browseforages-da the critical factor in moose management, She 19itf Burnsreaa which has pli-syed such a large part in the herd1 a increase,,is rapidly seeing its day* . Critical areas -Here heavily over*-*browsed this past -sinter indicating either a large reduction inthe population is required or additional feed Must be made avail-able to -bring the herd , through a siadlar winter*
Spring breakup in April found the -moose congregating in newly reopenedmuskegs j creeks* streams and shallow lakes, seeking out and feedingon creen shoots of Calaaogrostisjt Equiaitum and revitalised aquaticplants* . •' • • ' ' • • • . - . - • '-- ' - • • . . . . ' • - . " ; . - ' •" ";\ • - . - • " - ' . - • ' " -:: -
Of interest is the observation made of two laedium bull moose stillwith their antlers* February 32 and 13 in t&e CaribouMnilchik River • ' ' '
2«. Pall Sheep» Fif ty--sevea (5?) sheep were seen on SurpriseI'Jountainjj, wliile lli sheep were observed on luouataine near the south-east end o£ Skilak talse during tlic aeriiCt, laoose survey* Sheeputere not sighted in their usual haunts between fustunjena andSkilaJc GlacierB liioiigh several houra flying time vas expended inthio area.. • ' ',-. - •' '-:'•- ':. : ••'''• . . . -
3* IjOunta3.jti. Goat... . Ho; gep:oyt »"•'...' .' '-— • -- -
:lj» .;8roKflt.:an>3' Black 3ear> Bear not noted this period t
$*, J!\ir Aniaalaj Predatpros.'- HqdentgA'. and Other ?feBaarten, i'os# lyn% t asel? T !l?r©rih03TaiKi'llsaa ottor tappingseasons irero from November 16 through January 31| imiakrat seasonfrom Hoveriber 16 through June 10 j and the beaver season FebruaryApril 30 • !The aeaeonT0 llait on beaver remairKd at ljO»
Jerry Houtj, University of .Alaska Cooperative Wildlife EesearchUnit, returned to school after spending the first ireek of Januarydoing research on the Kenai beaver saHroon study*
A series of aRproxiiaately 30 beavor dams'- on -the upper reaches ofC'waneon River were completely waohed downstream during bredoip iniaid«April» ISiesq dams have been present for the paat four years*much to the consternation of moose hunters usinc boats and canoes*
Coyote j, volverine and 3ynx numbers are on the upswinB as the varying hare reaches the expected peak of its cycle next year*
A probable sighting of a wolf on Tusturnena Leke was reported byEugene Smith of Cohoe. So verified reports of wives have beenmade on the Moose 'Eange. for the past several years.
B* ffaMca? Eagles*) Owls* Crotjey .jRavengj. .and,
Hswfc numbers increased with the advent of warwe:? temperatures inApril* Ehe following species of hawke were noted this period?rough--leggedjt red*4ailed,r ja&rsh and goshawk.
Bald eagles, present throughout the wittter^ moved onto the Eefugedba Ipreater numbers IK March, and April, An adult bald eagleobserved April 23 sitting ow t, nest east of Swan
Great horned-s gs at gray shoset eared and boreal owls were observed,this period* Great horned owls were of ten seen near varying harehabitat this Winter, : — :
Ravens and aiagpie% coramon lixrotjghout the year ,, aided the coyotesin salvaging stiO'Ved moose and ele&ning up the gut piles of road*
• killed mom* '. • , . • >.' ; • ' • ' . " . ' - . . -
I1* Other Birda» ' ' , • ; . . . ' - . • •- • . • ' •'•. . . . ' • • . •
A homed lark was men map the mouth of the Kasilof Biver onApril 22* Bobins were first noted on April 2°th as cor ared toMay- 1st a'y»«r ago* ' : \ ... \ . . . " " ' ••
.0* Fish* . . . . . - . - • ' : ':••-; ,. ';':• • J ' ' -';• ' • "" •.• • • • '..'
Ice fiBhing waa popular through Mareh -:3is -when the season closed,Fish habitat and water leveli were normal for this' time of year,.Beaver dsras blocking fish runs are considerably fewer when comparedto last year. Abnormally hlglj water leveler resulting from: breakupand ice Jaws i« river© and stsfeamej.. washed '.out ..-dame when the is©
' - Jaras l e t go. • ; : • ' • ' • , '••.•-.>'• ' ' - ' '••"'-'"•• ' " • • . . . .
