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Using a Geographic Information System (GIS) to Determine Western Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata) Nesting Habitat at Aumsville Wetlands, Marion County, Oregon
Sara Coffey
Senior Thesis
Willamette University
Department of Environmental and Earth Sciences
Table of Contents
Abstract ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
United States Wetland History -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1
Willamette Valley Wetlands ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3
Research Objectives ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6
Significance of Research ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Importance of Wetlands ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
Restoring and Conserving Wetlands ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
National Heritage Parks Program ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
Site Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
Methods ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 13
Results ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13
Discussion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
Conclusion --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
Management Suggestions -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
References --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
Appendix A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
Aumsville Wetlands ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23
Field Research ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
Western Pond Turtle Aquatic Habitat ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 25
Western Pond Turtle Basking Sites and Refugium ------------------------------------------------------ 26
Western Pond Turtle Predators ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
Typical Western Pond Turtle Nesting Habitat ------------------------------------------------------------- 28
Tables and Figures
Table 1: Wetland Restoration Highlights ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9
Table 2: Field Results ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
Figure 1: Willamette Valley Natural Wetlands ------------------------------------------------------------ 4
Figure 2: Distribution of Western Pond Turtles in Oregon -------------------------------------------- 6
Figure 3: Map of Aumsville Wetlands ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
Figure 4: GIS analysis of Potential Western Pond Turtle Habitat at
Aumsville Wetlands--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
Figure 5: Potential Western Pond Turtle Nesting Habitat at
Aumsville Wetlands -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16
Wetlands throughout the United States have been destroyed and exploited since European settlement. The western pond turtle, one of two native turtle species to Oregon, is now on the sensitive species list due to the destruction of wetlands. Current efforts to restore turtle populations depend on identifying adequate nesting habitat. In this study, a Geographic Information System (GIS) and field-based research were used to identify western pond turtle nesting habitat at Aumsville Wetlands, Marion County, Oregon. GIS analysis narrowed possible nesting areas based on slope, aspect, distance from water, and soil type. Plots were established on site where other vital nesting characteristics were measured, including soil compaction, percent vegetative ground cover, and vegetation height. Preliminary results indicate that ground cover ( > 80%) and vegetation height (22.4cm) is too high for turtle nesting habitat. Although turtles have been sighted at the Aumsville Wetlands, it seems unlikely they can successfully nest and produce young there. Additionally, high levels of disturbance (development and agriculture) can impede turtle nesting. This study concludes by assessing the potential for restoring habitat at Aumsville Ponds.
United States Wetland History:
The destruction and exploitation of North American wetlands began with European settlement. In the early 1600s the United States had approximately 221 million acres of wetlands and only 103 million acres remained as of the mid-1980s (Dahl and Johnson 1991). During the 1700s, wetlands were regarded as swampy lands that bred diseases, restricted overland travel, impeded the production of food and fiber, and generally were not useful for frontier survival. Settlers, commercial interests, and governments agreed that wetlands presented obstacles to development, and that wetlands should be eliminated and the land reclaimed for other purposes (Dahl and Allord 1994). Wetlands were only considered useful if they were dredged, drained, filled, and destroyed.
Dahl and Allord's (1994) exhaustive work on wetland history forms the basis for the following. In 1800-1860, large-scale conversion of wetlands to farmlands and damming for transportation started to have a real effect on the distribution and abundance of wetlands in the United States. Cotton and tobacco farming flourished in the Southern States and influenced the additional drainage of thousands of acres of wetlands for conversion to cropland. The Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin was dammed and flooded in 1846 for a transportation route and to provide commercial fishing, opportunities. Wetlands were also destroyed for their timber. Much of the Nation's timber came from the swamp forests of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois.
After The American Civil War (1861-1865) the Nation's attention focused on westward expansion and settlement. The construction of railroads opened new lands, including wetlands, to development. The railroad industry also was a direct consumer of wetland forest products for railroad cords. As agriculture expanded rapidly westward new kinds of machinery increased the ability to till more land. Mechanical seeders, harrowers, binders, and threshers, designed specifically for wheat production, were used to cultivate large tracts of land for farms. This machinery provided an efficient way of converting wetlands to farmlands.
As time progressed more wetlands were sacrificed for urban and agricultural expansion projects that drained both large and small wetlands. Changing technology allowed farmers to convert wetlands to farmland more effectively, and by the 1930's, the U.S. Government provided free engineering services to farmers to drain wetlands. By the 1940's, the Government shared the cost of drainage projects (Burwell and Sugden 1964 as cited in Dahl and Allord 1994).
Priorities and values began to change in the 1950s, as the value of the environmental functions of wetlands has been recognized. Public awareness of and education about wetlands has increased dramatically since the early 1950s. From 1987 to the present Federal efforts to restore wetlands have increased.
Willamette Valley Wetlands:
The loss of wetlands is also prevalent in Oregon's Willamette Valley. Although the predominant ecosystem in the Willamette Valley is often thought of as an oak savanna there are also crucial wetlands present in the area. The Willamette Valley has nearly level to gentle slopes, the climate of the area is mild, and Alfisols, Inceptisols, and Ultisols are the principal soil orders (USDA 2001). As of 1982, uplands represent 86% of the Willamette Valley and wetlands represent 9% (Daggett, S.G., et al 1998). Given the pattern and history of flooding by the Willamette and its tributaries, wetland areas are almost ubiquitous in the valley (Holland 1994) (Figure 1).
Figure 1: The natural wetlands of the Willamette Valley.
