Upper Rio Grande Wildlife Connectivity Workshop
Upper Rio Grande Wildlife Connectivity Workshop Natural Heritage New Mexico (NHNM) and Colorado Natural Heritage Program convened an Upper Rio Grande Wildlife Connectivity Workshop December 7 - 8, 2016 at the Sagebrush Inn in Taos, NM. With several land management units in the Upper Rio Grande watershed updating or creating planning documents and increasing research on wildlife movement in this area this is be an opportunity to share information, brainstorm, and collaborate. NHNM has been gathering wildlife movement data in the upper Rio Grande area from agencies and researches and has produced a report, “Wildlife Doorways, Supporting Wildlife Habitat Connectivity Across Borders in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed.” report authors Esteban Muldavin, Director and Ecologist, and Rayo McCollough, Data Manager, will be presenting this report and its data at the workshop. There will also be presentations from researchers and agency planners as well as breakout sessions to foster collaboration. |
Presentations
Managing for Wildlife Movement
- New Mexico Department of Game and Fish – Chuck Hayes
- BLM Land Management and Planning – Molly Cobbs
- USFS (Planning under the 2012 Planning Rule) - Jack Triepke & Ernie Taylor
- New Mexico Department of Transportation, Wildlife Collision Mitigation Presentation – Jim Hirsch
- Private Lands Perspective (Chama Peak Land Alliance) – Monique DiGiorgio
Planning Updates from Participating Administrative Units
- Rio Grande National Forest – Randy Ghormley & Erin Minks
- Carson National Forest – Alyssa Radcliff
- Santa Fe National Forest – Daryl Ratajczak
State of Relevant Science
- Foundational Principles of Managing Landscapes for Wildlife Movement and Habitat Connectivity - Sam Cushman
- Developing and Implementing Linkage Conservation Plans to Enhance Connectivity between Protected Areas - Paul Beier
- Factors Influencing Movement of Pronghorn at Multiple Spatial Scales - Andrew Jakes
- Wildlife Doorways: Supporting Wildlife Habitat Connectivity across Borders in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed - Esteban Muldavin
Applying Science to Management
- Connectivity for Aquatic Organisms in the Southwest – Yvette Paroz
- Identifying and Conserving Ungulate Migration Routes across Administrative Boundaries: Case Studies from the Western U.S. – Hall Sawyer
- Links Hall Sawyer provided from his presentation
- Wyoming Migration Initiative
- Great Yellowstone Migrations
- Joe Riis - wildlife photojournalist - photography and video of animal migrations Hall Sawyer used in his presentation
State of Relevant Science
- Foundational Principles of Managing Landscapes for Wildlife Movement and Habitat Connectivity - Sam Cushman
- Developing and Implementing Linkage Conservation Plans to Enhance Connectivity between Protected Areas - Paul Beier
- Factors Influencing Movement of Pronghorn at Multiple Spatial Scales - Andrew Jakes
- Wildlife Doorways: Supporting Wildlife Habitat Connectivity across Borders in the Upper Rio Grande Watershed - Esteban Muldavin
Applying Science to Management
- Connectivity for Aquatic Organisms in the Southwest – Yvette Paroz
- Identifying and Conserving Ungulate Migration Routes across Administrative Boundaries: Case Studies from the Western U.S. – Hall Sawyer
Links Hall Sawyer provided from his presentation- Wyoming Migration Initiative
- Great Yellowstone Migrations
- Joe Riis - wildlife photojournalist - photography and video of animal migrations Hall Sawyer used in his presentation
Best Management Practices/Science
- From Brian MaGee, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
- From Paul Beier, Northern Arizona University
- From Bryan Bird, Defenders of Wildlife - Reports on Wildlife Connectivity Projects in Arizona