Sagebrush Bird Conservation Network
Project Name: Bird response to western juniper woodland treatments in the Klamath Basin, OR
Objectives: In cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management Lakeview District’s Klamath Falls Resource Area, and with funding from the Joint Fire Science Program, the Klamath Bird Observatory is evaluating the effects of western juniper encroachment on ponderosa pine and shrubsteppe habitats. Bird and habitat census stations have been established both in untreated control areas and in areas where juniper removal projects, including prescribed fire, mechanical removal, and manual removal have been, or will be, implemented. This study will provide information on how bird distribution and abundance are affected by juniper removal and fuels reduction projects in shrubsteppe habitats.
Location: Klamath Basin, Oregon
Project duration: 2001 to 2004.
Project contact:
John D. Alexander,
Klamath Bird Observatory,
P.O. Box 758,
Ashland, Oregon 97520
www.klamathbird.org/Projects/juniper.htm
Bird sampling methods: Variable radius point counts
Vegetation sampling: Releve vegetation plots