The Roaring Fork Watershed Biodiversity and Connectivity Study is complete! And it is available to the community.
Biodiversity study sheds light on how to protect the Roaring Fork Watershed
WBI Executive Director Tom Cardamone recently sat down with Eleanor Bennett of Aspen Public Radio to share an update on the Study. Listen here…
Report from the director: Test driving the study
This is my third report to you on the progress of the Roaring Fork Watershed Biodiversity and Connectivity Study. Starting in December 2021, and continuing into January 2022, the many-layered GIS (Geographic Information Systems) maps which constitute the core deliverables of the Study, are being “test driven” by the agencies and organizations of the Science Team.
Report from the director: Getting to the heart of the study
Who is WBI?
Report from the director: Study nearing completion
I believe we share an interest in wildlife and concern over declining elk, deer, and bighorn sheep numbers in our watershed. You may also be concerned about dramatic documented losses among birds and insects, other elements of our native plant and animal life that are essential to a healthy environment.
Scientists Wrap Second Field Season of Habitat Study
Biodiversity Habitat and Connectivity Study Design Reviewed by Science Team
How do scientists measure habitat quality?
Scientists from the Colorado Natural Heritage Program are hard at work crunching data from the 2019 field season and developing methodologies to extrapolate that data (collected from 100 plots over 100 person-hours thus far) across the watershed as a whole to identify areas of high quality habitat for mule deer, elk, and bighorn sheep.