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Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea. Brian Henderson, Sarah Riha Kellie Berry, Justin Mitmoen. Outline of Presentation. Description of Camp Recreation Carrying Capacity Wildlife Habitat Unit Values Tree Regeneration. Description of Camp. Girl Scout Camp Near Boone, IA 400 Total Acres
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Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea Brian Henderson, Sarah Riha Kellie Berry, Justin Mitmoen
Outline of Presentation • Description of Camp • Recreation Carrying Capacity • Wildlife Habitat Unit Values • Tree Regeneration
Description of Camp • Girl Scout Camp • Near Boone, IA • 400 Total Acres • 148 Wooded Acres • Adjacent to Des Moines River
Recreation Carrying CapacityEvaluated for: • General hiking (groups/mile) • Primitive camping (acres/campsite) • Birdwatching and wildlife observation (people/acre) • Horseback riding(groups/mile)
Recreation Carrying Capacity Values General Hiking • Mean = 14 Groups/Mile • Base = 12 Groups/Mile Birdwatching • Mean = 3 People/Acre • Base = 3 People/Acre
Recreation Carrying Capacity Values Primitive Camping • Mean = 25 Acres/Campsite • Base = 23 Acres/Campsite Horseback Riding • Mean = 5.4 Groups/Mile • Base = 5.5 Groups/Mile
Wildlife Habitat Unit Values (HUV) • Forest game (whitetail deer, turkeys) • Tree Squirrels
Forest Game • Tree size class and canopy closure • Preferred food plant diversity • Browse availability • Vegetative cover • Openings • Diversity of non-preferred plants • External edge
Tree Squirrels • Tree size class and canopy closure • Preferred food plant diversity • Low-growing vegetative cover • Number of tree cavities • Openings • Diversity of non-preferred plants • External edge
Wildlife Habitat Unit Values • Forest Game • Mean = 4.9 • Standard Error = 0.2 • Tree Squirrels • Mean = 5.3 • Standard Error = 0.1
Tree RegenerationWhite and Red Oak • Seedlings in mil-acre plots • Saplings in 1/735th acre plots • Oak stump sprouts
Oak Sapling Regeneration • 8.3% stocked 1/735th acre plots • 59% required for regeneration