Resources from BLM Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Webinar Series

On September 13th, 2023, the BLM and the Intermountain West Joint Venture hosted a webinar highlighting recent science on persistent pinyon-juniper woodlands and new management efforts and approaches to building pinyon-juniper woodland function and climate resilience. Additionally, speakers provided an overview of recent and upcoming management-focused science for Pinyon Jays and available guidelines for managers. We have included the following resources relevant to the webinar for your reference. This list is not exhaustive, but provides new and important resources on the topics covered. Please reach out to the organizers with any questions.

Presenters

• Renee Chi, National Wildlife Biologist, Bureau of Land Management (rchi@blm.gov)
• Mariah McIntosh, Science to Implementation Specialist, Intermountain West Joint Venture (mariah.mcintosh@iwjv.org)
• Miranda Redmond, Assistant Professor in Forest Science and Climate Change, UC Berkeley (mir@berkeley.edu)
• Ian Barrett, Fuel Program Lead, Colorado State Office, Bureau of Land Management (ipbarrett@blm.gov)
• Scott Somershoe, Land Bird Coordinator, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 (scott_somershoe@fws.gov)

See the slides from the presentation here!

Resources and Literature Cited

If you are unable to access the resources below, please contact Mariah McIntosh.

Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands

• Improving Climate Resilience of Persistent Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands report (additional citations within)
• Historical and Modern Disturbance Regimes, Stand Structures, and Landscape Dynamics in Piñon–Juniper Vegetation of the Western United States (Romme et al. 2009)
• Fire And Restoration Of Piñon–Juniper Woodlands In The Western United States: A Review  (Baker and Shinneman 2004)
• Monitoring Pinyon-Juniper Cover And Aboveground Biomass Across The Great Basin (Filippelli et al. 2020)
• Dry Forest Decline Is Driven By Both Declining Recruitment And Increasing Mortality In Response To Warm, Dry Conditions (Shriver et al. 2022)
• Where Can Managers Effectively Resist Climate-Driven Ecological Transformation In Pinyon–Juniper Woodlands Of The Us Southwest? (Noel et al. 2023)
• Managing For Ecological Resilience Of Pinyon–Juniper Ecosystems During An Era Of Woodland Contraction (Redmond et al. 2023)

Pinyon Jays

• Pinyon Jay Working Group Conservation Strategy
• Behavior-Specific Occurrence Patterns of Pinyon Jays (Gymnorhinus Cyanocephalus) in Three Great Basin Study Areas and Significance For Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Management (Boone et al. 2018)
• Regional Context for Balancing Sagebrush- and Woodland-Dependent Songbird Needs with Targeted Pinyon-Juniper Management (Tack et al. 2023)
• Optimizing Targeting of Pinyon-Juniper Management for Sagebrush Birds of Conservation Concern While Avoiding Imperiled Pinyon Jay (Reinhardt et al. 2023)
• A Review of Pinyon Jay (Gymnorhinus Cyanocephalus) Habitat Ecology  (Johnson & Sadoti 2023)
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 90 Day Finding for Pinyon Jays 

Working Groups

To join the Pinyon Jay Working Group, contact Scott Somershoe.

To join the BLM Pinyon Jay Coordination Group, contact Renee Chi.