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Leona K. Svancara, Ph.D.

Leona Svancara is the Assistant Regional Administrator of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center (NW CASC), one of the nine regional centers that form the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center Network. This position was formerly known as "Deputy Director". 

Leona Svancara is the Assistant Regional Administrator of the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center. She is a spatial ecologist with over 25 years of experience assessing the impacts of climate change and landscape change on fish and wildlife species of management concern and the habitat on which they depend across multiple spatial and temporal scales. Prior to joining USGS, Leona worked for the Idaho Department of Fish and Game assessing the conservation needs of at-risk wildlife, incorporating those needs into agency planning, and engaging diverse partners to identify and implement effective and efficient actions necessary to reduce impacts and inform management decisions. Leona received her Ph.D. in Natural Resources and M.S. in Wildlife Science from the University of Idaho and a B.S. in Zoology and Marine Biology from Humboldt State University. Leona is adjunct faculty at University of Idaho.

Education and Certifications

  • PhD in Natural Resources, University of Idaho

  • MS in Wildlife Sciences, University of Idaho

  • BS in Zoology and Marine Biology, Humboldt State University

Affiliations and Memberships*

  • The Wildlife Society

Honors and Awards

  • Employee of the Year, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2021)

  • Arthur S. Einarsen Award for Outstanding Service to the Wildlife Profession, Northwest Section of The Wildlife Society (2020)

  • Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Achievement – Awarded for contributions to climate      science, Wildlife Bureau, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2019)

  • The Lorax Award – Awarded to honor those who speak for the trees, Wildlife Diversity Program, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2016)

  • Wildlife Bureau Team Award – Awarded to the State Wildlife Action Plan Team, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2016)

  • Wildlife Bureau Team Award – Awarded to the Elk Plan Habitat Objectives Team, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2016)

  • Appreciation Award - Wolverine Science Panel, US Fish and Wildlife Service (2014)

  • Distinguished Landscape Practitioner Award, US Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (2012)

  • Alumni Award for Excellence, University of Idaho (2009)

  • Innovation in Management Award, Idaho Department of Fish and Game (2008)

  • Special Recognition Award, National Park Service (2006)