I» Disease ., "•. • - • ' ' . •"•-'•••„' • •• • :-.' '' •'•'••
The Alaska Departing t of Fish and Game reported negative resultson all laboratory tests made wi*& 'blood gasplea collected duringthe . Decembei1 snterlsss aoose gieistson. Tests were made for-
leptaspirosis and BQM fever. •
III. REFUGE DEVELOPMENT AjSD MIHTEJIAKCE
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Jfejor overhauls of the D-lt tractor, Jeep and stake<*duB$J truck wereoowpleted this period* Major field repairs on the D-7 tractorseonslated of replacing aa idler spring tension bolt and cuttingholes in the track pads of both tractors to reduce snow clogging.A two^wheelsd trailsr was conBtruoted for transporting the BefugeSnow traveler. ' . . ' . . - . . .v . . . . , . ' . ' , . " . ' . ' •
. .CU Collections and Eeeeiptg, : :
•2*, Specimens* Three bsaver carcasses were shipped to «ferryAlaska Cooperative Wildlife Eeseareh Unit* for bis study on Kenai
• beaver. ." • ' • '• , - ' • ' • • . • ' . . ' . • • . • ; • ' > • . - • ' • ' • ' . " .
Tour beaver carcasses/obtained fyoia local trappers were seat toDr. Hauehj Arctic Health Research Center* Anchorage* Alaska, iaMarch for his diagnosis, The 'beater were .losing spots of haia?jabout one inoh in disaster :s on Carious portions of their pelts*Dr. Raueh did not find any disease*
D* Control pff.yegetaij.ojtt*.
, Hechsnioal moose browse rehabilitation work with the B*-7 tractormd Crosiville blade waa slowed down this period by deep snow andequipment byeakdom. Areas worked with the Crossville plow bladeconsisted of the following j
Jean take Plot |1# a iD-aere tract^ was completed -inWith the addition of $ acres, This plot is in th* l$ktBum and contained spruce;, aspen and birch reproduction.
Jean l&ke Plots #2 and. 3» «aeh 'contsdaing :an ©stisiated 10acres were completed in Pebrtt^xy, These plots, located iatlie 19it7 Burnt consisted Of. spruce-birch and spruce-tabrador
respectively* /; .' . • ' . ' ,. : . - • -;
Halbouty Plot #1? 6 acres of mature aspen, was cleared iaMarch,- ' • ' , . . ' ' ' ' • ' • ' . ' . . . .
Additional clearing of the 300-foot fire break on Slikok Burnllot #11 was done during Jlareh* This plot still requiresclearing of the fire line. with the Crossville rake prior tocontrol burniag*-weathej? peradtting,,
An estimated 12 acres of aspen were treated in SlikokPlot #12 during April.
On. GHkok'Ple»ti'13j approximately h acres of an IBvacre swere rehabilitated, $his plot is in a spruce-aspen-birch
' • ' ' • • ' ' * "Fires
Standard Oil Company reported a fire which occurred March U'a* 'the SOU #l£UJj tank setting causing an estimated §2 000 loss todehydration equipment* Preventive measures were taken to avoidthe recurrence of this type of fire hazard* The fire was im-*mediately noted and quickly extinguished without injury topersonnel-,
C« ytiy Hardest,
I?, BESOURCE i-IAlAGEMEM
' (210 free use 't3?«ppiag -pe.raiits -were in effect 'duringthe period* Incoaipleie catch reports from ten trappers Indicatethe following herveatr
Beaver 37" • - • • • • • , : ff iak- ' . . • • • ' • . . k6 • - -:• " .
, . , • ' • : Otter •' • .33-., ' • : : . . ' : • - ' .' '. . . . . . . . . .
