Conservation Assessment and Mapping Products for Rio Grande Fishes
Dates
Start Date
2017-02-22
End Date
2018-09-30
Summary
Western Native Trout Initiative (WNTI) and Desert Fish Habitat Partnership (DFHP) are collaborating with the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SRLCC) in conducting a conservation assessment of the U.S. Rio Grande Valley to determine areas appropriate for the efficient implementation of habitat-related projects and identify priority watersheds to improve ecological condition, restore natural processes, and prevent the decline of intact and healthy systems. This will be accomplished through strategic conservation planning that includes multi-species concerns, broad landscapes benefits, a data-driven approach, persistence of all priority species’ populations, and human land use. Analogous conservation assessments have [...]
Summary
Western Native Trout Initiative (WNTI) and Desert Fish Habitat Partnership (DFHP) are collaborating with the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative (SRLCC) in conducting a conservation assessment of the U.S. Rio Grande Valley to determine areas appropriate for the efficient implementation of habitat-related projects and identify priority watersheds to improve ecological condition, restore natural processes, and prevent the decline of intact and healthy systems. This will be accomplished through strategic conservation planning that includes multi-species concerns, broad landscapes benefits, a data-driven approach, persistence of all priority species’ populations, and human land use. Analogous conservation assessments have been completed for much of the Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative’s (DLCC) extent; however, the Rio Grande basin for the SRLCC, and beyond has not yet been completed. This assessment will focus on the U.S. Río Grande basin but additional priority taxa and habitats can be easily incorporated into the assessment framework as needed. WNTI and DFHP are recognized as National Fish Habitat Partnerships by the National Fish Habitat Action Plan. WNTI also is a venture of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA).
