Wildlife Monitoring

We assist natural resource agencies and long-term citizen science wildlife monitoring, with a specific focus on Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). SGCN are defined as species with low and declining populations that are indicative of the diversity and health of the state’s wildlife. Ongoing research and projects staff contribute to include:

  • Annual surveys of greater sage-grouse leks in Grand Teton National Park.

  • Development of a multi-agency plan to mitigate the significant decline of sage-grouse in Teton County.

  • Amphibian surveys on private lands in concert with the Rocky Mountain Amphibian Project.

  • Surveys for the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Breeding Bird Survey.

  • Harlequin duck brood surveys in Grand Teton National Park.

  • Short-eared owl surveys as part of the Western Asio flameus Landscape Study (WAfLS).

  • Yellow-billed cuckoo surveys and avian point counts in Grand Teton National Park.

  • Revival of a long-term winter mule deer observation project in the town of Jackson.

  • Financial support for Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation’s Nature Mapping Jackson Hole.

Sage-grouse by Bob Wick, BLM

Sage-grouse by Bob Wick, BLM

Boreal toad by Morgan Graham

Boreal toad by Morgan Graham