Interpretation and Outreach

This research project will work with National Park Service staff from each of the participating parks to develop information materials for the public and increase awareness. Below you will find links to resource briefs and park-specific handouts.

Project Resource Briefs: 1-page overview of this multi-park project.

• Pikas in Peril Project Resource Brief
• Pikas in Peril Project Interpretive Brief

Park-specific Resource Briefs:

• Crater Lake National Park (2011)
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (2011)
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (2011)
• Grand Teton National Park (2011)
• Lava Beds National Monument (2011)
• Lassen Volcanic National Park (2011)
• Rocky Mountain National Park (2011)
• Yellowstone National Park (2011)
• Crater Lake National Park (2010)
• Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve (2010)
• Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (2010)
• Grand Teton National Park (2010)
• Lava Beds National Monument (2010)
• Lassen Volcanic National Park (2010)
• Rocky Mountain National Park (2010)
• Yellowstone National Park (2010)

Handouts: Brief summaries of the analytical methods applied to each of the three project objectives.

• Habitat occupancy surveys
• Genetic analysis
• Vulnerability analysis
• Glossary of terms used in project briefs and handouts

Journal articles:

• Jeffress, M.R., T.J. Rodhouse, C. Ray, S. Wolff, and C.W. Epps. In press. The idiosyncrasies of place: geographic variation in the climate-distribution realtionships of the American pika. Ecological Applications. (3MB PDF file accessible to NPS only)
• Garrett, L., M. Jeffress, M. Britten, C. Epps, C. Ray, and S. Wolff. 2011. Pikas in peril: Multiregional vulnerability assessment of a climate-sensitive sentinel species. Park Science 28(2).

Presentations:

• Tobar-Starkey, P., L. Hilligoss, T. Stout, M. Jeffress, and L. Garrett. 2011. Pikas in peril: Fostering communication for a climate sentinel species. Poster presentation at George Wright Society Conference. March. New Orleans, LA.
• Castillo, J., C. Epps, and A. Davis. 2010. Modeling connectivity and gene flow of American pikas in the Western United States. Poster presentation at The Wildlife Society Conference. October. Snowbird, UT.

PikaNet

This project includes funding to improve and extend the existing PikaNet citizen-science program, and to align PikaNet training and survey protocols with project goals. Information generated by citizens and researchers will be disseminated through the PikaNet database and website designed to present spatially referenced data to facilitate species management and expand citizen-science efforts.

Several NGOs and universities are already cooperating on the development of the PikaNet website and citizen-science volunteer training, including the University of Colorado, Colorado State University, Denver Zoo, Mountain Studies Institute, Center for Native Ecosystems and Craighead Environmental Research Institute.

For more information, contact Chris Ray (Email) or click on a link below:
http://www.citsci.org/cwis438/Browse/Project/Project_Info.php?ProjectID=275&WebSiteID=7 (a citizen science project profile)
Map of groups working on citizen science and pikas in the Rocky Mouontains (PDF file created by April Craighead)
http://pikapartners.org (a summary of Front Range Pika Project)