intermountain West

Description: The region's dispersed lakes, marshes, playas and riparian zones host about 40 waterbird species, which depend on a regional-scale association of wetlands. Geographic Extent: A vast inland area from the Rocky Mountains on the east to the Sierra Nevada and Cascades mountains on the west. Includes the extensive Great Basin, Columbia Basin, Colorado Plateau, and Wyoming Basin physiographic regions and their associated mountain ranges. BCRs: Great Basin (BCR 9), Northern Rockies (BCR 10) , Sierra Nevada (BCR 15), and Southern Rockies/Colorado Plateau (BCR 16). Bird Habitat Joint Ventures: Intermountain West Joint Venture (U.S.) and Intermountain British Columbia Joint Venture (Canada). Political Units: All or part of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (U.S.) and primarily British Columbia, extending somewhat into Alberta (Canada).

Waterbird Conservation Plans

U.S. portion of the region: The Intermountain West Waterbird Conservation Plan (IWWCP) addresses populations, habitats, and conservation strategies for the U.S. portion of the region. The purpose of the IWWCP is to fill knowledge gaps and aid in all-bird conservation efforts of the Intermountain West Joint Venture, 11 States, and other entities associated with the geographic scope of the IWWCP.

Implementation and Resources

Implementation of the above plans is a responsibility of the numerous partners that contributed to their creation. These partners form the Intermountain West Waterbird Working Group, an informal association of biologists, wildlife managers and interested citizens. This working group will communicate and collaborate through a variety of existing entities and individuals:

Partners In Flight’s Western Working Group
For information on the activities of this group, which meets twice a year, subscribe to the Western Regional Working Group List-Server.
Click on the following link, and replace "firstname lastname" with your first and last name in the message body, then send the email message: mailto:listserv@listserv.uark.edu?body=SUBSCRIBE WPART-L firstname lastname

The Intermountain West Joint Venture
Website http://iwjv.org/

Canadian Intermountain Joint Venture
Contact Saul Schneider, Coordinator, 604-666-2342, saul.schneider@ec.gc.ca

BCR coordinators help communicate and facilitate plan goals and objectives and integrate waterbird objectives and priorities into agency plans and State Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies.

BCR 9 (Great Basin) Coordinator: Don Paul, avocet@qwest.net

BCR 10 (Northern Rockies) Coordinator: Dan Casey, dancasey@abcbirds.org

BCR 16 (Southern Rockies/Colorado Plateau: Bob Vahle, vahle@wmonline.com

Pacific Flyway Council
Website: http://pacificflyway.gov/

Central Flyway Council
Website:http://www.centralflyway.org/

IWWCP implementers will also take advantage of other meeting opportunities such professional meetings and agency meetings.