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Show Vernal Express Wednesday. December 6, 2000 1 3 USU students participate in survey at refuge by Richard C. Etchberger, PhD, Extension Assistant Professor Faculty and students from the Uintah Basin Branch Campus of Utah State University (UBBC) are surveying the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge for small mammals, mam-mals, reptiles, and amphibians. The Refuge has managed waterfowl for the last 35 years, however, there has been little work on small animals. The US Fish and Wildlife Service funded the project to develop baseline base-line information on the small animal species that occur on the refuge. Dr. Rich Etchberger, Extension Assistant Professor at the UBBC is the principal investigator on the 3-year 3-year project The project also is being supported by the Jack Berryman Institute from Logan, Utah. Undergraduate students from the UBBC work as wildlife technicians techni-cians on the monthly sampling at the Refuge. Students from the UBBC who work on this project get valuable on the job training experience. A typical typi-cal session at the Refuge includes setting small mammal traps just before nightfall. The traps are baited with peanut butter and set in grids throughout the Refuge. The next morning the traps are checked and the animals that are caught are identified iden-tified and recorded. In classes at the UBBC students learn about the Global Positioning System (CPS) and then apply that knowledge in the field to locate trapping sites. The UBBC has state-of-the-art GPS hardware and software for students to use in class and on research projects pro-jects like this one. During the rest of the day at the Refuge, students walk along grids to search for reptiles such as lizards and snakes. This technique is called active searching and is designed to cover lots of ground. During the search four students walk in a line about 3 feet apart The length of the search can range up to a mile. As the students move along, they identify and record any snakes and lizards they observe. Beginning in the spring of 200 1, the project will start looking for amphibians on the Refuge. Frogs, toads, and salamanders are some of the species that will be targets of the search. The Refuge has lots of habitat habi-tat for amphibians along the Green River and in the wetlands adjacent to the river. Researchers will be spending many nights on the Refuge during the spring using strong lights to seek out amphibians. Spring is the best time to search for amphibians amphib-ians because this is their breeding season. Frogs and toads are calling at this time and are easier to locate than at other times of the year. This project is valuable for a number num-ber of reasons. First it helps to iden- 'a. .... ' A.V''- I V : v USU students Dixie Sadlier and Chad Luck examine a deer mouse at the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge. The students are wearing respirators res-pirators and rubber gloves to prevent exposure to hanta virus. tify small animals that occur on the Refuge and second, it pinpoints species that are missing from the Refuge ecosystem. Since the survey started in June of 2000, 29 mammal, 11 reptile, and three amphibian species have been identified. This includes the black-necked garter snake, the western harvest mouse, and the sagebrush vole, three species previously unrecorded in this area. For more information about this project or the natural resource program at the UBBC. contact Dr. Etchberger at 789-6100. () Uintah Basin's Orthodontic Smile Corner Qifality Since 1975 J. EARL HURST, D.D.S., M.S., Inc. Orthodontic Specialist Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics ' Some th ing To Sm He A bou t. . . Happy Birthday To... Lisa Ros s Brianna Richardson Sara Krctk Mclanie Wrisrht Merissa tarson . 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