 Southern
Rockies Wildland Network Vision
The Southern Rockies Wildlands Network Vision is a science-based plan
that provides an ambitious but practical approach to protecting networks
of land in the Southern Rockies to maintain and restore native
biological diversity in this spectacular region.
The culmination of this report was a joint effort between the Southern Rockies Ecosystem project, the Denver Zoo and the Wildlands Project. It emphasizes large core wild areas, functional connectivity across the landscape, and the vital role of keystone species (especially large carnivores) and processes.
The Wildlands Network Vision is only the
first step towards a working, living and changing plan for the Southern
Rockies. As knowledge accumulates, methods improve or change, and
conservation opportunities arise, successive iterations will chance the
conservation plan, and therefore, the Network Design, of the Southern
Rockies.
The Southern Rockies Wildlands Network Vision is a blueprint for
healing the wounds of the Southern Rockies. It includes:
• A Description of Wildland Network Designs
• The Human and Natural Landscapes of the Southern Rockies
• Ecological Wounds of the Southern Rockies
• Mission and Goals of a Wildlands Network Vision
• A Conservation Vision for the Southern Rockies
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Southern Rockies Wildlands Network Vision -
The entire report is available here. See descriptions below for
individual chapter downloads.
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A Vision for the Wildlands Network Design -
Introduction; Vision; Elements of a Wildlands Network Vision.
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Natural Landscapes of the Southern Rockies ecoregion -
Introduction; Geological and Landform Background; Climate Drainage Basins
and Aquatic Systems; Natural Processes and Landscape Pattern; Ecosystems and
Natural Communities; Diversity and Distribution of Plants and Wildlife;
Species and Communities at Risk; Conclusion.
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The Human Landscape -
Introduction; The Lay of the Land;
Historical and Current Land Uses; The Cultural Landscape; Current Population
Trends; Current Economic Trends; Current Land Development Trends;
Conclusion.
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Introduction to Our Approach -
Introduction; Principles
of Reserve Design; The Three-Track Framework; Conclusion.
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Ecological Wounds -
Introduction; Wounds to the Land;
Conclusion.
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Mission and Goals -
Mission; Healing the Wounds Approach
to Ecological Restoration; Healing the Wounds Goal-Setting; Goals and
Objectives; A Prescription for Healing the Wounds.
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Methods for Creating a Wildlands Network -
The SITES
Model, Least Cost Path Models for Wolf and Bear Dispersal; Limitations;
Synthesis of the Wildlands Network Design; Conclusion.
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Results -
Results of SITES Analysis; Results of Least
Cost Path Analysis; The Wildlands Network Design.
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A Conservation Vision for the Southern Rockies -
Southern Rockies Wildlands Network Design Overview; Wildlands Network Unit
Classification and Management Guidelines; Watersheds as Organizational
Regions for Wildlands Network Units.
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Implementation and Conservation Action -
Introduction;
Values, Implementation and Policy; Working Together; Conservation Action and
the Wildlands Network Goals; Compatible Conservation Initiatives;
Socioeconomic Benefits and Opportunities; Basic Elements To an
Implementation Campaign; Monitoring; Conclusion.
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