California Deer Summer 2014 | Page 12

2014-2015 CD Photo by John Mc Millan Recreation Area south of Highway 299W. The following are the projects which the CDA Project Committee and Board of Directors have chosen to fund for the 2014-2015 year. #001-14 Carson River Deer Herd Study - $9,500 This study is a continuation of an existing study which will delineate current distribution, migration patterns and mortality factors affecting this herd (X8) through the use of GPS collars. Several collars were lost or failed, resulting in lower numbers of deer for this population study. These funds will be used to refurbish collars and re-collar more deer. Photo by Don Forthuber #002-14 CDLO Hunting and Angling Education Program - $10,875 Through this project, CDA will sponsor and provide facility and infrastructure maintenance to put on two junior turkey hunts (10 youths), two wild pig hunts (10 youths), one upland game hunt (5 youths), one deer hunt (5 youths), one auctioned deer hunt (1 youth), a fishing program (approximately 50 youths), and Hunter Safety Classes (4-6 classes; about 20 juniors each class) on Cañada de los Osos Ecological Reserve (CDLO) in fiscal year 2014-2015. #003-14 CDLO Education Room $1,039 This project’s funding is for equipment to be used to educate youth participants about the outdoors, wildlife management practices and wildlife research on Cañada de los Osos Ecological Reserve. #004-14 East Boundary Prescribed Burn Project - $10,000 This project will utilize prescribed fire to help preserve and promote local pine-oak woodland habitat used by local deer for both summer and winter range. The project area is located along the east boundary of National Park Service’s Whiskeytown National #006-Highway 89 Stewardship Team Collar Refurbishment - $10,500 Funds for this project will be used to refurbish collars and re-collar some of the LoyaltonTruckee Herd deer to evaluate the effectiveness of the fencing and undercrossing on Highway 89 and the proposed Sagehen undercrossing. #008-14 3-Gates Year-Round Deer Water Project - $12,500 This project will provide a permanent water source for deer an