One goal of the WRP is to provide habitat for wetlanddependent
fauna (NRCS 2012). Restoration success in achieving
wildlife conservation goals is typically evaluated using
hydrologic and vegetative criteria, with the assumption that
faunal establishment is linked to floral establishment
(Petranka et al. 2003; Gray and Teels 2006). The WRP prioritizes
benefits for migratory birds (Gray and Teels 2006), and
considerable information is available about the program’s
contribution to waterfowl conservation (King et al. 2006).
However, relatively few studies have quantified the effects
of plant management on other wetland-associated vertebrates
(Petranka et al. 2003; King et al. 2006)