JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION

NATURE MAPPING JACKSON HOLE PROGRAM: A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH THE GOALS OF: 1)KEEPING COMMON SPECIES COMMON; 2)INCREASING CITIZEN'S KNOWLEDGE OF AND APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE IN TETON COUNTY, WYOMING; 3)ENGAGING CITIZENS IN LONG-TERM WILDLIFE DATA COLLECTION; 4)INFORMING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT FAVOR WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY; AND 5)CONTRIBUTING DATA TO THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT'S WILDLIFE OBSERVATION SYSTEM TO AUGMENT STATE DATA. THROUGH NATURE MAPPING JACKSON, WE HAVE RECORDED MORE THAN 103,523 WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WITH MORE THAN 1,300 TRAINED CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, OVER THE YEARS, SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2009. IN 2023, WE TRAINED 94 CITIZEN SCIENTISTS THROUGH 8 VIRTUAL AND ONE-ON-ONE TRAINING SESSIONS. WE BANDED 437 INDIVIDUAL BIRDS IN 2023 AT OUR MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) BIRD BANDING STATIONS. OUR MOOSE DAY PROJECT INCLUDED 112 MOOSE OBSERVATIONS BY 131 VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPLEMENT AGENCY AERIAL SURVEYS. ALSO, STAFF AND 16 VOLUNTEERS MONITORED 111 NEST BOXES VIA THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD NESTBOX MONITORING PROJECT.

WILDLIFE FRIENDLIER FENCING PROGRAM: IMPROVING LANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY FOR MIGRATING WILDLIFE THROUGH MODIFICATION AND REMOVAL OF FENCES. THROUGH 2023, WE HAVE IMPROVED MORE THAN 244 MILES OF FENCES TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE. IN 2023, VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 587 VOLUNTEER HOURS ON 10 PROJECTS TO IMPROVE 8.49 MILES OF FENCE. WE WORK WITH MANY KEY AGENCY PARTNERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.