/ ' • " • ; . • ; . .Weasel ' • . . 6 • • ' - ••• ".-.' ' • ' • ' ' . " ; ' : - ' • - " . ; ' . .IfiBWf - - • • ' - . • ' 3 . - - .' ' " ' • • . ' • • • ' " • • ' • v
; . - ' • . . . . : . ,;; 'Coyote .;•.",. • 26 .,. .; • ;• ; • ; • • . : . " '
All tr^Jplng peritdta expired on April 30, Additional catck reports- be included in the next narrative, .
free use permits in effect during tlie period for taking ofvia air craft expired OR April 30. '
C* Timber Removal* : ' • . ! • / , ' ' ' . • -•'•" ' ' • . ' •" '
Four (li) free use nori*-co3?«Brcial timber permits were issued thisperiod for fuel-wood and cesspool logs* Two commercial permitswere issued: to K* £* Clark, SUP #36236 « *10, 00 for I,O cords ofdead and dan& fuelwoodj and S». C» Smith., SUP #32861 - |15. 00 forlOjOOO board, feet of spruce saw timber.
EV CoCTaeroial Fisliing* ' ., : .. ' . . : .
Five (5) free use coaTieroiel fishing per.mits were in effect, thinwinter with permit e expiring April 30* Fishing, operations werecarried on in both Skllak and Tustuaiena Lakes*
Catoh report infomation received from Eugene Smith and Josephl<fegargel fishing on Tustusaena I.ske followeV ;
torout (Griativomer183
; ' . ..-.••' .'.. l iitefish . ' .:. ' •.' ' "' •••' ,. . 3$ . .: Esinbow trout (jSalmo.irideug) 6
Bed, salraon (Cncprhyitchua nerlca) 1
The averece weight- of dressed fish-, (minus head, entrails and tailfins) was one pound, 'i'he heaviest lake trtut caught weighed,eight pounds and was 2lj inches long, sfaile the longest lake troutwas 26"|? inches and weighed six; pounds, i'he largest rainbow trouttaken was.' 28 inches long and weighed six snd one-half pounds.
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Herbert Campbell, SUP #36337* paid $25.00 for £GQ yards of gravelp e r cubic '' " "
Standard Oil Conpahy of G^lif0j1aiaa under the Swana?n Itiver Unit• •Agrecr.cnt, paid for aii:. removed th© following amounts of gravelat .0^ per cubic yard. .
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EAIiGE ' UCSHDISON i* GOJffOSITlOS VAL'OK jKultiplied by VOLUHB anditt indicative of quality ana quantity of browse s.vo,5.1able ateach site*- . • • ; ' • ••- - • ; . : : ; . • ' . . - ' • . ' . . " . • ' • • ' • •
BROWSE ffSCMI'I'AGE -eoluwh represents per cent of sterna withineach transect that were browsed by woo ee' and has direct bearing on volume only as it affects
Range Condition valuer, obtained from th*> 1°62 survey indicate aniMproveffi0«tt in quantity and quality of forage plants within the19ii7 Burn area in. the past five years* with an overfall incyeajsein browsing by moose, fhe Sasilof Wintering rang© (Plot l£) re-*fleets^ figurstively? results of over forty years of browsingcombined with a winter of deep snow« ''_'
Data obtained frost the two surveys are not a0 eoroparative as theymight be, largely due to setting up plots in the . earae ' general ar^sstnit not precisely at the sam» sites* Then too^ different personnel
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Data of interest u» browse «nralnatlon ie presented in Graphs 1 and2« Hap III? ' oose Beoiree C0nc5itl0nsw 1% in partj, baaed on in*fonaation gathered |r<aa the forage evalyatiott plats*dipaiag the aerial mooea surxray and on^the^grouadalso added to the quality of this
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selection wore random* Itie browse traa clipped aboTre snow level,«tf its aanaal growtbj, or that portion that » moose would, normal 2jpeat. Map IX also presants the ^neral looatioit of. the
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J.€ .. ger^tangnt browss utilisation Plata ayg «^nariged for theyear pe^iod^ i'aI3L 1 2" 'to' 4'diil' 3 61j| Sa 'Graphs '3 through $••' Thesebroiraw plots arc measured eaoh fall atti apriag to aid in «talttatinthe «eaaon*8 trend in growth, af ailable browse and plant s»rtalityAnother factor this aerie® olT glot?3 may portray^ especially in the
ten yearai is the number ..p.f- at«»» gro-Mlng outfOf«resoh ofparticalarly in the Sfeilak area*
iu Soil 'and Moiatara^ A revised soil and sawisture plaaposed •' budget £ or • *a l|*lt? Burn ar«a wa» prepared ana sttbaitted.
current soil and Moisture program waa rtactivsted with theof ttr, Steven Kjaitfc aa WiltJliro Aid (temporary) April
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Soldotaa Ski Club,, under a free use permits wad©to their ski hill last sujBmer* Skiiag use by the local publicmibetsntially increased witii tha better conditions* Ice skatingon a -wind-swept Skilalc lake wae a populjtr family event duriog
and February.
