Brigham young university (BYU) and hill air force base (hafb), natural resources program, will cooperate to conduct natural resource inventory, monitoring, and habitat restoration that ensures…

Brigham young university (BYU) and hill air force base (hafb), natural resources program, will cooperate to conduct natural resource inventory, monitoring, and habitat restoration that ensures military mission activities are conducted in compliance with all applicable environmental laws, regulations and policies that protect species and maintain healthy habitats and plant communities. BYU will work in close partnership with hafb to address natural resource research and technical assistance on biological, physical, social, and resource (natural) sciences for addressing resource issues and interdisciplinary problem-solving at multiple scales. BYU will provide the necessary personnel, equipment, and materials required to conduct natural resource support, and provide annual reports that summarize the work that was accomplished during the reporting period to support the natural resources program within the hill AFB environmental branch at its utah test and training range (uttr). BYU will provide support in 1) mapping and monitoring of wildlife habitats, 2) inventorying burrowing OWL populations, 3) trapping small mammals including dark kangaroo mice to assess population trends, 4) conducting raptor habitat surveys throughout the uttr, 5) assessing kit FOX populations and distribution patterns, 6) performing avian mist net and point count surveys, 7) monitoring predator populations, 8) conducting ungulate, reptile, and BAT surveys, and 9) conducting habitat restoration and vegetation monitoring. At the completion of the field season, BYU will provide uttr hafb managers with final annual reports, submitted in december 2024, that present the work, data collected, analyses, and recommendations that apply to each task. These data will be used to inform natural resource managers at the uttr for identifying species requirements and improvements that would improve management and conversation efforts.