Source: Daggett, S.G., et.al 1998
The wetlands of the Willamette Valley host a variety of plants and animals. Research conducted by Holland (1994) explains the species that dominate the Willamette Valley wetlands. The plants that dominate the edges of shallow water wetlands of the Willamette Valley are cattails, sedges, and rushes (Scirpus ssp. and related forms). Rooted macrophytes such as wapato (Sagittaria sp.), pond lily (Nuphar sp.), burreed (Sparganium sp.), pondweed (Potamogeton spp.), and milfoil (Myriophyllum sp.) dominate the deeper water. Many species of fishes and amphibians depend upon wetland areas. Both northern red-legged frogs (Rana aurora aurora) and spotted frogs (Rana pretiosa) breed in pond and backwater areas. Both species of native turtles, the western pond turtle (Clemmys marmorata) and the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta belli) are closely linked to backwater habitats. Birds associated with wetland habitats include all species of waterfowl, great blue heron (Ardea herodias), osprey (Pandion haelietus), and bald eagle (Haelietus leucocephalus). The wetland areas are also habitat for river otters (Lutra canadensis) and beavers (Castor canadensis).
Prior to European settlement the Willamette Valley was comprised of a network of braided waterways and seasonally flooded grasslands interspersed with savanna woodlands (Holte 1998). The conversion of this once dynamic and complex system through agricultural, urban, and industrial development has caused severe fragmentation and homogenization of the terrestrial and aquatic habitats resulting in habitat decline for many species, including the western pond turtle (Holland 1994). The decline in turtle populations has been synchronous with the growth of the human population, and the concurrent increase in activity, development, and recreational use in and around western pond turtle habitats (Holland 1994).
In addition to the overall declines observed in western pond turtle populations, most remaining populations range-wide are thought to be adult biased, with negligible recruitment (Holland 1994). This failure in recruitment may be due to an array of complex and interrelated factors, including loss of nesting areas (Brattstrom 1988 as cited in Holte 1998), decreased genetic variation between populations (Gray 1995, Sausman 1984 as cited in Holte 1998), and excessive predation of hatchlings, primarily due to the introduction of exotic species such as bull frogs (Rana catesbeiana) and large mouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) (Holland 1994).
The western pond turtle occupies ¼ of the state of Oregon (Figure 2). It is found in Basin and Range, Klamath Mountains, Coast Range, Willamette Valley, and the Western Cascades. The majority of sightings occur in major drainages of the Klamath, Rogue, Umpqua, Willamette, and Columbia River systems. There have also been isolated records from several smaller drainages in the Coast Ranges.
Figure 2: Distribution of the Western Pond Turtle in Oregon
Source: Holland 1994
Research Objectives:
In this study I will examine the western pond turtle habitat at Aumsville Wetlands, Marion County, Oregon. I will (1) describe hiding and basking sites, hatchling habitat, nesting habitat, nest and hatchling predators, corridors, and water needs. Using these habitat indications I will (2) quantify and locate potential habitat at Aumsville Wetlands. The main question that I intend to answer is whether or not Aumsville Wetlands has suitable habitat for the needs of the western pond turtle.
Significance of the Research:
This research is part of the restoration ecology branch of environmental science. The western pond turtle is one of two native turtle species in Oregon. Populations of western pond turtles and their habitats have been declining. As a result, the species is on Oregon's Sensitive Species List. The western pond turtle is also on Washington's Endangered Species List and California's Threatened Species List. Identifying the suitable habitat for western pond turtles and applying it to Aumsville Wetlands will indicate whether the site has habitat that can be enhanced for the survival of the species.
Importance of Wetlands:
Wetlands provide a multitude of benefits for society and wildlife. The following information on the importance of wetlands was gathered from Williams (1991). Wetlands perform important functions to protect water quality. They filter and remove pollutants (e.g. carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and other toxins) from water by incorporating them into sediment or through plant uptake, which neutralizes and breaks them down biologically, finally releasing the naturally processed elements into the environment (NEPA 1996).
Wetlands also serve as buffers, protecting the shoreline from erosion caused by waves, and moderating storm surges from hurricanes and tropical storms. Wetlands act as natural water storage areas during floods and storms, reducing potentially damaging effects by holding high waters and then releasing them slowly. They also often serve as groundwater recharge areas where rain and surface water filter into underlying aquifers.
Finally wetlands provide feeding, nesting, and wintering areas for migrating waterfowl and provide fish with spawning, feeding, cover, and nursery habitat. The migratory paths of many birds generally follow the wetlands. In North America the nesting and breeding grounds for geese and ducks are primarily in northern freshwater wetlands. Estuarine wetlands provide nursery areas for saltwater wetland dependent fish, shellfish, and crustaceans.
Restoring and Conserving Wetlands:
The value of conserving wetlands has slowly been recognized over the years. Congress passed protective legislation, and various Federal agencies implemented programs to save the wetlands. In 1959, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published Circular 39, which was one of the first wetland surveys taken for the value of the habitat, particularly waterfowl habitat, rather that for its agricultural value (Mitsch and Gosselink 1986). But it was not until 1987 when a National Wetlands Policy Forum, convened by the Conservation Foundation at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, recommended a policy that has become known as 'no net loss' (Mitsch and Turner 1994).
The primary means by which the Federal government controls the use of wetlands is section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The purpose of section 404 is to regulate the discharge, dredge, and fill material into waters, which include wetlands. These policies and programs have helped reduce draining and filling of wetlands, while increasing wetland restoration, creation, and enhancement.
