Jessica Montag (Appointment Ended)

Current Research

• Assistance to USDA Farm Service Agency on the Conservation Reserve Program and Conservation Policies in Agriculturally Dominated Landscapes
• Assessing Socioeconomic Planning Needs (ASPN): A Decision-Support System for Choosing Appropriate Social and Economic Analyses for Federal Land Management Planning
• Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative: Decision-Making and Evaluation
• Human Dimensions of Climate Change
• Impacts of Climate Change and Land Use on Water and Ecosystems in the Upper Colorado River Basin: Effects on Human Systems

Publications

• U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2011 annual report
• A tale of two land uses in the American West: rural residential growth and energy development
• Public participation GIS: A method for identifying ecosystem services
• Western Energy Citation Clearinghouse (WECC)
• Collaborative Mapping and Social Learning: Interactive GIS for Natural Resource Management
• Abbreviated bibliography on energy development—A focus on the Rocky Mountain Region
• U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2010 annual report
• U.S. Geological Survey science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2009 annual report
• Modeling Human Population Growth using Dasymetric Mapping: Scenario Building for Wildlife Management
• Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge Workbook Summary
• U.S. Geological Survey Science for the Wyoming Landscape Conservation Initiative—2008 annual report
• The wolf viewing experience in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park
• Mountain lions, wolves, and bears: Detangling the issues surrounding predator conservation in the West
• Lions, wolves, and bears; oh my! Predator compensation programs in the west
• Compensation and predator conservation: Limitations of compensation
• Urbanization of wildlife management: Social science, conflict, and decision making
• Political and social viability of predator compensation programs in the West. Final Project Report
• Predator Compensation Programs: An Annotated Bibliography. Project Report Submitted to USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station

Web Applications

• ASPN – Assessing Socioeconomic Planning Needs (v.1)