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Strickfaden KM, ML Behan, AM Marshall, LK Svancara, DE Ausband, TE Link. In press. edger: An R package facilitating distance and snow depth measurements at remote camera stations. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Rush LM, LK Svancara, IT Smith, SJ Knetter, JW Karl, JL Rachlow. In press. Intraspecific variation in habitat relationships for pygmy rabbits: implications for conservation of habitat specialists. Ecosphere.
Beever E, JL Wilkening, P Billman, L Thurman, K Ernest, D Wright, A Gill, N Helmstetter, M Camp, S Bhattacharyya, A Craighead, J Fitzgerald, J Hirose, LK Svancara, M Westover, F Gerraty, K Klinger, DA Schmidt, D Ryals, et al. (+ 31 additional authors). 2023. Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among montane mammals: implications for conservation status and actions. Biological Conservation 282:109942.
Strickfaden KM, AM Marshall, LK Svancara, DE Ausband, TE Link. 2023. Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of snow refugia in the rain-snow transition zone of north-central Idaho. Environmental Research Letters 18(4):044014.
Lucid MK, HY Wan, S Ehlers, L Robinson, LK Svancara, A Shirk, S Cushman. 2021. Land snail microclimate niches identify suitable areas for climate refugia management on a montane landscape. Ecological Indicators 129:107885.
Smith IT, SJ Knetter, LK Svancara, JW Karl, TR Johnson, J Rachlow. 2021. Overlap between sagebrush habitat specialists differs among seasons: implications for umbrella species conservation. Rangeland Ecology and Management 78:142–154.
Vierling KT, JD Holbrook, JL Aycrigg, TC Cohn, LK Svancara. 2021. Improving Communication between Landscape Ecologists and Managers: Challenges and Opportunities. Chapter 11 in Porter WF, CJ Parent, RA Stewart, DM Williams, eds. Wildlife Management and Landscapes: Principles and Applications. Baltimore (MD): Johns Hopkins University Press. Invited.
McCarley TR, TM Ball, JL Aycrigg, EK Strand, LK Svancara, JS Horne, TN Johnson, MK Lonneker, M Hurley. 2020. Predicting fine-scale forage distribution to inform ungulate nutrition. Ecological Informatics 60:101170.
Smith IT, JL Rachlow, LK Svancara, LA McMahon, SJ Knetter. 2019. Habitat specialists as conservation umbrellas: Do areas managed for greater sage-grouse also protect pygmy rabbits? Ecosphere 10(8):e02827.10.1002/ecs2.2827.
Svancara LK, JT Abatzoglou, B Waterbury. 2019. Modeling current and future potential distributions of milkweeds and the monarch butterfly in Idaho. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:168.
Waterbury B, A Potter, LK Svancara. 2019. Monarch butterfly distribution and breeding ecology in Idaho and Washington. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:172.
Smith AB, EA Beever, AE Kessler, AN Johnston, C Ray, CW Epps, HC Lanier, RC Kinger, TJ Rodhouse, J Varner, JD Perrine, A Seglund, LE Hall, K Galbreath, C MacGlover, P Billman, G Blatz, J Brewer, JC Vardaro, AD Chalfoun, G Collins, A Craighead, C Curlis, C Daly, DF Doak, M East, M Edwards, L Erb, KA Ernest, B Fauver, KR Foresman, K Goehring, J Hagar, CL Hayes, P Henry, K Hersey, SL Hilty, J Jacobson, MR Jeffress, T Manning, A Masching, B Maxell, R McCollough, C McFarland, E Miskow, TL Morelli, L Moyer-Horner, M Mueller, M Nugent, B Pratt, M Rasmussen-Flores, TH Rickman, H Robison, A Rodriguez, K Rowe, K Rowe, MA Russello, V Saab, A Schmidt, JAE Stewart, JN Stuart, LK Svancara, W Thompson, J Timmins, G Treinish, MD Waterhouse, ML Westover, J Wilkening and L Yandow. 2019. Alternatives to genetic affinity as a context for within-species response to climate. Nature Climate Change 9:787–794.
Fremier AK, M Kiparsky, S Gmur, J Aycrigg, RK Craig, LK Svancara, DD Goble, B Cosens, FW Davis, JM Scott. 2015. A riparian conservation network for ecological resilience. Biological Conservation 191:29–37.
Lankford-Bingle AJ, LK Svancara, K Vierling. 2015. A new framework for spatio-temporal climate change impact assessment for terrestrial wildlife. Environmental Management 56:1514–1527.
Lankford AJ, LK Svancara, JJ Lawler, K Vierling. 2014. Comparison of climate change vulnerability assessments for wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:386–394.
Aycrigg JL, A Davidson, LK Svancara, KJ Gergely, A McKerrow, JM Scott. 2013. Representation of ecological systems within the protected areas network of the continental United States. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54689. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054689.
Haines AM, M Leu, LK Svancara, JM Scott, K Vierling, S Martinuzzi, TJ Laninga. 2012. Incorporating wildlife conservation into county comprehensive plans: A GIS approach. Northwest Science 86: 53–70.
Haines AM, M Leu, LK Svancara, G Wilson, JM Scott. 2010. Using a distribution and conservation status weighted hotspot approach to identify areas in need of conservation action to benefit Idaho bird species. Northwest Science 84:169–181.
Svancara LK, JM Scott, TR Loveland, AB Pidgorna. 2009. Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products. Remote Sensing of Environment 113:1357–1369.
Haines AM, M Leu, LK Svancara, JM Scott, KP Reese. 2008. A theoretical approach to using human footprint data to assess landscape level conservation efforts. Conservation Letters 1:165–172.
