Grants Awarded in 2024

Mitigating the impact of artificial light in GTNP: Understanding the effects of different hues on birds and bats
Project Leaders: Dr. Michela Corsini & Dr. Jesse Barber
Boise State University
Beavers as biodiversity buffers
Project Leaders: Kathryn Davis & Melanie Murphy
Program in Ecology & Evolution, University of Wyoming
Teton Range Bighorn Sheep nutritional carrying capacity study
Project Leader: Sarah Dewey
Grand Teton National Park Foundation
Ecology of resource switching in the Red Crossbill
Project Leader: Konshau Duman
University of California, Davis
Maintaining long-term data collection on sensitive raptors in Wyoming
Project Leader: Katherine Gura
Teton Raptor Center
Population demography of the last populations of Yellowstone Sand Verbena (Abronia ammophila)
Project Leaders: Sierra Jaeger & Eric LoPresti
University of South Carolina
Evaluating ARU-based detection and monitoring methods of Great Gray Owls (Strix nebulosa) in Southwest Montana
Project Leader: Arcata Leavitt
Montana State University
Sporting Lead-Free
Project Leader: Hannah Leonard
Teton Raptor Center
Assessing breeding and post-breeding distributions and habitat use of Harlequin Ducks in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem using high-resolution GPS transmitters
Project Leader: Dustin Meatty
Biodiversity Research Institute
Evening Grosbeak connectivity and habitat use in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Project Leader: Amanda Pavlowsky
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
Are invasive carp and the loss of native host fish reducing native freshwater mussels in Wyoming?
Project Leaders: Sandra Poratti & Dr. Lusha Tronstad
University of Wyoming / Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Assessing the response of lake-wide nutrient dynamics and water quality to Lake Trout suppression methods in Yellowstone Lake
Project Leaders: Isabella Sadler & Dr. Annika Walters
University of Wyoming Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
Keystone habitat elements as a tool in the conservation of wildlife biodiversity and abundance
Project Leaders: Eric Schoenborn & Dr. Anna Chalfoun
University of Wyoming Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit
What do Bighorn Sheep eat? Using new technology to better understand alpine ungulate nutrition
Project Leaders: Rachael Smiley & Dr. Kevin Montieth
University of Wyoming
Parasites and bumble bee conservation in Northwestern Wyoming
Project Leaders: Amy Marie Storey & Dr. Lusha Tronstad
University of Wyoming / Wyoming Natural Diversity Database
Increased educational and engagement opportunities during the Annual Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival
Project Leader: Kim Trotter
Teton Regional Land Trust