Selected Projects

2006. Analysis of Boulder Reservoir area black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludivianus) population monitoring data (1998 – 2005) for City of Boulder Parks and Recreation Department – Conservation, Planning, and Development Section.

2005. Wildlife, vegetation, and threatened and endangered species portions of the Environmental Assessment for the I-70/32nd Avenue Interchange, Jefferson County, Colorado (CDOT Project No. IM 0703-294).

2004-2006. Baseline Ecological Assessments of Conservation Easements for Boulder County Parks and Open Space.

2002-2004. Hibernation ecology of Preble's meadow jumping mice in the South Boulder Creek Natural Area. State of Colorado Species Conservation Trust Fund Grant.

2001-2003. Programatic Biological Assessment, Conference Report, and Conservation Strategy for impacts from transportation improvement projects on select sensitive species on Colorado 's central shortgrass prairie. Prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado Field Office. Its goal is to reduce habitat fragmentation and barriers to animal movement; encourage the development of more sustainable mitigation sites; stimulate early ecosystem planning; and to foster ecosystem-based research.

http://www.itre.ncsu.edu/aashto/stewardship/co_highlight.asp

Called “The Central Shortgrass Prairie Initiative” this project won the AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) award for Best Environmental Practices for a Project in 2003.

2002-2005. Develop and test a Preble's meadow jumping mouse habitat monitoring protocol. Air Force Academy contract #F05611-03-P-0035.