Ice fishing on Hidden and Alcatraa takes provided nice catches oflake trout and raM»ow* On 1-iareJi V1«V * fhurad - six cara idthnineteen fishermen irere eeen oa the ice' at Hidden lake. Anchorageiee fishermett »adt increasing use of lakes in the northern half ofthe Jfoose Rangs -which ia readi accessible by air front Anchorage*
The communities of Kenai and SoI46tiaa raised iHjCOQ prize aoneyand successfully launched: the l«t- Annual Ala ca State Dog SledChampionship Haces* Some muahers practiced running their doga oathe various roads and trails in i e l-ioos© Bang© bordering the"excepted"
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." Earl Ploufdej Forester . " « « «« leo Oberts Kenai Area Develop*,
1/16/62 Pete Gathings Reaident Sufv:. United Geophysical Business1/17/62 Ed Martin ...„-. ADF&0 «
« John Klingboil » «1/22/6E Bill CheneyCassisted v/survey)Kodiak Kooee Survey.1/212/62 H*. Ai -y>. .6H&. BPFW w «
w H.B,RobertsjiAastf Ranger tl,S%?iS» « »« Victor B»Psrentj, District Banger U,S«F«S» « «
1/30/62 Everett Horn,¥ildlife Coordinator* Richfield Business1/31/62 John Lamb, Crew Chief . . Precision Exploration w
2/ 2/62 Ray,Shirlfiy,Eeg* Kining Eng, -ti*S<$, ¥,S.-Juneau «2/5 /62 Jack Didrickson Biologist ADFfifi IIoo use Survey2/7/62 Jfertih & Kllngbeil ABFfiG Business
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•• _r; OrganisationHarry M.vj efieldj: Unit Conservationist SCSJack Bidri*&B0na BiologistHawkins & Kendall ,Jim Roots ?aj?fcy QiiefPet© GathingSj Resident Sup?.
l-5ary Smith (nBirdsH)Pollard *> Big Game Guide
Jim Root, Party Chief
T,E*!Ehomaa & G,B«T3el Fatli1,H* B-wyer & 0*1I^W.Richardaoa (.Jia liraneonf GKA. in ChargeJoe Bra»er?; Field Supt,
Root, "Party Chief " - • • •Fellers
Mra»Mary Smith fis Ife-s-iJoe I-fegurgel Audubon Soo,Jiffi Braaaoni Gl'lft, & Gary. Atwellji DSFK §; ADF&GJohn Merrick,, Forest Eanger ELM •H* N«. Aaraodt^ Lt« Col* Ij.67th 3Jat, C Bet*ferlin E. fhomas . , "Br.Leonid Smirnovj H^YfConsultantiPetroleurij Eng.Chaa* Ledbettor^ Supt*.J.E, Crawford & G»Atwell4f Biologists^ AEF&GJoe Brejaer# Field Supt, Standard Oil ' .Bill "Whitney^ Production Eng* " HJoe Bremerj Field Supt* n • nJohn Klingbeilt Protection Off* ADF<S£JH» M, Wskefield.* Unit Conservationist SGf ,Jim Root, Pariy CMef United GeophysicalWilliams Astern GeoDhysicalJohn Klingbeil* Protection Off. ABF&GGerald Neumanj Pilot ." 3LMJmea Thuraton# draining Off, BLHBick Yhowpson . 3LKH. H* Lee, Anc* Lab, l|gr* AA'Kt :
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A meeting with Gary Atwelly ABF&0 IfejaiageB®nt Biologist, ires held in thelenai Office o» January S covering proposed gaone regulations changesfor the Kenai area. Refuge Supervisor Spencer end Refuge ManagerHakala attended the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Departmentalmeeting in Anchorage^ January 11 and 12# dealing -with 1962 State game.regulations.
