Monitoring and Research activities will ensure that the conservation measures are being met, that the program receives habitat credit, and that the program can move forward with adaptive management, to improve creation and management of habitat for these species. Types of monitoring and research include: species research, system monitoring, and post-development monitoring.

Species Research:  The species research addresses information gaps in the knowledge of the life history and habitat requirements of covered and evaluation species that is necessary for directing the successful establishment and management of created habitats. It includes development and testing of methods to detect the presence of covered and evaluation species to allow for effective monitoring.

• Relict Leopard Frog (C4)
• Avian Species Habitat Requirements (C24)
• Small Mammal Population Studies (C27)
• Population Demographics and Habitat Use of the California Leaf-Nosed Bat, a Genetic Evaluation (C43)
• Gilded Flicker Riparian Habitat Use and Seasonal Movement Research (C52)
• Lowland Leopard Frog and Colorado River Toad Habitat and Ecology Study (C62)
• Marsh Bird Water Depth Analysis (C66)

The following are links to research activities that were completed or closed:

• Brown-headed Cowbird Trap Assessment (C1)
• Effects of Abiotic Factors on Insect Populations in Riparian Restoration Sites (C5)
• Insectivore Prey Base Abundance and Diversity in Riparian Restoration Sites (C6)
  
• Survey and Habitat Characteristics for MacNeill’s Sootywing (C7)
  
• Point Count Design and Sample Size Evaluation (C18)
  
• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Feather Colorimetry (C19)
  
• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Prey Based Study (C20)
  
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo Demographics Study (C21)
  
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo Surveys, Demographic Study, and Survey Protocol Evaluation (C22)
  
• Nest Predation Effects on Riparian Bird Species (C28)
• Western Red Bat and Western Yellow Bat Roosting Characteristics Study (C35)
  
• Elf Owl Detectability Study (C36)
  
• Hydrological Studies for Avian Riparian Obligate Species (C37)
• Experiments and Demonstration of Soil Amendments for Use in Restoration Sites (C42)
• Vermilion Flycatcher Detectability and Distribution Study (C51)
  
• Techniques to Establish Native Grasses and Forbs (C54)
  
• Techniques to Increase Leaf Litter Decomposition Rates (C55)

System Monitoring:  The system monitoring determines the ongoing presence of covered species and their habitats in the LCR MSCP planning area.

These links provide more information on our current system monitoring activities:

• Marsh Bird Surveys (D1)
  
• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Presence/Absence Surveys (D2)
  
• Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship (D5)
  
• System Monitoring for Riparian Obligate Avian Species (D6)
  
• Yellow-billed Cuckoo Presence/Absence Surveys (D7)
  
• System Monitoring and Research for Covered Bat Species (D9)
  
• System Monitoring of Rodent Populations (D10)
  
• Lowland Leopard Frog and Colorado River Toad Surveys (D12)
  

The following are links to system monitoring activities that were completed or closed:

• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Habitat Monitoring (D3)
  
• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Presence/Absence Survey — Hualapai Tribal Lands (D4)
  

Post-Development Monitoring: The post-development monitoring determines the progress of habitat creation and management towards achieving the Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) biological goals and to collect information necessary to assess the efficacy of habitat creation designs and habitat management prescriptions.

These links provide more information on our current post-development monitoring activities:

• Avian Use of Habitat Conservation Areas (F2)
  
• Small Mammal Colonization of Conservation Areas (F3)
  
• Covered Bat Species Monitoring at Conservation Areas (F4)
  
• Post-Development Monitoring for MacNeill's Sootywing at Conservation Areas (F6)
  
• Marsh Bird Monitoring at Conservation Areas (F7)
  

Updated January 4, 2017