Landscape Conserevation and the Big Hole CCAA Program

Abstract

Beyond the tangible results across riparian and aquatic habitats of the upper Big Hole basin, the CCAA restoration program creates new opportunities for an array of landscape-scale conservation activities. The public and private partnerships forged through the CCAA program and the local watershed groups provide a valuable system for advancing collaboration conservation including: private land conservation, invasive species management, wetland restoration, bird and plant monitoring, fire management, and preservation of other species of concern or federally listed species. Proposed and on-going projects in the Big Hole, as well as lessons that can be applied to other biologically important landscapes, will be presented.