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The Storyteller’s Circle
The Storyteller’s Circle is a (free!) virtual event intended for conservation communicators to engage in peer-supported professional development. This event is hosted by the Intermountain West Joint Venture and Crowd Conservation to be a space where storytellers and communicators throughout the conservation realm can come together to hone their craft. Reach out to Emily Downing…
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Utah Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration: Virtual Workshop
Thank you for attending this virtual workshop! If you missed this live event, please see all of the recorded modules below. Wet or mesic meadows are rare but disproportionately important ecosystems in Utah. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing natural resiliency and water storage capacity, which is impacting wildlife and working lands.…
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Utah Low-Tech Restoration Resources
Webinar Powerpoint & Presentation Material Zeedyk Planning and Technique Resources Mapping Tools Example Environmental Assessments (EAs) People and Places Videos
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Updates to Outcome-Based Grazing Program Shared in New Webinars
The Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Outcome-Based Grazing program continues to grow in exciting directions. During this year’s virtual Society for Range Management Annual Meeting, the BLM shared updates from the program through a series of virtual webinars. Through a 7-part series, the BLM National Lead for the Outcome-Based Grazing Initiative, Kathryn Dyer, provided audiences…
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Zeedyk Wyoming Workshop
Introduction to Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration Format: Free, virtual & recorded workshop Audience: Wyoming land managers and partners Hosted by: Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) Wet or mesic meadows are rare but disproportionately important ecosystems in Wyoming. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing natural resiliency and water…
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Effects of Irrigation Efficiency Improvements at Multiple Scales
The Intermountain West is mostly publicly owned but approximately 70% of its emergent wetlands occur on private land. These privately-owned habitats are typically associated with irrigated agriculture on working ranches and farms in landscapes important to wildlife, native fish, and people. Webinar: Effects of Irrigation Efficiency Improvements at Multiple Scales
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Low-Tech Wet Meadow Restoration: Reading the Landscape
Webinar Co-presenters: Shawn Conner, Restoration Ecologist, BIO-Logic, Inc., Montrose, CO Jeremy Maestas, Ecologist, USDA-NRCS, Portland, OR Host: Mandi Hirsch, Sagebrush Collaborative Conservation Specialist, Intermountain West Joint Venture, Lander, WY Wet or mesic meadows are rare but disproportionately important habitats within western rangelands. Gully erosion and channel incision are widespread problems reducing natural resiliency and water…
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Why is Sagebrush Country on Fire?
Through SageWest, a sagebrush communications network, Audubon and Intermountain West Joint Venture partnered with the Bureau of Land Management in offering a 1-hour webinar presentation on June 3rd, 2020, titled “Why is Sagebrush Country on Fire?” Thank you to everyone who participated, we had a great turnout with folks ranging from policy-makers to practitioners in this field to those…
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Nevada Native Seed Forums
Nevada Native Seed Forums The Nevada Native Seed Partnership hosts the annual Nevada Native Seed Forum (Forum). This event typically rotates through regional areas of Nevada to allow for diverse, statewide participation. The Forum brings federal land management agencies, state partners, current seed producers, prospective seed producers, seed collectors, conservation groups, and seed buyers together…
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Webinar Series: Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands and Management
Join us April 15 and May 27 for a Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Management Webinar Series. These communications represents a joint effort of the Great Basin Fire Science Exchange, Intermountain West Joint Venture, and the Society for Ecological Restoration, Great Basin Chapter. Find summaries of these talks below as well as links to register to participate. New tools…
