Native American Fish & Wildlife Society

NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY ALASKA REGION TRIBAL CLIMATE RESILIENCE LIAISONS

PROJECT TITLE: NAFWS-USGS BIG GAME MIGRATION CORRIDOR MAPPING PROJECT FOR TRIBES IN WESTERN STATESPROJECT PERIOD: 10 1 2023 THROUGH 9 30 2026ABSTRACT: CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF MIGRATION CORRIDORS AND SEASONAL RANGE DECLINES OF LARGE UNGULATE POPULATIONS HAVE PROMPTED A LARGE-SCALE RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY IMPORTANT HABITATS FOR UNGULATE POPULATIONS TO ASSIST WESTERN STATES IN MAPPING UNGULATE MIGRATION CORRIDORS AND DEVELOP NEW MAPPING TOOLS. THIS PROJECT WILL USE PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED GPS COLLAR LOCATION DATA FROM WILD UNGULATE POPULATIONS AND ANALYTICAL METHODS DEVELOPED BY THE WYOMING COOPERATIVE FISH AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH UNIT AND COLLABORATORS (BROWNIAN BRIDGE MOVEMENT MODEL KAUFFMAN ET AL. 2020) TO GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE LARGE-SCALE MOVEMENTS OF MULE DEER, ELK, AND PRONGHORN INVOLVING WESTERN TRIBES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LARGER EFFORT OCCURRING ACROSS THE WEST. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED:(1)ESTABLISH TRIBAL WORKING GROUP (2)COMPILE AVAILABLE GPS COLLAR DATA (3)ANALYSIS OF DATA WITH METHODS THAT EITHER ESTABLISH OR, ARE CONSISTENT WITH EXISTING GPS MOVEMENT DATA FOR MULE DEER, ELK, AND PRONGHORN ACROSS WESTERN TRIBES AND PROVIDE THE RESULTING POLYGONS TO THE RESPECTIVE TRIBAL NATION. (4)CREATE CARTOGRAPHIC MAP PRODUCTS OF MIGRATION CORRIDORS, AND SEASONAL RANGES FOR MULE DEER, ELK, AND PRONGHORN FOR WESTERN TRIBES.(5)TRIBAL CAPACITY BUILDING SURROUNDING: GIS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS FOR GAME SPECIES(6)ASSIST TRIBES WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARTOGRAPHIC AND INFOGRAPHIC PRODUCTS TO COMMUNICATE KEY MIGRATION ISSUES, THREATS, AND CONSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES.DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES1)HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS AT THE NAFWS REGIONAL AND NATIONAL CONFERENCES, FOR ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.2)ASSEMBLING GIS SHAPEFILES FOR THE MIGRATION ROUTES, STOPOVERS, AND SEASONAL RANGES FOR MULE DEER, ELK, AND PRONGHORN FOR WESTERN TRIBES WITH AVAILABLE GPS COLLAR DATA.3)FINAL REPORT UNGULATE MIGRATIONS OF THE WESTERN US, INCLUDING MAPS FOR MULE DEER, ELK, AND PRONGHORN THAT INCLUDE KEY MIGRATION CORRIDORS FOR POPULATIONS FOR WESTERN TRIBES, AND BETWEEN CURRENT ADJACENT STATES. THE TRIBAL ANALYST WILL ENSURE EXPRESSED CONSENT IS RECEIVED, PRIOR TO USE OF TRIBAL DATA, IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR AGREED UPON DATA MANAGEMENT PLAN. 4)DELIVER MAP FILES AS APPROPRIATE TO TEAM MEMBERS AND OUR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES.INTENDED BENEFICIARIESTHE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY (NAFWS) IS THE ONLY NATIONAL TRIBAL ORGANIZATION WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON TRIBAL FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES. NAFWS WAS ESTABLISHED INFORMALLY DURING THE EARLY 1980S AND INCORPORATED IN 1983 AS A 501(C)(3) IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. AS A UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH 227 SUPPORT MEMBER TRIBES IN 7 REGIONS (SOUTHWEST, PACIFIC, GREAT PLAINS, GREAT LAKES, SOUTHEAST, NORTHEAST, AND ALASKA) NAFWS PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY OF THE 574 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES. MANY MIGRATING SPECIES HOLD CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND TRIBAL LANDS ARE OFTEN VITAL FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THESE ANIMALS. TRIBES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE WORKING TO PROACTIVELY MANAGE IMPROVED HABITAT AND CONSERVE AND ENHANCE WILDLIFE MIGRATION CORRIDORS. UTILIZING TRACKING DATA, TRIBES CAN IDENTIFY MIGRATION ROUTES, BARRIERS, AND SOLUTIONS SUCH AS WILDLIFE-FRIENDLY FENCING, OVER AND UNDERPASSES FOR CROSSING ROADWAYS, AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. THE IDENTIFICATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF MIGRATION CORRIDORS AND EFFORTS NEEDED TO ENHANCE THOSE CORRIDORS THROUGHOUT THE WEST WOULD ADDRESS A NEED FOR CAPACITY WHILE PROMOTING TRIBAL CAPACITY IN SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS. CURRENT DATA GAPS EXIST, AND THIS FUNDING WILL ASSIST IN BRIDGING THAT GAP WHILE FACILITATING THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THESE POPULATIONS. SUBRECIPIENTS: N A

