Introduction to Connectivity #3
This infographic defines many of the terms used when talking about ecological corridors, and uses an aerial-view graphic of a corridor project to help illustrate them.
Resources
Highway Crossing Structures for Wildlife: Opportunities for Improving Driver and Animal Safety
This U.S. Forest Service report summarizes the challenges and anticipated benefits of making a national commitment to a systematic network of wildlife crossing structures to increase driver and animal safety. The authors explore the high cost of wildlife-vehicle collisions and the challenges to transforming the U.S. road network to proactively account for the needs of
Connectivity and Climate Change Toolkit
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies developed this toolkit focused on climate-informed landscape connectivity. The purpose is to provide state fish and wildlife agency planners and managers with the information necessary to ensure climate considerations are being accounted for and incorporated in the planning and implementation of terrestrial and aquatic connectivity initiatives.
The Ksik Stakii Project Beaver Mimicry Guidebook
In 2019, The Ksik Stakii published a step by step guide to planning and building beaver dam analogues within the boundaries of Blackfeet Nation.
Lineamientos para la conservación de la conectividad a través de redes y corredores ecológicos (Spanish translation)
Estos Lineamientos de la CMAP de la UICN se basan en la mejor ciencia y práctica disponibles para mantener, mejorar y restaurar la conectividad ecológica entre áreas protegidas, otras medidas efectivas de conservación basadas en área (OMEC) y otros ecosistemas intactos. Por primera vez, esta publicación introduce una definición común y recomienda el reconocimiento formal
Landscape Conservation in a Changing Climate- Lessons from the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative
The Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC) was established to assist those who manage native species, island ecosystems, and key cultural resources in adapting their management to climate change. Guided by a diverse steering committee of land/resource managers, the PICCC serviced a vast area across Hawaiʻi and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. This report presents key
Blackfeet Nation Agriculture Resource Management Plan O’Komi Survey Data Analysis
In 2018, The O’Komi Survey interviewed 657 individuals, posing a total of up to 126 questions related to land use, conservation, policy and leadership, and food.
Blackfeet Nation Agriculture Resource Management Plan O’Komi Survey Results Infographic
In 2018, The O’Komi Survey interviewed 657 individuals, posing a total of up to 126 questions related to land use, conservation, policy and leadership, and food. What follows are some key takeaways from the survey results, organized by theme.
Blackfeet Nation Animal-Vehicle Collision Reduction Master Plan
This report provides direction and it intended to serve as a blueprint for the Blackfeet Nation, which may then propose specific collision-reducing mitigation projects for further development, design, and construction.
