SEAWEAD - Applying Wildlife Habitat Studies in Southeast Alaska

SEAWEAD naturalists conducted a brown bear habitat use survey to provide ecological context for a bear/human interaction study, and site intensive information for State and Federal management considerations. The methods were designed to gather descriptive information on the character and quality of the habitat mosaic in the lower Lake Eva watershed, and signs of its use by brown bears. The work involved mapping plant and stream characteristics, mapping perennial bear sign (e.g. trails, sign trees & day beds), and surveying for ephemeral bear sign (e.g. scat, bed activity & signs of feeding). The focus area encompassed approximately 350 acres of the lower Lake Eva watershed (Figure 1). Reconnaissance surveys were conducted at the Lake Eva inlet and in several neighboring drainages to provide a landscape level perspective.

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