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE EDUCATION AND TESTING THE FUNDS GO TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY FOR USE WITH SEVERAL TRIBES THROUGHOUT T

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE EDUCATION AND TESTING THE FUNDS GO TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY FOR USE WITH SEVERAL TRIBES THROUGHOUT T

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE EDUCATION AND TESTING THE FUNDS GO TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY FOR USE WITH SEVERAL TRIBES THROUGHOUT T

AI SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM ON TRIBAL LAND.

CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE EDUCATION AND TESTING THE FUNDS GO TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY FOR USE WITH SEVERAL TRIBES THROUGHOUT T

PROJECT TITLE: SCIENCE TO SUPPORT MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE AND WHITE-NOSESYNDROME ON TRIBAL LANDS.PROJECT PERIOD: 10 1 2024 THROUGH 9 30 2025THE PROJECT ENHANCES COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFESOCIETY (NAFWS) MEMBERS AND THE US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (USGS) BIOLOGICAL THREATS ANDINVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH PROGRAM. USGS WILL WORK WITH NAFWS TO ENSURE TRIBAL WILDLIFEMANAGEMENT AGENCIES ARE ENGAGED IN BIOLOGICAL THREAT (WILDLIFE DISEASES) DETECTION ANDSURVEILLANCE, ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES THROUGH SUPPORT OF IN-PERSONTRAININGS ON DATA COLLECTION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE AND WHITE-NOSESYNDROME. BIOLOGICAL THREATS DETECTION AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL BE TAUGHT ANDLEVERAGED TO INFORM TRIBAL RISK ASSESSMENTS AND COMMUNICATION ON INDIGENOUS LANDS. EFFORTS WILLINFORM RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION DECISIONS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL VALUE OFWILDLIFE TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. AS APPROPRIATE, USGS SCIENTISTS AND STAFF WILL COLLABORATEWITH TRIBES ON SHARED SCIENCE PRIORITIES TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING FOR TRIBAL WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALSON BIOLOGICAL THREATS RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:-TWO CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS WILL BE OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITHUSGS. TRAVEL ASSISTANCE AND REGISTRATION COSTS FOR STUDENTS AND TRAVEL ASSISTANCE FOR TRIBALWILDLIFE PROFESSIONAL ATTENDEES WILL BE PROVIDED TO ATTEND SAID WORKSHOPS THAT FACILITATE TRAININGAND PEER-TO-PEER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES CONCERNING CWD DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH OF THEWILDLIFE DISEASE IN INDIAN COUNTRY.-AN IN-PERSON WORKSHOP WILL BE DELIVERED THAT WILL ASSIST TRIBES IN ENGAGING IN CURRENT SAMPLINGPROTOCOLS AND BUILD RESEARCH CAPACITY IN INDIAN COUNTRY FOR WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME (WNS). TRAVELASSISTANCE TO TRIBAL ATTENDEES WILL BE PROVIDED TO DEFRAY THE COST OF ATTENDANCE.-RELEVANT MATERIALS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR TRIBAL ATTENDEES PARTICIPATING IN CWD AND WNSIN-PERSON WORKSHOPS. THESE MATERIALS INCLUDE 3D DEER HEADS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT,LAMINATED SAMPLE EXTRACTION INSTRUCTIONS UTILIZING TRIBAL RENDERING AND ARTWORK, ETC.-AN INTERN WILL BE HIRED FOR A TERM OF 90 DAYS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF OUTREACH ANDENGAGEMENT WORKS RELATED TO CWD WNS BIOLOGICAL THREAT RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION ON TRIBALLANDS.-TRAINING VIDEOS AND WEBINARS WILL BE CO-PRODUCED WITH USGS FOR TRIBAL WORKFORCE CAPACITYBUILDING AND INFORMATION-SHARING RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL THREATS ON TRIBAL LANDS.USGS AND NAFWS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO DISTRIBUTE VIDEOS.-USGS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF AND TRIBAL WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS TO COMMUNICATE WITHOTHER STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING BIOLOGICAL THREAT ISSUES THAT ARE A PRIORITY TO INDIGENOUSCOMMUNITIES.INTENDED BENEFICIARY: AWARD TO BE GRANTED TO NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY FOR THEBENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

AI SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM ON TRIBAL LAND.

