Wild Horse and Burro Management Impact of Drought by Alan Shepard

The California Nevada Applications Program (CNAP), Great Basin Landscape Conservation Cooperative (GBLCC) and the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) hosted the 4th Great Basin Climate Forum on May 8th, at DRI in Reno, NV, to summarize the current climate conditions in the Great Basin and discuss how those conditions affect resources in the Great Basin. The forum topics revolved around on-going drought conditions in the Great Basin with in-depth presentations. Topics covered included: - Nevada drought response and coordination efforts - Fire behavior and climate in the Great Basin - Overview of current climate and hydrology prospects - Drought effects on horse and burro populations in Nevada More information can be found at Great Basin Climate Forum - http://meteora.ucsd.edu/cnap/grbasin_climforum_spr2013.html CNAP - http://meteora.ucsd.edu/cap/ GBLCC - http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/prog/more_programs/GBLCC.html WRCC - http://wrcc.dri.edu