21 CWMP 2013-2014 Winter Field Season Report
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT FIELD SEASON
Interstate 90 Tracking and Trailing
1. Seasonal management of transect coverage. In order to get consistent coverage of
transects, project leadership need to stay alert to cancelled outings to efficiently
redirect scheduled teams to under-surveyed transects as needed.
2. Revise database to allow for efficient tracking of information on which transects
where visited, how many times, and other relevant data.
3. Maintain the revised system for volunteer sign-up used this season.
4. Increase the number of observer-reliability images collected, to enlarge the sample
size for analysis.
5. Consider pushing back training dates to early January and the start of the field
season to mid-January.
Remote Cameras
1. Consistency of monitoring timeframe. For a number of different reasons, our winter
sites vary in length of time that cameras are active. This can often be due to varying
difficulties y of site access and winter travel. Planning far in advance of bad snow
conditions by the leadership team may result in a more consistent monitoring
timeframe.
2. Revise database. New data and photo management methods will streamline
efficiency and reduce errors in reporting data.
3. Winter volunteer training. Though the fundamentals of monitoring a remote camera
site are similar to the spring-fall season, some different considerations are
necessary for maintaining cameras during the winter. Volunteers could benefit from
a winter-specific training.