Refuge Jlanager Hakata gave a talk on the Keaai National Jlooee Rangeto the Kenai Educational Association • during Wildlife feek* Themovie "Sea Otters of ARObitka" wee shown'1 to en audience of 190 ata Kenai High School Aesembay Kerch 27*
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The Service movie Arctic Wildlife Range" was ©horn to & total attendanceof 281 by !fr« Kerrick* BLM Forester, in conjunction, with his fire provention program during the ueek of the 26th at the following schoolstAnchor Point* Kaailof ,, NinilchilCsr anti Soldotnsu
A SportsiaBng11 Meeting at Cltm: Gulch w&e nttei«led on the 2 th byRefuge Managers Haksla. and W&de and Service movies 'shova to anaudience of 92 people* .- : / . ' • ' ; . .; ... ; ;.. ' '. ..
The Eepartisent of ths XftteKior Fi«ld Gomittee visited SwansonOil Field April 12. Tfanspoytation from Anchorage to tiie fieldby HtM Goose, Ihe BSFW end Btanaayct Oil Goapany provided vehicles attire fitld. Regional Refuge Sapez-visor penoers GMA Ili yer and Eef uge.Managers Wade snd H&kala# Ken«d| attended »
The BLM was «u,tfioj?iaed to hold their annual field fire school on theMoose Range May 1 * Ihe site seleoted is located near & lake tothe eafit- of the SKfanson Riveap stsfip •with an airdrop zone in a formergravel pit north of the old bridge* Approxi»a,t01y fifty men fromFairbanks end Anchorage mill attend the school* .
Main,tenance«Foreffian Williams attended the Bll-l's fire school April?-13 a n d 18th, : : . ' • , . , ' : - • . . . , . • • • - . :- • ' ' ' . •
Refuge Mmager H«k»la atteiided the Bureaus Basic Inatrwiaeat Schoolat Anchorage April 17-21. ;
Several news articles of local interest -were relsaeed to the pressduring tJie period*' • . . ;•- .• //.• ' •" '. ' : • • . ' . . - . - , •
pressure -was li^it on spruce grouse* ptarBaigiw; anU varyinghare this period* No kills of black bear -were reported on the Rangealthough the season ia opea until 4wne 3P* Bear have not been seenthis Q>rinE**they Brast be
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Refuge personnel attended the showing of %»o «Saf e Driving" filmsalone with several FAA employees* Filas were provided by the Service,the movie projector and recreation hall by the Federal Aviation"
Fusees and reflectors were purchased and placed in each vehicle30, ' • - • /: • ' - . • . - ' . ' . . • ' . ' ' . • •-/ . • • ; • . . ' • .
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Maintenanceffian Holt slipped wiiile liftinga drum of solvent andaggravated an old back injury on January 30th» This stopped ouraccident-free period of J{Jt6 calendar days.
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Mechanic (General) Rex E* Willicros use promoted to Foreman I*-Mainten8nc0 January 7»
Mr, Steven f ith re-eatertd oii duty as Wildlife Aid (temporary)April 1$) under the current -soil. and moiattire pro eot. Ihls iahis third season, with the Service. Steve has a B»S* degree inscience ana major in agronomy* He is also an. avid ornithologistand has been actives early and late# greeting y collecting,, identifying and recording arrival dates and status o£ otu? feathoredfriends* • • - : '" " ; . . ; . ' • • • • • . - , . - . . . ' ' • " - . , • ' •". ;
Mrs* Dorothy Fazler was hired April 2$ as &- Clerks-Typist4»Rry) to replace Hre» Tach.lck «ho finally decided she did notdesire a permanent poedtion.
