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Mount Jumbo elk‑spotters program grows; volunteers’ data helps time seasonal closures
Summary
At the Mount Jumbo Elk Spotters annual gathering, city staff and Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials said volunteer observations have increased and now feed management decisions such as seasonal closures and vegetation‑based reopening triggers. The program began in 2013 and now has more than 100 participants.
Mike Sharp, outreach and stewardship coordinator for the Conservation Lands Program, opened the Mount Jumbo Elk Spotters annual meeting by thanking volunteers and partners and encouraging new signups.
Volunteers record location (waypoint or one of 11 observation zones), date and time, elk counts and composition, and any trespass during the winter closure. Hillary, the program’s inventory and monitoring specialist, told the group the program has grown from six spotters in 2013 to more than 100 participants and reported a record high survey count of 134 elk this…
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