Source: UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA submitted to
BOONE & CROCKETT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAM
 
PROJECT DIRECTOR: Thomas, J. W. Brown, P.
 
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION
COLLEGE OF FORESTRY AND CONSERVATION
UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
MISSOULA,MT 59812
 
NON TECHNICAL SUMMARY: Research will be aimed at the social/biological/political aspects of natural resources management in the private/public land interface in the Rocky Mountain West.
 
OBJECTIVES: To establish a cooperative wildlife conservation research, education and demonstration progam with a solid foundation in ecosystem management.
 
APPROACH: Provide a professor to establish and administer a conservation research, education and demonstration program. Develop and guide a research and development program aimed at the scientific and technological bases of wildlife and natural resources conservation policy and ecosystem management for multiple benefits. Extend the concepts and practices of sustaining ecosystems and natural resources at geographic scales ranging from sites to bioregions. Develop a demonstration and continuing education program on the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in Eastern Montana. Develop courses and short courses in ecosystem management and wildlife conservation.
 
CRIS NUMBER: 0164235 SUBFILE: CRIS
PROJECT NUMBER: MONZ-9322 SPONSOR AGENCY: OCI
PROJECT TYPE: STATE PROJECT STATUS: REVISED MULTI-STATE PROJECT NUMBER: (N/A)
START DATE: Sep 1, 1996 TERMINATION DATE: Sep 1, 2007

GRANT PROGRAM: (N/A)
GRANT PROGRAM AREA: (N/A)

CLASSIFICATION
Knowledge Area (KA)Subject (S)Science (F)Objective (G)Percent
131019910706.114%
131039910706.114%
131049910706.114%
131069910706.114%
131079910706.114%
131089910706.116%
131089930206.114%

CLASSIFICATION HEADINGS
KA131 - Alternative Uses of Land
S0199 - Soil and land, general
S0399 - Watersheds and river basins, general
S0699 - Trees, forests, and forest products, general
S0799 - Rangelands and grasslands, general
S0899 - Wildlife and natural fisheries, general/other
S0499 - Atmosphere, general/other
F3020 - Education
F1070 - Ecology
G6.1 - Ensure Clean Water and Air


RESEARCH EFFORT CATEGORIES
BASIC 30%
APPLIED 40%
DEVELOPMENTAL 30%

KEYWORDS: wildlife; ecology; wildlife conservation; ecosystem management; education; education programs; research; research programs; information; information dissemination; natural resources; program supervision; resource conservation; conservation; demonstration; curriculum content; wildlife ecology; cooperative research; land use; public policies; bighorn sheep; pinus flexilis; sage grouse; elk

PROGRESS: Jan 1, 2005 TO Dec 31, 2005
This program deals with conservation education at the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Ranch in northeastern Montana and continued development and application of education modules for integrating ecosystem management into environmental education. The program also sponsors, co-sponsers, and provides facilities and/or advisors for a variety of research projects. The following graduate student research efforts were completed in 2005: The Role of Predators in the Population Dynamics of a Central Montana Elk Herd (Jared Raithal, M.S.); Evaluating the Consequences of Public Land Grazing Buyout Programs (Mark Steinbach, Ph.D); Comparisons of the Success of Varying Approaches to Grass Banking (Stephanie Gripne, Ph.D); Testing of the Indicatior Species Approach to Habitat Evaluation (A. J. Kroll, Ph.D). Ongoing research efforts include: Evaluaitng of State and Forest Service Responses to the Bitterroot Fires of the Year 2000 (Alex Sienkiewicz, Ph.D); Development of a Technique for Evaluating Live Larch Trees as Habitat for Cavity Nesting Birds (Angela Daenzer, M.S.); and Development of Forest Management Plans for Small Landowners to Include Wildlife Objectives (Richard Brisking, M.S.).

IMPACT: 2005-01-01 TO 2005-12-31 The results of the completed investigations and projects will provide insights and guidance to land managers, elected officials, and others in making decisions relative to the sustained management of natural resources.

PUBLICATION INFORMATION: 2005-01-01 TO 2005-12-31
Thomas, Jack Ward, James G. Teer, and Robert D. Brown. 2005. Conservation Compass: Cloning is a step too far. Bugle 22(7):65. Thomas, Jack Ward. 2005. Conservation Compass: B&C and the Forest Service - Together since the beginning. Fair Chase 20(1):15. Thomas, Jack Ward. 2005. Boone and Crockett Club Professorships: A bridge to the future. IN Records of North American big game. Edited by: Jack Reneau and Eldon L. Buckner. Boone and Crockett Club, Missoula, Montana pp. 10-12. Thomas, Jack Ward. 2005. Foreword: The Starkey Project - In the beginning. IN The Starkey Project: A synthesis of long term studies of elk and mule deer. Edited by Michael J. Wisdom. Alliance Communications Group, Lawrence, Kansas. Pp. 58-66. Wisdom, Michael J., Norman J. Cimon, Bruce K. Johnson, Edward O. Garton, and Jack Ward Thomas. 2005. Spatial partitioning by mule deer and elk in relation to traffic. IN The Starkey Project: A synthesis of long term studies of elk and mule deer. Edited by Michael J. Wisdom. Alliance Commun

PROJECT CONTACT INFORMATION
NAME: Thomas, J. W.
PHONE: 406-243-5566
FAX: 406-243-4557