FISH AND WILDLIFE Indigenous Mammals - deer, black bear, coyote, otter, raccoon Birds - eagle, hawk, owl, songbirds, heron, kingfisher, hummingbird Amphibian - frog, salamander Fish - coho, chinook, steelhead, cutthroat, sculpin - d/s Queens Road cutthroat - u/s Queens Road Non-Native squirrels, rats HABITAT Upper Watershed Coastal forest, interrupted by access road (1926), old logging road (1970) and cutblocks (1950's, 1960's, and 1970). Selective logging for fir and cedar pre-1930. Mid Watershed Linear. Second growth forest along stream corridor, interrupted by Highway 1 and other bridges. Widest in and along ravines. A few small wetland areas. Loss of riparian due to trails all along stream bank. Outside of ravines, urban development (residential land use) dominant. Some buildings set inside riparian buffer zone and at top of bank, with mostly non-native trees and vegetation on properties. Floodplain/Estuary No estuary. Vegetation limited to edge of stream and top of bank d/s Marine Drive. Sparse vegetation along riprap banks d/s railway to mouth. Small patch of lawn and trees at Bewicke Park at mouth. At top of bank and above, industrial and commercial land use dominant. Marinas at creek mouth. ACCESS Migratory North-South along creek corridor. East-West along lanes and residential properties between Mosquito Creek and adjacent creeks and watersheds (Thain, Mission, Wagg, MacKay) in lower 2/3 of watershed. LAND USE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES IN WATERSHED Which Benefit Fish and Wildlife Habitat Revegetation Mosquito Creek Park/ Main Trail (DNV 2002) Revegetation Mosquito Creek Park/ Trail Entry (CNV 2000) Main Trail (CNV 2001) Revegetation Mahon Park/ Trail Entry & Park (CNV 2003-2008) Access Fish - see FISHERIES