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Shrublands: Wildlands and Wildlife
Habitats
Field Trips
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 A choice of field trips will be available the second day of the symposium.
With the first option, participants will visit the Northern Yellowstone Winter Range (NYWR). The NYWR is world famous for its large ungulate and predator populations. For at least a century the interrelationships of wildlife and shrub habitats have been a focal point of interest and keenly followed by ecologists on the NYWR. The NYWR is approximately 60% in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) with the remainder in Montana. Participants will get a perspective of factors influencing NYWR shrub habitats since settlement of Montana’s Yellowstone River Valley and creation of YNP in 1872.
Participants who choose the second option will travel to the Mount Haggin Wildlife Management Area (WMA) south of Anaconda. The WMA is state-owned and managed by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The 58,000 acre property is habitat for most of Montana’s game species with emphasis on elk, moose, and mule deer. The WMA is surrounded by similar public land habitats. Participants will learn of the region’s history and the forces that shaped the wildlife habitats. Research documenting the effect of browsing on shrub architectures and reconstructing the browsing history on the WMA will be discussed. Participants will be offered an opportunity to learn about the methods used to study the above topics.
Both field trips will end the day with an informal meal in Bozeman.
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