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September *• Deeeiaher 1962'
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** Conditions
Daily veather data as recorded at the Kenai PM Station is preaentedla TABLE i, The weather juwjasy tot the peried follows?
(itt inches)
SeptemberOctoberNoveufcerDeceaber
• Extremeis ..Max..' ' Him*'"6o 2454 18
' 53 -,-12 '41 -28
AverageMean44.236,826*316,8
Average Rain.Mean46,535,0
Month1.553.06,291,30
&» SnowNor»al3,602,08U4S1,03
Snowfall0
fotslas 8,16
Mild temperatures prevailed though watt ojf eK« period* Winterarrived two veeks later than normal. The first snowfall on theRange occurrad 0(Stob»i? 11, bufc was quickly waataui away throughaction ef wittd a»d yatm* November and Becembatr proved to feaextremely variable with overnight tfemperatura inversions of 40 to6? degrees withim iaterior areai oa feha sange* fog, mow amd raincaused severe icing conditions making travel hazardous, The periodended eold (-11° teiaperatures mt Kenai) amd »e «siei«r, .there weresixteen (16) days of sub-aero tewperaturee as compared with thirty*two (32) last year* Maximum accumulation of snow was three (3)inches. • • . ' ..• •• . • • . • ' • ' • . •
fot*l precipitstidtt for the year wap 16,88 inches as compared witha tan-year average of 19.23 inebea,
1. Water. Water levels remained satisfactory . A late freeze saw5Q& of the water areas iee-covered by October 31 in CQ«pari*o« with$0% a year ago, permitting additional use of these areas by water-fowl. Jlost of the jeweller lake* and ponds were frozeflHUa fey fflid-MoyeBfeer, Skilak aa4 l&stwsaeaat takes i*ere partially ice*eov«red by'the 'end «f the period*,: ' •• . • . ' • ; . - • ' • '•
TABLE 1. fHKCIPlTATIOH, SWOW FALL, S80W DEPTH, KAXOfflH AHB M1K1M0M' '_
Say ?*, »ufi*" , Htm. fr* . S.I . '"' VAX* ...... W*. f** - SuF* ' : ••».*. ..... M*Ju " Sa»* • f*» S,F« '.Mn. ' Mtau*
1 - $0 31 - * 52 2f ,05 - 41 2$ ~ t 22 f2 »Q* SO -40' -,H * . . 4S ' 35 • " - • • - • 52 40 • ' • = « « $ * 25 - 14- ' 1.03 ' -*12 5f 44 •• ** .* • • • • 4 f - at • T ~ 53 ''41 .. • *10 3 - '21 ' -5 ' 3.0
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£*: Foed and Ca^eir. Fsdd and eev<a» IHI** abundaac durtiag tfeeligfet saewfall afid jfain wade moose browaa available eKtougheut th«Range, Incltiding for«ft*di area* aM th« Mgh countty, Aa excellentracovaty ia browaa apacias occurred wlthitt last wimfcs*1* apparamtlyseveoely datoaged conceoferation ao-asAa.,* A profuse «*tf gr©wth resultedvitb individual plants bu8hing-out and grewing latetal and terminal
f'so: 40 taefc**- it lasffeh* .' ' * .•wusgytjig a*f#eley «f oa*ftstai»in*df OB tl*- -Wiit'" *»4 o£ Sfcilafc Lake, appear*d to be doubled,
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1- Waterfowl. Opening of tfc* Vatarfowl season, on Sapt*a*er 1 foundlow JSOttoaBtraticrtie of mo»t wafe*«£«wl s^eelefl on tfee K*mal Katienal
Ranga, Seeae wei* prpaeat iti fair n\«ri>«rs vitt» about 1,000;««§.« a»d 250 Gaaada geeae (Ua0«ta> ea
flat* vfean sboofcimg begaa, By day's «ttd, 6»ly 200-300 gecaaBack aunbar* 6ti tb.e Flats i#*ra down f root fotmar yaat*> «§ indicatedby fch« ttu«4»er of Itutitaifa fe^at failad to "limit out'* on opantngeod. This i» -fait* untJaual lor the area and probably was dxta to
wars vaatMe and late fall aa law migrant ducks ba4
fee swrtf<s ttectign the araa tmtil Bec«»lj0r 3» thairtieer<iaiing Wltfe th« advent of wimtar, $%* ^uMi« duak popu-
lation increased tha firat part of October bug were still belowfloraal i% puobara, Xaported low btseing. succata in wet tarn Alaska«he flit «*«i«n ie probably respOQHiblft for tha reduced fall flights.LtB**r Canada gflas* dribbled through th« area in B«a 11 groups upto October 10 » The last flight ef BBOV g**a« w*e **«x Octobssr 12wttk larga fleets of whiat Hag swan rsportad jaovimg on fch« 19th,
.f| a-nd at tilltM .64 tiniafajfe«ft (35 Mulfe*,. 27 f^lpHfttt*,. «ja4 2juvenilea) and a minimal ssfcimata of 20,000 ducka ito the area,fercaatag* by spseiaa is a» follow* s AOXcoaaaoa Ani Barrow 'a«ya, 151 tnergansar s > 10Z bufflehead., 10% »al lards, 101 jrftatar
Waterfowl in limited nuwbars cotttiaixed to »oyf through tit*Mo^wibar with *ffl«ll lloeka of mallards, goldenaya (50*75),»ergaa«er» ( 150^Kdv«onb*r 23) ' and awan ©baarved through theth* tuOttth, G0ftc«ntrati<m poiata wjeurted in th« op«tt watars
of Skilak and Tustumana Lakea and the Kanii Rivar. The remainderof lalee* and awall atreaaia were iea cohered* . A consent rat ion of400 ma liar da was oboervad November 30 at the loouth of Skilak Lake.Approximately 70 Of these birds regained Dcceraber 3* On the 18th 'af Bacau^eir, three rafts of 250 scaup eaeh were ob««rv*d aja ' •
By the ead of tbe jtettod smaiU groups qf cowmon goldeney*, eomnjenjuftrganser and aa oceasional n*Uar<d werei. still found oa efce Renal'live* and At slack swtter OR th* Kasilof tivar, • flight* of up to
. 100 wA&aelfJirwi fcava been *«sti> ; ' they apparently • will remain thft . 'rest o ' '
2* tfuapccai? gvaa. Aerial flights rechaekiflg ti sjftpetar 8W«tt•utfvival during Septe« ep talliad 175 avsMta in tha area, thisinolu<i«ti twenty 'broods <jontainittg 71 cygaet 5 + By October 26,«wan ntari>et» bad 4ftcreaa«d te 35 adults » 27 cyg»et«» aad 2An extended fail aaaaon, two to three wBaks later than la usual,
• r ft iulted IBL 50% of thalaksi remaining ice- £ra«. Apparently, open. ' water areas providad adequate habitat, detaining sowa of the birds
fe*yo«d their ttoraal departure date October 13 » KoveaCbar'* balow-• . gera teaperatures cloaed in the reaainin» lakei forcing that birda
to »ov«. Available vater dropped to ft ainiwaa. Oft Hovenber 29 3 -t«ft adult tru«p«tera and four sygttats i»r« eh served on the Kenai
• River below Ski lak Lake, • By Beceaber 19, awan winker* had in- ' .- •creaaed to eighteen hirdtl, Included «er« ten adult*, one juvenileaiad »ev*n ey$B*|:« . Ten adult trumpeter* and tix cygnet* reioainedin the area Deceinber 31, increasing the possibility o£ th<s e»tab-
• li*hiijant of a vinterinjg population. : . '
I* Spruce Orouaa. Grouse nuabers hay* not recovered frota lastyear's aavera winter. A tmt coveys (2-7) have been aeea along theAnchorage Pip«li»«i and Ski lak Lake roada, '\•
2, gtamtigatt« ,f taraigan populations are lower in nombert cmnpared. with lane year »« reported in th* Kay - . August if 62 narrativeReport* the bird« are still in the high country vith few ptamigan
iu the Jlaptowna area during Hovanbir and fifccewber. : . • ' ' . •
C. • Big-»g«aa Aniaals • ' • ' •• : - • •/>' V •. • • • -" ;
I, ifoo»a. ; Tha If 62 woo«a ; herd composition ' survey waa flown3-21, Incleaent -weather— int*r«itte»t thawing and fraazinj— lackof aBow, high wiada and raia prevented iRltiatioR of tha count during
; )Steve«ber» ' Many o£ the large bullu had shed their antlers, . makingidantifitation in a few in»tAnc«e ' '
A total of 125.2 hour* was flown utilising Service-owned aircraftR722, H724 and K751, Thou* participating i» the survey includedR«f«g« Haaager Sroyer, Kodiak National Wildlifa tefug*; Biologist 'Ron Scffljaarviile, Alaska Segartmant of fish & Gaajft, Ancaoragej Boh •'I,ui , Wildlife Management Biologist , \J, S»yore»t Service; SewardjIef«g« Enforeeuent Officer thayer, Assistant Re£ug«Uan«ger Wade, •Wildlife Aid Smith, temporary employee Ernia Knaekatedt an4 Refuf eIjtoaser Hakala, Kanai, thayer aere tha brunt of the survey with70*$ flight houre logged. , : '• . ' , .
