{"id":2550,"date":"2016-02-29T10:37:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T18:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lillooet.stewardship.foundation\/?page_id=2550"},"modified":"2016-02-29T16:34:57","modified_gmt":"2016-03-01T00:34:57","slug":"management-unit-3-32-carpenter-lake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lillooet.stewardship.foundation\/environmental-sections\/wildlife\/ungulates\/canadian-moose\/management-unit-3-32-carpenter-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"Management Unit 3-32; Carpenter Lake"},"content":{"rendered":"
Canadian moose inhabit their summer ranges at high elevations. In winter, however, they leave the areas of deep snow and migrate to their winter habitat in valley bottoms. Due to the Bridge River Hydroelectric project of the 1950s over 4,437 hectares of valley bottom and 232 hectares of adjacent hillsides were flooded (Clayton Res. 1991) and resulted in destruction of important wildlife habitat. Prior to the flooding the target area was a well inhabited winter range for moose due to the availability of forage, shelter, and suitable climate. Moose require high densities of dense browse stands to enable them to recover the energy they expend on metabolism and thermoregulation while travelling through snow. The major loss of winter habitat for moose in this area affected moose migration patterns and population densities. Winter habitat availability and quality is considered to be one of the limiting factors to moose population (Lemke 2000) and therefore restoration of important preferred moose wintering range is imperative to increase population potential of the area. The goal is to restore the moose winter habitat by providing and maintaining adequate browse of palatable species, specifically willow (Salix spp.).<\/p>\n