Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve #19 Warden Report for 2023

Report completed by: Jenny L. Feick, PhD, ER Warden for Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve
Report completion date: September 4, 2023
See the PDF of the report here:

Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Warden Report for 2023 final

The iNaturalist entries for this ER can be found at this link:

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?project_id=mount-sabine-ecological-reserve&place_id=any&verifiable=any

 

Table of Contents
Acknowledgements ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
Ecological Reserve Warden Trip Report Summary …………………………………………………………………………… 3
ER Name: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Trip Date: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Field Trip Participant Names: …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Number of volunteer hours logged: …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3
Extent of the ecological reserve visited, or tour route ………………………………………………………………….. 3
Purpose and Objectives for This Site Visit …………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Purpose: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Objectives: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
Background for Objective #1 …………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5
Plant and Animal Species Observed …………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Forest Composition: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 7
Shrub Layer: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
Ground Cover: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Animal Species Observed or Evidence of Wildlife …………………………………………………………………… 11
Public Access Issues ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
Signage Issues ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14
Maintenance Issues ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 15
Visitor Activities …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 16
Warden Activities …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16
Wardens’ Conclusions, Proposals and Suggestions …………………………………………………………………….. 17
Conclusions ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17
Follow-up on Suggestions Made in 2022 – Items Completed and/or Underway …………………………. 18
Follow-up on Suggestions Made in 2022 –Tasks Remaining …………………………………………………….. 19
New Suggestions in 2023 …………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 20
Appendix A: Tracking Biodiversity – Toward a Species List for Mount Sabine Ecological Reserve …….. 23
Animals …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
Arthropods ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 23
Birds …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
Mammals ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23
Lichens …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 23
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Fungi …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 23
Plants ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 24
Appendix B: Correspondence re: Ecological Reserves and Drones ……………………………………………….. 25
Email from Wayne Stetski ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25
Email From: Jenny Feick ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 25
Email from Steven Bercek ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26
EMail from Chris Price …………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 26

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Mt Sabine Ecological Reserve Warden Report for 2023 final