Cabinet- Purcell Trans- boundary Partnership. GNLCC Steering Committee Meeting Jackson, WY May 19, 2016

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1 Cabinet- Purcell Trans- boundary Partnership GNLCC Steering Committee Meeting Jackson, WY May 19, 2016

2 Yellowstone to Yukon Region

3 Grizzly Bear Habitat Effectiveness Model

4 Cabinet- Purcell Mountain Corridor Project

5 Cabinet- Purcell Overall Goal To maintain and restore ecological function the continental scale: So that healthy wildlife populations remain demographically and genetically connected To ensure capacity to adapt to a changing clima To support thriving communities

6 American Wildlands ArgentaProterra B.C. Ministry of Environment B.C. Ministry of Transportation Bear Aware B.C. (3 chapters) Birchdale Ecological Consultants Cabinet Resources Group Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society- BC Chapter Coeur d Alene Tribe Columbia River Inter- Tribal Fisheries Commission Confederated Salish and Kootenay Tribes Conservation Northwest Creston Valley Wildlife Centre Defenders of Wildlife East Kootenay Conservation Program Friends of Lardeau River Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness Grasslands Conservation Council Great Burn Study Group Hawkins Creek Stewardship Committee Heart of the Rockies Initiative Idaho Conservation League Jumbo Creek Conservation Society Keystone Conservation Kootenai Tribe Ktunaxa First Nation Land and Resource Agency Kootenai River Network Mark Creek Recovery Program Miistakis Institute of the Rockies Montana Challenge Montana Department of Transportation Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Montana Department of Transportation Montana Wilderness Association Moyie Environmental Group Natural Resources Defense Council National Wildlife Federation Nature Conservancy of Canada Nez Perce Tribe Ninemile Wildlife Movement Area Citizens Working Group North Kootenay Lake Bear Smart Purcell Wilderness Alliance Rocky Mountain Trench Resources Society SCA Wildlands Selkirk Conservation Alliance Selkirk/Purcells Grizzly Bear Conservation Project The Lands Conservancy East The Lands Council The Nature Conservancy in Idaho The Nature Conservancy, Montana Chapter The Nature Trust of British Columbia The Wilderness Society Transboundary Grizzly Bear Project Trust for Public Land U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service U.S. Forest Service Valhalla Society Vital Ground West Kootenay Ecosociety Western Transportation Institute Wildlands CPR Wildsight Yaak Valley Forest Council Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Project Partners Since 2007

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8 Cabinet- Purcell Project Objectives 1 Secure Core Reserves 2 Secure Linkage Zones 3 Restore Linkage Zones 4 Mitigate Transportation Routes Across Linkage Zones 5 Coexist with Wildlife 6 Manage Recreation Impacts 7 Achieve Adaptive Management and Monitoring 8 Ensure Project Sustainability

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14 Safe Wildlife Passage

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16 Evaluate current/desired conditions Implement Projects Engage Stakeholders ID Conservation Targets, Goals Prioritize Actions

17 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

18 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

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20 Yahk to Yaak Project (NFWF)

21 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