In addition, conservation organizations with the help of the public have implemented their own strategies to preserve wetlands and have pushed for governmental action concerning these unique ecosystems. The Audubon Society and Ducks Unlimited are two of the many organizations that have a widespread and powerful impact on public opinion and legislation (Williams 1991). One of the goals of the National Audubon Society is to preserve and restore the wetland ecosystems of the United States. Not including the private duck hunting lobby, Ducks Unlimited promotes its aims through fund-raising. With at total of $400 million raised since 1937, Ducks Unlimited had purchased, created or manages over 100,000 ha of wetlands. The Governmental Affairs Office of Ducks Unlimited helps implement the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, a plan aimed towards increasing waterfowl populations. This office works with Federal agencies, Congress, and other conservation groups to restore and preserve wetlands.
Progress is being made in wetland protection. A new report by the Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service, Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States 1986-1997, indicates the rate of wetland loss in the United States has decreased by 80 percent in the past decade. This fact is reiterated by the National Resources Inventory (NRI), which conducted a scientifically based survey on the Nation's private lands for the period 1992-1997 (USDA 1994). According to that survey the amount of wetlands that are being destroyed has decreased.
In recent years there has been considerable emphasis on wetland restoration or rehabilitation activities. There are many projects that have begun to restore habitats, many of which focus on or include wetland systems and associated uplands. By building partnerships, many worthwhile projects have been completed by Federal, Tribal, State, local, and private organizations and citizens working together (USDA 1994). Table 1 highlights projects that are focused on restoring wetland habitat.
Wetland Restoration Highlights
_ A coalition of Federal and State agencies in Florida is working together to revive millions of acres of saw grass prairies, mangrove and cypress swamps, hardwood hammocks, and coral reefs of the Everglades ecosystem. The recently enacted Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program, the largest and most ambitious wetland restoration effort ever undertaken, will return natural water flows to benefit these wetlands and south Florida communities. To date this partnership has added nearly 70,000 acres to Everglades National Park.
_ The Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990 (called CWPPRA or the Breaux Act) was recently reauthorize and provides funds for protecting, restoring, and conserving threatened wetlands. Louisiana is the focus of the Act, given that 40 percent of the coastal wetlands in the contiguous United States occur there. A multi-agency Federal Task Force, and the Louisiana Governor's Office annually select meritorious projects. To date over 120 wetlands projects have been authorized for construction.
_ Through a broad stakeholder-based initiative called CALFED, restoration of the California Bay-Delta Ecosystem and development of a long-term strategy to ensure proper ecosystem management of water resources is underway. With leadership and support from the Department of the Interior, over 130 ecosystem restoration projects have been undertaken.
_ The Fish and Wildlife Service's Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program is working with landowners on a voluntary basis to meet the Nation's wetland restoration goals by generating significant habitat restoration accomplishments. In the past decade, over 900,000 acres of wetlands and uplands have been restored, and over 2700 miles of riparian and in stream habitat have been rehabilitated.
_ The Wetlands Reserve Program of the Department of Agriculture is a voluntary program that offers financial support to landowners for wetland restoration projects. During 1998, roughly 212,000 acres were enrolled in this program.
_ A consortium of 11 Federal agencies (including the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Interior) has been working on administrative reform actions aimed at halting wetland loss and accelerating the process of regaining wetlands through restoration and creation. A goal of this Clean Water Action Plan effort is to achieve a net increase of 100,000 acres of wetlands each year by 2005.
_ The North American Waterfowl Management Plan, begun in 1986 to increase cooperative efforts to protect waterfowl habitat, was updated in 1994 and its commitments expanded. The Plan is responsible for many wetland restoration and enhancement activities throughout North America. Mexico became a signatory, joining longstanding partner Canada. Habitat protection increased to nearly 15 million acres, which includes many tracts of wetlands important to migratory birds and wildlife.
_ The Environmental Management Program, administered by the Corps of Engineers, is a successful partnership with several Federal agencies, five States, and numerous stakeholder organizations to support ecosystem based restoration of fish and wildlife resources of the upper Mississippi River basin. Most of the over 30,000 acres of restored habitat in the past decade have been wetlands, riparian or river associated uplands.
Table 1: Wetland Restoration Efforts throughout the United States.
Source: (USDA 1994).
National Heritage Parks Program:
Locally Marion County Public Works Department has undertaken wetland restoration as part of a larger initiative to restore ecosystems throughout the county to pre-European conditions. The Natural Heritage Park Program was developed by Marion County as one way to begin the restoration of some of the landscapes that greeted the area's pioneers and sustained the Native American tribes (MCPW January 2001). These ecosystems include oak savannas, upland prairies, wet prairies, woodland, riparian gallery forests, shrub lands, and rare peat bogs. In an effort to recreate some of this lost natural heritage, it is a long-term goal of Marion County to have each of its pre-European settlement ecosystems restored and represented in at least one county park. By restoring these ecosystems, the county can provide critical habitats for rare plants and animals, reestablish important environmental processes, and provide visitors the opportunity for environmental education and appreciation of the county's natural heritage (MCPW August 2000).
Aumsville Wetlands is one of the sites that the county intends to restore and preserve under the Natural Heritage Parks Program. The Western Pond Turtle, a sensitive species, has been seen at the wetlands and in order for them to continue living in that area Marion County is interested in improving their habitat.
Site Description:
The Aumsville Wetlands site is a 77-acre former gravel quarry site located 1.5 miles southeast of Aumsville, Oregon at the intersection of Bates and Bishop Roads (Figure 3). The site is composed of a series of ponds dispersed throughout wetlands and upper buffer areas flowing into Porter Creek, a small tributary of Mill Creek in the Mill Creek Watershed.
