Upland Game Bird Management Account Projects

The proposed restoration effort will improve 92 acres of upland nesting cover on the Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area’s Llano Seco Unit. The restoration effort will develop a robust stand of dependable perennial grasses associated with the remaining historic sloughs which are inundated throughout the year.

Knoxville Wildlife Area consists of 21,000 acres dominated by oak woodlands and chaparral. The area's valley’s are infested with invasive exotic plant species including yellow star-thistle and medusa head. This project will eradicate these weeds from 60 acres at the southern boundary and replace them with native grasses.

Habitat use of ruffed grouse in California is only known from anecdotal or descriptive studies.The proposed project would generate a species distribution model (SDM) and conduct pilot field sampling and trend monitoring program design, covering the statewide distribution of Ruffed Grouse in California, in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tehama, and Shasta Counties.