How we invest in people & partnerships
Building the Human Capital to Drive Conservation Forward
Across natural resource management, staff limitations often hinder conservation efforts. To address this, the IWJV increasingly supports and establishes field-based conservation capacity positions. Building partnerships across the West takes time, credibility, and strong relationships among public and private partners.
our relevancy to partners
IWJV-supported roles are tailored to each landscape, uniting experts in wildlife biology, conservation, and engineering to restore habitats, coordinate partnerships, and drive impact.
To learn more about how the IWJV is implementing dynamic conservation please meet the following teams of cost-shared partners embedded in key landscapes across the West:
Some examples of these important positions on the landscape include:
Strategic, on-the-ground conservation at scale
Keeping Water Around
Learn how Sean Claffey is using simple restoration techniques—and teaching them to others—to fix working wet meadows in sagebrush country.
CuRe for the Creek
Hear about Ryen Neudecker, who is working with ranchers in Montana’s Blackfoot Valley to heal those waterways for both fish and cows.
Application and management of conservation funding
Mapping Change Across the BOSH Project
Meet Connor White and learn about his role in the restoration of tens of thousands of acres for sage grouse in Idaho.
The Small Grants getting Wetland Conservation on the Ground
Liam O’Connor’s work in Montana’s Mission Valley helps leverage funding from North American Wetlands Conservation Act grants to combat invasive species.
Investment in partnerships and communities
Conservation Coordinator Fills Niche in Bear River Watershed
Take a peek at Matt Coombs’ work in this critical watershed that extends across three states and feeds the Great Salt Lake.
The People Component of Land Management
Read this story by Katlyn Uhart, Coordinator of the Results Oriented Grazing for Ecological Resilience Group, about the collaborative’s work in Nevada.
Expand your Conservation Team
If you are interested in IWJV’s support to establish a field capacity team member in your partnership, please reach out to our habitat-specific staff.