Figure 3: Map of site
Source: Marion County Public Works Department
Information on habitat was gathered from The Western Pond Turtle: Habitat and History, final report by Dan C. Holland, 1994 and Nest Site Characteristics of the Western Pond Turtle, Clemmys marmorata, at Fern Ridge Reservoir, in West Central Oregon by Deborah Holte, 1998. Potential nesting habitat at Aumsville was determined by analyzing slope, aspect, distance to the water, and soil type through a Geographic Information System (GIS). The optimal nesting habitat characteristics are a slope between 0-60° (preferably 0-25° ), an aspect south to southwest or no aspect, the farthest distance from the water is 150m, the optimal soil type is silt or clay, and there cannot be any overstory cover. Two 100m northeast transects were established spaced randomly throughout the sample area (Appendix A). A 1x1m square was placed every 20m along each transect. Within each square percent vegetative ground cover, vegetation height, and soil compaction were determined. A penetrometer was used to determine soil compaction (Kg/cm2).
The following overview of western pond turtle habitat was gathered from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (2000). Western pond turtles use both land and water during their life cycle. The most important habitats for western pond turtles are permanent water bodies, shallow near-shore waters, nearby, accessible, undisturbed upland sites, aquatic basking sites, and corridors.
The aquatic habitats that species have been observed in are rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, permanent and ephemeral wetland habitats and altered habitats including reservoirs, abandoned gravel pits, stock ponds, and sewage treatment plants (Appendix A). In Oregon they are primarily found in rivers, large-order streams, and wetland habitat (Holland 1994).
Habitat quality increases as the number of basking sites, especially those with underwater cover, increase. Logs, rocks, vegetation, and stream banks can provide good basking habitat (Appendix A). A combination of good basking habitat and underwater hiding cover improves habitat quality.
Hatchlings need shores with gentle gradients and water less than 12 inches deep to survive. At least 25% of the edge of a water body should contain shallow habitat for hatchlings to regulate their body temperature. Vegetation mats are also important structures for cover to hide.
Western pond turtle hatchlings have more predators than the adults because of their small size (Appendix A). The predators include large mouth bass (Micropterus salmonides), bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), raccoon (Procyon lotor), Grey fox (Urocyon cineroargenteus), coyote (Canis latrans), feral and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), black bear (Euarctos americanus), river otter (Lutra canadensis), and mink (Mustela vision) (Holland 1994). Suspected predators include giant water bugs (Belastomatidae), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), squaw fish (Ptychocheilus lucius and P. oregonensis), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), small mouth bass (Micropterus dolimeiui), northern red-legged frog (Rana aurora aurora), two-striped garter snake (Thamnophis hammondi), giant garter snake (Thamnophis gigas), great blue heron (Ardea herodias), black-crowned night heron (Nycticorazny cticorax), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), red-shoulder hawk (Buteo lineatus), red fox (Vulpes fulva), beaver (Castor canadensis), and nutria (Myocastor coypus) (Holland 1994).
A permanent body of still or slow moving water with emergent and submergent aquatic vegetation, limited chemical application or runoff is an important aquatic habitat for western pond turtles. Both shallow and deep areas provide suitable habitat for turtles. The sizes of permanent wetlands range from small ¼-acre sites to hundreds of acres. Small ponds that dry in the summer may be used seasonally by turtles. However, ponds are most effective when located near other ponds or streams.
Quality nesting habitat consists of short, grassy or weedy areas with no overstory cover (Holte 1998) in hard, compacted, clay soil on south or south-west-facing slopes (Appendix A). The distance from the nest to the watercourse ranges from 3m to over 402 m (Holland 1994) optimally 150m (Holte 1998). Aspect tends to be south or no aspect and the slope varies from 0-60° , with the majority on slopes 25° or less (Holland 1994, Holte 1998). The nests must be undisturbed almost year round and nesting areas must be outside winter floodplains and must not contain steep slopes or barriers to travel.
The Geographic Information Systems layers (slope, aspect, distance from water, and soil type) indicated that potential western pond turtle nesting habitat was located in the northeastern portion of the site (Figure 4). Field observation of the potential nesting habitat identified by GIS eliminated much of the area because of the presence of over story cover, leaving only the northeastern corner available for further data collection (Figure 5).
Figure 4: GIS Analysis of Potential Western Pond Turtle Habitat at the Aumsville Wetlands, Marion County, Oregon
Figure 5: Potential Western Pond Turtle Nesting Habitat at the Aumsville Wetlands
Table 2 summarizes the field results of potential nesting habitat at Aumsville Wetlands.
The results (Table 2) indicate that on average the percent vegetative ground cover was high (87%) optimally 66%. Although the range was quite large the deviation shows that there was a high percent vegetative ground cover throughout the sample area. The mean vegetation height (22.4cm) was also high, optimally 4.8cm, with an extremely large range. Soil compaction, on average was 1.7kg/cm2 with a standard deviation of 0.49kg/cm2.
Unfortunately, there is a lack of suitable nesting habitat at the site. There are many factors that contribute to the lack of suitable western pond turtle nesting habitat at the Aumsville Wetlands. There is a lack of open upland area due to the presence of woody species, which create overstory cover. The vegetation height and percent vegetative ground cover are both too large. This may be due to the Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota), a non-native plant, that is scattered throughout the testing area. Seven of the forty samples were affected by the presence of Queen Anne's Lace (Daucus carota). Leaving out these samples the percent vegetative ground cover is still high (86%) and the vegetation height is considerably lower (7.3cm), but still not optimal. Assuming that this plant species will be removed from the site the potential of western pond turtle nesting habitat increases only slightly. The soil compaction levels can not be analyzed due to the discrepancies in the study that was followed, Holte 1998.
