2020 Community Impact Report

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WILDLIFE FRIENDLIER
FENCING
250
200
Total Miles of Fence Removed of Improved
Our Wildlife Friendlier Fencing Program
would not be possible without volunteer
support and a wide array of public and
private partnerships. We believe these
partnerships form the foundation of our
wildlife-friendly community.
150
100
50
0
2017 2018 2019 2020
The chart below shows where we've
concentrated fence program efforts over the
last three years. While JHWF works regularly
with local ranchers and landowners, we also
team up with state and federal agencies to
identify, prioritize, and remove fences acting
as barriers in critical wildlife movement
corridors on public land.
Since 1993, our Wildlife Friendlier Fencing Program
has been at the heart of who we are. This volunteerled
program improves the landscape for wildlife by
removing or improving fences which can be deadly
barriers to wildlife movement and migration.
Grand Teton National Park
8%
Bridger-Teton National Forest
16%
While the 2020 volunteer fence season was shortened
due to COVID-19 precautions, it was still a remarkable
success! In addition to offering public fence projects in
the Jackson Hole area, JHWF staff and contractors
completed modifications to seven miles of barbed-wire
near Pinedale, Wyoming. These fences can now be
seasonally lowered during migration and Sage-Grouse
lekking season, reducing the odds of wildlife mortalities.
Private Land
46%
State of Wyoming
2%
Where We've Worked Since 2018
Bureau of Land Management
28%
41 Species of Birds
Working Hands for
BANDED
WILDLIFE
Visit https://jhwildlife.org/ourwork/wildlife-friendlier-fences/
to
view a map of our projects in 2020!
Photo: Christine Paige