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Wawei Biodiversit Surve

In order to properly assess Camp Waweig for futuremanagement, it is important to know the natural assets thatexist on the Waweig Camp property and in the surroundingarea. s wor was con ucte y sta . rst, streamsamples were taken from the Waweig Brook in August2006. During sampling, biota noted was an immature MoonJelly sh ( Aurelia aurita , a Blacknose Dace ( Rhinichtysatratulus , and a Brown Trout ( Salmo trutta . Through meanso c net samp es, t e o ow ng ent c macro nverte rateswere identi ed: Scuds (Order Amphipoda); Caddis ies(Order Tricoptera); Rif e Beetle larvae (Family Elmidae); andan immature Giant Water Bug (Family Belostomatidae).

ater qua ty was teste y means o a u t - ro eMeter. The following table lists the parameters tested and theresults.

Table 1 - Water Quality Parameters and Results of theawe g roo .

. co mColiform (CFU/100mL) 100

Nitrate/Nitrite (ppm) 0/0

hosphate (ppm) 30Ammonia (ppm)pH 7.72

DO (%) 99.9Salinity 1.2

Conductivity (µm/cm) 183

-elia aurita and a Brown TroutSalmo trutta found in the

awe g roo .

Figure 2 Tina Spires, SCEP biologist, usesthe increment borer to collect a sample

from the tree and examines a core sampleto determine the age of the tree.

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Table 2 - Results from tree survey of Camp Waweig. Seven sites were surveyed, and the trees found within 5m of the center of the surveyed area are noted in the table, with their height (m) and their DBH (cm) noted. Also, age of the tree was determinedby taking a core sample from the tree.

Site GPS Coordi-

nate

Tree Species eight (m) DBH (cm) Age of Tree Notes hoto

1 45º13’31N067º08’42W

red spruce 12.2 49.5 44 redominantlyre spruce; ca.

0% r. Moistsphagnum mossand pine needleson oor. Crowncoverage ca.

0%

balsam r 8.89

2 45º13’29N067º08’37W

balsam r 12.8 33 37 ull stage r hicket. Moist,

mound andpit topo.85%crown closure.

r under 4cmdiameter

red spruce 13.7 44.45 45

3 45º13’30N067º08’27W

red spruce 8.2 39.5 44 South facingslope. Crownclosure

0%. Floor – leaf-coveredsp agnum mossOld maturestand

aple 12.2 48.5

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Site GPS Coordi-nate

ree Species Height (m) DBH (cm) Age of Tree otes hoto

45º13’37N067º08’24W

balsam r 7.6 20 25 r t c et stage.Mound and pit.South-facingslope. Floor

– leaf-coveredmoss.

5 45º13’40N067º08’23W

red spruce 4.6 26 19 Sparse overstory– spruce,cedar ~18mUnderstory – 4-

m most y r,0% spruce

balsam r

6 45º13’40N067º08’32W

red spruce 12.5 43 51 All sprucemeasured samebalsam r

7 45º13’33N067º08’34W

balsam r 10.7 47 7 BF under ’ 70% crown

c osure. oss oor

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t s recommen e t at a orest management p an e com-pleted on the property, with attention to the possibility of timber and non-timber forest products.

Annual sampling of the Waweig River and unnamed brook isa so recommen e . e purpose o t s samp ng an mon -toring is to test a set of xed sampling sites that can be usedover the long term to quickly and ef ciently assess the healthof the Waweig River.

t e seven s tes surveye , t e pre om nant spec es wasRed Spruce ( Picea rubens . Other species noted were BalsamFir ( Abies balsamea , White Spruce ( Picea glauca , EasternWhite Pine ( Pinus strobus , and Eastern White Cedar ( Thujaoccidentalis .

Figure 3 Department of Natural Resources Forest Inventory map4065. Indicates the seven sites of the biodiversity survey and up-dates to classi cations.