Under this plan, several activities are to be undertaken: 1) inventory, 2) assessment, and 3) action. These activities are to be directed at the biotic and abiotic elements of the Safari water shed. These elements are: Inventory of a resource is the determination of measurable parameters that reflect the amount of available resource and identification of the resource. As an example; an inventory of the water resources would show total length of streamways, stream flows, pond number and volume, and wetland acreage. Measurements should include values recorded monthly to identify seasonal changes. Mapping of a resource is important, showing location and value. Assessment of a resource is a determination of the condition of that resource. The condition of the resource is a measure of the net value of the resource to the operation of the park, and its effectiveness as part of the ecology of the watershed. As an example; an assessment of the water resource would be to determine the water quality index of the resource, and to determine supply needs. Action on a resource is a reccommendation for some activity that corrects deficiencies in the condition or quantity of the resource. This activity should be conducted in such a way that the value of the resource is maintained or improved, and that the anticipated harvest of the resource benefits both the watershed and the operation of the Safari. It is understood that an activity in any one resource will have an impact on the other elements of the watershed. Any action plan should evaluate those impacts, and insure that the action does not adversely affect the overall watershed condition. This plan is divided into eight sections: 1) water, 2) soil, 3) soil borne microbes, 4)forage, 5) trees, 6) solid waste, 7) point source pollution, 8) nonpoint source pollution. Each section is deivided into three chapters: 1) Inventory, 2) Assessment, 3) Action. WATER The water resources at the Wildlife Safari include: ( ) miles of stream way, ( )ponds of a total of ( )Cuft of retention capacity, and ( ) acres of wetlands.
The Safari currently manages no significant wetland areas. Pasture management
practices on wetland qualifying lands have historically drained these areas.
A small wildlife wetland area is located just west of the Cheetah Breeding
area located in the Asia section. This area covers less than 1/4 acre and
is not accessable to the animal collection.
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