Proposal Due Date(s): June 28, 2012
The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking applicants for Applied Science Grants for the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Proposed projects are expected to meet the science needs identified by the Southern Rockies LCC Steering Committee and should help resource managers address natural and cultural resource issues that have a connection to water resources management in a changing climate.
The identified science needs for the Southern Rockies LCC in 2012 are:
A. Develop a model to inform management decisions related to habitat protection/preservation for desired population numbers of riparian obligate and wetland species
B. Assessment of vulnerability to reduction in habitat
C. Assessing species/population vulnerabilities through identification of migration and connectivity corridors, and identification of adaptation strategies
D. Identification of changes in source-water runoff and resultant changes to surface/groundwater interaction
E. Incorporate climate change projections and ecological flow needs into hydrological models in order to develop water supply scenarios that would inform decisions about water allocation to meet human and ecological needs
F. Data Management and Spatial Data: data cataloging and acquisition of spatial data to aid in identification of LCC focal resources and associated needs