Scott JM, JL Rachlow, RT Lackey, AB Pidgorna, JL Aycrigg, GR Feldman, LK Svancara, DA Rupp, DI Stanish and RK Steinhorst. 2007. Policy advocacy in science: Prevalence, perspectives, and implications for conservation biologists. Conservation Biology 21: 29–35.
Rachlow JL, LK Svancara. 2006. Prioritizing habitat for surveys of an uncommon mammal: A modeling approach applied to pygmy rabbits. Journal of Mammalogy 87:827–833.
Svancara LK, JM Scott, DD Goble, FW Davis, D Brewer. 2006. Endangered species timeline. Pages 24–35 in Scott, JM, DD Goble, FW Davis, eds. The Endangered Species Act at Thirty. Volume 2. Conserving Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Scott JM, DD Goble, LK Svancara, A Pidgorna. 2005. By the numbers. Pages 16–35 in Goble, DD, JM Scott, FW Davis, eds. The Endangered Species Act at Thirty. Volume 1. Renewing the Conservation Promise. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Svancara LK, R Brannon, JM Scott, CR Groves, RF Noss, RL Pressey. 2005. Policy-driven vs. evidence-based conservation: A review of political targets and biological needs. BioScience 55:989–995.
Svancara LK 2004. Human perceptions of environmental change. Guest editorial. Natural Areas Journal 24:286–287.
Svancara LK, G Servheen, W Melquist, D Davis, JM Scott. 2004. Habitat restoration across large areas: Assessing wildlife responses in the Clearwater Basin, Idaho. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 19:123–132.
Karl JW, LK Svancara, PJ Heglund, NM Wright, JM Scott. 2002. Species commonness and the accuracy of habitat-relationship models. In JM Scott, PJ Heglund, et al., eds. Predicting Species Occurrences: issues of scale and accuracy. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Svancara LK, RJF Abbitt, GM Minshall, RG Wright. 2000. Creating a conservation plan for Latah County, Idaho. Gap Analysis Bulletin 9:54.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2023. Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan, 2023. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2023. Idaho Pronghorn Management Plan, 2023–2028. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). 2022. Voluntary guidance for states to incorporate climate adaptation in state wildlife action plans and other management plans. 2nd edition. Editors: Climate Adaptation and Wildlife Diversity Conservation and Funding Committees, Voluntary Guidance Revision Work Group. Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington, DC.
Svancara LK. 2022. Modeling current and future distributions of Bombus spp. Final Performance Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, ESA Traditional Section 6, Project F19AF00805, Am #1. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2022. Idaho Bighorn Sheep Management Plan, 2022–2027. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Adler PB, JB Bradford, A Chalfoun, JC Chambers, N DeCrappeo, JS Evans, SP Finn, E Fleishman, MJ Germino, K Griffin, ST Jackson, MS O’Donnell, R O’Malley, SJ Oyler-McCance, HR Prendeville, B Skone, LK Svancara, L Turner. 2021. Climate Adaptation. Chapter L, pages 121-138 in Remington, TE, PA Deibert, SE Hanser, DM Davis, LA Robb, JL Welty. Sagebrush Conservation Strategy – Challenges to Sagebrush Conservation. US Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2020–1125.
Hatfield, R, LK Svancara, L Richardson, J Sauder, A Potter. 2021. The Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas: Summary and Species Accounts. Final report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2020. Idaho Moose Management Plan, 2020–2025. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Knetter SJ and LK Svancara. 2020. Modeling current and future distributions of the northern Idaho Ground Squirrel in Idaho. Final Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2019. Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, 2019–2069. Version 1.0.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2019. Idaho Mountain Goat Management Plan, 2019–2024. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Svancara LK and WR Bosworth. 2014. Predicted distribution of the Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel. Final Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Svancara LK, WB Monahan, S McAninch. 2012. Assessing landscape intactness and connectivity for management of forest-dependent wildlife in the Cumberland Piedmont. Final Report. Fort Collins (CO): National Park Service.
Knetter S, LK Svancara, W Bosworth. 2011. Mapping Sage-grouse Habitat. Final Performance Report to the Bureau of Land Management. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Bosworth W, S Knetter, LK Svancara, J Knetter, S Romin. 2011. A species distribution model for the mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) in Idaho and adjacent portions of the species range. Final Performance Report. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Gross JE, L Svancara, P Budde, L Nelson, T Philippi, M Story, T Curdts, B Frakes, S McAninch. 2009. Buffalo National River: NPScape – A Basis for Landscape Monitoring. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/XXXX/NRTR – 2009/XXX. Fort Collins (CO): National Park Service.
Rachlow J and LK Svancara. 2003. Pygmy rabbit and their habitat in Idaho: Synthesis of historical and spatial information. Project Completion Report, Bureau of Land Management. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