Xu, *plt« of 4i*«rpsr«dicti9B*. .*» the past: $£ the pf$Ue» atHMtifcfey* Bjsoi* herd *ttll sxisc* oft the R*»ng«. Indicationst&«fc fch* aatoal* Jsatya hecowa adueatad to the *xt«nd»4} t72-<Jay *|MMfc season en the Kanai, The a»«Hse kppfe ftfgf .&&* areasof heavy hxmtlng pressara «tul accessibility, remaining la forest .
•- eev**v fci$* . *0i«B*igr ' *a4 '' v*g»te tartan! .?>»*» !**««».' '&»• ttm «eh«>**ef the fia«l gutt fadesi Woveob»r 30 clo«ltt« thft eeeoad ueason, eh* • ;»»OB» »ov«4, practically *n wa»se Dec«i*»ar t e»d 3 into the fail ~and '*«jflf ..ni»t«if ^tt«etttr«fci«m-«ce»8 «feith aaraiily wmld have " • ' -been eccupl*d in Ootot>*)tr and Hf©v*tBb«r, Sftiit 12, -Iflttg in ths hyra«r«» nerth e£ t;lie SttrUfig Highway and east a£ MtKMie Rivet— -readily«ec©8*ibl« l»y the gaa acceat road aiwi fipelfta«M-witf populate fey* herd nf 940 anisals plus liS which h*J not: left the aheltariagtinner in th« Bppev Ifyatery Cr«*k area adjoittitig the «nlt. IQFnie 5*occupying th« b«nchla»d . bfetweeu the «pp*r raachfee of Funny Riveraad the northftaat «lop«8 bordeting Tusttmena L«ke^ contained 881Hjoei«-wbta 9uirvfty«4 Dacesjbasr 4 *n4 5, Ihia unit Us* In « cliquewil lev type feor<l«rfi4 by <J4«*e vhits *psoee aud spruce-hirch-aspen, . 'tinier and would aoraially havfe heen oecupied in Keveirijar, exceptfor e«n»**t& ^fcfelfe tiireritle hutttara. •; • " . ; . - . . . ; '
ineoaplefce epvftrage its tia&sred units, poor visihtlityhigh Jrurhulence - 1» .fghiim, lack af time and proper flying
condition* to teapletely stxrvey th* Karth Caribou Hltl«, 4,061 'aooaa wer* cla»»ifl*d^'-3,5C'fi ol the** vere tallied itt unit*the Range with an additional 555 cheektd in adjoltting area*.
.eeapwralil* #r4Mtt i» i?li;-Jta4 2,314 *«£. Lastiaitl*•fht preoemt Mo«** Samge vititeriflg populatioa itt «stiwafcft4 atanimals-'-a decsrfta** ef |OQ aniiaals a8ti»afcad for the vint*r «f
. 1961*- 1962, • this i« acceunt«4 for by 4acraas*d calf production •• ; .during the spring uf I96t t*»ultins from s«r?«ra wintering cwtdl-tion* tha past yaar; winter kill in the yaarling population; andfch* httvy Atttl«rls«8 kill t^ich ocetif red. dtirliaf th* ?«day aeas^a{377 BaaoJJc) on th» Ktsnat fetiinsula. tfe« trad8eti$m--ia th* total 'population o«ECupyisg tha Ranga vill serv* a is»ii£ai purpaaw limitingeh* iftpti^wetiisr* |«it«att«tl ;i« I!** hwt4* wtttll wiatia«nt vork, pr*««tttly in ptdgraes,, b«gi»* to produce results,
Jiajarity of tha m«»t»tt war* r«c0r4«<i by individwal groiaps (1 group •tit- * li^e) itt th* fallowing sla«sif!icatioiis; yearling bull* •(aniaala vtth spikas, forjc* er wry muall palraf) ,a»dium bulls(pal«« p0a*as*ing antl«r ipread to 48") » i*rg« bulls,, singlacaws with ena ««lft cov* with two ealva* and tmd«t«ra»i!iBd
' kapt fcy ^ welfei .(IWF X}* • • " . \ ••
TABUS 2 praaenfcs a stflBtaary 0r" the ee«at by units* Hard compositionfor tha total population i» a* folia**: 17.8% hulls, S8*9X cowa, .22,8% ealvea a»d 0,6 Hndeterainad* Ov«rall hvll;cew;c»lf ratio .
30jlOOs39 indicating * drop in th* hull ratio iron
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to casgpl«t« aiijrv»y» In. the iteegfe Cuttlieu 11110
thousand thr*« ItW3Mit*d aisety-two (2,392) eeww wer« tallied
30*4% w«ira observed vith oae ealf, 31 or 3,9% fead twla ««lv«8,aod 1^374 oif S5.751 had a® oalv*** Oeacettferatdd groups $1 weasa
aa*« prevaat*d aoovurat* elajaaifieAfciotx du« te le*« e£fey thft bulls wtnleh awy have a£f««fead tH« tsfeAl ?mr ctwmt
coHipostfcion data for 1962 ie presantad £% tABLE 3, Of the721 bull* observed, 186 ar 26% war* y*iS5eli»g8, 246 «r Ml wmraja»dtuaj «!Mi IS9 0tf 40% l«rgfe, f^AlS 3 $£••«&&§ few 1data for tha ystara tli6*e tfejree' elA*«ifte«feioHS ttave baea
fAil<& 4 pr*«ent« feb« impvival tf bull e*lv*s from 6 to ISgoluwi oa«T fxw?l@«e year1? bull ealv«*$lQ0 fiows in l>4«sil «EIsalf -tf flM total soaker ,«£ e«lv«j| est»t«d tlt« $&&v %«f«x<t& 50:50- 44ix r«&i«)t. divided 1>y tlw fceEal ttusber of cwr« inyear. Celu»» two i« tb« preterit y«affTis yearlitif w^l«s divided bytot*l femalda f s«t» igbl&li tha y«MU?Ua« femalss have b««a sobtraeted,
also a*aufflft» A 50 » 50 aes rat is.) Ccltaaa th««Nt '.i* «J«rived fcy
5poaitiea r*bis» by ualte, TABUS $ I« A Talne-yaar compajfisofi of
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fiv* bttndr*d sin (3,506)fied vithin the feetsadary o« t^* Kenai latioiaaladditieaal 553 «oo8a ««**
I»r4 e^japoaifeioa fay efc« total pofmiatiea is s» fellows;.,, 58 3X aew*, and 22*«% ealva*. Sttllteo*iealf iratto
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TABLE 3, B0U, COWPOS1TIOK * £951 - 1961
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thraa fox* eight coyote and Itve-ofettir w«tfe aighttd during th«composition c©unt. Coyote sign continues to Increase.
