Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune

Ducks on Henderson Pond.

Waterfowl Management

Male and female wood ducks.

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  Deer

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 Bear

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 Turkey

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 Small Game

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Quail

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  Dove Duck image.  Waterfowl

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 Fish Management

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 Nuisance Wildlife

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 Disabled Sportsmen

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 Habitat Management

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Non-Game Management

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    The vast forested wetlands and coastal marshes of Camp Lejeune provide quality habitat for a variety of waterfowl.  From the resident “summer duck” (wood duck) to heavily traveled blue and green-wing teal, waterfowl hunting opportunities on Base are diverse.  A series of 9 managed green-tree reservoirs provide excellent habitat for puddle-ducks in forested wetlands and a 77 acre brackish water impoundment near the Atlantic Intracoastal waterway favors more open water species such as teal, redhead, and gadwall.  

Wood duck nesting box erected in backwater area. Waterfowl enthusiasts have an opportunity to get involved in direct management through a recently initiated volunteer program.  Through this program, participants actively work on a variety of waterfowl management issues such as nestbox maintenance, water-level manipulation, and restoration of waterfowl friendly aquatic vegetation. 

    Management strategies for waterfowl are divided into four basic components:  annual maintenance and monitoring, water-level manipulation in existing green-tree reservoirs, harvest management strategies, and coordination with Federal and state harvest and management regulations/recommendations.  Current practices for migratory waterfowl are as follows: 

·    Continue the practice of water level manipulation within existing green tree reservoirs.

·    Monitor and assess function of green-tree reservoirs and implement changes where appropriate.

·    Continue annual maintenance and monitoring of wood duck nest boxes and reproductive effort. 

·    Continue improvements in waterfowl management areas. 

·    Monitor harvest data and fall flights through coordination with the NCWRC and USFWS

·    Coordinate enforcement of wildlife regulations with harvest and population objectives. 

 

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Environmental Management Division

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

Installations & Environment Department

Last Updated:  September 26, 2002