Predation may also be a concern. Although this was not fully explored it is known that bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana), large mouth bass (Micropterus salmonides), small mouth bass (Micropterus dolimeiui), domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), beavers (Castor Canadensis), and many bird species are frequently present at the site. These are all predators of western pond turtles and influence their survival at the Aumsville Wetlands.
Although many western pond turtle habitat characteristics are present at the site, western pond turtle nesting habitat is not evident at Aumsville Wetlands. The percent vegetative ground cover is too large and the vegetation height is too high. There are also a great number of rocks in the soil, which create barriers for nesting. Continued monitoring of western pond turtle nesting habitat is important during restoration because of vegetative changes such as removal of non-native vegetation. These types of changes will change the availability of habitat.
Management Suggestions:
Western pond turtles require basking sites and underwater cover. This may be improved by increasing the number of logs, rocks, vegetation, and root wads with attached limbs throughout the ponds. Increasing the number of sunny areas along the edge of the pond will also provide basking areas. Western pond turtle habitat quality increases as the number of basking sites increase (ODFW 2000). The slope gradient may also need to be decreased in areas. This needs to be done with the least disturbance possible.
Potential nesting habitats (0-25% slope, south or no aspect, 150m from water, and no overstory cover) are currently under encroachment by evergreen blackberry (Rubus laciniatus), scotch broom (Cystius scoparius), and various woody species. Potential nesting habitat within this area is decreasing. The current encroachment of woody species into the native wetland prairies will decrease the suitability of these areas as nesting habitat (Holte 1998). The physical removal of trees and shrubs at the Aumsville Wetlands may be necessary to improve western pond turtle nesting habitat.
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (2000) suggests that western pond turtle nesting habitat can be created by importing soil that is primarily silt or clay and depositing it in mounds 2 to 3 feet high and at least 10 feet wide. Turtles could use this if the mounds create a south-facing slope suitable for nesting. They also suggest that a clear visual and travel path between the water and suitable nesting habitat should be created to provide the turtle with easy access to and from the water source.
To regulate predation of western pond turtles, exotic fish populations need to be eliminated or controlled. This can be done through angling and screening of water intake and outflow structures to prevent re-invasion of fish species (ODFW 2000). Removing egg masses, tadpoles, and large frogs on a yearly basis can control bullfrog populations. Providing large nesting areas can also reduce predation.
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Aumsville Wetlands
Aumsville Wetland Field Research
Western Pond Turtle Aquatic Habitat
Lake Habitat
Oxbow/ Backwater Habitat
Pond Habitat
Resevoir Habitat
Riverine Habitat
Stream Habitat
Western Pond Turtle Basking Sites and Refugium
Rock Basking Site
Log Basking Site
Emergent Vegetation Refugium
Undercut Bank Refugium
Western Pond Turtle Predators
Bullfrog Preying on Juvenile Western Pond Turtle
Beaver at the Aumsville Wetlands
Typical Western Pond Turtle Nesting Habitat
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As data proliferates and people access it, you'll have channels open up via telephone, CSRs and interactive applications. You need to be able to control that experience, keep it consistent across channels, and provide intelligent recommendations so customers can take the best actions. You need real-time capabilities to deliver on that. And you need to view the smart-grid ecosystem as just that: an ecosystem. Smart grid and AMI aren't just about distribution systems, meters, meter data and CIS. It's also about all the IT systems within the utility operation being aligned to work together, realize the value of data and deliver it to customers, whether it's an outage management system (OMS) dispatching a truck to the customer's location, or flagging the customer's bill for a refund.
Sullivan, Vertex: We're going to see vast improvements in battery technology, hydrogen production and distributed generation. We'll see improvements in solar cells, year over year. It will be intriguing to see how utilities stand up and address distributed generation when consumers start putting solar cells on their houses and want to sell excess power back to the utility. Time-of-use (TOU) rates will go two ways, for buying power from the utility and also selling it into the grid. Utilities now are starting to think about the infrastructure, including customer information systems (CIS), two-way communications and hardware technologies, to address those needs. Certainly billing infrastructure isn't there today, but utilities are placing bets on this happening in the not-too-distant future. Companies are spending money today, trying to position themselves for changes in technologies, regulations and the market.
Jimenez, HP: As our utility clients try to plan their future, they tell us one of their biggest areas of concern is they don't know how they'll leverage customer intelligence with grid intelligence to minimize capital investments, improve reliability and make the best use of energy resources, whether it's power the utility provides to the end user or power the end user will provide to the utility. That is intelligence. It's not about data warehousing or data mining, but enterprise intelligence—how you perform your service. It's the ability to make choices with some level of automation, for decisions that will improve the customer experience and the service the customer needs. That's the key going forward; everything else already has been invented.
People talk about 'sentiment mining'—the ability to mine for interactions between customers and CSRs. It's new in this industry, but the technology has been around for a while and it is improving. How do you start now to add new technologies like this to your existing technology?
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While Roslavets's first violin concerto must rank among the most important Russian works of its era, the second concerto seems in some respects a slighter piece. It uses the same three-movement form, but is altogether shorter (the second and third movements are quite brief), and calls for a somewhat smaller orchestra. Compared to Concerto No 1 it is written—like the last two movements of the Chamber Symphony—in a harmonically simplified, more strongly tonal style, with a clear tonal centre of D major. Its forms are rather laconic: there is less development of material, but underlying its major-key pretensions there is a persistent darker undertow characteristic of the earlier Roslavets.