sayor ts have beep raade on a Maete wolf being *ae« inthe Slikok Attd Skilak Lake a .**«* , . ' . ,
3?«w lynx bay* b«i» obfterirea. A lynx •»§'» .seen by Refug* t>*r*«»im*idriving snowshoe hare to withir. reach of hat two kits by an en-cite ling wavatamt; thareby gradually forcing the *w>wsho0a to the
f lh« cirel*? vh*r«- th*-'fcit«-w*r« petitioned for. eh* Mil,
Saowshoe hare continue to increase -with * sharp ri«a in iwrobersiat the SlikoTk &v$& vhere r*ng« JteprOTeiw*t»|: wosk Is in
berming of downed spruce f» ptovidlng |>irot*eeiv«
The fall hawk migration is If 88 noticeable than the springtiott «ith oBity an occ«ti<ma.l bird noted. Rough* iegged, -tr«and Ear Ian, '$ h«wfcs pass through this area aw.l ar« corapliffleatad by
susaaec rasidftafc buteos (latter tva}» fh* tatttah hawk popu*avideafcly departed vith the l«sc obttsevation Octobar 4§*
th* accipiterav the goshawk ie a pertaanent resident andll year, Sh«rp*aljittB«d h*^k8 genftmtly 4e not
ovuraad mona hftvebeeii noted tec«nfcly,
golden eagle was last scan Octobtr 5th. fifteen bald eagleswese fcalUed d«rtiig the sgooee coasposition survey 0*c«»a>«n;' 3*21,B«ld eagloE regularly Attain over the vitttef and live wer« countedon the Moose JEtange in early January, there aaeas to be * preponder-ances of *dulto in our wittt^t £o£ul«tio» tAich itJdiest«« thati»g « Uviftg-10 w^fc ««sy .at this tim;.«f-y*A3f •««&• 'xw^uivet fcfeaaxpcr lance o£ older birds, •' .; - . - : . •
«aly fftleoti «S«MS. dttri^g feht petiei «ra& the pigeon bawfeKG percgiftft« 'or.syrAfulcons werii ob«*rved this
r owl apatitas aregray, fcor««d and hswk owl», A great gr-ay *wJ « bawls <wl
fey Kary A, Salth In : has1 Cbfi*ta«i» c«n«u» nt Cohoe.b* btsfd oQe*«io*M!lly "boeeing". Only a »se*U
o£ the shost'-f **»d owl jwiwlafcion reowiinfl w*r winter Kfeila atostel the bpraal owls ee^, wifeb few ooving «outh. He inowy «wl* havsbeen reporttd and juay nofe oc«u& as wi«tt«» vititori thi» yeay, fhi*owl i ' '
Ravens and taagpi«e, in their usual winter abundanc«'
.heron was @b$^K^*d* .tl«»v»'-Kini'<iv« :*i|bi; «»d
eollacfetott jrgcocd for fehia.'Ajrea* ' 'two «£ tiift'-iitght ireeerDecember dates,', 'fhif bitd HSMSc«at«8^he i»reg«l*ir behavioxr
..«§ 3ia^ Bpeciea .oeeufx-img -la,- «b« A»et.i& *t»d *i*»r«tic ar«*a» .I
. an <riw*v«r .-«««t tw y«Nti(t'iii *ay |Mu$iwtet . plM* • leai; enough,•it w0«li b* ^s«*ibl» -.t* ••«»«• «l«0*t * ..bi*d; «-*8id0»t in ' 'hemisphere* . • ' / • ; - : ; . - ' . . - . . ; • / • . . , . • '" • . '
. f Jfisb mudwas* - nwtbflifizsd fee ' nov tmwtt • *nd: m$,m*in * " f it h wels in Swanson
osr tb* pcylad 9/17-XO/31* f be :iMiv w*« u««<$ so ««-«p aioa £b.ei* up-river mlgratio;a. Ninety^ eavau femalea were
IRavens and »agpi«s, la their u*ual winter Abundafte* *y« *«*».attending t<
8**risig tb« Aael*0r*$# g ta twt* Ward. csasus 1m lat;* aseiatfeei? *great fcltts fessfpft ,w*i ab|!eKy«d:*. .ijh*ie«i'»»».:ffcr* night «&4 0m*collection rtcord'lot fehia'4*«** ' •£»« «£ Sh» .*i§hft rteexdaDecenber dates, this bird illustrates fcha irregular behavior of
/:«« w^r • tjHiei**' wssutiriftg |jtn: ftfee Axetie «t«i awfesrctic ar**s» .. tf. »tt e&a**v«* ;«*f» tio: «<wwiflt'i«|''iM^ fjuctjteulai1 . plaee loa ; enoughx ' * 'it would be po«sibl* t© *ee ^Iwoet awjr bird resident in that '' " "
Ihe Alaska Department of Fish aad Oatna, Sport fiahdry Oivitiou,wa» mitboriaed to cone t rue t and maintain « fi$b veir in Swanson«iv«r f e ch*--p*v£9d S»/17-10/I1> th**ala»n 0a •fclutiv •up*riy«xf'»i«fiicioa»capturftd producing 305,900 egg* . for restocking lak*s in tn* area .the eggs ara being hatched at the Bepartigant'* hatchery in Anchor aga,
Salsson continued their spacing run* in decreaaing nutj&ers too£ the period. Ixperiwental teat netting in Skilak. and
Lakes tutv* ftetytm ;t;1iii« fee "b* fer»*a»' • Al«0t « 'f«w wid 'fisharmen report talcing an occasional »ilver on aport tackle in' ' ' ' " '
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through a joint effort by Bureau q£ Land Managwnant fit* Controland Kenai Moose Kang« personn*!, the Skilak Guard Station waterwill it now a reality, Buring Septembar, a cc»ant 0035, housinga wat*r pressure tank, was dug and pouted and m aubiacr*ible ptimpwith piping im»t*ltad» ' ' ;' ' \ ..' ' . ••'
A Kaar radio was transferred from the 4x4 Pow*r Wagon to the 'Willys jaep by the BSfW Blectranics Departffi«nt iti Anchorage.
Maintanance during Qatobar eoHBiatad of winterizing buildings,inis tailing n«w traah burning barrels, Creating "Experimental Plot"sigaa, and <werh«i*li«g t«* sftarfeittg *ngia« oa * B»»7* the fromtaxle on tha surplus pick-up truck waa straightened, new kinginstalled and the tfhftela realigned*
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November juaintenanee consisted o£ ainor repairs *nd servicing»0fu«« vshletiUp equipment > chain «aw« and hand tools; con- .o true ting a boom for the D-4 cat; jsoving th* building at Kenai •aircraft parkins *tc«; tmfltalUti05 of *»ecoad tie-doini for -
Satvicc pUnaaj and in9t«lling porch light* in fatter*' '
Bccanfaftr matnteBance va» largely confiB«d t» keeping the vehieu-Btookttoving to provide fctranspottation for tamporarieB in the
A 5»0<jO-aile check wa* coapleted on the Refuge j«*pa valva job, manifold and e*rburetor changes and in :
etallafeioti of n*w waivfttsal Jjoiota. Kimer fepoira w«ee w»4« *>%•''
Keeai Hatipoal Moose S*nge is th« recipient of fund* tmdarthe Presi eat's Accelacated Fahlie Work« program for depraasedareas, The rooaay i« to ha used on recreation and coo«*rvatioaprojeett -e«pl sri«t lecal/luba?,'- '' thirty- five tui«por«»i«*.vefe .. 'employed on this project as of the end of the year, Vith the 'exception of the lUifufe Enforcement Off ic#r , the Kenai Staff : hut/ •been involved practically fuil-tiae with the fcrograsu Work beganNovamber 5 and will cent ititte throughout the winter a* weather
with caapground coo«tructio» to .begin next ' •' ' ' '
Iwo 0-8 'fCauatf in good condition were obtained gurplue,ported to Kenai, serviced, aafety sereeas installed, wounted withblades and waved afield. One of the 0-8 '* was fitted with a RomeK/C clearing blade purchased la Aaehorage and ii engage Inhabitat iwprovement work, the second "Cat" equipped with an angleUo<;er blade waa eonstrticting acceap routea into proposedDeep froafe fesstratios: forced cancallation of this pr eject. Theunit was waved te th* 1947 Burn anJ, is presently engaged in
iaprovenwnt ' ' ' '
A «etuM of work eesowpiithed under this program for the periodfollow* i one-half »il* lake shore and roadside cleaiwp; 160 cordswood cut ao4 stacked; 12 acres campground cleanup; 436 acres range
/ • ieprova««nfwCro*»ville shearing blade- 244 »creof yieeo rolling ;. '. chopper a- 164 acres* Xoae cl*ari«g blade~2S acre** and Cr0»«s villa "
' rak» fire line ~ c&natruct ion« 60 acres ; ' twenty • picnic tablet » six• an4 one~half privies; one sign table,- one sign equipment etorag* .
