U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area
Project Description
This Demonstration Area represents the only prescribed fire used at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Management Area (KWWMA). This nearly 80-acre prescribed fire in Oscoda Co., Michigan occurred during the 1992 field season and was the result of cooperative effort between the Michigan DNR and the staff of Seney National Wildlife Refuge. The site demonstrates the difference between patterns of fire in jack pine forests and the patterns of plantations made for Kirtland's Warbler habitat (surrounding area, figure below).
Project Map
County: Oscoda County, MI
Project Size:
- 80.19 acres
Project Sites
- USFWS-Kirtland's Warbler Wildlife Mgt Area
Goals and Targets
Primary Motivations:
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Conservation Mission
Jack Pine Ecosystem Management, Endangered Species
Consistent With Plans:
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Federal Land Management Plan
KWWMA Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP)
Targeted Habitats:
- Forests and Woodlands
- Conifer Forests
- Laurentian Jack Pine-Red Pine Forest
Targeted Species:
- Kirtland's Warbler Dendroica kirtlandii
Conservation Actions
Action | Status | Start Year | End Year |
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Conduct prescribed burns | Completed | 1992 | 1992 |
Other - Monitoring: Conduct Ecological Studies | Ongoing Management | 1992 | 2012 |
Outcomes
Is the success of this project's actions being monitored? YesMonitoring Activities
Warbler singing male counts are conducted each year