It seems almost certain, moreover, that in the second concerto (as in the Scherzo of the Chamber Symphony) Roslavets evokes Uzbek, or at least Central Asian, folk melodies, whether quoted or imitated. Unquestionably the opening theme of the first movement has that character, and (after the interposition of a dotted-rhythm figure apt for development) is given almost technicolour treatment before the initial tutti dies away. The violin's striking, recitative-like first entry, accompanied by timpani roll and harp glissandi, proceeds to a florid decoration of a lyrical second theme: this is repeated and elaborated and leads into a faster development in which the violin presently takes over the opening theme but seems more intent on giving out fragments in harmonics and decorative elements. Indeed one fascination of this movement is the comparative simplicity of its melodic materials set against the convolution and bravura of the solo violin writing. The bold recitative returns, but this time leads into a sprightly Vivo coda.
The Adagio slow movement is in a comparatively simple ternary form. It begins in F with a substantial orchestral introduction in which an initial folk-like theme soon becomes only one strand in orchestral polyphony. The violin then takes it up, again in much-decorated form. A contrasting theme appears in A minor, at the same tempo, to form the central section, and a short unaccompanied solo leads into an elaborated version of the opening section, with a brief coda in which the violin eventually soars up to end on a high F. Throughout, the mood is elegiac and oppressed, but richly harmonized.
The finale, Allegro giocoso, starts off with a cheerful main theme whose chief motif is a triadic idea of two-note figures leaping up and down in thirds. As this figure gravitates to the bass the tonality changes to F sharp minor and the violin, accompanied by harp and clarinets, gives out a long-breathed espressivo theme closely related to the folksong-like melody with which the concerto began. A mysterious transition works back to the ebullient idea that opened the finale after which a second episode, in E flat, evolves with another folk-like dolce theme—into which the giocoso theme intrudes, and then hustles all before it into a breakneck coda. Brilliantly effective though they are, both this finale and the slow movement feel rather vestigial, as if Roslavets was unwilling to explore the full expressive potential of his materials. Or perhaps he intended a comment on a time that demanded optimism and had no time for reflection. Whatever the reason, this concerto remains a superb vehicle for the solo violin, and has certainly not deserved the obscurity that has so far been its fate.
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"I never experienced anything like this in my first go around [with an older daughter who is 7], so I didn't really know what to do about it. The stuff that was coming out of her mouth was like something you'd see in a horror movie, and we don't watch horror movies or anything like that," said Jones. "She would say, 'I'm going to cut your face off' or 'I'm going to cut your head off.' She would tell us that she was going to get a knife. I hid my knives. I was locking my bedroom door at night. I pulled her sister into another room and had her lock her door at night. It got really bad. Finally, I thought, I'm not going to continue locking my door from a 4-year-old."
"Riley turns 5 just six days after the deadline for pre-K. We're all trying to get her ready to go to school. That's an issue, too," said Jones. "She doesn't like to be around a bunch of people she doesn't know. She would not go to daycare. I was fired from a job after just a week because daycare kept calling for me to pick her up. They finally said they couldn't handle her anymore. She was constantly crying and slamming her head down on the floor. I had to take her out."
Jones took Riley to see her pediatrician at Westcare Pediatrics and Family Care, a Carrollton pediatric practice. As soon as she described what had been going on, the doctor referred them to Willowbrooke at Tanner for an assessment.
Following the assessment, Jones' daughter started receiving outpatient counseling through the Tanner Center for Behavioral Health, and in-home support with a Community Support Individual (CSI) which is a benefit of the outpatient program for those who qualify. CSI involves a therapist working with the family in the home to assist the child and family in resolving the current crisis and reducing the likelihood of recurrence.
"Miss Kay", a therapist with Willowbrooke at Tanner, comes to Jones' home every Thursday to work with Riley with occasional phone calls between in-home sessions. "When Miss Kay first started coming out, Riley didn't want to talk with her or have anything to do with her," said Jones, who feared that her daughter's aversion to strangers would be a roadblock to the process. "She refuses to leave me to do anything—except for a few people she's been around her whole life. If I leave, then my husband or sister has to be there—someone she knows. I can't even leave her with a babysitter."
Jones said that after Miss Kay had been to the house a couple of times, Riley started responding. They would play games, do artwork, make things with Play-Doh and other activities, in addition to talking about Riley's behavior.
"It just seems to make her day go by better when Miss Kay calls and she really looks forward to Miss Kay's weekly visits on Thursdays," said Jones. "Miss Kay has her on a schedule. She works with her one-on-one, but when my 7-year-old is there, she includes her in whatever they are doing."
Jones says that although Riley still occasionally tells her "no," when asked to do something, the "I hate you" and "I'm going to cut your head off" remarks have completely stopped—and so has Riley's tendency to bang her head against the wall or floor during fits of anger.
"Her attitudes and behavior have improved at least 85 percent. I don't expect her to be 100 percent yet, but it's a lot better than where we started. She's getting there, slowly but surely," said Jones. "Miss Kay is really wonderful. She has turned Riley around. She has learned how to reach her and get to her, and as a result, Riley is doing great."
Jones thinks that Riley's problems have been greatly helped by the in-home counseling that she has received and she hopes Riley can continue to work with Miss Kay and her outpatient therapist at Willowbrooke. "Riley trusts them," said Jones. "If someone else were to step in, it would take a long time to get back to this point. I don't want her to go back to the way things were."
She also wants Riley to be able to go to school—perhaps sooner rather than later.
Thanks to Willowbrooke at Tanner, Jones believes that her daughter will be able to go to school—if not this coming year, then the next.
