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File text/texmacs A Function-Based Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration Projects
by Morgan Harris — published Feb 02, 2023 — last modified Nov 06, 2023 02:13 PM
Download the Functional Framework for Stream Assessment and Restoration. This is the science-based development of the original function-based framework that is the basis for the SQT.
Located in Workspace / Hellbender SQT Materials
File RealAudio document BEHI and NBS Processing Form
by Morgan Harris — published Nov 06, 2023
Excel document for processing BEHI and NBS data collected in the field.
Located in Workspace / Hellbender SQT Materials
File PDF document Eastern Hellbender Structural Habitat Augmentation Guidance
by Morgan Harris — published Jun 04, 2024
This is a technical document to provide guidance on the installation of structural habitat for adult and juvenile Eastern Hellbenders. The document details spacing, placement, and specifications for in-stream nest and cover rocks.
Located in Information Materials / NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials / Other Guidance
File SIS package Evaluating artificial shelter arrays as a minimally invasive monitoring tool for the hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)
by Morgan Harris — published Aug 10, 2020 — last modified Jul 26, 2023 01:32 PM — filed under: , , , , ,
Hellbenders Cryptobranchus alleganiensis are critically imperiled amphibians throughout the eastern USA. Rock-lifting is widely used to monitor hellbenders but can severely disturb habitat. We asked whether artificial shelter occupancy (the proportion of occupied shelters in an array) would function as a proxy for hellbender abundance and there by serve as a viable alternative to rock-lifting. We hypothesized that shelter occupancy would vary spatially in response to hellbender density, natural shelter density, or both, and would vary temporally with hellbender seasonal activity patterns and time since shelter deployment. We established shelter arrays (n = 30 shelters each) in 6 stream reaches and monitored them monthly for up to 2 yr. We used Bayesian mixed logistic regression and model ranking criteria to assess support for hypotheses concerning drivers of shelter occupancy. In all reaches, shelter occupancy was highest from June–August each year and was higher in Year 2 relative to Year 1. Our best-supported model indicated that the extent of boulder and bedrock (hereafter, natural shelter) in a reach mediated the relationship between hellbender abundance and shelter occupancy. More explicitly, shelter occupancy was positively correlated with abundance when natural shelter covered <20% of a reach, but uncorrelated with abundance when natural shelter was more abundant. While shelter occupancy should not be used to infer variation in hellbender relative abundance when substrate composition varies among reaches, we showed that artificial shelters can function as valuable monitoring tools when reaches meet certain criteria, though regular shelter maintenance is critical.
Located in Information Materials / Research / Artificial Nest Box Research
File Fence - CPS 382
by Morgan Harris — published Jul 12, 2019 — last modified Jul 17, 2023 11:38 AM — filed under: , , , ,
This practice facilitates the accomplishment of conservation objectives by providing a means to control movement of animals and people, including vehicles.
Located in Information Materials / NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials / Conservation Practices
File Troff document Fence Job Sheet
by Morgan Harris — published Jul 12, 2019 — last modified Jul 17, 2023 11:41 AM — filed under: , , , ,
NC Fence Job Sheet Installation Instructions
Located in Information Materials / NRCS Conservation Practices & Materials / Job Sheets
Field Day at Mountain Research Station
by Morgan Harris — published Jul 12, 2019 — last modified Nov 03, 2023 09:47 PM — filed under: , , , , , , , , ,
The Field Day at the Mountain Research Station in Waynesville, NC will be a great event for agricultural producers to get the latest updates on agricultural research and to see the latest and best available tools and equipment at the trade show. The NRCS Partner Biologists for the Hellbender Working Lands for Wildlife Initiative will be in attendance with information about the program. 
Located in News & Events / Eastern Hellbender Workshops
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by Morgan Harris — last modified Feb 02, 2023 11:12 AM — filed under:
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File HBSQT Field Data Input Form (excel)
by Morgan Harris — published Nov 06, 2023 — last modified Nov 06, 2023 02:10 PM
Excel document that mirrors the field datasheets for data input. Gray cells in this document are calculations that will give you field values for the HBSQT Spreadsheet.
Located in Workspace / Hellbender SQT Materials
File HBSQT Field Datasheet Package (pdf)
by Morgan Harris — published Nov 06, 2023
Download and print this packet to record field data for the HBSQT. You may need multiple copies of some of the pages (e.g. LWDI, BEHI)
Located in Workspace / Hellbender SQT Materials