Research
ONRC
Elk
Conference 2001
Agenda
 ONRC
Elk
Conference 2001
Proceedings
ONRC
Projects
Big
Changes in Small Places:
Assessing Social and
Economic Trends
at the Local Level
in
Clallam
and Jefferson Counties
Elk
Populations
Forest Policy: Ready for Renaissance
Forest
Manager's Colloquium
GIS
Clearinghouse
Mill Creek
Water Quality
Olympic Region
Harmful Algal Blooms
Integrating
Biocontrol in the IPM for Spartina
in Willapa Bay
Public
Involvement in OlyPen Wolf Reintroduction
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ONRC
Projects
Status
of Elk Populations on the Olympic Peninsula:
Historical
Patterns, Current Issues and Development of a Preferred Future
Project Description:
Magnificent herds of Roosevelt elk have long been associated
with the Olympic Peninsula.
The City
of Forks, Washington and three Peninsula timber companies
approached the Olympic Natural Resources Center (ONRC) with
concerns about Roosevelt elk on the Peninsula.
Recognizing the environmental, economic, regulatory, and social
consequences of the management of elk, they proposed to bring
together those concerned about elk in order to define current
and historic population trends, explore
the relationships between landscape conditions and elk
populations, and build relationships for constructive discussion of this issue
in the future.
Status:
The
two-day conference was held at ONRC on December 11 and 12, 2001.
Conference presenters from WDFW, the Makah Tribe,
University of Washington, and private consulting firms provided
information to the over 60 participants on elk population trends
and the relationships between landscape conditions and elk.
The combination of forest growth and elk population
models demonstrated available tools for landscape level
analysis. Three
facilitated group sessions allowed participants an opportunity
to discuss individual perspectives, develop a preferred future
for elk and outline a pathway to achieve that future. Conference
proceedings offer presentation abstracts, questions and answer
sessions and summaries of facilitated group sessions.
Conference
Proceedings:
Ferry M.E, T.S. Peterson, and J.C. Calhoun (technical editors).
2001. Status
of Elk Populations on the Olympic Peninsula. Olympic Natural
Resources Center Conference Proceedings.
University of Washington, Olympic Natural Resources
Center, Forks, WA USA
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