' • cabinet i five tamplatea for routing signs; fiv* set* alphabet. • \ •patterwsj 63 painted signal 81»CCQ irf-llosr ihefofc* colieetedj 1-3/4
. wtlat public trailj and 3-3/4 miles temporary rsmd* ,
B, Plantings :/.'••'•., ; : :•'/:'•"''• :-. . • ' • • • ; • .. ' • .,
1* '.A< gAc..:an3Jlayg >lgia£p,: -&3 previously yftcoytgd, wildrice •planted in the fall of 1961 grew, hut the *eed did not appear to
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OB* awtho'i involv«4 felling birch tret*, topping off ««*d- ladenbr*ttch«*^ *t«Kitig aad dtylug o£ branch** ia the boat house,
Ih* co*C ?oy 14C
A *«cond B«thod included felling tra*» «nd baud etripplag itedoff th« br*ncfeft». f iftaets poui»4s wa«« coHect«d *t « ease ef " ;$4,38 par pouodi* this uwtfeod v«s aer* fei»« consuming, heace .' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
»ov«sto*r aa d Bacesaber, SI, C CD vtl low shoots were colX«etedfor axpariaw«t*l pl«fttt«g n6^t spring, AiJisroi;iw«tely one-thirdof tb« ahoofc* are stor«4 in w«t, fro;«tt ww-Sust; the
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2. Sp«eiyiMi> SpecisMiWB eo U«cC«d auring 1962 underParait SC 62-1 aod St«te of Ainaka Pe«alt 5-62 «r«TABLE 7» ' • • • • . - . • - . . • : - •: ' • ; - ; : ,: ' • • ' ':• :•
Section ¥ » Fi«ld
thl*period, A» additional 60 acres of fire line, was conatrucced withth« Cro»»vllU rak* in the Slikok area, Hft«tli«r jH&mitting, ther«will ii* «OSA controliad burning «ext a\fflw»r, ' ' — • ' '
\fir»B, ' A Bureau of Land Managewinfc fir* ertw extittgul8h«4 a on»acea fir« on th* eouth shore of Skilak t«Jt« oppseite Caribou ' • . 'ZftlAtid. Itt 1962, « total uf ai>; fir«8 buraed 5.3 acrea, fit*;raports ara aubaitted by th« Sureau of land Managenwat,
M^jfar' gatvatt^ To date, 20 fr*«
for this ieason's activitiesy*»wit6' have lt«e»-'
XaaK>val. Duslng th« cttlendair year, IF free use per»S,i;«'-: ,v«r* ia»u«4 for nDo-coaw»rcial use. Total harvest wa» 165 cordepf 4«a4 and down £ual wood and 22,500 boar<l faat of loga forparaonal ua« for conatnictiag houses or
H. S, Clark r«c«»ivad S0f> #32890 to b6tv«»t 20 cor<l« ojf foelpariodt. A fa«;of'$S*00 vai collected, '• ' '
Birds, egg •, and mammal* collected in 1962 tnder Permit! 8C 62-1 (Federal)and 5-62 (State) were a* follow*:
Bird* Collected
» Specie*|Hud*onian Godwit 1
(Limo*a baema»tica)
Jwklmbrel 1(Numeniu* phaeop**)
(Ooihawk 1(Aceipiter genttli*)
|ttftwk Owl 1(Suroia ulula)
^Solitary Sandpiper 1(Tringa *olitarta)
Ptarmigan( l o p « * mot«*)
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Lagopq* lemcarm*)
Ovarie*or
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Enlarged
Not Ad.Enlarged
Condition LocalityUgatFat
Mod.Tat
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oTKenai R.
Mouth ofKenai R.
S mile*N. of Kenai
PiipoBttionRetained atKenai
Retained atKenai
1/20 T §t udy akin not yet prepared/N. tide ofSkilak JLake
6/5 ?
6/21 9 BroodPatck
1 6/21 9
Ad.
Ad.
Ad.
Oiccarded8wan*on R.OU Field*
Green Mtn./NX of T«*t«mena Lk.
Discarded
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1
1
1
1
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Common Loon(Oavia tmmer)
Horned Grebe(Podlceps auitus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynochos)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Green-winged Teal(Anas carolinensis)
Red-breasted merganser(Mergus serrator)
Rock Ptarmiganfc( Lag opus mutas)
Mew Gull (Laros canqs)
Glaucous -winged- Herring Gulls(Larus glaueeecens-argentatas)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisea)
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculas-sandwichensis)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
*5orex spp•Microtu* spp
Beaver
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
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12
4
6/24
6/24
6/4
6/6
•/T
6/7
6/10
6/5
6/7
4/5
4/14
4/9
Locality Disposition
Lk. • mile* RetainedN. of Kenai
Lk I milesN, of Kenai
Moose River "
Mouth ofKenai River
Cohoe (by "Mary Smith)
Oull IslandSkilak Lake
Mtns. aboveSkilak Lake
Mouth of Kenai R. "
Oull IslandSkilak Lake
Mouth of Kenai R. "
Mouth of "Kenai River
Mtns. above Skilak "
s Collected
9/124/19-i/l
Mar. '42
Skilak fire Od. Sta. Retai1 Indian Crk-Twin Lks
Joan Lake -Dissected k dli
•'Positive spp. Identification based oa skull characteristics not yet made.
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Haas* Bl«etrie-AMw»t»etstt.«lAii»** «totaling 128.8 acres, on ttieix fHawer lins t& Barniee Lake, Theypaid A tlafcejr fae of $8,50 per aere or $1,032,30.
