Spring 2010: Gearing Up for Growth
Dear NRCC Supporter,
Welcome to the inaugural issue of the the Tracker, NRCC's quarterly e-newsletter. Our office has been busy these past few months, and we've highlighted some of our work below. Please be in touch regarding anything that piques your interest: wolverines, Mongolia, fencing and grizzly bears - there is something here for everyone!
Look for our next newsletter in your inbox in June, where we will have more details on our People and Carnivores Program, as well as an introduction to our summer interns.
As always, thank you for your support.
-NRCC Staff
snow lovers and wolverines
Calling all high-altitude recreationalists to help us track one wiley high-altitude carnivore! With funding from the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, NRCC is launching a citizen-science effort in partnership with Nature Mapping to track and monitor the elusive wolverine. NRCC has designed a handy pocket-sized laminated track ID card to help skiers, snowshoers, snowmobilers, and all others traveling in the high country this winter clearly identify a wolverine track. More wolverine news.
nrcc helps catalyze new community-based grizzly conservation effort
NRCC provided funding through our research associate Seth Wilson to help catalyze a new community-based effort in the Swan Valley, Montana, that is addressing human-caused mortality of grizzly bears in a critically important spot. Learn more about the Swan Valley Bear Resources group and their recent electric fencing projects.
$100,000K matching donation achieved
A phone call in the fall of 2008 spurred a flurry of excitement in the NRCC office. An anonymous donor had offered to match all donations to NRCC over the next year, for a total of up to $100,000. Read more about how this $100K is being used to strengthen our organization.
now on board - new board member & research associate
Richard Wallace, a research associate for many years with NRCC, was appointed to our Board of Directors in December. Learn more about Rich.
NRCC’s roster of research associates also grew in the fall with the addition of Douglas Clark. Doug leads a collaborative research project intended to improve decision-making in polar bear conservation by applying problem analysis methods from the policy sciences. Learn more about Doug's work.
back to mongolia...
This summer, with funding from Pursue Balance, project manager Rebecca Watters will return to Mongolia to track down Mongolia’s wolverine population, and to record stories and traditions of human-wildlife relations in the land of Chingis Khan. Learn more about Rebecca's research.
summer internships
We have two internship positions available this summer. One is focused on updating NRCC's curriculum Conserving Greater Yellowstone: A Teacher's Guide. The second is researching a manual with lessons harvested from regional bear coexistence projects. More information is available on our website, including complete intern descriptions.