September 2016

The Wildlife Management Institute (WMI) is hosting two positions to support efforts of the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) to conserve wet meadows on working lands in Southern Oregon and Northeastern California (SONEC). The SONEC Working Wet Meadows Initiative targets one of the most important staging areas for waterfowl in North America. Supporting 4.9 million waterfowl during spring migration, SONEC wet meadows serve as a critical migration stopover and breeding area for waterfowl, shorebirds, and waterbirds. Private landowners that manage wet meadows to produce forage for...

Over the past year the North Atlantic Aquatic Connectivity Collaborative ( NAACC ) has been working to increase connectivity of rivers and streams in the northeast by addressing fragmentation and obstructed flow through barriers such as culverts and bridges. The NAACC developed a standardized protocol for both citizen scientists and professionals to evaluate stream crossing impacts on hydrology so that the streams can be ranked to prioritize conservation efforts. In addition, the site hosts a database to compile the surveys as well as a map of the watersheds.

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