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A grassland
Arid grassland
Arid grassland
Arid grassland

Arid grasslands in the U.S. Mexico border are fire adapted and used by diverse groups. Science from the Southwest Biological Science Center and the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping these groups find common ground to manage this dynamic landscape.

Arid grasslands in the U.S. Mexico border are fire adapted and used by diverse groups. Science from the Southwest Biological Science Center and the Restoration Assessment and Monitoring Program for the Southwest (RAMPS) is helping these groups find common ground to manage this dynamic landscape.

A group of people stand around a map laid out in the back of a truck while on a field trip.
Managing Fire on the US Mexico Borderlands
Managing Fire on the US Mexico Borderlands
Managing Fire on the US Mexico Borderlands

RAMPS met with DOI Office of Wildland Fire, US Customs and Border Patrol, and US Fish & Wildlife Service staff at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern AZ last November. The group is developing tools to reduce wildfire risk, conserve wildlife habitat and natural resources, and increase safety and security of border operations.

RAMPS met with DOI Office of Wildland Fire, US Customs and Border Patrol, and US Fish & Wildlife Service staff at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge in southern AZ last November. The group is developing tools to reduce wildfire risk, conserve wildlife habitat and natural resources, and increase safety and security of border operations.

A marten (weasel like mammal) walks under a wooden underpass
Sierra marten caught on camera using underpass in Sierra NF
Sierra marten caught on camera using underpass in Sierra NF
Sierra marten caught on camera using underpass in Sierra NF

A Sierra Marten (Martes caurina sierra) caught on wildlife camera in October 2019 passing beneath an elevated road segment built to study usage of the underpass by the Yosemite toad.

A Sierra Marten (Martes caurina sierra) caught on wildlife camera in October 2019 passing beneath an elevated road segment built to study usage of the underpass by the Yosemite toad.

Squirrel-like animal looks up at the camera
Humboldt’s flying squirrel on wildlife camera
Humboldt’s flying squirrel on wildlife camera
Humboldt’s flying squirrel on wildlife camera

The photo features a Humboldt’s flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) caught on a wildlife camera. The camera was set up to study animal movement under a new road crossing structure known as the “toad road” in Sierra National Forest.

The photo features a Humboldt’s flying squirrel (Glaucomys oregonensis) caught on a wildlife camera. The camera was set up to study animal movement under a new road crossing structure known as the “toad road” in Sierra National Forest.

Photos of histology of snake fungal disease lesions in purple and white.
Histology of snake fungal disease
Histology of snake fungal disease
Histology of snake fungal disease

(A) Underneath the β-layer of the epidermis is an accumulation of hypereosinophilic necrotic debris. The remaining epidermis is extensively ulcerated.

(A) Underneath the β-layer of the epidermis is an accumulation of hypereosinophilic necrotic debris. The remaining epidermis is extensively ulcerated.

Thermal imaging for fire research
Thermal imaging for fire research
Thermal imaging for fire research
Thermal imaging for fire research

Use of thermal imaging helps researchers to understand the relationship of fuels and fire effects, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, 2019. 

Use of thermal imaging helps researchers to understand the relationship of fuels and fire effects, Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico, 2019. 

Photos of a black racer snake with snake fungal disease on head and body.
Black racer snake with snake fungal disease
Black racer snake with snake fungal disease
Black racer snake with snake fungal disease

Black Racer snake (A) The epidermis over much of the body, but cranially pronounced, has multifocal to coalescing dull white to pale gray foci. (B) Multiple scales around the head are thickened and roughened. (C) Ventrally, there are multiple dull white to grey foci of up to 8 mm size, occasionally with central indentations.  

Black Racer snake (A) The epidermis over much of the body, but cranially pronounced, has multifocal to coalescing dull white to pale gray foci. (B) Multiple scales around the head are thickened and roughened. (C) Ventrally, there are multiple dull white to grey foci of up to 8 mm size, occasionally with central indentations.  

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