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Research, Citizen Involvement, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Research, Citizen Involvement, and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
Jack SullivanJack SullivanScience ServicesScience ServicesWisconsin Dept. of Natural ResourcesWisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
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Presentation Outline• Research at Wisconsin DNR
• How DNR Research is Funded
• Wildlife and Forestry Research
• Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Research
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Presentation Outline• Research at Wisconsin DNR
• How DNR Research is Funded
• Wildlife and Forestry Research
• Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Research
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Research at Wisconsin DNR• Research is “an activity that seeks new
knowledge, that tests a hypothesis using an experimental design.”
• Research may be either applied or basic. Applied research addresses a management problem/need or answers a management question. Basic research seeks new knowledge not necessarily related to a defined problem.
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Research at Wisconsin DNRWhat does DNR Research do?• Collect population dynamics information
about species.
• Monitor wildlife and fisheries species to assess population status.
• Test management hypotheses.
• Evaluate ecosystem composition, structure, and function to guide management strategies.
• Guide landscape-scale management projects and use adaptive management strategies.
• Provide expertise to management in decision-making and policy and rule development.
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Research at Wisconsin DNR• Centralized Research Program: Science
Services has direct responsibility, but research is a shared function:• Internal contracts with subprograms.• Research activity in subprograms.
• Independent of management programs to help insure objectivity.
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Research at Wisconsin DNR• Research needing special expertise and
refined facilities is done outside of the agency:• Contracts with external partners.• Fish and Wildlife Coop. Units.
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Research at Wisconsin DNR
Forestry and Wildlife Research
1930s
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Research at Wisconsin DNR
Forestry and Wildlife Research
1930s
Fisheries Research
1950s
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Research at Wisconsin DNR
Forestry and Wildlife Research
1930s
Fisheries Research
1950s
Water Resources and Outdoor Rec.
Research
1960s
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Research at Wisconsin DNR
Forestry and Wildlife Research
1930s
Fisheries Research
1950s
Water Resources and Outdoor Rec.
Research
1960sWastewater, Waste Management, and
Monitoring Techniques
1970s
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Research at Wisconsin DNR
Forestry and Wildlife Research
1930s
Fisheries Research
1950s
Water Resources and Outdoor Rec.
Research
1960sWastewater, Waste Management, and
Monitoring Techniques
1970s
Research Review
1980s
Reorganization
1990s
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Research at Wisconsin DNR
Forestry and Wildlife Research
1930s
Fisheries Research
1950s
Water Resources and Outdoor Rec.
Research
1960sWastewater, Waste Management, and
Monitoring Techniques
1970s
Research Review
1980s
Reorganization
1990s
Inter-disciplinary
Integrated
Applied Science
Single Species
Single Issue
Basic Science
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Presentation Outline• Research at Wisconsin DNR
• How DNR Research is Funded
• Wildlife and Forestry Research
• Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Research
• Human dimensions research
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How DNR Research is Funded
• FY 2002 Budget: $10.4 million.
• FY 2003 Budget: $10.2 million.
• FY 2002-2003: • $4.9 million in outside funding.
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How DNR Research is Funded• General purpose revenues.
• Federal fish and wildlife funds.
• State environmental segregated funds.
• State conservation segregated funds.
• Competitive grants.
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Presentation Outline• Research at Wisconsin DNR
• How DNR Research is Funded
• Wildlife and Forestry Research
• Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Research
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Wildlife and Forestry ResearchWisconsin Checklist Project• Volunteer monitoring program.• Initiated in 1982 at University of
Wisconsin; administered by Wisconsin DNR since 1989.
• Provides information on annual, seasonal, and geographic variation in abundance for 296 species of Wisconsin birds.
• During 1983-2004, cooperators submitted 88,367 weekly checklists of birds they saw or heard.
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Wildlife and Forestry ResearchMammal Surveys
• Partnership with:• Wisconsin Trappers Association• Wisconsin Bow Hunters Association
• Initiated in 1997.
• Effort to monitor mammal distribution and abundance in the state.
• Thousands of bow hunters have made ten's of thousands of mammal observations through out the state.
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Wildlife and Forestry ResearchOak Ecosystem Study
• Documenting changes to the Madison School forest over the last 50 years
• Testing different management techniques (logging and burning) to see which works best to regenerate oak trees and the entire oak ecosystem.
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Wildlife and Forestry ResearchPrairie Invertebrate Study• Documenting:
• What prairie invertebrates occur on native prairie remnants across 5 states.
• Which species are prairie dependent. • How management (primarily fire) has
affected prairie invertebrates.
Species new to science have been discovered.
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Wildlife and Forestry ResearchChronic Wasting Disease Research
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Wisconsin Common Loon Population Viability Assessment
Photo credit: Woody HaggeR82-905
Wildlife and Forestry ResearchWildlife and Forestry Research
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Old Growth Forest Study
Compare:
•Managed forest communities.
•Unmanaged (old-growth) forest communities.
Goal:
Refine forest management strategies to maintain the biodiversity of Wisconsin's forests.
Wildlife and Forestry ResearchWildlife and Forestry Research
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Presentation Outline• Research at Wisconsin DNR
• How DNR Research is Funded
• Wildlife and Forestry Research
• Fisheries and Aquatic Habitat Research
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Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
Conservation Genetics
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Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
Development of Indices of Biotic Integrity to evaluate responses of fishes, invertebrates, and physical habitat to different watershed land uses.
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Revising Fishes of Wisconsin
Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Fish Identification Website
Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Solid color
Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Long-term Walleye Trends and the Long-term Walleye Trends and the Effects of HarvestEffects of Harvest
Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Fisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Devil’s LakeFisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Lake Wingra Carp Exclosure ExperimentFisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Sediment Core AnalysesFisheries & Aquatic Habitat Research
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Thank you!