. *** in «f feet this winter irit& permits expiring ttfceeb 31 *Piahing operations are in progress on Skilak and Tuatouaena Lakes.Seports from the , fishermen indioat* feasibility of a eonan*rcial . 'fresfe-vater fishery in these lakes. At Skilck Laka, eafecheu o£300 pottnd* of lake trout i Dolly Varden, white fisa, and a fewrainbow trout and silver salmon ware r&ported. One parmittee :
a possibla catch of 1 200 pftindfiv-ot' fish per w»ek using' ' ' ' ' '
SUB tumeea Lake permittees reported good Buec^ia in locating fishconcentration areas. Two 24-hour aats at dlffayant sites,'
X20 putaad* ttf lAk* tfoufe iO-24'1 i«, length,148 lake amii-Iteli^ 'Tiw^fft-tewmt in anothmr*
. Mr, Thiea» a permittee vetMstg.Skiljtlt' Lake, ha* developed a newproduct from our Moose Eange fish— a kippered tro«t »pread. It
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Otaar gaag. ' Tvo free UBB p*rwit« for hunting coyotas with the' ' ' ' ' '
Oil Company of California, under the Swanson, River Unitpaid for and removed the following amount a of gravel
at $0,05 par cubic yard. ', " • • ' • • ' • • . • • • . ' ' . • •' - . : •
_ ;:"-. • '59,94© :; . : $2,997,00
The State Biviaion of Highways wa» authorized to remove 800 cubic• ' ' - ' ' ' ' '" ' '
A». Freayesa Segort
It, 196E i%miM 8>t Soesl asKMsl gtsstjga Itt'lumh** em thesevim 44»492» as compared to 14,061 last year, Aa individual plantMortality within the plots continued to increase thi* year, the "m&ml ine reoent as shown above indicates a better than averagegrowth thi* ' '
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" '• - '.. " • . .'•••• • • ' . •':.'"...• •***•*'.f%* •«?*?«£* .ajottial growth p«r leader lit' inches vast willow 7*81,Kenai ttrch 7,72, dvarf birch 3*19 «nd «sp«n 6.59, The Averagefor all '
Plot #15 in a cettonwoo4-typ« was estafeliBhed on October 23 » Iheaverage Annual -$t«rth'of £®K%mw*$ '-$*t leader was 8,54"* • : . ; - ' , •
• X»414.7 ««* ft*, mm «&h*»l>llitat«il wiag various, .type* $£with crawler txaetara, fhi* include* 240 acrestin ]h4'ttC*fcn '*»' tte' *oa»a»f o£ If36» ffciJi ffttiiwi, 7fi5 acre*worked Bsaking th» total acreage receiving treatrnftnt 2,179,7.
An intercut ing conqjarlson i* that slightly over 1,500 aajres w«recultivated by hoiaeataaders on the entire Kenai Peninsula in
During Septeafcer, approximately 200 acres were treatad in theSlikok Burn using th*
In October, two experimental plots totaling 69 acrea were workedwith the Fleco rolling choppers in the 1947 Bum area off theSwanaon River aeceaa road* One plot (60 acrea) iraa established
* in an area «$ severely burned tlnnt the plant succession had re-verted to mainly « grassland stage intermixed with dwarif birch*It is hoped that scarifying the sod vi 11 aid natural reseeding ofbirch, willow and aspen. The second p lot j containing 9 acresadjoining ?lot Me* l> was worked for coaaparative purposes inevaluating the drum eboppers versus the rake in the same type of' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' ' '
A used Some K/G clearing blade vas purchased the latter part ofSevewber, Also obtained were two D-8 caterpillar tractors withangle blades froa Military surplus in Anchorage, the Rows bladewas mounted on a B-8. This unit ha« : proved satisfactory in the
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Range iaproveisent work ia Sovewber consisted of 91 aeres with_ • the Crossville blade, 60 acres of fire line using the CroeftviUe •
• rake and 36 acres were treated with the Fleeo rolling choppers,. A temporary winter road was constructed into this work area,
Work completed in Decen&er consisted of 119 acres using the Cross-• ville blade, 162 acres with the fleco rolling, chopper and 28 acres
with the Rome blade* All this rehabilitation work was in thef likok area, - ' . ' • . - . - • : "
3* Soil and Moisture work continued through the period althoughWildlife Aid Steven Smith who headed up this project, was termi-nated OB October 19, He «aa rthitaA uw4*ir th* Aectl«rat«d ?«l>licWorks Frogram, • • "• ; • ,: . ' • . " • - .
I Buying this period j the sail mud woiatuxe project: eons i« ted ofevaluating experimental plots eatabllslied the past taasiax, collect-log bitfeh seed, establiahiag three birch *eed plots in a grasslandarea, and cpllectittg toil samples from ffiirtllization plots tocheck the levels *chtave4 for nitrates, otaaaitUB, aad potash sine©tti* «4diitiim af ftrtttizn* last
Hone 02 the oat plots matured seed though established the firstday equipment could; be used is the field, One of the |>lo£s tshichhad received 4 nitrege« appiicatiea in August v&» heavily gragedby aooatt. Other oat plotst which did sat receive .*, side dy easingetf nitrates., irewained untouched. Evidently tha addition of nitrogeniaade the plants deairabla to
The soil eroaion g lets established along the Sterling Highwayattracted attention. Inquiries eoneerning jaaterials amd ssathodsus«d were received trots the States Division of Highways and theBureau of fublie aoada. A £»0oft covering the project to data,Including €&?t«, irfas corapiled for their use.
the soil and sabiature projedtt sximtBAry for the first half of Fiscalteat If S3 was completed; tea e*j>eritaeatal birch seed floea vereeatablialjed} and An additional ten laid out in the Slikok areafox? aeeding ia the spring, gighty-one thousand wtllmr shoots werecut and pat in storage until planting feime next spring,
4 jaeeting was held September 2$ •with Me»»rs. Ghatterton an4Standard Oil Coapany representatives, And a tour made ®£ th« ax-pGriaaatal plantings, lecojmendatioas were made for an ovarallrevegetatloxt jprogram. Items found to be e*8autial tn reyegetationand included in * letter to Standard Oil Costpany are •« follows j
1* topsoil and duff-ttiniimwa 2 inches.
2 1 Seatifying and breaking up hard, compact gxgu&oU Xerraeiag££ needed on
3* »Ht«iattt** i»li»ia 400 |»ett»d» just aesr* 8*32-16,, er »tstilar
4> J» fche spriog seed a roiatture of jOat«» one bushel per acre; meadow foxtail (? fix (6) pounds peracre; fescue (meadow or red) @ six <6) jpounds per acrej alslkeclover ® fiwf (4) pounds pe* aer»~iBiioe«laea eleven withnitrogen fixing baeteria,
Refuge Managar Hakala attended a meeting of the Soil ConservationService at Palmer, Alaska, Deceniber 13. Plans were formulatedwith the Soil Conservation Service for a soil classificationsurvey on the Kenai National Moose Range for calendar year 1563,and a tentative cooperative agreejaent drawn,
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la _Hout, with th« Alask* Cooperative Wildlife Unit at College, Alaska,in working cm this study, H* r*tuiraed to school IB September, fettfehis fo«sd time to do additional fi«ld voirk oft the least this
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-.4follow tip tbe salmon Bpavnisg thet* and to make en aerial ceasueof fche beaver population on the Renal Rational Woosa Rang*. The -*8lssem spawftiBg activity bad passed it* p6ak in the Whiflkey l«k«be«ver pottdn* A total of 507 live and 52S dead red sal«on v«recounted, One of the da«s had wafted out lowering the water level13" over the apavnitig grounds. Judging fraw the ntwiber e£ cay-caaw» jautilated by feeaif, it is believed lowering of the water .ha4 '
An aeri&l survey of ell the aajor drainages of the Keeai HationalH@90« Ratiie Wft« f Icnm to deteraine th« maaber ef *ctive end in- :active beaver lodgee, dams and feedpiles. This autvey IndicEtesa density of. one active beaver colony per ten miles nvrveyed. ; •Colonies by dralnagea are presented i» f ABU 9, ' • '
