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Justin Dolling the Wildlife Manager at the Northern Region Office of DWR
(Justin was the Farmington Bay WMA Manager, until his recent promotion) is
looking to enlist groups like Audubon chapters, birding clubs and
other dedicated nature groups to become involved with cooperative DWR
projects. Specifically, he needs helps to monitor Sage and Sharp-tailed
Grouse Lek's. His idea is to have the interested groups "adopt a Lek."
Essentially, the group would be given designated Lek's to monitor. It
would require three visits to the Lek site from the middle of March through the
middle of May. Birds observed would be counted and reported to DWR.
They in turn will use the data for DWR management decisions regarding
Grouse. It needs to be a long term commitment, so that the data can be
gathered in a consistent manner, giving it integrity for management
decisions.
Would your group be interested in "adopting a Lek?" The Lek
sites are already known and would be assigned based on common agreement
with your group and DWR. The Lek's are primarily in Cache, Box
Elder, Weber and Rich Counties.
Please discuss with your groups board and let me know of your interest, so
that I can reply to Justin.
Regards,
Bill
Fenimore
Wild Bird Center 1860 North 1000 West Layton UT 84041-1858 (801) 525-8400 Store (801) 699-9330 Cellular www.wildbirdcenter.com/stores/lay |