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How Does Restoration Affect Food Web Dynamics Within Quail Populations in the McKinleyville Land Trust Dow’s Prairie Educational Wetland?
Presentation Year
2025
College or Department
College of Natural Resources & Sciences
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
The McKinleyville Land Trust’s Dow’s Prairie Educational Wetland is a 2.55-acre endangered coastal prairie wetland in California, conserved in 2009. Restoration efforts with the Wiyot Tribe and U.S. Fish & Wildlife removed invasives and reintroduced native plants, but coincided with declining California quail (Callipepla californica) populations. This study establishes the first baseline conditions, using wildlife cameras and botanical surveys to assess quail habitat suitability, examining invasive removal, predation, and fragmentation impacts. Findings will guide adaptive management to balance biodiversity and restoration, while honoring the Baduwa’t Wiyot’s ancestral homeland.
Other Humboldt Department
INRSEP
Does your project align with any of the following?
sustainability related (explores at least two dimensions of sustainability: environment, economy, society)
sustainability (explores interrelationships between environment society AND economy)
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
Primary Contact: First Name
Zen
Primary Contact: Last Name
Godinez
Primary Contact: Email
zag15@humboldt.edu
Primary Contact: I am a
Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
9518583332