Spert fishing continued good throughout the period. Ice fishingfor lake trout, • eispettially at Hidden Lakdj . recited In soae fin«catches, '; • . . / . " ' • , . - ' • ,;• • ' • " ' - ' . ' • " " • " . • ' - . . ' / , '
to the laek of snow, skiing at the Soldo tna lill waa curtailed,Ice skating on oany of the swaller snow free lakes was « pleasantfamily recreation on several weekends this period* Banting pres*sur« continued to inereaee again this fall, . Uundreda of younds .of lowbttsh cranberry, yjeettitttB '•.vlti«*td*cA« were hand-picked onthe Range* This cranberry, known in the Scandinavian countriesa» linganberty, anakea delieiou* presetvea and provides a pleasant
for the wives and children while awaiting the hustera' ' ' " ' '
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Secretary of the Interior tfdall and Alaska Governor Egan visitedthe Moose lange en September 26. the area closed to oil and gasleasing was briefly discussed, Transportation was provided fortheir visit to the Sikiehka Oil Terminal and tha Standard Oil
• Rftfittety *c ..'Morfch Kenai. lactudeii iti thfe .pttr'iby wer*-Kc, ltl»y»- ;Chainaan, Department of the Interior Field Cotwaittea; Mr, M*SoystBr, Oil, & Gas Supervisor, tf.$,C»8.; Hr* Jack McGuire, Ksnai
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Company} Mr* tor«a St«w»tt, Bdltor, GhafttrtuUte Hews;Mr. thftron Switfc, ' Atternf t; Soparvisoif »ed . pifct » BSfW mod Mir*
Watson, Regional tivts? B«*in* Ife$ia§ SuiMtfyiiA;* I6f*
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Additional viaitors to the Kenai sffie* during the period
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Connoley ElectricSinclair Oil
Sinclair $11A&F&G
»ot> Lawlar : • •••_•.torn Hurd, 0iat. ManagerDon S*Qko, Pilotleu Hillikex, Biologist
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BlsctrlcCIS Air Service . "ADF&G Cooperation
Bob Lawl«rr Sport Fishart*8 Biologist ADFiCR» iahlin , M$r* Matitt* Foods, Xae,
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IlllKo«r«f PilotEd Klinkbairt : . • '. • • ADP&OBill Valentine ADP&G,Bus 11 R, Bigss, W.O.J.G, Vildwod Station Visit
• C*V. iUgsdaU, A«*ric*ft P«trol««Bi loseltut*, H.f .. H*W» Kitchfta, American Petroleum lostitut*, H^lt.F,C, Vincent i Anch<5r*S9 : H»H. Oalliett Co*
Williaia CwnoUytill Worthingtoo,
Kennedy , f s-espaaa
Cew»ol«yCoosfcxuetion Co»
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X» »,-»*vi8f tat**'ixtwiaes • ' Bill • ' .'•Cofiald ». Burss - XIiM'.-.Sorri* 1. Fioelt' • • • . . . .' BLH ... - .Ken Sappi>on» Foreman, Alaska Sept. o£ Highways
Shell OilShell Oil
H. Rfiit;., Oil & Gas1,
Thowas Kurd, Cist, HanagerV.H. Howard, Geo^hysiciat
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11/1 Leo Horn, Site* Geophyaieiat StandardH/l Lea Miller . APP&C "ii/2 a*t*y At««ut »t<?i0gt»t nm& '•'11/2 Kr. Crawford, Biologist A&F&G «11/5 >*<*im Si*t£*a, 306 ?l«nfci* St. ASG "11/S Cordon Kenning, " ** ABC «*11/6 X.8* f^apeaSttj. Mr thofce tacit.» Anchorage '"11/13 iloEwan B« Sifcvartson, Sngir,, Portland, Oregon "11/14 Oaa France, Soldotna, Alaska sf
11/14 HP* ^howpsoa, *r tf ' **11/14 Dr. f«lt, aoidotna, Alaska» I5«sj!ti8t "11/15 Sill Valentine» ^rotectien Officer APffifi Cooperation11/16 Tom Wardleigh, federal Aviation Agcuey Viait11/16 Phil Hoak, Faderal Aviation Agency . "11/20 Harold Jolwsoa, Cooper Landing Businfess11/30 Sob Tachick, Tachick Excavating, Soldotna *'J2/1 t*<t H*i»tii$ «*12/i J«efe E«»l«y *»12/3 Id Spalinger* Conci*et0r **12/3 John Miller, Contractor "12/3 «««• Smtth, $«tk9dt &l»s&8 lr12/3 Joe MeOargoylAj Coh<w, Alaska °12/4 Bob Lun<i» forest Service, Seward, Alaska HCOD& Survey12/4 C, Confer» Cist, Su^erimtandemtt Sinclair Oil12/4 M Spaling*r4 Contractar w tt «12/4 J0lm Kill«*» Coatuacto? '* " "12/4 Ral^h Marava, - * » . ' • » » »12/5 Will f£0y«t» tefuge Maaa$er Kediak,12/5 &0ft ijoswetville ADF&S12/3 5-*o Bora, Biat, Ceophysieist Standard12/5 .I. A * Seindal, Supervisor ?r«ci8l«sn12/5 Jdhft Sloan4 tarty Manager '"12/5 J» Cheney* Qiv, Ccopbysiciat Shell Oil "12/5 Queatin f««8ter» Purtjr Ha»ig«r» f«it*d a*pphy«tcal f>12/? Arthur Bar,g ^ »§.<?*«» "12/7 «folm V* Ta^psv, U,$»A.f. KltaaitdorJJ APB Visit12/27 L«o Hem, Oist, Geophyaicist Standard Oil12/27 J. EeiBdal, SuporintaiideBit fireciei^n Expl. n
12/27 .fohn »l«as*t P«icty Haaagts '* H «*
The Isr«#id«nt*8 Accelerated Public Work* J-rograra faas brought iaa»ypeople feo the office seeking Btaployaant, and offering Isaavy ««|uip«
vith operat^rsj on A contractual basis.
fUi£ug« Eaforcematit Officer Thaycr and Assistant Raftige Hanagei; Wadediaeusf«4 Federal Hunting and Hoos* Range Regulatiotia at tw& in-doctcinafcion classes held at Wiltfwood Station, on Ssptaufcesr 6, themovie "Arctic Wildlife Range" was shown.
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Assistant Refuge Haaager Wade attended a sweating o£ the KesaiPlanning Cosaaieslon on Septerafaer 17,
Kenai personnel apeat tw days In an aerial aearch of the MooseRanga for A local resident vho vanished on a flight from Anchorageto Kenai on ths evening of October 18* the Aircraft i* believadto have gone dewre in Cook Inlet*
The American fetrolataa Institute Bjafciog a tlocwgMentary oovie onoil in October included several scenes with Regional RefugeSupervisor Spencer «»<* &e£uge Manages H«fcal« at the Swanson &iv«roil
A aeatiag held loveibet 14 with representative* of a Soldotnftsportamaa group 3 at their request, concerned pressnt status ofmoose in the area. Following the discussion we suggested theypresent their views to the State Department of Fish & Game.
foster®, photographs, leaflets, bulletins, gad specimens werethe fustyjaena School for A wildlife coneirvation study.
, Holt and Smith attended « ten-hour radiological courseconductad % th« Federal Aviation Agency at Kenai.
Manager Bfikalt Attended a meeting of the Soil ConservationService *t falm*r, Alftdkt, Bsee»b«r IS, All SeCTic** in Alaska,dealing wit* land dMitilstration, St*£« *a«i fe4erAl >«r« repre-sented.
The Service film "Arctic Wildlife Range" wag presented at theSchool, S«yenty-fiv6 jsufile and four adults attended,
A talk on the Kenai National Moose Hange was presented to alocal churchmen's group by Refuge Manager Haksls,
Several new* relsaaes were sent to the local newspaper**
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Season - August 10-31. JCaown, sheep kill ¥*» 21n» cowp«re4 to 31 a yt*f *go, the August aerial survey740 ahee? inc luring 14$ adult ranu? » Hanter; harvest of adult
14% thi« saeason and 15% lait year,
Keuntaitt Goat. Season - August 10 through Novenber 30* Knownwas 18 *s compared to 20 last year» fhe aerial count in
Atigust revealed 97 goats using the Range.
3* Moose, There was an early and late hull season, August 20through Sapteafe-er 30 «fc<J He-sreusbefr 1-30 respectively. This 7
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' • . • -It-** Kata>rfe»l, the following is 4* pactla 1 aumaary «f 23 bagcfeacfee mad* cm the Koose St*ng* by tefugfc persoaat 1 tills fall*
majority of checks v*£« wad* at (Jktfik&leem flati* Jh« KenaiHesse Rlv«rs also provide &oed shooting for local d«ck hunters,,
averagaol 1,48 <ii^?k« par fitmter,
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5 > Other Animals, tbe reported harvest of beat this fall was23 black and 2 bro«9» Oma of the brownies was shot near thelet of Tuatuffleaa l,a|taj the other oa the Skllak glaciar flat*
Barly KorniRg spxuca grou«6 bunter* vera 4riving the roads inittcraafiing ousibei-a this fall, Many local t«sident0 tent gtousaoa their way to end from
f««r ptataigan have been, harveatad thla seasson. Host of the birdsArt still in tha high cojiotry. Much of the harvest vas incidental£9 goat and *he»p hunting thi* season.
