Forest Corvid Monitoring and Management Trail and Backcountry Management Plan Implementation 2015 Annual Progress Report
Bensen K. 2016. Forest Corvid Monitoring and Management Trail and Backcountry Management Plan Implementation 2015 Annual Progress Report. Redwood National and State Parks. Orick, CA
This report is divided into three interrelated sections concerning the monitoring and management of common ravens (Corvus corax), American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) and Steller’s jays (Cyanocitta stelleri) (collectively known as corvids) in Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP or parks). Section I covers forest corvid monitoring results for 2007-2015. Section II describes corvid management activities that took place in RNSP in 2015. Section III describes the progress of any projects from the proposed action section of the RNSP Trail and Backcountry Management Plan biological assessment (Bensen 2006). This report also satisfies the reporting requirements stipulated under the terms and conditions of the RNSP Trail and Backcountry Management Plan biological opinion (USFWS 2007a – USFWS ref. # 8-14-2003-1517). A comprehensive description of the purpose, policy, scientific background, management history, objectives and methods of corvid monitoring and management in RNSP is available in the parks’ Corvid Management Strategy (RNSP 2008a).
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Bensen, Keith
- Date of Issue
- 2016-01
- Publisher
- Redwood National and State Parks
- Units
- REDW
- Keywords
- American crows, Brachyramphus marmoratus, Campgrounds, Charadrius alexandrinus, Chick Productivity, common ravens, Conservation, Corvus brachyrhynchos, Corvus corax, Cyanocitta stelleri, Endangered, fledging success, high-use visitor areas, Marbled Murrelet Recovery Plan, Marbled Murrelets, Nest Predation, Nesting Habitat, Old Growth Forest, Park visitors, picnic areas, Predation, Recovery, Redwood National and State Parks, RNSP, Steller’s Jays, Threatened, trailheads, visitor centers, western snowy plovers