Sharp-tailed Grouse Program

Project Overview• Our goal is to preserve and enhance viable

Sharp-tailed grouse populations on suitable habitat within their historic range by 2020.

• Cooperative effort for mitigating wildlife losses associated with the construction and inundation from Grand Coulee Dam

• Cooperating agencies include: BPA, CCT, STOI, WDFW

Field Work

• Trapping

• Tracking

• Lek Counts

• New lek location searches

• Vegetation Surveys

• Habitat Restoration

A rough day at the office….

Equipment• Radios • Receivers• Wind speed/ temperature gauge

Grouse Walk-in Traps

HANDS ON!!

Radio Tracking

Lek Counts

Competition

Habitat Restoration

• Expensive

• Limited funding

• Tangible results

Plug Planting

Find the grouse….

Hiding cover

The advantage of having a good nose!

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