Provide baseline information on local wildlife populations by examining the impact of recurring fire intensity, expanse, and post-fire recovery intervals on mammal communities in the Los Padres National Forest. Project will deploy camera traps across differential landscape gradients of fire impact to develop an occupancy model and understand fire impact on the ecology and certain wildlife of the region.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Southern California Forests and Watersheds
Project Title: Baseline Data Collection on Fire-Mammal Relationships in Los Padres National Forest Fire Scars (CA)
Organization:
LifeScape International, Inc.
Project ID:
0806.21.071942
Description:
Award Amount:
$198799.80
Location:
Ventura County and Santa Barbara County, California