ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS :
We thank James Marty for allowing us to develop a management plan on his parcel of land. We are grateful to James Marty for providing us with information about the unit location, vegetation cover, and wildlife populations.
INTRODUCTION:
The management plan was developed to accomplish the stated objectives. The plan will serve as a guideline for the landowner’s habitat improvements. In addition, this management plan is a requirement of the Wildlife 451 course at the College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this management plan are to:
1. Increase the density white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).
2. Increase the density of American badgers (Taxidea taxus).
3. Increase the density western meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta).
4. Implement a rotational grazing system for beef production.
MANAGEMENT AREA
Location, Zoning, Ownership, and Access
The management area is located in Mount Pleasant Township, Green County, Wisconsin (Fig. 1). The management area, 410 ac (161 ha) in size, currently is managed by James Marty. The management area is considered an agricultural zone. The legal description of the property is E ½ SE ½ Sec. 29, N ½ NE ¼ Sec. 32 , W ½ SW ¼ SW ¼ , SE ¼ SW ¼ SW ¼, S ¾ NW ¼ NW ¼, S ½ NW ¼, SW ¼ NE ¼ Sec. 33. T3N. R8E. Green County. Wisconsin.
Climate:
The average summer temperature is 69.5oF (20.8oC) for the management area. The average summer temperature range is 58.3 to 80.8oF (14.6 to 27.1oC) (Green County 2014). The average winter temperature is 21.3 (-5.9oC) for the property. The average winter temperature range is 12.3 to 30.2oF (-1 to -10.9oC). The annual precipitation is 36.2 in (91.9 cm). The average snowfall is 36.8 (93.5 ...
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Sidney Investments would like to be advised on the possibilities of keeping that land in timber production and the operations necessary for the management of shortleaf pine. Sidney has come to Hall-Tree Silvicultural Consultants for a description of the silvicultural procedures involved, and the firm will then perform an economic analysis, checking the current market prices for the implementation of those procedures before making a decision on the purchase of this property. The 360 acre tract that Sidney Investments is considering is located in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The elevation of the site does not vary much, ranging from 400 to 460 feet above mean sea level. The soil, primarily composed of sand and silt, is quite mesic and highly drained.
Background Information In implementing a strategic plan for Coastal Medical Center, our consulting team has conducted many analyses and formed numerous strategies in order for Coastal Medical Center to be successful. Such assessments include an internal analysis, external analysis, gap analysis, and SWOT analysis. In conducting these analyses, our consulting team was able to better understand the internal environment, external environment, where the organization currently stands in terms of performance, and the major strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that oppose the Coastal Medical Center. From our inquiry, we will be able to establish a strategic plan that best fits the organization’s needs.
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After analyzing the Coastal Medical Center, it is apparent that the employees and staff have no conception of the mission, vision, and values of this health care facility. In addition to this lack of structure, CMC has many projects in the midst of production that lack support of a common goal, employees are unsatisfied with their jobs, the two boards lack ability to agree on strategic decisions for the organization,, and the medical center has a dismal reputation when it comes to quality care.
The meadow is one of the largest mountain meadows in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. People do not visit this meadow because there are no roads or official trails leading to this area. The meadow is suffering from overgrazing of cattle that took place for a century beginning in 1885 and ending around 1980. Livestock grazing causes many issues. For example, it affects the growth of trees, leads to the transmitting of diseases from the livestock to the wild animals, causes degradation of native plant communities, and a change in habitats for native wildlife species. The NPS would like to restore the Cahoon Meadow without disrupting the Wilderness character. Some people ask, why preserve this meadow if humans rarely see it? The answer is, meadows are ecologically significant because they support much of the wildlife and plant species that are accustomed there. Plant communities are widely diverse within meadows, and they provide essential habitats for a wide range of wildlife, including mammals, birds, amphibians, and invertebrates. As this meadow was being grazed, the wildlife, plant life, and natural beauty has been destroyed. As time has gone by, the only solution the National Park Service has attempted was to not physically restore the meadow but to just monitor
First, the reasons of opposition starts from visible things such as plants and living organisms. President of the Native Plant Society San Gabriel Chapter, Melanie Baer, states that the wild grassland ecosystem of Agoura Hills located in the Ahmanson Ranch provides an important habitat for almost-extinct native plant species called Purple needle-grass, or Stipa pulchra. She also suggests that the mitigation of this plant will not be successful due to its difficulty and poor peripheral environment, such as golf course, of the mitigation site. Similaly, Dr. Barbara J. Collins, professor of biology at California Lutheran University, argues that the environmental impact report prepared for the development was inadequate and she points out the importance of the oak savannah along a North-facing slope of Lakey Mesa in the Ahmanson Ranch. According to her opinion, these oak trees are about 200 to 300 years old valley oaks and they are very sensitive species. A large portion of these oaks will be removed, and the remaining will most likely not survive the environmental changes they will go through due to its sensitive nature. In addition, these plants create crucial habitat for other living organisms such as birds, mammals, invertebrates, amphibians and reptiles. Some of them are even listed in the Federal and State endangered and threatened species lists.
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Creek and pond reach assessments were sampled for Covington Creek, Soos Creek, Jenkins Creek, Jenkins Pond Creek, and Jenkins Pond. The location of Covington Creek is Sec.18T21NR6E. The date of the assessment was February 8, 2010, and the weather was clear with a temperature of 57 degrees. The location of Jenkins Pond is Sec.30T22NR6E. The date of the assessment was February 22, 2010. The weather was dry and sunny with a temperature of 64 degrees. The Location of the Jenkins Pond Cree is Sec.30T22NR6E. The date of this assessment was March 1, 2010 and the weather was overcast skies with a temperature of 57 degrees. The final assessment was Soos Creek and is located at Sec.16T21NR5E. The date of this assessment was March 1, 2010. The weather was overcast skies with a temperature of 60 degrees. All of these locations are located in King County and all streams and ponds are within the Green-Duwamish watershed.
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