Record Details
page B-38
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page B-38 Final environmental statement : authorized Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page B-38 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | B-38 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; the management area is also utilized by redtail red tail and marsh hawks golden eagles pheasants and many spe species cies of marsh birds including plovers sandpipers sand pipers snipe gulls and coots As indicated in attachment C many other species of birds can be found in the stewart lake area blue herons permanently reside in themarsh the marsh narsh and pelicans are occasional seasonal migrants mallard ducks also reside along brush creek and its tributaries tributa ries stewart lake receives part of its current water supply from ashley creek however the largest portion comes from springs and seeps within the area when sufficient water is not available from these sources pumping facilities are available to deliver water from the green river this pumping operation was established as a feature of the vernal unit to insure an adequate management area water supply with increased consumptive use of ashley creek expected larger diversions of ashley creek water in the future for other uses will further diminish the supply available to stewart lake provided by pumping because of pumping costs this facility has had only minimum use hunting at stewart lake has been established at 400 man days annually 1 17 stewart lake was created solely for the protection and propagation of waterfowl however because of fluctuations in water level from season to season and year to year the establishment of a stable habitat for feeding and nesting has not been maximized the fluctuating water vater levels also create conditions conducive toj41 tothe production of insect pests and vectors especially mosquitoes 13 A photograph of the stewart lake waterfowl management area is shown on the following page figure B 8 d ashley creek the ashley drainage supports a varied wildlife habitat controlled to a large extent by vegetative cover and existing land use patterns mule deer utilize streamside streams de areas the entire length of the river with migratory animals using most of the habitat but in addition small groups reside along the lower stream habitats year round rapid urbanization of the bluffs and small drainages near vernal has eliminated some suitable habitat beaver muskrats and rabbits are common residents of the drainage upland game birds primarily pheasants and california quail range up the river as far as ashley springs the greatest concentration of these game birds occupy lower ashley valley winters are spent in streamside habitats and migrations to adjacent areas made during the summer the amount of habitat adjacent to lower ashley creek is rapidly being diminished by expansion of vernal city and nearby communities urbanization is restricting the range for game birds and forcing them to depend more heavily on river bottom lands B 38 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/4785 |
