Located almost halfway between Sylvan Lake to the West and Buffalo Lake to the East, this Gadsby Lake Natural Area is relatively untouched. A visit by Tony B. confirmed this condition.
Inspection Report
| Question | Q## | Response |
| General Information | ||
| Date/Site/Submitter: | Q21/22/12 | 2024-08-06: Gadsby Lake (NA); Tony B. |
| Guest Names | Q14 | Tony BLAKE |
| SAPAA Member | Q16 | Yes |
| Over all Impression of the Site | ||
| What is the Naturalness of the Site? 4=Great, 0=Terrible | Q31 | 4 – Great |
| How Natural?: comments | Q32 | Site is rather isolated with no evidence of human disturbance. Very few exotic plant species were noted. |
| How was your visit to the PA? | ||
| Trip Duration | Q41 | < half a day (e.g. < about 4 hours) |
| Why Did you Go? | Q42 | Visit nature, Birding, Plant identification |
| Visit Details | Q43 | See route map. |
| What is in the Site? | ||
| Ease to Visit | Q51 | Other (see comments) |
| Biological Observations | Q52 | See iNaturalist entries (23) for tonyblake. |
| Submissions to iNaturalist | Q53 | Yes |
| Geological Observations | Q54 | Rolling hills and numerous depressions. |
| Designation as a Protected Area | Q55 | None Noted |
| Comments | Q56 | West and south boundary fences appear to be maintained by neighboring cattle operations. |
| Human Activities/Disturbances | ||
| Agricultural Activities | Q61 | None noted |
| Resource extraction | Q62 | None Noted |
| Motorized disturbances (ATV or vehicle activity). | Q63 | None Noted |
| Animal or self propelled activities | Q64 | None Noted |
| Gathering and Dumping Activities | Q65 | None Noted |
| Infrastructure encroachment | Q66 | None Noted |
| Comments | Q67 | Exotic plants species: Bromis inermis – widespread, dominant in several areas Astragalus cicer- one colony noted close to the center of the quarter. |
| What Needs to be Done? | ||
| Remediation/Protection Activities Needed | Q71 | Invasive Weed Removal, Signs, Continued Monitoring |
| What Have you Done Recently to Help the site? | Q72 | Visit and Submitted This Report! |
| Nearby Stewards? | Q73 | No |
| Comments | Q74 | No |
| Last Words | Q82 | Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) is growing in many low spots. Weeds are a critical management issue in every protected area. The form needs a proper question about weeds; not just an optional comment. |
SAPAA Site Inspection Report: 2024-08-06: Gadsby Lake (NA); Tony B.
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