Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) Science and Research Strategy

Turner, Kent; LaVoie, Amy; Ronning, Carolyn; Sharp, Randall; Palmer, Craig; Miller, Jennell

The Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) was established as a forum for four land management agencies (Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Forest Service) to address common issues pertaining to Southern Nevada. Together they manage more than seven million acres of public lands encompassing eleven distinct and fragile ecosystems. These ecosystems support many species and their habitats including those of interest or of management concern to these agencies. Southern Nevada public lands are also rich in irreplaceable cultural and historic resources. The rapid population growth in the region has increased recreation use and augmented needs for right-of‐ ways and other community demands of these lands. Adding to this complexity, these ecosystems face increasing stresses such as the rapid spread of invasive non‐native plants, increasing fire frequency and climate change. The SNAP interagency science and research team has been organized to develop and implement an interagency science program to inform management decision regarding natural resources, cultural resources and human use of public lands. This team has worked for several years with agency resource specialists and invited science partners to develop this SNAP Science and Research Strategy. The overall goal is to integrate and coordinate scientific research programs in Southern Nevada and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of these programs. It will inform and guide SNAP agencies in identifying and articulating highest priority science and research needs, sharing resources and funds from other sources, and eliminating redundancy between research programs within their focus areas.

Southern Nevada Agency Partnership (SNAP) Science and Research Strategy

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