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Northeast Montana represents critical, core breeding habitat for many of our most imperiled grasslandsongbird species. USFWS has been working cross-programmatically and with a broad array of externalpartnerships in this region to maintain and enhance habitat for these species. However, to date we havenot adequately monitored birds response to these interventions to determine if and how much we arebenefiting populations. This project would provide that capability for at least a five-year period.
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Grassland habitat losses to woody encroachment iswidespread and ongoing intheSandhills.Many grassland-obligate bird species are not able to use encroached areas, although exact tolerance levels are not known. Long-and short-term effects of woody encroachment removal and control have not yet been determined. More information about the interactions between breeding birds and woody encroachment can help our partnership be more efficient and effective when taking actions intendedto benefit declining species.
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The US Fish and Wildlife Service has been petitioned to list the regal fritillary butterfly under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with decision due in FY 2022. Population and species viability are directly related to genetic diversity, yet direct measures of genetic diversity are rare for any species, let alone a species of conservation concern. Previous research revealed regal fritillary populations show a reduction in genetic diversity from west to east, as potential habitat patches become smaller and more isolated. Genetic information will inform the species status assessment and the 12-month finding for this species.PI: Sara Oyler-McCance, sara_oyler-mccance@usgs.govPI/Funding recipients organization: US Geological...
Sagebrush Conservation Design (SCD) applications are limited by the capacity of land managers to integrate maps of rangeland condition and threats into planning processes for their management area. To increase the integration of spatial data and help managers and planners step down the SCD to local-scale conservation planning, we developed a web application that provides a user-friendly interface.
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Insects and pollinators are under heavy pressure from a variety of human caused stressors and as a taxonomic group, are among the most petitioned taxa the USFWS receives to list species under the Endangered Species Act. Insects are likely affected by wind energy development through collisions, avoidance, and habitat fragmentation that may reduce key connectivity and migratory corridors. The proposed literature review will compile key information on potential attractants of wind development to insects and insect behavior (e.g. attraction to light and heat, response to wind currents created by turbines, seasonality of insects, effects on pollinators) as well as review a few species of conservation concern (e.g., Dakota...
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This project will partially support a PhD student at South Dakota State University (SDSU) advised by a diverse partnership engaged in wetlands conservation in SD (e.g., USFWS, SDGFP, NRCS, PPJV, NGOs). It will use recent advancements in remote sensing technology and analytical frameworks to identify the location and type of drained wetlands in the Prairie Pothole Region of eastern South Dakota. There will be multiple practical uses of these data, with the following hierarchical objectives, which may be expanded as resources allow: 1) quantify, spatially delineate, and classify drained wetland basins in eastern South Dakota and compile them in a format useable by habitat delivery constituents (e.g., USFWS, USDA-NRCS,...
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Grassland birds have declined more rapidly than any other group of land birds in North America in the last 50 years with populations of Spragues Pipit, Chestnut-collared and Thick-billed Longspur, and Bairds Sparrow having declined 65-94% during this period. In order to stem declining population trends, understanding the effects of management (e.g., grazing) and grassland restoration on occupancy and abundance at a landscape-scale is critical to better inform conservation actions. Remote acoustic recording units (ARUs) will be paired with in-person transect counts to quantify the effectiveness of this emerging technology to support increased low-cost monitoring capacity of bird populations at the landscape scale....
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Invasive annual grasses and wildfires have created a rangeland restoration emergency in the western U.S. This project seeks to demonstrate the efficacy of an integrated and multi-faceted approach to restoration using a case study in a ranch setting that represents the typical restoration needs and challenges common across rangelands of the Intermountain West. These include invasive annual grass and other weed species, wildfire, conifer encroachment, and loss of native bunchgrass and sagebrush cover. This variety of ecological stressors and restoration needs typical of many sites necessitates implementation of a diversity of restoration tools such as annual grass control, conifer cutting, prescribed fire, herbicides,...
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The objective of this project will be to combine and analyze existing GIS layers describing the known and modeled distribution of the highest priority declining grassland bird species with newly-developed layers of the potentially undisturbed lands (PUDL) and plowprint information to identify those places on the landscape where conservation delivery is likely to bring about the most progress toward meeting population trend goals for the species. These are the highest priority tasks identified by the JV Tech Committee.Science-based conservation design informed by the best current spatial tools available for the NGPJV landscape. Sets the stage for a true SHC approach to delivery of conservation for the grassland species...
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The proposed landscape-scale collaborative research project will provide the first assessment of annual cycle movements and population limiting factors of the Mountain Plover, a species that according to the Breeding Bird Survey appears is experiencing significant long-term declines. The results of this project will provide land management agencies critical information about where the species population may be limited and identify important areas for conservation throughout the annual cycle. The information will allow conservation planners and land managers to develop effective conservation strategies for the species. Without this information, well continue to lack critical information to most effectively conserve...
Objectives: After completion of this workshop, participants will: Be able to provide a working definition of conservation social science and examples if its application Become more familiar with two key social science application areas: stakeholder identification/analysis and partnerships/collaborative conservation Understand how social science research and applications have been useful in addressing complex landscape-scale management challenges Be familiar with some social science tools and resources to apply to their work Begin to systematically identify the socioeconomic factors that drive sagebrush and grasslands conservation strategies and understand how this work can contribute to...