As yaryin$ har* nuaibers are iacreasitig, hunters are atteaaptiag tobag * f<aw. For the aafe several years, hunting pressure on snow-shoes has been practically nil. Majority of hare are still takenwith snarea in this part of the country.
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hunter 0m the Chickaloon Flats shet fowr (three is the limit)- fronted geese on- SepteHber 1* H« i#as fined 25 sand onec©n£i«cated by the Keaai Deputy Magistrate. The hunter's
plea, of "not guilty" did not stand up after the evidence was pre-sented in court,
Another hunter was fined $23 for shooting a yellow- legs which heHtistQok for a eoiamon «nipe.
4 Soldotsa man vas fined §23 for transporting illegally takenmeat was confiscated AM distributed to the needy,
'«£ * •*wmp'''fruggp «££ the asftabliahe-i -roads, of .the Hoo*eva» invest lgit«d lit Suptesfoe r. tettars wet* written to '
' tha partita involved calling att«atiott to tlie «ppllcabiaRegulation*, " ;-..' ;•'•'' "'.; '•"'•' - ; • • " . ;. , _ \: ;v .-./-•
Jnfomation taksn on * d&3*«*fe»*ct0ir-'i* $?#spaj« «£f the Sktl«kfcoad was *ant fco the Solicitor, Ha advised «gaiast criminal •«ctioa and suggested a letter be writtca infOKmiiig th« person of" ' ' ' '
Rftfuge Enforc««ettt Officer1 Thaler coiwluct«s4 patrols during theaemon by aixctaft^ foafe and car. Sight patrola were
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A flemi-annual cheek of th« fire exfeiaguiahn-a in building* and' eompletet in s*pe«wb*r» : . '. . : ,'' • ; • • • - , " •
A fire safety westing, attandtd by all paraonnal, v*3 h«ld •October 11, - • ' • . • ' " . . " '•-•'•'• • - . " • . ' . .:. . . . ' . - ; '
A ott«"hour safety met lug va« held Decsrfaar 14 at Kanai withapproximately thirty employees prstent, Subjatsts dissaiaaed wer**,Work injury benefit* fot fadsyal «»p lay aas; Saf sty; "A Haaaage •to th«.H«w Isipioy**!'*, cevetisg th« Sarvic* «af«fey policy j Itffc-.ing j u*a of hand teole; uaft o£ protaetive equipatant (hard hats, "'
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hou*iiag vhila atartittg the ce««fle ndner retfuiriag swdicaltreatment* So tims va» loot on the jeb. The etaploy«* vaa in-sttttctftd ea tafely atarting Bngitt«», atid t^pe was put ov*r thematal «dg*g of th« motor housing » ; • • • / • ' ' . . . . •
apron by Service boildiia« doors on Deceabftr 11, A bruiaad aheuldarrftsoltad vhich latar required oedical attatitioa-^mo tiwe wa» lo«ton tha $&» Watat dripping frons th« eav*» and forming ica on thecaaa»t apron 1» a eonseant haiasard iu the winter sftontha/ the . -«wintenaneeaian hat b«aa instructed to chack thi« ar»a daily, toaalt and rajaotr* any ica that «ay acexa»ilatft» ' Ka^loyaes hava been ,infotfmad of this hazard area* ' ' • ' . \ .~ ' '
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A«Bist«mt Rafuge Manager Wade compiled and x«rota th« Hfir«t " -edition" of thia report with subataatial contributions by Wildlifa
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4*4 Stttfch «a'-V«ta*f9VlS tfliwd- Gam *ivd«i Into,-. X«$Ut» 0*1* » •etc.; Other Bifda and »R trejjorfca* Critical review wag by Mfs,1*' tofcl»s«m* Clerk,- urith -&iMl--K#ri«i<»ui «*K| tditittg fey thm
SWaaget* «te«> 4* fimvley,. frltirk^tyfiat, typed tfce ..**j«Meft»
(Wildlife Aid) termtfcAted his «unnner*s employmentto continue his scholastic studies on £^pteraber 7, Most of hiework t&i* 'fctfeawr wfc* trilfeJ* Wwtftnrl "«*wl.. soil
0on Crotsa < laborer) terminated on Septeaisar 28, as his tetaporairy
• tue*taonth Absence due to ma JOK
Mrs* Jeanne FeavlBy, p6tiaaQ«nt part"tini« typi«t» wa« raclassifiedto permanent lull-time cletk-typist position NoveBfeer 12,
Oil CofflparQr aonouaced conflation oJ theiv 52n4<S80 4U*15), * ••r*driU«(l,. 4ir*cfcitJ'aal ht>U in th*Elver field. ' five drill rigs vere active during Oecesber; \? on exploratory drilling (SCtf 22A-32— a directional hole, and
SKJ 14-3--preaeatly down to 12 650 feat with a target depth of15»000)i fc*© AeveJ^iwwnt i»ll*» SSO 14-22 «ad SOU 21««8i «ad on*porkover rig installing production packers aod gas line equip-BMtnt, Production him leveled at 29 » 000 Barrels/day vith att averagerate of 7 million cubic feet o£ gaa injected per day, Katuralgas injection apastttJUm* fetgtt»-Ueve»b«jf; 1S» ; Prognosis fat 'l(3i " : -oae drilling rig active after first quarter* coropiete drillingof known produefiion area by third quart erj la&xLmm gas injection
eufele feat per"4ay. " " • ' ;/ ; - - ' . • ' ' . ' - • ;
Standard Oil Company ha» completed * feasibility study on « pro-posed natural gae pipeline crossing Cook Inlet from Beluga Riverto Moose Point (approximate distance* 19 miles) with mi additional13 milee of pipeline construction across Hooae Range latid« tofe*ritt« the ga» to tbtir oorfeherwieist; *»X1* IvaluWrioa ofobtained is presently in progress, . '; "
Standard 0ll'C!<aBp« t-apeipttdE .t'ssrudt »il «j»ill. isfei«h oecurr«4 at •their $W 21-27 well site fieoen»b*r 25* fipa had been "jury rigged."preparatory to moving in th* vorkover drill rig. A high pressureunion improperly seated began leaking under well-head pressureand ran undeteeted for approximately twelve hours, • Fortun*tely»Brest of the crude as ceafined fee the veil location and one smalldraw where It was headed off with an earthen dike* Complete clean-u p vae requested, . - , . ' ' • - • ; ' • "
Sinclair Oil Coapany, »ew operator for the Swan I*ake 0nlt sub-taitted, m seismia prograra using helicopters, posted the requiredbond, m& «er« issued * special use permit f$* thf activity
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Sinclair Oil £o»p«oy (thsit sdpfteatttt Swatt |j*« Bait) $«*•«]&£;«$.their Operating Agreeweat fdt toad coaafcructtow «ad drlllltig|»fe$»am m tfo*i* J$r*£«ey €««ett So, 1 "wilde*?; wsllu Baeeaber .Bight all** of winter road and cm* wall ' site located ' in tfetMystery Creek avamp were approved s id.th the atipulafcton ofcoatplete elaanup of pad and physical deatruction of tin* roadfrior to tjraalcup^ if the ioemtiott j»r<av6d dry* Appjro*i««e*lyoile of "f loatitig" road and drill pad are tAvolvedt The locationlie» within the maiti spring wooaa calvitig grounds and adjoins anexcellent vKteytt&vl ar«a (Moose take) to the north, and a salmonand trout stream (Hyatery Creefc) to the east. Upon in«p*ction ofthe eonpleted site, additional construction and conditions wereimposed prior to "sodding in" January 2. these are: (1) Constructa three- foot-retaining wall around location, increasing height ofoutsir iwap w*ll «ceordin$iy» (2) BtttW «howl4eri eft out«r w»J.l*of sump eo prevent possible ssltusping of dike, (3) Tailings andwaste »at«y oaly pjraiEted in auwp—all drill tmid to b« confinadto tanks, (4) Jto watt® engine oil permitted in sump* (5) Totalcleanup and ramoval of waste water, drill aud and oil spill*completion ."o ' "
fh* unauthorised eonsfetuettott of a ts««poi?*ry -idratrlp fey 81nelnf.tr611 Company was inspected. Damage was found to be negligiblasiftce the *ijifij> was tmdetlsi4 >y ie« and only th* tops of fcto*trading vegetation and hwroocks ?<;9C»ved* A auppl«w*nt to theiroperating agrefeaient covering the Strip was requested and supplied.
