Projects

Recovery Tasks for Giant Garter Snake

Hansen, E.C.  2008.  Implementation of Priority 1, Priority 2, and Priority 3 Recovery Tasks for Giant Garter Snake (Thamnophis gigas) – continuing Surveys in Merced County, California, with an Expansion to Northern Fresno County.  Report prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pursuant to FWS Agreement No. 802707G112, April 15, 2008.

Resulting in the most comprehensive description of giant garter snake distribution in the San Joaquin Valley since the 1990’s, this study examined the distribution of giant garter snakes north and east of the San Joaquin River and the current status of declining historical populations south and east of the San Joaquin River in the Grassland Ecological Area in Merced County, California.  We also sampled and characterized historical populations at Mendota Wildlife Area in Fresno County, California. (2006-2008)

• Project Types

• Ecosystem Management • GIS Analysis & Mapping • Special Status Species