LOSSES TO GAME SPECIES AND OTHER SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL VALUES IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS PROVIDE A CAUTIONARY…
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ASST_NON_F24AF02053_014 · NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION · Department of the Interior
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- Assistance award identifier
- ASST_NON_F24AF02053_014
- FAIN
- F24AF02053
- Recipient
- NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION
- Awarding agency
- Department of the Interior
- Funding agency
- Department of the Interior
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 15.611
- Total obligated
- $399,332
- Period
- Jun 1, 2024 – May 31, 2026
- Fiscal year
- 2024
- Place of performance state
- NE
- Source file
- FY2024_All_Assistance_Full_20261006.zip
Description
LOSSES TO GAME SPECIES AND OTHER SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL VALUES IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT PLAINS PROVIDE A CAUTIONARY TALEFOR THE MANAGEMENT OF ICONIC WILDLIFE SPECIES IN NEBRASKA, BUT KEY INFORMATION IS NEEDED TO STRATEGICALLYMOBILIZE AGENCY RESOURCES AND PRIVATE LANDS MANAGEMENT FOR JUNIPER, WHICH IS RAPIDLY INCREASING AND POSING A NEWTHREAT TO NEBRASKAS WILDLIFE. OUR OVERALL GOAL IS TO ASSESS THE VULNERABILITY OF NEBRASKAS IMPERILED GRASSLANDSTO JUNIPER INVASION, AND DEVELOP PREDICTIVE TOOLS THAT ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL TO IMPLEMENT LANDSCAPE INTERVENTIONSTHAT (I) PREVENT THE SPREAD OF JUNIPER TREES OR (II) RESTORE DEGRADED WILDLIFE HABITAT FOLLOWING TRANSFORMATIONTO A JUNIPER-DOMINATED STATE. THIS APPROACH DIVERGES FROM PAST ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL JUNIPER BECAUSE WE AREFOCUSING ON BROADER SPATIAL SCALES (STATE AND LANDSCAPE SCALES) RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL LAND PARCELS, AND BY USINGMODELING TO SELECT WHERE AND HOW TO CONTROL JUNIPER SUCH THAT EFFECTIVENESS IS ENHANCED ACROSS THE STATE ANDWITHIN PRIORITY LANDSCAPES.