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Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea

Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea. Brian Henderson, Sarah Riha Kellie Berry, Justin Mitmoen. Outline of Presentation. Description of Camp Recreation Carrying Capacity Wildlife Habitat Unit Values Tree Regeneration. Description of Camp. Girl Scout Camp Near Boone, IA 400 Total Acres

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Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea

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  1. Current Situation at Camp Sacajawea Brian Henderson, Sarah Riha Kellie Berry, Justin Mitmoen

  2. Outline of Presentation • Description of Camp • Recreation Carrying Capacity • Wildlife Habitat Unit Values • Tree Regeneration

  3. Description of Camp • Girl Scout Camp • Near Boone, IA • 400 Total Acres • 148 Wooded Acres • Adjacent to Des Moines River

  4. Recreation Carrying CapacityEvaluated for: • General hiking (groups/mile) • Primitive camping (acres/campsite) • Birdwatching and wildlife observation (people/acre) • Horseback riding(groups/mile)

  5. Recreation Carrying Capacity Values General Hiking • Mean = 14 Groups/Mile • Base = 12 Groups/Mile Birdwatching • Mean = 3 People/Acre • Base = 3 People/Acre

  6. Recreation Carrying Capacity Values Primitive Camping • Mean = 25 Acres/Campsite • Base = 23 Acres/Campsite Horseback Riding • Mean = 5.4 Groups/Mile • Base = 5.5 Groups/Mile

  7. Wildlife Habitat Unit Values (HUV) • Forest game (whitetail deer, turkeys) • Tree Squirrels

  8. Forest Game • Tree size class and canopy closure • Preferred food plant diversity • Browse availability • Vegetative cover • Openings • Diversity of non-preferred plants • External edge

  9. Tree Squirrels • Tree size class and canopy closure • Preferred food plant diversity • Low-growing vegetative cover • Number of tree cavities • Openings • Diversity of non-preferred plants • External edge

  10. Wildlife Habitat Unit Values • Forest Game • Mean = 4.9 • Standard Error = 0.2 • Tree Squirrels • Mean = 5.3 • Standard Error = 0.1

  11. Tree RegenerationWhite and Red Oak • Seedlings in mil-acre plots • Saplings in 1/735th acre plots • Oak stump sprouts

  12. Oak Seedling Regeneration

  13. Oak Sapling Regeneration • 8.3% stocked 1/735th acre plots • 59% required for regeneration

  14. Oak Stump Sprouts

  15. Conclusion

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