"I really appreciate everything that's happened for Riley since we started with Willowbrooke at Tanner. She's doing great. I see such a change in her from when the doctors first began seeing her to now—from her attitude to the way she sits and listens. It's like everything that has been going on with her is being cleared away," said Jones. "Sure, we sometimes have to threaten to call Miss Kay when she acts out or doesn't do what she has been asked to do—and I don't want it to stay that way—but that helps her understand that there are consequences that go along with that kind of misbehavior. We're going to try the allowance thing soon to see how that works for her. I need for her to react to me in the same way that she does with her therapist. We're getting there."
The names, Kimberly and Riley Jones, are fictitious to protect the privacy of our patients; however, their stories are very real.
In-home counseling is offered by Willowbrooke at Tanner through our Tanner Intensive Family Intervention program (TIFIP) or as a component of the Center for Behavioral Health outpatient program for those who qualify. If you know someone who could benefit from the kind of help offered by Willowbrooke at Tanner or from a confidential mental health or substance abuse screening, call our 24-hour help line at 770.836.9551.


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All good things must come to an end. I'm not much of a philosopher but I have found those words to be true. And so it is that The Silver Bullet bows out after a wonderful five year journey.
In January, 2008, Drew came up with the idea that we begin a Father-Son Ohio State blog, centered mostly on football. The Buckeyes had just lost to LSU in the national championship game, and Drew and I were both frustrated with some of the things being written by the national media, to say nothing of silly comments made by a few Buckeye fans via social media. Drew thought that an OSU blog would be fun, would allow us to vent a little, and be a great way for father and son to share together. At the time he was in Cincinnati finishing his schooling. Neither of us had any clue that he would wind up in Arizona for three years, causing us to be separated by 2000 miles. During that time, working on the blog allowed us to stay closely in touch as we talked pretty much every day by phone. It also helped Drew stay connected to his Midwest roots and his love for Ohio State. When he got married nearly two years ago, Drew's wife found out what my lovely spouse already knew: as long as father and son discussed the Buckeyes and had an avenue to share their passionate thoughts, she didn't have to deal with all the ranting. In that regard, our wives may not be too happy that we are now signing off!


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With regards to the RF buff, I believe there will be good reasons to deliberately wipe almost regardless of steps Blizzard could take - e.g. extending the respawn time.
You join RF and find you have a bad group. It takes three wipes before you get the first boss down.
What do you do on the second boss?
Waste time getting him to 40%, 25% and 5% before finally wiping enough times and getting a large enough buff to clear it?
Or simply say "this group is bad, if you are going to wipe three times lets do it after 30 seconds of combat as opposed to 8 minutes.
I don't really see how Blizzard could fix that (or make RF harder as per the follow up question) as the better half of players in RF simply wouldn't stomach wasting time on "no hope" attempts at the boss. Better to AFK and watch TV during the first few attempts or simply give up and stop running RF period.
What can Blizz do? Give the boss a 10 minute respawn time!? Force the group to waste 8 minutes getting it down to 10% before a wipe activates the buff (assuming the group can even do that)?
That is why the buff can never be used as a factor in the tuning. The demographic playing in RF, and in particular the good members, have no interest in encounters where they know regardless of how well they play, they are doomed to having unavoidable deaths due to factors completely outside their control.
Make RF very easy and the bad half AFK.
Make RF harder and buff dependent and the good half will AFK too. The intolerance will likely grow worse as each week passes.
Can't see that really being an issue. The dominant reason for wiping in the first couple of weeks is people not knowing what to do rather than an inordinate number of people AFK'ing. People figuring out the mechanics from a wipe is the more significant factor than a small buff. Beyond that point, people aren't going to be motivated to build up the buff in most cases because it will be faster (and likely) to just kill the boss the first time.
I think you made the mistake of assuming that the wipes reduced in number in 5.0 because people learned the tactics.
In reality it was because Blizzard severely nerfed the encounters although granted Elegon is an exception. I still see the same fails occurring now as I did at the start of the tier such as failing to interrupt on Amber Shaper and standing in the wrong spots on Garalon. Despite the improvements in gear I am still seeing very low outputs (presumably alts).
The best example are the 4.0 Heroics - even in the final month of Cataclysm groups were still wiping because players failed to dance in and out of Corla's beams. This was despite the LOTD buff that was stepped up quite early on in the expansion. They don't tend to learn!
I think with regards to your final point, you didn't consider the example I gave. If it took three wipes to kill the first boss then it is highly likely that you will not be able to clear the second boss on the first attempt. The question then is whether you deliberately wipe after 30 seconds or plug away for 8 minutes just to wipe at 10%.
I may be wrong. You may be right. Groups may still give it a serious attempt. I won't, I will be dropping. Luxury of being a healer!
On the subject of Elixirs, I did use them in Cata as a prot pally to CTC cap. The 225 mastery (plus an armor elixir) was worth doing instead of stacking on some more stamina at the time. I gave up doing that at some point during Cata where I had gained enough wiggle room on my gear's stats to not worry about it.
But at this point, I agree with Lore. They seem to be useless in this expansion so far.
I think the RF is still going to come down to a lucky dip on whether a large enough group of Norm/Heroic raiders happen (either by accident or design) to join a RF queue and can subsequently drag the rest of the group through. This still occurs now to a certain extent as I still see the occasional Terrace wipe here and there.
The other option could be to perhaps work it the other way. Have the buff (and a shortened respawn rate) in the first couple of weeks of RF release to allow groups to get the bosses cleared and get some upgrades then drop the buff off (or decrease the respawn rate).
