12
through numerous iterations as we discuss priorities and capacity with our Advisory Council. The finalized list of
survey areas serves as a guide for volunteer recruitment.
Each survey area is chosen for a particular target species based on our monitoring objectives for the year (Figure
1). Our project staff works with specific advisers from our Advisory Council to develop survey area descriptions
that include the purpose of the survey area, special considerations, and general information that our volunteers
use to help select specific installation locations and camera trap design within the general survey area they are
charged with monitoring.
Figure 1: Locations of all 2017 camera installations specified by target species: Canada lynx, grizzly bear, I-90 wildlife corridor,
wolf, and wolverine.
Throughout the season, the field knowledge and experience of our volunteers help the CWMP staff and Advisory
Council reassess each survey area based on data gathered during the season. Because of their consistent presence
in core habitat, volunteers provide invaluable feedback about the best survey area locations, current field
conditions, and habitat.
Over the course of the 2017 field season, our volunteers placed 72 unique camera installations at 30 survey areas
throughout our study area in the Cascade Mountains and in the Kettle River Mountain Range. Each survey area