Science and Products

Non-USGS Publications**

Strickfaden KM, ML Behan, AM Marshall, LK Svancara, DE Ausband, TE Link. In press. edger: An R package facilitating distance and snow depth measurements at remote camera stations. Wildlife Society Bulletin.
Rush LM, LK Svancara, IT Smith, SJ Knetter, JW Karl, JL Rachlow. In press. Intraspecific variation in habitat relationships for pygmy rabbits: implications for conservation of habitat specialists. Ecosphere.
Beever E, JL Wilkening, P Billman, L Thurman, K Ernest, D Wright, A Gill, N Helmstetter, M Camp, S Bhattacharyya, A Craighead, J Fitzgerald, J Hirose, LK Svancara, M Westover, F Gerraty, K Klinger, DA Schmidt, D Ryals, et al. (+ 31 additional authors). 2023. Geographic and taxonomic variation in adaptive capacity among montane mammals: implications for conservation status and actions. Biological Conservation 282:109942.
Strickfaden KM, AM Marshall, LK Svancara, DE Ausband, TE Link. 2023. Understanding the spatiotemporal distribution of snow refugia in the rain-snow transition zone of north-central Idaho. Environmental Research Letters 18(4):044014.
Lucid MK, HY Wan, S Ehlers, L Robinson, LK Svancara, A Shirk, S Cushman. 2021. Land snail microclimate niches identify suitable areas for climate refugia management on a montane landscape. Ecological Indicators 129:107885.
Smith IT, SJ Knetter, LK Svancara, JW Karl, TR Johnson, J Rachlow. 2021. Overlap between sagebrush habitat specialists differs among seasons: implications for umbrella species conservation. Rangeland Ecology and Management 78:142–154.
Vierling KT, JD Holbrook, JL Aycrigg, TC Cohn, LK Svancara. 2021. Improving Communication between Landscape Ecologists and Managers: Challenges and Opportunities. Chapter 11 in Porter WF, CJ Parent, RA Stewart, DM Williams, eds. Wildlife Management and Landscapes: Principles and Applications. Baltimore (MD): Johns Hopkins University Press. Invited.
McCarley TR, TM Ball, JL Aycrigg, EK Strand, LK Svancara, JS Horne, TN Johnson, MK Lonneker, M Hurley. 2020. Predicting fine-scale forage distribution to inform ungulate nutrition. Ecological Informatics 60:101170.
Smith IT, JL Rachlow, LK Svancara, LA McMahon, SJ Knetter. 2019. Habitat specialists as conservation umbrellas: Do areas managed for greater sage-grouse also protect pygmy rabbits? Ecosphere 10(8):e02827.10.1002/ecs2.2827.
Svancara LK, JT Abatzoglou, B Waterbury. 2019. Modeling current and future potential distributions of milkweeds and the monarch butterfly in Idaho. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:168.
Waterbury B, A Potter, LK Svancara. 2019. Monarch butterfly distribution and breeding ecology in Idaho and Washington. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7:172.
Smith AB, EA Beever, AE Kessler, AN Johnston, C Ray, CW Epps, HC Lanier, RC Kinger, TJ Rodhouse, J Varner, JD Perrine, A Seglund, LE Hall, K Galbreath, C MacGlover, P Billman, G Blatz, J Brewer, JC Vardaro, AD Chalfoun, G Collins, A Craighead, C Curlis, C Daly, DF Doak, M East, M Edwards, L Erb, KA Ernest, B Fauver, KR Foresman, K Goehring, J Hagar, CL Hayes, P Henry, K Hersey, SL Hilty, J Jacobson, MR Jeffress, T Manning, A Masching, B Maxell, R McCollough, C McFarland, E Miskow, TL Morelli, L Moyer-Horner, M Mueller, M Nugent, B Pratt, M Rasmussen-Flores, TH Rickman, H Robison, A Rodriguez, K Rowe, K Rowe, MA Russello, V Saab, A Schmidt, JAE Stewart, JN Stuart, LK Svancara, W Thompson, J Timmins, G Treinish, MD Waterhouse, ML Westover, J Wilkening and L Yandow. 2019. Alternatives to genetic affinity as a context for within-species response to climate. Nature Climate Change 9:787–794.