This would:
a) Keep the content on par with gearing (of both casuals or f/t raiders) and,
b) Reduce the incentive to intentionally wipe later in release
May not work, but hey just a random thought....
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What you said about flasks and elixirs in TBC doesn't make any sense. Elixirs were better than flasks but didn't persist through death, so people used flasks (the weaker buff) for progression (where they would need the better buff), and then switched to elixirs (the stronger buff) for farm content (where they didn't need as strong of a buff). It just doesn't make sense, progression is where you'd get the most benefit from the stronger buff, while farm content you could probably do without them. It would be like saying "we're still progressing on this encounter so we're not going to use any food/feasts, because we want to save them for when we're not wiping anymore".
Not saying that that was or wasn't the mentality back in TBC, I wasn't raiding (or playing) back then, but if that's really how people thought it didn't make any sense at all. At least not from today's raiding mentality.
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I love the one of your kiddos running. captures the spirit of how a garden should be enjoyed--with pure, unabashed enthusiasm.ReplyDelete
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Ahh what beautiful photos, what a gorgeous place. You had me at the first photo, though, Ella opening the gate to what seems like some secret garden, a hidden paradise... So lovely!
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Nancy Arbuckle's holiday decorating has, politely speaking, gone to the dogs. At this world-class dog breeder's 25-acre home in Zionsville, Indiana, Nancy judges every decorating choice by two nonnegotiable criteria: It has to be personal and dog-friendly.
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-- Christmas-color show ribbons create unique holiday decor. (Nancy has a huge stash of championship blue ribbons, but they didn't fit the scheme.)
-- Two trophy bowls display pinecones and red ball ornaments, safely out of reach on the mantel.
-- Dog-theme stockings hang from the mantel.
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Nancy built and outfitted her rustic three-bedroom farmhouse on Retriever Lane. (Yes, that's her official address.) Among her dog-friendly decisions:
-- Continuous hickory floors imbue her home with a mellow backdrop; this hardwood also resists scratching from paws.
-- Vintage wood furniture came with old dings and chips; it won't show new abuse.
-- Windowed doors in every first-floor room offer views, convenience and freedom for both Nancy and her large family of prize-winning pooches.
In the dining area at left, red sleigh bells and simple vases of flowers decorate the English pine table. The dog statue commemorates a prize-winning Lab in England, an ancestor of Nancy's dogs.
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"When I'm picking out material, I'm thinking, 'What's the dog hair going to look like on that?' " Nancy says.
In her guest room at left, Nancy's Labrador puppies settle down, oblivious to holiday festivities -- or Nancy's decorating techniques:
-- A durable, patterned area rug camouflages dog hair and offers a soft landing spot.
-- Smooth, tightly woven, washable fabrics, including quilts on the bed and slipcovers on sofas and chairs elsewhere in the house, handle pet hair better than many other materials. Avoid fabrics or carpeting with thick pile or looped weaves, like velvet, textural knits or shag and berber carpeting, which will attract and trap pet hair and odors.
-- An above-the-bed shelf provides a puppy-safe display for an oil painting, one of Nancy's many works. This portrait portrays Teddy, her Labrador who won Best of Breed at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club dog show in 2000.
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This cozy seating area off the kitchen features more of Nancy's paintings -- leaning on shelves so she can change them out easily -- and pet-proof decor:
-- Chairs or sofas in sturdy leather make for easy cleaning. (Another good choice for furniture: synthetic outdoor fabrics, designed to withstand abuse from Mother Nature. New weatherproof options look and feel just like indoor fabric.)
-- Lamp and appliance cords tuck behind tight-to-the-wall furniture so pets can't chew them. Also consider sconces and wall lighting with hidden cords.
-- Accent pillows and tabletop accessories showcase your pet passion in a fun way.
Sunny entry
The bright front entry is dominated by Nancy's portrait of her beloved horse, Roxanne. Pet-friendly touches:
-- Stained or painted wood wainscoting is more washable and durable than drywall. (It's a great idea for families with small kids, too.)
-- Windows engage pets in views of the outside. A conveniently placed seat allows smaller pets to hop up for a peek.
Dogs in the kitchen
Dogs are welcome on the warm wood floors and patterned rugs of Nancy's open-to-the-great-room kitchen, which boasts a farmhouse-style sink, painted wood cabinets and butcher-block counters.
Vintage style
The kitchen island gets a vintage touch from traditional saddle-seat counter stools and salvaged corbels Nancy bought at a flea market for $5 each.
Pet-friendly tip: Design a cabinet in your kitchen or utility room that easily accommodates bulky pet food bags.
Mantel decor
A plaque on the mantel announces Nancy's puppy love. A flower wreath, fresh evergreens, pinecones and red ornaments provide brilliant holiday color and texture.
Ready to go
The rustic bench on the front porch holds blankets and other gear Nancy needs for daily trips out to her barn.
Pet-healthy holidays
Dr. Louise Murray of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals offers these holiday tips for pet lovers:
-- Skip curling ribbon and tinsel. These long, stringy decorations can be deadly to pets if swallowed.
-- Smooch under fake mistletoe. The real stuff (along with holly) is toxic to dogs.
-- Skip poinsettias or display them high; though not fatal, they can cause stomach upset.
Design with passion
The hand-carved sign over Nancy's front porch greets guests with the declaration "Plein air and cold noses," a nod to her dual love of painting in the open air and raising dogs. Both are reflected throughout her Indiana home.
"Whatever your passion is ... put it in your house," Nancy says. "Those little things help make it more 'you.' "
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