ABOUT THE NETWORK
The Pinyon-Juniper Management Network is a collaborative, interdisciplinary community of land managers, tribal partners, researchers, and policymakers. Through regular workshops, field tours, and virtual meetings, the group facilitates knowledge exchange, addressing challenges such as fire risk, drought, woodland expansion, wildlife habitat, climate resilience, and more. The network connects practitioners in all pinyon-juniper landscapes across the pinyon-juniper woodland biome to build shared understanding and foster co-produced solutions through collaborative platforms hosted by Intermountain West Joint Venture and the Ecological Restoration Institute.
Network Meetings
We host community of practice-style meetings to facilitate knowledge exchange between pinyon-juniper woodland managers across topics.
Bridging Science and Practice
We develop manager-focused, topical science roundups to help you integrate the latest information on pinyon-juniper woodlands into management.
Manager Resources
We compile resources, from spatial data, scientific research, best practices, and more, to help you access the latest and greatest information.
UPCOMING NETWORK MEETINGS
The Pinyon-Juniper Management Network hosts regular virtual meetings to connect managers across the biome with information, approaches, and support. To receive reminders to register for our meetings, join our mailing list.
ASK AN EXPERT: TOPICS OF INTEREST FROM THE NETWORK
July 20th, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific
In our initial Pinyon-Juniper Management Network session, we asked you what topics you wanted to know more about. We’ve assembled a panel of woodland experts to address some of the questions you posed during this session. In addition to prepared questions, there will be plenty of time for additional questions and discussion. We’ve tried to include a variety of research and practitioner perspectives from across the biome.
Our panelists include:
- Jeanne Chambers, Scientist Emeritus, Rocky Mountain Research Station
- Peter Weisberg, Professor of Landscape Ecology, University of Nevada, Reno
- Diane Mastin-Dixon, Colorado Fuels Program Manager, US Wildland Fire Service
- Ellis Margolis, Research Ecologist, Fort Collins Science Center
STATE OF THE SCIENCE: PINYON JAYS
August 27th, 2026 | 1:00-2:30 PM Pacific
Pinyon Jays are a species of concern for many pinyon-juniper woodland managers. In this session, Scott Somershoe (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; USFWS) will provide a science update on Pinyon Jays. What do we know now about how Pinyon Jays use the landscape and what information are we gaining with ongoing research efforts? Scott will also introduce the Pinyon Jay Working Group, which brings together partners interested in Pinyon Jay conservation. Additionally, Dawn Davis (USFWS) will provide an update on the rangewide Conservation Agreement and Strategy (CAS) effort ongoing for the Pinyon Jay. As usual, we’ll prioritize questions and discussion.
PAST NETWORK MEETINGS
Filling Knowledge Gaps: The Pinyon-Juniper Project and the Dawson Project
April 23rd, 2026
Learn about two efforts to fill manager knowledge gaps in pinyon-juniper woodlands. Teagan Hayes (Intermountain West Joint Venture) will share about the Pinyon-Juniper Project, an effort to map ecological integrity in pinyon-juniper woodlands. The Dawson Project team will share the research and management sides of a collaboration between researchers and the BLM in Southwest Colorado to understand thinning in pinyon-juniper woodlands. See the summary for this meeting.
Pinyon-Juniper Management Network Launch Meeting
March 26th, 2026
Help us launch and shape the Network! Engage with other Pinyon-Juniper managers and identify areas where this Network can support you. See the summary for this meeting.