This illustrated video breaks down recent science that shows how flood-irrigated grass hay practices in the Intermountain West provide vital wetland habitat for migratory birds, as well as benefits for fisheries and other wildlife, people, and overall watershed resiliency.
A new article in Western Confluence magazine explores the places where flood irrigation might be doing more good than harm.
A new paper from the IWJV Science to Implementation team and partners describes a collective problem-solving process referred to as technical transfer. This discipline seeks to bridge the information gap between scientists and land managers and empower communities to address local land management challenges. We interviewed two authors to learn more.
Utah's Strategic Funding Pools model allows Natural Resources Conservation Service dollars to be spent on projects that meet local needs—for people and for wildlife.
We ask two scientists about their research looking at the relationship between irrigation and groundwater and its implications for wetland resiliency in the West.
This science is particularly powerful as a tool that shows where strategic conservation can have large effects.
A March 2024 study from the IWJV and partners indicates that sandhill cranes rely on riparian corridors and flood-irrigated grass hay meadows for breeding and colt-rearing during spring and summer months.
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Missoula, MT 59801
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Established in 1994, the IWJV’s mission is to conserve and enhance bird habitats at meaningful scales through capacity building, science, communications, and strategic partnerships.
CONTACT US
Intermountain West Joint Venture 1001
S. Higgins Avenue, Suite A1
Missoula, MT 59801.
ABOUT US
Established in 1994, the IWJV’s mission is to conserve priority bird habitats through partnership-driven, science-based projects and programs.
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iwjv@iwjv.org
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