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Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative
An Approach to Landscape Scale Conservation in Southwest Wyoming
October 23, 2014
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OverviewIntroduction to WLCI
•Mission Statement•Organization•Focus communities•Priority Objectives
WLCI’s Local Project Development Teams
•Locales•Conservation Action Plan
Conclusion
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WLCI Mission Statement
The WLCI will implement a long-term science-based program to assess and enhance the quality and quantity of aquatic and terrestrial habitats at a landscape scale in Southwest Wyoming, while facilitating responsible development.
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Organization
2006 – BLM State Director, Bob Bennett and Terry Cleveland, Wyoming Game and Fish Director were enjoying cocktails after work, and began a discussion on wildlife and their habitats in the face of unprecedented oil and gas exploration and development in Southwest Wyoming
2006-2007 – Through these discussions Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative was formed.
2007 – WLCI received funding through the Healthy Lands Initiative
- Began to take projects that were “Off the Shelf” - Began work on the Organization of WLCI
-Memorandum of Understanding -Operations Plan -Strategic Plan
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OrganizationCurrent PartnershipsBureau of Land
Management*
Bureau of Reclamation
Conservation Districts*
County Commissioners*
Governor’s Office*
Jonah Interagency Office
Non-Government Organizations
National Park Service*
Natural Resources Conservation Services*
Pinedale Anticline Project Office
Private Landowners
US Fish &Wildlife Service*
US Forest Service*
US Geological Survey*
Wyoming Department of Agriculture*
Wyoming Game & Fish Department*
*Executive Committee Members
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WLCI Executive CommitteeWGFD USFWS WDA NRCSBLM USFS USGS NPS
Conservation Districts County Commissioners
Science and Technical Advisory Committee
USGS USFWS WGFDBLM USFS WDA
Monitoring Team
WLCI Coordination TeamWDA WGFDUSFWS USGS
BLM
Communication Team
Support Subcommittee
USGS Science Team
Local Project Development Team
Organization
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Focus Communities
Aspen
Mountain Shrub
Sagebrush
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Focus Communities
Riparian
Aquatic
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Focus CommunitiesConcept• Landscape Scale• Science Based• Partner Support &
Collaboration• Leverage Resources• Adaptive Management• Central Data
Accessibility
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Priority ObjectivesFragmented Habitat•Migration Corridors•Emphasis on WLCI identified communities•Consequences of development
Invasive Species•Loss of historic vegetation•Loss of critical forage•Changes/disturbances in cycles
Water Quality & Quantity•Livestock and wildlife access•Effect of changes on the landscape•Indigenous species concerns•Water health for fisheries, wildlife and livestock
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Local InteractionLocal Project Development Teams
Local-level project design, input using personnel frommultiple agencies incorporating local landowners and stakeholders and other interested groups (e.g., NGOs) to develop and prioritize projects
The LPDT are by county boundaries,Carbon, Lincoln and Uinta, Sublette, and Sweetwater. But thisdoes not mean the LPDT can’t cross boundaries.
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Local Interaction
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Conservation Action Plan“Road map” of our conservation actions during the next 5 years. It is designed to explain:
•What we plan to achieve or accomplish (i.e. our priorities)•Where we are focusing our activities•What approaches and tools we plan on using•How we will transition from site specific objectives to landscape level accomplishments and benefits•How we will integrate science (USGS & partners), with our partner’s areas of interest, management issues, and other entities•How we will adjust and know if or when we have met our objectives
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Conservation Action Plan
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ConclusionWLCI is a BEAST•Eight Teams and Committees•Over 40 agencies and entities that have ties to WLCI
Partnerships and Communication are Vital to the Success•Without these, there is no WLCI