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FWS | 2019
In semi‐arid ecosystems, timing and availability of water is a key uncertainty associated with conservation planning for wetland‐dependent wildlife. Wetlands compose only 1–3% of these landscapes;…
FWS | 2019
During 2019, the Avian Radar Project surveyed the migration of birds and bats in the Detroit, Michigan, area using mobile avian radar units. Sites located on Lake St. Clair and western Lake Erie…
FWS | 2019
Under the leadership of Dr. Steve Kloiber (steve.kloiber@state.mn.us), the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR) has completed a 10-year effort to update the State’s National Wetlands…
FWS | 2019
Tumbesian dry forest in southern Ecuador and northern Peru faces a number of threats from factors such as climate change, wildfire, and intensive livestock grazing that can result in degraded…
FWS | 2019
Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is a highly invasive, non-native grass that threatens wildlife habitat, migratory corridors, and agricultural production in the sagebrush ecosystems of the western U.S.…
BIA | 2015
The Penobscot Nation in Maine, a federally recognized Indian Tribe, utilized remote sensing imagery to map forest resources on their reservation. The Tribe hired a contractor to capture aerial color…
FWS | 2015
Documenting bird and bat migration is challenging because of the typically sporadic nature of migration activity and the difficulty of observing nocturnal movements. The FWS uses avian radar to…
FWS | 2015
This project is an expansion of original research completed by the Intermountain West Joint Venture (http://iwjv.org/) and the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Sage Grouse Initiative…
FWS | 2015
Patterns of wetland availability and land use practice are examined within keystone migratory bird habitats in the Pacific flyway (southern Oregon and northeastern California). The results provide…
FWS | 2015
Monitoring the waterbird nesting population at Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, Nevada, is essential to detect and evaluate changes in waterbird…
FWS | 2015
Under certain circumstances, wildlife populations can be directly counted or inferred from satellite imagery. The first group to publish a population assessment from space-borne data was the…
FWS | 2015
The Mississippi Alluvial Valley (MAV) once encompassed 10 million ha of floodplain forests, much of which has been converted to agriculture. Many conservation efforts in the MAV revolve around…