Fremier AK, M Kiparsky, S Gmur, J Aycrigg, RK Craig, LK Svancara, DD Goble, B Cosens, FW Davis, JM Scott. 2015. A riparian conservation network for ecological resilience. Biological Conservation 191:29–37.
Lankford-Bingle AJ, LK Svancara, K Vierling. 2015. A new framework for spatio-temporal climate change impact assessment for terrestrial wildlife. Environmental Management 56:1514–1527.
Lankford AJ, LK Svancara, JJ Lawler, K Vierling. 2014. Comparison of climate change vulnerability assessments for wildlife. Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:386–394.
Aycrigg JL, A Davidson, LK Svancara, KJ Gergely, A McKerrow, JM Scott. 2013. Representation of ecological systems within the protected areas network of the continental United States. PLoS ONE 8(1): e54689. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054689.
Haines AM, M Leu, LK Svancara, JM Scott, K Vierling, S Martinuzzi, TJ Laninga. 2012. Incorporating wildlife conservation into county comprehensive plans: A GIS approach. Northwest Science 86: 53–70.
Haines AM, M Leu, LK Svancara, G Wilson, JM Scott. 2010. Using a distribution and conservation status weighted hotspot approach to identify areas in need of conservation action to benefit Idaho bird species. Northwest Science 84:169–181.
Svancara LK, JM Scott, TR Loveland, AB Pidgorna. 2009. Assessing the landscape context and conversion risk of protected areas using satellite data products. Remote Sensing of Environment 113:1357–1369.
Haines AM, M Leu, LK Svancara, JM Scott, KP Reese. 2008. A theoretical approach to using human footprint data to assess landscape level conservation efforts. Conservation Letters 1:165–172.
Scott JM, JL Rachlow, RT Lackey, AB Pidgorna, JL Aycrigg, GR Feldman, LK Svancara, DA Rupp, DI Stanish and RK Steinhorst. 2007. Policy advocacy in science: Prevalence, perspectives, and implications for conservation biologists. Conservation Biology 21: 29–35.
Rachlow JL, LK Svancara. 2006. Prioritizing habitat for surveys of an uncommon mammal: A modeling approach applied to pygmy rabbits. Journal of Mammalogy 87:827–833.
Svancara LK, JM Scott, DD Goble, FW Davis, D Brewer. 2006. Endangered species timeline. Pages 24–35 in Scott, JM, DD Goble, FW Davis, eds. The Endangered Species Act at Thirty. Volume 2. Conserving Biodiversity in Human-Dominated Landscapes. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Scott JM, DD Goble, LK Svancara, A Pidgorna. 2005. By the numbers. Pages 16–35 in Goble, DD, JM Scott, FW Davis, eds. The Endangered Species Act at Thirty. Volume 1. Renewing the Conservation Promise. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Svancara LK, R Brannon, JM Scott, CR Groves, RF Noss, RL Pressey. 2005. Policy-driven vs. evidence-based conservation: A review of political targets and biological needs. BioScience 55:989–995.
Svancara LK 2004. Human perceptions of environmental change. Guest editorial. Natural Areas Journal 24:286–287.
Svancara LK, G Servheen, W Melquist, D Davis, JM Scott. 2004. Habitat restoration across large areas: Assessing wildlife responses in the Clearwater Basin, Idaho. Western Journal of Applied Forestry 19:123–132.
Karl JW, LK Svancara, PJ Heglund, NM Wright, JM Scott. 2002. Species commonness and the accuracy of habitat-relationship models. In JM Scott, PJ Heglund, et al., eds. Predicting Species Occurrences: issues of scale and accuracy. Washington, DC: Island Press.
