http://consbio.org Browse projects by geographic region daily 1 2008-04-18T14:19:47Z http://consbio.org/conservation-strategy-for-carnivores-in-the-sierra-nevada-and-california-cascades This ongoing project will develop a conservation strategy for four imperiled forest carnivores by improving habitat connectivity and overall forest conditions. (July 2010) No publisher nstaus 2010-07-13T18:44:11Z Project http://consbio.org/join-data-basin Data Basin is an online system that connects users with spatial datasets, tools, and a network of scientists and practitioners. No publisher jeremiah 2010-07-01T22:35:28Z Project http://consbio.org/maintaining-a-landscape-linkage-for-peninsular-bighorn-sheep This report presents the current state of knowledge regarding the distribution of bighorn sheep in the Sierra Juarez and recommends future studies needed to further inform strategies for managing bighorn sheep populations and conserving the wilderness corridor between protected parklands in the U.S. and Mexico. (June 2010) No publisher nstaus 2010-06-23T18:31:44Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/protected-areas-database-pad-version-4 PAD-US 1.1 (CBI Edition) is the most current and comprehensive spatially-explicit protected areas dataset for the United States. No publisher nstaus 2010-04-30T21:26:46Z Project http://consbio.org/escondido-creek-crossroads-of-a-community-lifeline-for-a-lagoon Description of conservation project in Escondido Creek watershed to preserve the San Elijo Lagoon. (February 2010) No publisher nstaus 2010-02-15T16:48:47Z Project http://consbio.org/conservation-assessment-of-orange-county-california A conservation assessment to prioritize lands for acquisition for Measure M mitigation purposes in Orange County, California. (December 2009) No publisher nstaus 2010-07-08T16:06:09Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/assessing-the-impact-of-ecological-considerations-on-forest-biomass-projections-for-the-southeastern-u.s We assessed the potential effect that administrative and ecological restrictions could have on forest biomass available for biofuel development in the southeastern U.S. (September 2009) No publisher nstaus 2009-09-29T14:30:41Z Project http://consbio.org/assessing-the-impact-of-ecological-considerations-on-forest-and-shrubland-biomass-projections-for-california The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) commissioned CBI to evaluate the effect that ecological constraints would have on estimates of forest and shrubland biomass resources available for energy production in California, as assessed by the California Energy Commission in 2005. (April 2009) No publisher nstaus 2009-07-28T20:32:53Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/a-framework-for-effective-conservation-management-of-the-sonoran-desert-in-california In this report, we propose a Framework for effective conservation management that encompasses a regional perspective in addressing threats, and that will allow participating land managers to increase effectiveness and efficiencies in the face of limited funding and increasing conservation challenges. (March 2009) No publisher nstaus 2009-07-28T20:36:53Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/conservation-assessment-for-the-yuba-river An assessment of the conservation values and opportunities in the foothills of the northern Sierra Nevada within the Yuba River watershed. (October 2008) No publisher nstaus 2009-07-28T20:33:57Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/climate-change-and-insect-defoliation-in-the-new CBI, in collaboration with the US Forest Service, will assess and predict the effects of gypsy moth defoliation events, fire management, and climate change on forest productivity, species composition, and tree mortality in the New Jersey Pine Barrens. Using management scenarios developed based on current management practices and potential carbon management practices; we will determine how interactions among these disturbances affect management goals. This project will help provide a predictive framework for working through landscape to regional management scenarios in areas with multiple, interacting management priorities that can be applied across the US, especially in areas where insect and fire disturbances interact. (ongoing) No publisher rmscheller 2009-07-28T20:38:08Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/southern-sierra-nevada-fisher-assessment/sothern-sierra-nevada-fisher-assessment This project is designed to create a scientifically credible set of habitat maps and estimates of fisher population size and distribution in the southern Sierra Nevada based on current conditions. (June 2008) No publisher dmanelski 2009-10-07T14:42:54Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/historic-agreement-to-protect-240-000-acres-at CBI worked closely with Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, Planning and Conservation League, Audubon California, and Endangered Habitats League to negotiate the precedent-setting agreement with the Tejon Ranch Company to set aside up to 240,000 contiguous acres of spectacular and ecologically significant California wildlands. (May 2008) No publisher nstaus 2009-04-27T16:28:50Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/conservation-vision-for-bahia-de-san-quintin Bahía de San Quintín is the largest and only intact coastal lagoon system in the entire Mediterranean zone of North America. It is among the richest, most diverse, and most imperiled ecosystems on the planet, supporting dozens of species designated as Threatened or Endangered. (September 2007) No publisher dmanelski 2009-04-27T16:27:42Z Project http://consbio.org/what-we-do/a-population-monitoring-framework-for-five Due to their limited geographic distribution and small population sizes, foxes on all six islands have been listed as Threatened by the State of California, and all subspecies except those on San Nicolas and San Clemente have been listed as Endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to recent precipitous population declines and high risk of extinction. In response to a request from the Recovery Coordination Group of the Island Fox Integrated Recovery Team, the Conservation Biology Institute was commissioned to develop a monitoring framework for the foxes. (June 2007) No publisher dmanelski 2008-09-10T16:21:55Z Project