Funded Conservation and Research Projects
Funding years | Title of grant/contract | Funding source | Principal Investigator | Details |
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2007-2008 | Captive Breeding of the Endangered Freshwater Clam Anodonta californiensis (the "California Floater") | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and Bureau of Reclamation | Brusca/Ivanyi/Poulin | Investigate aspects of mussel's biology, develop interpretive exhibit about its ecology, explore the possibility of breeding or head-starting species in captivity. Project developed in collaboration with Dr. Terry Myers |
2005-2007 | Digital Library for Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum | Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) | Brusca/Haywood | |
2005-present | Invaders of the Sonoran Desert Region | Sea Studios Foundation, Vulcan Productions, National Geographic, American Zoo Association, National Park Service | Hubbard/Kropp/Brusca | |
2004-2007 | Recovery and Re-establishment of Father Eusebio Kino-era Fruit Trees from Sonora, Mexico | National Park Service | Brusca/Garcia | |
2004-2006 | Survey of Macroinvertebrate Fauna of Santa Cruz River: Sonora Region |
National Park Service | Brusca | |
2004-present | Invertebrate Systematics, Ecology and Conservation in the Gulf of California | Various sources | Brusca | Contact Rick Brusca for further information |
2005-2006 | Publication of a Distributional Checklist of the Macrofauna of the Sea of Cortez. Vol. 1 | Conservation International | Brusca | This checklist is now available from ASDM |
2003-present | Sonoran Tropical Deciduous Forest Conservation Initiative | Nature and Culture International, Wallace Research Foundation and others | Dimmitt/Van Devender/Brusca | Promoting conservation of and research in the Alamos region by initiating a biotic inventory, developing a GIS base map, and compiling a Latin-English-Spanish plant list |
2004-2006 | Understanding the Fall Migration of the Endangered Lesser Long-Nosed Bat (Leptonycteris curasoae). An Extension of the Migratory Pollinator Project. | National Park Service, AZ Game & Fish Dept., AZA Bat TAG | Krebbs | Various marking techniques are being tested on lesser long-nosed bats to track them from southwestern to southeastern AZ. |
2004-2005 | Survey of Dalea tentaculoides and Other Rare Plants in Northern Sonora | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Van Devender | |
2004-2005 | Distribution of buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) in Arizona and northern Sonora | National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Native Plant Conservation Initiative) | Van Devender/ Dimmitt |
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2004 | Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago II (Conference) |
See website for sponsors list | Van Devender | Website |
2004 | Gulf of California Conference | Brusca | ||
2002-2004 | Establishing pollinator gardens at Tumacacori National Historic Site and San Lázaro (Sonora) | Nat. Park Service (CESU) | Brusca | |
2002-2003 | Hummingbird Nectar Corridors and Educational Outreach in the Southern Arizona Border Region: An Extension of the Migratory Pollinator Program | Mead Foundation | Krebbs/Hubbard | Collect data on nectar production, nectar availability, and distributions of hummingbirds in areas of flowering ocotillos along an identified hummingbird migratory corridor in AZ. |
2002-2003 | Pollinator education outreach | Sonoran Joint Ventures | Brusca | To support poster development by Bee Works & Native Seeds/Search, and partial salary for ASDM staff |
2002 | Bat Use of Bat Houses in Tucson, Arizona | AZA; Wallace Research Fund | Krebbs | |
2001-2005 | Chiricahua National Monument and Fort Bowie National Historic Site Bat Species Diversity Study | Nat. Park Service, Western Nat. Parks Assoc., Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, IMRICO | Krebbs | A 10-year inventory and monitoring program for bats in the CNM and FBNHS. |
2002 | Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge plant inventory | USFWS | Dan Austin (Research Associate) | |
2001-2003 | Lesser Long-nosed Bat Monitoring Under Flyways | Luke Air Force Base (DOD) | Krebbs/Brusca | |
2001-2003 | Natural history of the endangered Pima pineapple cactus | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service | Brusca/Dimmitt | |
2001-2003 | Ironwood Forest National Monument: biological surveys | BLM (CESU) | Dimmitt | Website summary |
2001-2002 | Migratory Pollinators: Flight Corridors & Environmental Education in Mexico | NFWF | Van Devender/ Dimmitt | Website summary |
2001-2002 | Succulent diversity in central Baja California | Cactus & Succulent Society of America | Dimmitt/Van Devender | Website summary |
2001-2002 | Botany intern for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument | Nat. Park Service (CESU) | Brusca | |
2001-2002 | Weeds Across the Border Conference | Federal Highway Administration | Van Devender | International conference and proceedings on exotic species |
2001-2002 | Mountain Lion intern for Organ Pipe National Monument | Nat. Park Service (CESU) | Brusca | Supports NPS intern |
1999-2002 | Migratory Pollinators and Their Corridors: Conservation Across Borders | Turner Foundation; Turner Endangered Species Fund | Nabhan/Brusca | Website summary |