Standard Oil CuTpany of Calif or nia announced completion of fouroil wells* two gaa wells and two dry holea—onej their "step-out*/well SCU ii-l'S—Kiurine the period increasing their total producingwells to forty-nine oil plw five gas,, Production from the fieldhas leveled off at 27 500 barrels of crude oil per day,
Standard Oil of California mnouriced abandonment of their proposedWest Fork Unit gas well #235*16 se a dry hole* This location
one mile north of the Helbouty (Halaska Oil) gae well #1B#
Standard Oil Coapany of Calif ornia Applied for 'and was authorizedto construct three milee of road into their "step- out8 locationoCU $ 22-32 about four miles soutfi of the existing field. At present,a rig is on the location and drilling is in progress.
Standard Oil Goiapany of California submitted final plans for theirgae compression plant to be constructed at ¥ell Site $ijl*-l Asystem of high-pressure lines is to be installed throughout thefield to re-pressurize the oil-bearing gone wiifo natural gas» Untilthe system ie completed, the high~presEur« lines will be used as agcs lift device to aid in recovering the oil,
Seismic operations continued frill swing until breakup i'orced. outall equipment April 10, Standard submitted, one revised program for
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JMHips Petroleum1 s activity had progressed satisfactorily in thaSlifcok area until the construction of their interconnectingnortheast-southwest line was d«?ne> A previously constructed line•was to be usedt instead, a line paralleling the old, one-eighthof a mile to the east# urns laid out and; in the process large catsencj i'ills made. Once again it appears that lack of communicationsPermittee girf field personnel haa reaultad in, a ''fiasco1', Aletter was requested from the Permittee and field personnel stat-*Ing the reasons for their changes from the Conditions imposed intheir special usapsrsdtj, arid: advising eonplete cleanup of allcuts* fills ana other excavations* "CAta" were back in the field,prior to breakup and repaired three-quarters of damage done* Theremainder will be acco lished..vhon groiuid conditions permit.
All CoBpaniee conducting soisaiic work on the Kooae Range this past.winter were required to return Mid reopen stream crossings blockedby their aotivities. With the rapid dlssgipearance of the snow,it became parent that none of the Coinpanieei had complied withthe Conditions of their Special Use Permit concerning streamcrossings* British~American and Standard Oil Company ii, mediatelyreturned when, notified and repaired•"their damage, PhillipsPetroleum vae still dragging"their feet after coapleting partial'repairs at the end of the period,, _. ,
A specie! use permit vas Issued March 2? to 24r. I dbetter ofAnchorage for magnetonoter work, (oil exploration) in the areaworth of Sterling* frails 'were not required •with this type of ex-plora tion* ' . • • ' , . ' . . - ' . . . . • ' • • , . - . • .- • . , • • / ' . ' . . , . .
Mining claims 'were checked 'in'.the.Reward Recording Officei oixclaims apparently are valid) twelve claims appear to be in trespasson the Moose Bange» ....
Haps" depicting a proposed revision to the 1-foose Range boundary •"*"""""'uere prepared and diacuesed with the Cadastral'Division BLM>prior to submitting for Regional and Central Office consideration,
A forest management budget was prepared and preliminary plansmade for a proposed forest inventory of the Moose llange,
A closure on moose hunting in the Skilak Lske area .was proposedto the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as a pilot big-bafflemanegemsnt project,, Its purpose ia to obtain increased utilisationof browse forage in an area heavily used "by the public*
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Halcala> Onager
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INSTRUCTIONS (See Sees. 7531 through 753U, Wildlife Refuges Field Manual)
In addition to the birds listed on form, other species occurring on refuge during thereporting period should be added in appropriate spaces. Special attention should be givento those species of local and national significance.
(l) Species:
(2) Weeks of• .. Reporting Periods
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Estimated average refuge populations.* '* «
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Estimated number of young produced based on observations and actual counts on representativebreeding areas. - Brood counts should be made on two or more areas aggregating 10$ of thebreeding habitat. Estimates having no basis in fact should be omitted.'
A summary of data recorded under (3).
Maximum number of waterfowl present on refuge during any census of reporting period.
A summary of data recorded under (U).
Interioa^uplicating Section, Washington, D. CaW
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INSTRUCTIONSUse the correct names as found in the A.O.U. Checklist, 1931 Edition, and list group in A.O.U.order. Avoid general terms as "seagull", "tern", etc. In addition to the birds listed onform, other species occurring on refuge during the reporting period ,should be added in appro-priate spaces. Special attention should be given to those species of local and Nationalsignificance. Groups: I. Water and Marsh Birds (Gaviiformes to Ciconiiformes and Gruiiformes)
II. Shorebirds, Gulls and Terns (Charadriiformes)III. Doves and Pigeons^ (Columbiformes)I.V. Predaceous Birds (Falconiformes, Strigiformes and predaceous
Passeriformes)The .first refuge record for the species for the season concerned.
