Collaboration Bridges Multi-Agency Landscape

Conservation Projects

The ProblemDisparate yet concurrent attempts tobuild decision support tools among:

The SolutionGNLCC’s Demonstration Project

Facilitates:• Cooperation on priority conservation targets and

change agents• Cooperation across data sources and modeling

techniques• Leveraging and efficiencies

An Opportunity for Collaboration

The ResultTransboundary, cross-jurisdictional decision support cooperation

Nov 1: Collaborative Team established

Nov 17: Collaborative Team Meeting

Jan 10: Project Agreement “Finaled”

Feb 1-2: BLM REA Meeting, Bozeman

March 7: Side Demo Team Mtg, Spokane

April 18-19: Technical Team meeting

May 3-5, BLM REA Mtg, Billings

May 18-19 WGA Meeting, Boise

Project Timeline and Organization

Collaborative TeamEmmerich, Nordyke, Oakleaf (WY)Pierce (WA)Smith, Hess-Herbert (MT)Servheen (ID)Wood, Foster (BLM)Morrison (USFS)Whitfield (HOR)Friel (ESRI, WGA)Olliff, Converse, Finn, Sojda, Watson (GNLCC)

Technical TeamNordyke (WY)Pierce (WA)Hess-Herbert, O’Neal (MT)Servheen, Vecellio, Svankara (ID)Wood (BLM)Morrison (USFS)Whitfield (HOR)Olliff, Converse, Finn (GNLCC)

Project Agreement—Building Trust

State Partners: Lead on Wildlife Analysis

Federal Partners: Lead on Change Agent Analysis

Both: Share data, base layers, systems

Components of Collaboration

Define Geographic Scope

Common Species

Crucial Habitats

Conservation Targets/Elements

Conservation Target Attribute

Models

Change Agents

Data sharing and integration

Collaboration Matrix

Common Wildlife Species

CommonHabitats

Change Agent Analysis

Downscaled Climate Histories and Future Projections• Leveraged federal (NASA, FWS, USFS,

USGS) & university dollars

GNLCC GeoPortal• Web-based collaboration tools• Leveraged SHC dollars and inter-

agency know-how• Provides never before available

analytical environment

Demonstration Project• Coordination among WGA, BLM, &

USFS generates conceptual and practical synergies

• Leveraged federal, state, and NGO funds

• Consistent data & techniques facilitates compatible, defensible models

Bringing It All Together

The GNLCC GeoPortal Analysis Environment

Energy Siting Data from WGACheatgrass risk data from BLM

Climate projections from USFS

Role of GNLCC

• Capacity• Coordinate efforts, realize efficiencies• Assist with data acquisition in GYA• Communication

OutcomeConsistent wildlife models and change agent analysis based on agreed-upon source data

+ Coordinated data sets securely accessed through the web

+ Validated and peer-reviewed modeling techniques

+ Coordinated decision support environment for regional planning and siting

= Public Benefit

Habitat Connectivity AreasGreater Sage-grouse High

Medum

Low

Habitat Connectivity AreasGreater Sage-grouse High

Medum

Low

Demonstration Project Outcome