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Managing Land and Conserving Turtles

Managing Land and Conserving Turtles. Challenge and Opportunity. Presented by Lauri Mullen Natural Resources Coordinator City of Eugene - Parks and Open Space Division. Golden Gardens. Delta Ponds. I-5. Eugene. Springfield. An Urban Floodplain Habitat Enhancement and Recreation Project.

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Managing Land and Conserving Turtles

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  1. Managing Land and Conserving Turtles Challenge and Opportunity Presented by Lauri Mullen Natural Resources Coordinator City of Eugene - Parks and Open Space Division

  2. Golden Gardens Delta Ponds I-5 Eugene Springfield

  3. An Urban Floodplain Habitat Enhancement and Recreation Project Delta Ponds:

  4. Delta Ponds Primary Goal: To reconnect the site to the Willamette River during high winter flows, primarily for juvenile Chinook salmon.Western Pond Turtles identified as one of the target species.Much of habitat enhancement work will benefit both species.

  5. Delta Ponds: Challenges Urban setting • Development (loss of nesting habitat) • Recreation/human disturbance • Concentration of nests/abundance of predators • Introduced species Depredated turtle nest

  6. Delta Ponds: Opportunities Hatchling! • Est. 60 Western pond turtles • Known WPT nesting site • Public interest/education opportunities • Volunteer interest • Funding for habitat enhancement Newly constructed nest habitat

  7. Golden Gardens Park: Habitat and Safety Improvement Project

  8. Improvements included: One mile of new paths around ponds  More gradually sloping banks  13,000 new native trees, shrubs, & emergent plants  Additional basking logs  Emergency access roads and ramps to each pond  Removal of blackberry

  9. Golden Gardens: Challenges • Recreation/human disturbance • Trails • Fishing • Dog training • Future development • Introduced species • Red-eared sliders • Aquatic invasive species control

  10. Golden Gardens: Opportunities • Western pond turtles appear to be successfully recruiting young into population • Abundant turtle nesting habitat • Opportunity to protect nesting habitat from future development • Public interest/education opportunities

  11. Non-Native Turtle Trapping in Eugene Partners: Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife – Christopher Yee City of Eugene – Lauri Mullen

  12. Objectives • Collect morphological and reproductive data • Reduce competition with native turtles for nesting sites • Reduce non-native nest density, keying predators to nesting areas • Improve trapping efficiency

  13. Corral Trap

  14. Submerged Cage Trap

  15. Modified Basking Trap

  16. Bait, etc.

  17. Questions? Lauri Mullen, Natural Resources Coordinator City of Eugene - Parks and Open Space Division Lauri.h.mullen@ci.eugene.or.us

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