Svancara LK, RJF Abbitt, GM Minshall, RG Wright. 2000. Creating a conservation plan for Latah County, Idaho. Gap Analysis Bulletin 9:54.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2023. Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan, 2023. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2023. Idaho Pronghorn Management Plan, 2023–2028. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA). 2022. Voluntary guidance for states to incorporate climate adaptation in state wildlife action plans and other management plans. 2nd edition. Editors: Climate Adaptation and Wildlife Diversity Conservation and Funding Committees, Voluntary Guidance Revision Work Group. Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Washington, DC.
Svancara LK. 2022. Modeling current and future distributions of Bombus spp. Final Performance Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service, ESA Traditional Section 6, Project F19AF00805, Am #1. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2022. Idaho Bighorn Sheep Management Plan, 2022–2027. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Adler PB, JB Bradford, A Chalfoun, JC Chambers, N DeCrappeo, JS Evans, SP Finn, E Fleishman, MJ Germino, K Griffin, ST Jackson, MS O’Donnell, R O’Malley, SJ Oyler-McCance, HR Prendeville, B Skone, LK Svancara, L Turner. 2021. Climate Adaptation. Chapter L, pages 121-138 in Remington, TE, PA Deibert, SE Hanser, DM Davis, LA Robb, JL Welty. Sagebrush Conservation Strategy – Challenges to Sagebrush Conservation. US Geological Survey. Open-File Report 2020–1125.
Hatfield, R, LK Svancara, L Richardson, J Sauder, A Potter. 2021. The Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas: Summary and Species Accounts. Final report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2020. Idaho Moose Management Plan, 2020–2025. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Knetter SJ and LK Svancara. 2020. Modeling current and future distributions of the northern Idaho Ground Squirrel in Idaho. Final Report to US Fish and Wildlife Service. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. 2019. Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan, 2019–2069. Version 1.0.
Idaho Department of Fish and Game. 2019. Idaho Mountain Goat Management Plan, 2019–2024. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Svancara LK and WR Bosworth. 2014. Predicted distribution of the Southern Idaho Ground Squirrel. Final Report to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Svancara LK, WB Monahan, S McAninch. 2012. Assessing landscape intactness and connectivity for management of forest-dependent wildlife in the Cumberland Piedmont. Final Report. Fort Collins (CO): National Park Service.
Knetter S, LK Svancara, W Bosworth. 2011. Mapping Sage-grouse Habitat. Final Performance Report to the Bureau of Land Management. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Bosworth W, S Knetter, LK Svancara, J Knetter, S Romin. 2011. A species distribution model for the mountain quail (Oreortyx pictus) in Idaho and adjacent portions of the species range. Final Performance Report. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.
Gross JE, L Svancara, P Budde, L Nelson, T Philippi, M Story, T Curdts, B Frakes, S McAninch. 2009. Buffalo National River: NPScape – A Basis for Landscape Monitoring. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/XXXX/NRTR – 2009/XXX. Fort Collins (CO): National Park Service.
Rachlow J and LK Svancara. 2003. Pygmy rabbit and their habitat in Idaho: Synthesis of historical and spatial information. Project Completion Report, Bureau of Land Management. Boise (ID): Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.

*Disclaimer: Listing outside positions with professional scientific organizations on this Staff Profile are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of those professional scientific organizations or their activities by the USGS, Department of the Interior, or U.S. Government