Standard Oil Coiapany submitted their vintar's seismic programBeceiaher 5, vifch Preaialon Exploration, Inc. as contractor, Theprogram was auspended December it, when equipment was found cross-ing ft salwon spawning stream after breaking through the ice, inviolation of thfe "Spacial Conditions",. Work was permitted toproceed after a temporary bridge was installed. Oft December 26,unauthorised, indiecriiainate use of tracked equipoent off eatab»liahed siismic lines by the contractor wa» reported to Standard •Oil Company, fh« Unit 0|»tt*teif vim varned th«t; way futt;h«s violationoff thair iipteiati us® pftrwdfe iwsuld bt c««*t Ifor cancellation.
Shell Oil Company submitted a geophysical program December 29 tconsisting a£ three seismic Hues Grossing; the width of the "Op«nArea'% The lines will be relocated to coincide with roads and
Central Office »pprov«l w«f received October 3 for Homer IlectricAssociation* a right-of-way application to cross Moose Range landswith a power transmission line from Soldotn* to Bernic*
thay f**ted tb* requited f 10, ODO bond and began cleatiug theirt«a^ k*kt-80M©t:sa pe«^coft^l*te<i 1m Beeetaber
Sew 011 eofflpanted and p^tsoruiel with mew Qmifeir«««0«» timfamlliar ^with ecological conditions exisfciug 9ft fcfce Rang* result 8 in uw- ^neceaaary damage to the area, Jndoctritiatioii takes feline and can .only be accomplished through periodic inspections and tlus p«rtlaantfaeti driven hom« rathar drastically at Haas. '$«««£««& the are*eottld be subetantially decreased by designating eparator* familiarwith csmditioas in the area a&d vectlnf a tinw limit for cessation
repeated surveys ovar the same areas can continue indelinitely,
B, Hakala, Refuge Manager
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INSTRUCTIONS (See Sees. 7 31 through' ?53U, Wildlife Refuges Field Manual)
In addition to the birds listed on form, other species occurring on refuge during thereporting period should be added in appropriate spaces. Special attention should be givento those species of local and national significance.
(l) Species:
(2) Weeks ofReporting Period:
(3) Estimated WaterfowlDays Use:
(U) Production:
Total Days Use:
(6) Peak Number:
(7) Total Production':
Estimated average refuge populations.
Average weekly populations x number of days present for each species.
Estimated number of young produced based on observations and actual counts on representativebreeding areas. Brood counts should be made on two or more areas aggregating 10$ of thebreeding habitat. Estimates having no basis in fact should be omitted.
A summary of data recorded under (3).
Maximum number of waterfowl present on refuge during any census of reporting period.
A summary of data recorded under (U).
Inter iplicating Section, Washington, D. C, 779m19*3
3-1751 AForm NR-SF(Nov. 1945)
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; : II. Shorebirds,• Gulls and Terns (Charadriiformes) !: III. Doves and Pigeons (Columbiformes)
IV. Predaceous Birds (Falconif.ormes, Strigiformes and predaceousPasseriformes)
The first refuge record for the species for the season concerned,
The greatest number of the species present in a limited interval of time.
The _ last _ refuge, .record for the species during, the season concerned.
Estimated number of young produced based on' obse-r-vations and actual counts.
Estimated total number of the usin°-
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('!) Species;1 ; :. INSTRUCTIONS : ; : : :
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(2) First Seen:
(3) Peak Numbers;
(4) Last Seen:
(5) Production:
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The first refuge record for the species for the season concerned,
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The last refuge record for the species during the season concerned.
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(1) SPECIES:
(2) DENSITY:
(3)" YOUNG PRODUCED
(-4) SEX RATIOS
(5) REMOVALS:
(6) TOTAL:
(7) REMARKS:
Use correct common name.
Applies particularly to those species considered in removal programs (publichunts, etc.). Detailed data may be omitted for species occurring in limitednumbers. Density to be expressed in acres per animal by cover types. Thisinformation is to be prefaced by a statement from the refuge manager as to thenumber of acres in each cover type found on the refuge j once submitted, thisinformation need not be repeated except as significant changes occur in the areaof cover types,, Cover types should be detailed enough to furnish the desiredinformation but not so much as to obscure the general picture. Examples! spruceswamp, upland hardwoods, reverting agriculture land, bottomland hardwoods, shortgrass prairie, etc. Standard type symbols listed in 7H-ldlife Management SeriesNo. 1 should be used where possible. Figures submitted should be based on actualobservations and counts on representative sample areas. Survey method used andsize of sample area or areas should be indicated under Remarks.
Estimated number of young produced, based upon observations and actual countsin representative breeding habitat.
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This column applies primarily to -wild turkey, pheasants, etc. Include data onother species if available, '
Indicate total, number in each category removed during the report period. •
Estimated total number using the refuge during the report period. This mayinclude resident birds plus those migrating into the refuge during certain seasons*
Indicate method used to determine population and area covered in survey*include other pertinent information not specifically requested.
Also
# Only columns applicable to the period covered should be used.
(June'1945) Refuge .National Moose Ha:inge^ Calendar Year 196£
(1)Species
Common .Same
Moose
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Brown Bear
Ball Sheep
Mountain goat
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Cover types, totalAcreage of Habitat
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feimberllna * 1,4QO»000
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fame as above
Alpine meadoAas d<swn to edgeof timber line 2-4,000'elevation - 200*000
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INSTRUCTIONS
Form NR~3 - BIG GAME
(l) SPECIES:
(2) DENSITY:
Use correct common name; i.e., Mule deer, black-tailed deer, white-tailed deer. It isunnecessary to indicate sub-species such as northern, or Louisiana white-tailed deer.
Detailed data may be omitted for species occurring in limited numbers. Density to beexpressed in acres per animal by cover types. This information is to be prefaced by astatement from the refuge manager as to the number of acres in each cover type found onthe refuge; once submitted, this Information need not be repeated except as significantchanges occur in the area of cover types. Cover types should be detailed enough to fur-nish the desired information but not so much as to obscure the general picture. Examples:spruce swamp, upland hardwoods, reverting agriculture land, bottomland hardwoods, shortgrass prairie, etc. Standard type symbols listed in Wildlife Management Series No. 7should be used where possible. Figures submitted should be based on actual observationsand counts on representative sample areas. Survey method used and size of sample areaor areas should be indicated under Remarks.
(3) YOUNG PRODUCED:
(U) REMOVALS:
(5) LOSSES:
Estimated total number of young produced on refuge.
Indicate total number in each category removed during the year. ;
On the basis of known records or reliable estimates indicate total losses ineach category during the year.
(6) INTRODUCTIONS: Indicate the number and refuge or agency from'which stock was secured.
(7) TOTAL REFUGEPOPULATION:
(g) SEX RATIC:
Give the estimated population of each species on the refuge at period of itsgreatest abundance and also as of Dec. 31 • !
Indicate the percentage of males and females of each species as determined fromfield observations or through removals.
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