About Connor
The Boise District BLM and numerous partners have engaged on a landscape scale effort to treat the persistent invasion of junipers into into their local sagebrush landscape, the Owyhee Uplands of Southwest Idaho. Over the course of the next 10 years they will strategically treat a total of 617,000 acres, with over 150,000 acres already treated since 2019. To further the delivery and implementation of these conservation efforts, they hired Connor White in July of 2020. White will provide range and wildlife technical assistance targeting conservation efforts on public and private lands to assist with the overall BOSH project coordination, management, and success. He brings over eight years of experience and expertise in this type of conservation work allowing him to step right into this position and play an integral role for the BLM by assisting with efficient contracting and providing increased coordination between all partners. For more information on the BOSH project, visit our BOSH StoryMap.
White’s position is located in the BLM Boise District office and is hosted by Pheasants Forever. Funding is provided in partnership by the BLM, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Governor’s Office of Species Conservation, and IWJV.
BLM Offices Supported: Boise BLM District Office
Position Established: 2020
