Cabinet-­‐Purcell  Trans-­‐boundary  Partnership

GNLCC  Steering  Committee  MeetingJackson,  WYMay  19,  2016

Yellowstone  to  Yukon  Region

Grizzly  Bear  Habitat  

Effectiveness  Model

Cabinet-­‐Purcell  Mountain  Corridor  

Project

Cabinet-­‐Purcell  Overall  Goal

• To  maintain  and  restore  ecological  function  at  the  continental  scale:– So  that  healthy  wildlife  populations  remain  demographically  and  genetically  connected  

– To  ensure  capacity  to  adapt  to  a  changing  climate– To  support  thriving  communities

Project  Partners  Since  2007

American  WildlandsArgentaProterraB.C.  Ministry  of  EnvironmentB.C.  Ministry  of  TransportationBear  Aware  B.C.  (3  chapters)Birchdale Ecological   ConsultantsCabinet  Resources  GroupCanadian  Parks  and  Wilderness  Society-­‐BC  ChapterCoeur  d’Alene  TribeColumbia  River  Inter-­‐Tribal  Fisheries  Commission  Confederated  Salish  and  Kootenay  TribesConservation  NorthwestCreston  Valley  Wildlife  CentreDefenders  of  WildlifeEast  Kootenay  Conservation  ProgramFriends  of  Lardeau RiverFriends  of  Scotchman  Peaks  WildernessGrasslands  Conservation  CouncilGreat  Burn  Study  GroupHawkins  Creek  Stewardship  Committee  Heart  of  the  Rockies  Initiative  Idaho  Conservation  LeagueJumbo  Creek  Conservation  Society  Keystone  ConservationKootenai  TribeKtunaxa First  Nation  Land  and  Resource  AgencyKootenai    River  NetworkMark  Creek  Recovery  ProgramMiistakis Institute  of  the  RockiesMontana  ChallengeMontana  Department  of  Transportation

Montana  Fish,  Wildlife  and  ParksMontana  Department  of  TransportationMontana  Wilderness  Association  Moyie Environmental  GroupNatural  Resources  Defense  CouncilNational  Wildlife  FederationNature  Conservancy  of  CanadaNez  Perce  TribeNinemileWildlife  Movement  Area  Citizens  Working  GroupNorth  Kootenay  Lake  Bear  SmartPurcell  Wilderness  AllianceRocky  Mountain  Trench  Resources  SocietySCA  WildlandsSelkirk  Conservation  AllianceSelkirk/Purcells Grizzly  Bear  Conservation  ProjectThe  Lands  Conservancy  – EastThe  Lands  Council  The  Nature  Conservancy  in  IdahoThe  Nature  Conservancy,  Montana  ChapterThe  Nature  Trust  of  British  ColumbiaThe  Wilderness  Society  Transboundary Grizzly  Bear  ProjectTrust  for  Public  LandU.S.  Fish  and  Wildlife  ServiceU.S.  Forest  ServiceValhalla   SocietyVital  Ground  West  Kootenay  EcosocietyWestern  Transportation  InstituteWildlands CPRWildsightYaak Valley  Forest  CouncilYellowstone  to  Yukon  Conservation  Initiative

Cabinet-­‐Purcell  Project  Objectives

1 Secure  Core  Reserves2       Secure  Linkage  Zones3       Restore  Linkage  Zones4     Mitigate  Transportation  Routes  Across  

Linkage  Zones5       Coexist  with  Wildlife6       Manage  Recreation  Impacts7       Achieve  Adaptive  Management  and  

Monitoring8 Ensure  Project  Sustainability

Safe  Wildlife  Passage

Evaluate  current/desired  

conditions

ID  Conservation  Targets,  Goals

Prioritize  Actions

Implement  Projects Engage  Stakeholders

Ten  Years  of  Success  (2015)• ~35  additional  bears  in  the  endangered  Cabinet-­‐Yaak  grizzly  

population;  • 3  beard  moving  out  of  historic  range• 166,000  acres  of  private  land  protected  from  subdivision  and  

development• 193  miles  of  highway  assessed  for  mitigation  of  wildlife  impacts  

with  2  animal  detection  systems deployed• 130  landowners  supported  to  install  electric  fencing  14  garbage  

transfer  facilities  made  secure  from  bears• 50  bear-­‐resistant  food  lockers  or  garbage  containers  installed  at  

forest  service  campgrounds• 600  miles  of  forest  access  roads  closed  to  motorized  vehicles• 7  miles  of  forest  access  road  restored  to  full  ecological  function

Next  Steps  for  Partnership

• Look  beyond  Grizzly  Bears  to  more  multi-­‐species  work,  specifically  mountain  caribou

• Create  a  communications  plan  to  raise  the  profile  of  the  conservation  work  and  partnerships  in  the  Cabinet-­‐Purcell  Mountain  Corridor

• Address  access  management  across  the  region  on  resource  and  forest  roads

Questions?

Yahk to  Yaak

Project  (NFWF)

Y2Y’s  Role

• Expanding  context  of  local  efforts  to  continental  scale

• Convening  and  facilitating  partner  gatherings• Commissioning  and  supporting  new  science• Bringing  increased  funding  to  region• Leadership  role  in  private  land  conservation  work  (prioritizing,  fundraising,  communicating)

• Providing  oversight  to  restoration  and  monitoring  activities