Effects of Off-highway Vehicle Use on the Northern Spotted Owl

Project ID: 05-JV-11052007-028

Federal Agency: U.S. Forest Service

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2005

Initial Funding: $144,007

Total Funding: $483,949

Project Type: Technical Assistance

Project Disciplines: Biological

Principal Investigator: Wasser, Sam

Agreement Technical Representative: Craig, Diana

Abstract: Purpose of the project is to collaborate with the university, which will provide technical assistance to forest service biologists in determining the effects of off-highway vehicle (OHV) use on the northern spotted owl by measuring species response to OHVs at three different biological levels: behavioral, physiological and reproductive success.