The greatest number of the species present in a limited interval of time.
The last refuge record for the species during the season concerned.
Estimated number of young produced based on observations and actual counts.A
Estimated total number of the species using the refuge during the period concerned.
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(1) SPECIES:
(2) DENSITY:
(3) YOUNG PRODUCED;
(4) SEX RATIOS
(5) REMOVALS:
(6) TOTAL:
(7) REMARKS:
Use correct common name.
Applies particularly to those species considered in removal programs (publichunts, etc.). Detailed data may be omitted for species occurring in limitednumbers. Density to be expressed in acres per animal by cover types. Thisinformation is to be prefaced by a statement from the refuge manager as to thenumber of acres in each cover type found on the refugej once submitted, thisinformation need not be repeated except as significant changes occur in the areaof cover types. Cover types should be detailed enough to furnish the desiredinformation but not so much as to obscure the general picture* Examples: spruceswamp, upland hardwoods, reverting agriculture land, bottomland hardwoods, shortgrass prairie, etc. Standard type symbols listed in Wildlife Management SeriesNo. 7 should be used where possible. Figures submitted should be"based on actualobservations and counts on representative sample areas. Survey method used andsize of sample area or areas should be indicated under Remarks.
Estimated"number of young produced, based upon observations and actual countsin representative breeding habitat.
This column applies primarily to wild turkey, pheasants, etc. Include data onother species if available. ;
Indicate total, number in each category removed, during the report period.
Estimated total number using the refuge during the report period. This mayinclude resident birds plus those migrating into the refuge during certain seasons,,
Indicate method used to determine population and area covered in survey. Alsoinclude other pertinent information not specifically requested.
* Only columns applicable to the period covered should be used.
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Form NR-U - SMALL MAMMALS (include data on all species of importance in the management program; i. e.,muskrats, beaver, coon, mink, coyote. Data on small rodents may "be omitted except forestimated total population of each species considered in control operations.)
(l) SPECIES;
(2) DENSITY:
(3) REMOVALS:
(U) DISPOSITION Of PUB:
(5) TOTAL POPULATION:
REMARKS:
Use correct common name. Example: Striped skunk, spotted skunk, short-tailed weasel, gray squirrel, fox squirrel, white-tailed jackrabbit, etc.(Accepted common names in current use are found in the "Field IBook of NorthAmerican Mammals" by H. E. Anthony and the "Manual of the Vertebrate Animalsof the Northeastern United States" by David Starr Jordan.)
Applies particularly to those species considered in removal programs.Detailed data may be omitted for species occurring in limited numbers.Density to be expressed in acres per animal "by cover types. This Informa-tion is to be prefaced by a statement from the refuge manager as to thenumber of acres in each cover type found on the refuge; once submitted,this information need not be repeated except as significant changes occur inthe area of cover types. Cover types should be detailed enough to furnishthe desired information but not so much as. to obscure ,the general picture.Examples: spruce swamp, upland hardwoods, reverting agriculture land, bottomland hardwoods, short grass prairie, etc. . Standard type symbols listed inWildlife Management Series No. 7 should be. used where possible. Figures sub-mitted should be based on actual observations and counts on representativesample areas. Survey method used and size, of sample area or areas should beindicated under Remarks.
Indicate the total number under each category removed since April 30 of theprevious year, including any taken on the refuge by Service Predatory AnimalHunter. Also show any removals not falling under headingslisted.
On share-trapped furs list the. permit number, trapper's share, and refuge share.Indicate the number of pelts shipped to market, including furs taken by Servicepersonnel. Total number of pelts of each species destroyed because of unprime-ness or damaged condition, and furs donated to institutions or other agenciesshould be shown in the column provided.
Estimated total population of each species reported on as of April 30-
Indicate inventory method(s) used, size of sample area(s), introductions, andany other pertinent information not specifically requested.
