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Social Media in Conservation: A Good Thing, Maybe
By Megan McGrath – IWJV Sagebrush Communications Specialist When you work in conservation, social media can honestly seem a little silly. In our jobs and in our personal interests, we talk all day with people who supervise ecological indicators like the health of plants and streams. In an increasingly digital age, we are blessedly immersed…
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2025 IWJV Fact Sheets
2025 IWJV Fact Sheets The IWJV Fact Sheets provide an overview of the IWJV’s landscape-focused programs we work on in the West. They showcase the three priority habitats, highlight some key components that make each program successful in collaborative conservation, and provide a snapshot of the programs’ achievements from working with our dedicated partners to…
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Patrick Donnelly’s Greatest Hits at the IWJV
Patrick Donnelly’s Greatest Hits at the IWJV Hired in 2011, Patrick Donnelly was one of the first few employees that Coordinator Dave Smith hired at the Intermountain West Joint Venture. At the time, spatial analysis of landscape change was still an emerging technology due to new access to satellite imagery. Thinking back across the past…
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Going, going, gone: Landscape drying reduces wetland function across the American West
Q&A Going, going, gone: Landscape drying reduces wetland function across the American West Q&A with Lead Author Patrick Donnelly In a paper published in the journal Ecological Indicators, IWJV and partner scientists take a regional look at a drying trend that is impairing wetland habitat across the West. Lead author and former IWJV Spatial Ecologist…
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What Brings Us Together: Five Lessons from the Range
Field Notes What Brings Us Together: Five Lessons from the Range By Brenda Richards, Idaho Rangeland Conservation Partnership Coordinator Conserving and restoring healthy rangelands is a community-scale effort that depends on people in many roles, from restoration crews and wildland firefighters to land managers, permit specialists, agency staff, and landowners. One of the most vital—and…
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2025 Implementation Plan
Our Guide in Conservation 2025 Implementation Plan Over the past decade, the Intermountain West Joint Venture (IWJV) has significantly evolved in its approach to bird habitat conservation. While its core mission remains the conservation of bird habitats—a focus it has maintained since its founding in 1994—the IWJV has expanded its strategies to better support its…
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At the Woodland’s Edge: Restoration and Complexity in Colorado’s Piceance Basin
At the Woodland’s Edge:Restoration and Complexity in Colorado’s Piceance Basin Between two ecosystems, a conservation partnership maintains balance for deer, birds, fire, and people By Megan McGrath – Intermountain West Joint VenturePhotos by Mariah McIntosh On a chilly April morning in the Piceance Basin region of northwest Colorado, two young women stand on an overlook…
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On the Arizona Strip, Now is the Time for Fire and Fuels Work
When it comes to the desert southwest, the Arizona Strip is entirely its own place. Everything north of the Grand Canyon (or “the Big Ditch,” as locals call it) and south of Utah, including 3.1 million acres of Bureau of Land Management land, is geographically isolated, sparsely populated, and culturally unique. It doesn’t totally identify…
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Klamath Basin Farming and Wetland Collaborative Regional Conservation Partnership Program
The Klamath Basin’s wetlands historically provided an abundance of important year-round habitat for waterfowl and waterbirds. Those same wetlands—and the water that feeds them—also sustain fisheries and people, from farmers and ranchers to the tribes who have called this place home for time immemorial. Wetlands were and remain a vital part of the ecosystem; a…
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Introducing IWJV’s Forest Coordinator to Our Partnership
Western forests are known for their plentiful wildlife, stellar recreational opportunities, and important ecosystem services. They’re also increasingly known for their large and intense wildfires. Forests—and this unique set of challenges and opportunities—are the home for a new body of IWJV work. Our Western Forests Program focuses on improving habitat for birds and other wildlife…
