Great Basin Consortium

Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit GB-CESU

Environmental Program GB-EP

Landscape Conservation Cooperative GB-LCC

Restoration Initiative GB-RI

Research and Management Partnership GB-RMP

Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Mission Statement: The GB-CESU is a partnership for research, technical assistance and education to enhance understanding and management of natural and cultural resources of the Great Basin.
Unique Role: Part of a national program that provides a funding mechanism for transferring funds from federal partners to universities to conduct projects
Partners/Collaborators: Universities and federal agencies
Initiating Organization: Department of the Interior
Funding/Support: Projects funded with federal agency funds through a cooperative agreement
Staffing: In-kind contributions by participating institutions

contact

Michael W. Collopy, mcollopy@unr.edu; (775) 784-8262

Great Basin Environmental Program

Mission Statement: To develop funding for on-the-ground projects and related research and outreach education to improve the Great Basin environment.
Unique Role: Develop funding from public and private sources to facilitate landscape-scale, on-the-ground projects by engaging NGOs, state agencies and their coalitions, and the private sector in collaboration with universities and federal agency partners
Partners/Collaborators: universities, federal agencies, state agencies and coalitions, and NGOs
Initiating Organization: land grant universities in the Great Basin
Funding/Support: federal, state and private
Staffing: coordinators, students, and in-kind contributions by participating institutions

contacts

Stan Johnson, sjohnson@cabnr.unr.edu, 775/784-1678

Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative

Mission Statement: The Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative enhances understanding of the effects of changing climate and other natural and human impacts across the region and promotes the coordination of science‐based actions to enable human and natural communities to respond and/or adapt to those conditions.
Unique Role: DOI initiative working with stakeholders to develop landscape-scale tools and monitoring to address climate change and other regional stressors.
Partners/Collaborators: Inclusive. All agencies (federal, state and local), Tribes, NGO’s, public, etc. No restrictions on participation via the LCC Stakeholders Forum
Initiating Organization: Initiated by Department of Interior in 2009 by Secretary Executive Order.
Funding/Support: Funding is committed to three positions (BLM, US F&WS, and USGS) with associated support funding for each position.
Staffing: A permanent full-time Coordinator (BLM) and Science Coordinator (US F&WS) will be hired in 2011. USGS has hired a landscape ecology scientist to support the LCC. Other staff (part-time) are expected to be assigned to the project on an as needed basis.

contact

Linda Kelly, Coordinator, 775-885-6118, ljkelly@blm.gov

Great Basin Restoration Initiative

Mission Statement: To maintain and/or restore public lands in the Great Basin using science-based strategies supported by stakeholders.
Unique Role: Maintain or improve the health of public lands by reducing the impacts of wildfires and invasive species.
Partners: USGS, Forest Service, ARS, and other research agencies, State management agencies, and larger NGO’s (for example TNC).
Initiating Organization: Initiated by BLM (Nevada State Office and the National Interagency Fire Center) in 1999 to address the large wildfires in the Great Basin.
Funding/Support: A permanent full-time Coordinator is funded for GBRI. The other main funding source is the BLM’s Native Plant Initiative that provides $800,000 per year for native plant development and application research.
Staffing: One full-time coordinator and a Core Team with representatives from each Great Basin state, WO, and several regional BLM positions (part-time duties).

contact

Mike Pellant, GBRI Coordinator, 208-373-3823, mike_pellant@blm.gov

Great Basin Research and Management Partnership

Mission Statement: The GB-RMP promotes comprehensive and complementary research and management collaborations to sustain ecosystems, resources and communities across the Great Basin
Unique Role: Grassroots organization that provides a web based clearinghouse of information for the Great Basin and mobilizes teams of researchers and managers to fund and implement projects that address priority science needs
Partners/Collaborators: All Great Basin organizations—federal and state research labs and management agencies, universities, local agencies, tribal governments, NGOs, and collaboration developed to address regional and local needs
Initiating Organization: Research agencies and universities
Funding/Support: Member agencies and grants
Staffing: In-kind contributions by participating institutions

contact

Nat Frazer, nat.frazer@usu.edu, (435) 797-2452; Jeanne Chambers, jchambers@fs.fed.gov; (775) 784-5329

Who We Are

A consortium of partners who coordinate and collaborate on science delivery in the Great Basin.

Vision Statement:

We are a consortium of partners who coordinate and collaborate on science delivery to achieve sustainable and resilient Great Basin ecosystems and human communities.

Mission Statement:

To increase communication and coordination among the partner organizations in order to enhance the effectiveness of their research, management, outreach and funding activities.

The activities that the mission statement supports are broadly interpreted by the partner organizations. Research includes scientific studies, science delivery and science application. Management includes land uses such grazing and restoration activities such as prescribed fire, weed control, and seeding. Management also includes identifying priority treatment areas from landscape assessments, project planning, on-the-ground implementation, and post-treatment monitoring/evaluation. Outreach includes disseminating science-based information by conducting education and extension activities including stakeholder forums, workshops and symposia. Funding activities refer to efforts to support research, on-the-ground project implementation, and outreach through various sources including grants, agency budgets, state legislative and federal congressional sources, private donations and gifts and volunteer contributions.

Please follow the links to the websites of the GB Consortium partners for more specific information about these four activities.

Great Basin Consortium First Annual Conference PROGRAM, November 7-9, 2011