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foraging habitat for Swainson's hawks on the property. This restoration will create 19 acres of foraging habitat for Swainson's hawk. 5) Restore and manage interfairway grassland to improve foraging opportunities for raptors. Improving cover type in the interfairway areas (which in some cases are wider than 400 feet) will provide foraging possibilities for the species. 6) Implement grassland management plan as outlined in the resource management plan (Table 10, p. 149). Create variable grass depths,and grassland phenologythat provides optimal cover and foraging opportunities for Swainson's hawk. 7) Restore and manage seasonal marsh habitat to coincide with Swainson's hawk foraging needs.Since Swainson's hawks raise their chicks during late spring through early summer, with fledgling occurring between mid- July and mid-August, the proposed restoration and management plan for the seasonal marsh habitat will provide foraging habitat during a critical period of chick development(Table 9 of the Resource Plan). Seasonal marsh habitat in South Tracy Lake will be managed as a summer-dry and moist-soil marsh system. Both habitatswill provide excellentcover for rodents, small birds and insects. This habitat type is a dramatic improvement on existing farmed land of the lake bottoms (sudan grass and other crops would exclude foraging during the summer months). Restoration of seasonal marsh habitat will create 30 acres of foraging habitat. 8) Increase nesting habitat on the property. Restore live oak forest habitat. Restoration of live oak woodland was begun in 1991 with the planting of approximately 3 acres of mixed oak species. In addition,the Resource Plan calls for increasing understory cover within the existing forest. Planting cottonwood trees in low swales will provide increased, future nesting opportunities. Appropriate elevations and sites will be located by trained restoration ecologists. 9) Restore riparian habitat along South Tracy Lake shoreline. The planned restoration of riparian habitat along South Tracy Lake will recreate historical forest conditions around the lake. The removal of cattle from the area will provide an ecological release for willows and other small trees along the shoreline of the Lake. Planting cottonwood and valley oaks will create a diverse band of riparian vegetation that will benefit a wide variety of species. The restoration of this habitat will create 30 acres (70% tree cover) that will benefit Swainson's hawk. 10) The planned restoration of patches of "greentree"(winter flooded)woodland habitat will again provide a mixture of understory and canopy trees that provides important nesting opportunitiesfor Swainson's hawks. The restoration of this habitat will create 20 acres of nesting habitat for Swainson's hawk. 11) Limit public access onto the property. a) Close Forest Lake Road at the eastern boundary of the property to reduce traffic and human disturbance to fields north of the property. 4