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The effects of land use change, climate change, and conservation on waterbird habitat in the Upper Klamath Basin

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  • The Upper Klamath Basin is an ecologically significant watershed that supports millions of migratory waterbirds along the Pacific Flyway in addition to an agricultural economy and a tribal fishery. This literature review and annotated bibliography is the basis for a capstone project to address the history, evolution, impacts, and responses associated with altered waterbird habitat in the Upper Klamath Basin. The project is presented in an online Story Map format that begins in the 1800s when millions of birds flocked to the Klamath Basin. The story is told using photographs, maps, and charts that explore how the landscape has evolved into what it is now, how water curtailment related to the Endangered Species Act is impacting waterbird habitat, what is being done to restore ecosystem functionality, and prospects for the future. Presenting this as an online Story Map has provided a means to engage a broad audience through the plight of waterbirds in the Upper Klamath Basin, build awareness to the complicated issues brought on by land use change and climate change, and provide a mechanism to promote action towards collaborative restoration and conservation of the land. The Story Map was unveiled at the 2022 Winter Wings Festival in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It was subsequently highlighted in a Klamath Falls Herald and News newspaper article and on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Think Out Loud program. The online Story Map project, titled Wetlands, Waterbirds, and Water: A visual journey through a century of change, can be viewed at https://tiny.cc/klamath.
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