Hamlin Valley and Black Mountains Landscape Conservation Forecasting

Description

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) applied the Landscape Conservation Forecasting process (including satellite imagery, predictive ecological models, and cost-benefit assessments) to two large landscapes within the Cedar City Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in Utah known as Hamlin Valley and Black Mountains. The primary objective was to develop a realistic and cost-effective management plan for ecological systems of Hamlin Valley and Black Mountains that forecasts ecological condition of all ecological systems using 3-4 alternative management scenarios chosen by stakeholders. A secondary objective was to work cooperatively with BLM staff and stakeholders to develop a common set of land management goals and assumptions about the ecology of the project area, and reach agreement on the credibility of forecasted results that could eventually be incorporated in BLM plans and actions.

Citation

Provencher L, Tuhy J, Green G, York E, Anderson T. 2015. Landscape Conservation Forecasting: Hamlin Valley and Black Mountains. Report to Bureau of Land Management, Cedar City Field Office. The Nature Conservancy.