PROJECT TITLE: COPRODUCTION OF SCIENCE TO SUPPORT MANAGEMENT OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND WILDLIFE DISEASES ON TRIBAL LANDSPROJECT PERIOD: 04 01 2024 THROUGH 09 30 2024AWARD PURPOSE: ENHANCE COLLABORATION WITH NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETYREGARDING WILDLIFE DISEASE AND INVASIVE SPECIES.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE COORDINATION AND COLLABORATION BETWEENNATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY (NAFWS) MEMBERS AND THE US GEOLOGICAL SERVICES(USGS) BIOLOGICAL THREATS AND INVASIVE SPECIES RESEARCH PROGRAM. BIOLOGICAL THREATS (INVASIVESPECIES, WILDLIFE DISEASES) DETECTION AND ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES WILL BE LEVERAGED TOINFORM RISK ASSESSMENTS AND RISK COMMUNICATION. SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES WILL BECO-PRODUCED WITH NAFWS MEMBERS. AS APPROPRIATE, USGS SCIENTISTS AT FEDERAL SCIENCE CENTERSAND COOPERATIVE RESEARCH UNITS WILL COLLABORATE WITH NAFWS MEMBERS ON SHARED SCIENCEPRIORITIES TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING ON BIOLOGICAL THREATS MANAGEMENT. WHEN APPROPRIATE, USGS WILL PARTNER WITH NAFWS TO SUBMIT GRADUATE RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS FOR THE NATIONAL OR REGIONAL NAFWS MEETINGS (E.G., NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP).DELIVERABLES EXPECTED OUTCOMES:- NAFWS WILL PROVIDE MEETING SPACES AND TIME ON THE AGENDA FOR USGS BIOLOGICAL THREATSWORKSHOPS AND LISTENING SESSIONS. NAFWS WILL PROVIDE SPACE FOR A USGS DISPLAY TABLE ATTHEIR MEETINGS.- USGS WILL CONDUCT A CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) IN-PERSON WORKSHOP AT ONE OR MORENAFWS REGIONAL MEETINGS. AT THOSE MEETINGS AND POTENTIALLY OTHERS, USGS WILL SET UP ADISPLAY TABLE TO INFORM NAFWS MEMBERS ABOUT USGS CAPABILITIES AND NEW SCIENTIFICINFORMATION ON BIOLOGICAL THREATS.- NAFWS WILL WORK WITH USGS TO ENSURE MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NAFWS MEMBERSPARTICIPATING IN CWD WORKSHOPS (E.G., 3D DEER HEADS, PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT,LAMINATED SAMPLE EXTRACTION INSTRUCTIONS).- NAFWS WILL PURCHASE AT LEAST ONE 3D DEER HEAD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MN FOR USE BYNAFWS MEMBERS AT CWD TRAINING WORKSHOPS AND TO HAVE IT ON DISPLAY AT NAFWSMEETINGS.- PROVIDED AN ABSTRACT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR PRESENTATION, NAFWS WILL PROVIDECOMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION TO A MAXIMUM OF TWO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS OR CONTRACTORSCURRENTLY PARTNERING WITH USGS (E.G., NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP) FOR NAFWSANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE MEETING ATTENDANCE. THESE NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS ORCONTRACTORS WILL THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COORDINATE, COLLABORATE, SHARE INFORMATION WITHNAFWS MEMBERS. USGS WILL GIVE APPROPRIATE EARLY NOTIFICATION TO NAFWS REGARDING PLANSFOR PARTICIPATION IN UPCOMING NAFWS MEETINGS.- NAFWS WILL DISPLAY THE USGS LOGO ON THEIR WEBSITE UNDER IN RECOGNITION OF THEIRSUPPORT AND, AS APPROPRIATE, PROVIDE HYPERLINKS TO USGS WEBSITES AND PRODUCTS RELEVANT TOBIOLOGICAL THREATS DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT. USGS SHALL LIST NAFWS AS A PARTNER ON THEIRWEBSITE WITH A LINK TO NAFWS.ORG- NAFWS WILL CO-PRODUCE WITH USGS TRAINING VIDEOS AND WEBINARS FOR WORKFORCE CAPACITYBUILDING AND INFORMATION-SHARING RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL THREATS ON TRIBAL LANDS.USGS AND NAFWS WILL WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE AND IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAFWSMEMBERS TO VIEW THE VIDEOS.- USGS WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAFWS STAFF AND MEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHERSTAKEHOLDERS REGARDING BIOLOGICAL THREAT ISSUES THAT ARE A PRIORITY TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES.FUNDING TO NAFWS MAY BE USED FOR THE TRAVEL OF STAFF AND OR MEMBERS TO SUCH MEETINGS.- NAFWS MAY UTILIZE FUNDS FOR TRAVEL OF NAFWS STAFF OR MEMBERS TO RELEVANT MEETINGS WITHUSGS. IN YEAR 1, THE FOCUS IS ON CWD-RELATED MEETINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, NAFWS MEMBERSWHO NORMALLY COULDNT AFFORD TRAVEL MAY RECEIVE NAFWS TRAVEL SUPPORT TO ATTEND REGIONALMEETINGS (ESP. WHERE A CWD WORKSHOP IS BEING HELD) TO ENHANCE TRAINING ACCESS TO TRIBALNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS.INTENDED BENEFICIARY: AWARD TO BE GRANTED TO NATIVE AMERICAN FISH AND WILDLIFE SOCIETY FORTHE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.

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