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This project will revise existing priority protection and restoration watersheds for 5-7 aquatic guilds and 4-8 priority aquatic species across the Grassland Ecosystem. The project will utilize and update the original model platform used to create the first priorities for the Great Plains Fish Habitat Partnership (GPFHP) in 2011 and utilize input from the Partners Council fishery experts of the GPFHP, which is composed of twenty state and federal agencies and nonprofits focused on aquatic conservation in the Great Plains. Benefits of the proposed outcome will be a broad consensus on input data for the analysis and locations for focused implementation of habitat conservation and monitoring to address the multiple...
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Sicklefin and sturgeon chub in Missouri and Mississippi Rivers were petitioned and Species Status Assessments (SSA) are due by 2023. This project will characterize population structure using tissue samples collected and genetically analyzed to assess trend of populations throughout their range.Objectives are: 1) Describe population structuring (degree of genetic isolation or mixing) taken from species range 2) describe Effective Population Size (Ne) 3) Describe population trends. Samples provided by participating state wildlife agencies and federal agencies. Cost of sampling is subsidized by ongoing Missouri and Mississippi sampling.PI: Dr Ed Heist Edheist@siu.eduPI/Funding recipients organization: Southern Illinois...
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The Conservation Efforts Database (CED) has evolved and expanded in recent years, adding newfeatures, functions, and two new modules to track recovery of federally-listed species. The developmentneeds identified by our partners require additional outreach and training to ensure the CED is populatedand information is readily available for policy and management decision support. Currently, thoseoutreach and training needs have not been met given turnover and lack of capacity. Support for thisproposal would significantly increase the ability of USFWS and USGS to increase awareness of the CED,share updates on outputs and associated products, and deliver the updated training materials neededfor data-providing partners...
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Understanding current and future threat of invasive annual grasses (invasives) in the sagebrush ecosystem is a critical need for resource and wildfire management, biological planning and conservation design for this imperiled ecosystem. Many land managers are challenged with selecting the most appropriate invasives dataset or tool for their planning efforts due to difficulties in understanding dataset attributes (e.g., scale, resolution, sensitivity) and lining them up with management objectives. This project will: (1) develop an annotated bibliography of recent, peer-reviewed literature for three invasive annual grass species of highest concern (cheatgrass, medusahead, and ventenata); (2) review all geospatial...
map background search result map search result map Sicklefin and Sturgeon Chub Population Genetics Study for SSAs Spatial Prioritization for Grassland Bird Conservation on Undisturbed Grassland and Adjacent Tracts in the Northern Great Plains Joint Venture An integrated population model for the Mountain Plover in Montana Land Manager Guidance for Invasive Annual Grass Risk Assessment Datasets and Tools Genetic sampling to expand the phylogeographic analysis for understanding the genetic diversity at continental and regional scales for the regal fritillary butterfly, a species petitioned for listing under the ESA State of knowledge on the interactions between wind facilities and insects: reviewing what is known and identifying potential linkages Developing a restorable wetlands database with partners in eastern South Dakota to support strategic wetlands conservation Remote acoustic recording as a low cost method of large scale monitoring of declining grassland songbirds in Montana Update GPFHP information used to develop priority watersheds Using hierarchical models to evaluate conservation actions directed at greater sage-grouse populations Integrating Social Science Thinking into Sagebrush and Grasslands Conservation Dormant Season Grazing to Reduce Cheatgrass and Promote Perennial Bunchgrasses Closing the SHC loop by monitoring grassland songbirds in Montanas Northern Great Plains Effects of woody encroachment and management on grassland birds in Nebraskas Sandhills Conservation Efforts Database: Outreach and Training Dormant Season Grazing to Reduce Cheatgrass and Promote Perennial Bunchgrasses Using hierarchical models to evaluate conservation actions directed at greater sage-grouse populations Remote acoustic recording as a low cost method of large scale monitoring of declining grassland songbirds in Montana Closing the SHC loop by monitoring grassland songbirds in Montanas Northern Great Plains Effects of woody encroachment and management on grassland birds in Nebraskas Sandhills Developing a restorable wetlands database with partners in eastern South Dakota to support strategic wetlands conservation Genetic sampling to expand the phylogeographic analysis for understanding the genetic diversity at continental and regional scales for the regal fritillary butterfly, a species petitioned for listing under the ESA Land Manager Guidance for Invasive Annual Grass Risk Assessment Datasets and Tools An integrated population model for the Mountain Plover in Montana Spatial Prioritization for Grassland Bird Conservation on Undisturbed Grassland and Adjacent Tracts in the Northern Great Plains Joint Venture State of knowledge on the interactions between wind facilities and insects: reviewing what is known and identifying potential linkages Update GPFHP information used to develop priority watersheds Integrating Social Science Thinking into Sagebrush and Grasslands Conservation Sicklefin and Sturgeon Chub Population Genetics Study for SSAs Conservation Efforts Database: Outreach and Training