Projects and Grants | Aaron Flesch

Distributional ecology of medium and large mammals on the Tohono O'odham Nation and implications for management and conservation: A collaborative training proposal. 2022-2023. Submitted for FY’21 Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, $200,000 (pending; with Tohono O’odham Nation and Tohono O’odham Community College).
Fire impacts on Madrean habitats and bird communities and implications for park management: A binational research and sister-park training proposal, 2021-2022. U.S. National Park Service, $72,958. (Approved; with CONANP, USFS- RMRS, USGS, University of Sonora, and S. Haire).
Reptile and amphibian effectiveness and translocation monitoring, 2020-2021. Pima County Regional Flood Control District, $24,495 (with P.C. Rosen)
Data synthesis and analysis for reptile and amphibian effectiveness and translocation monitoring, 2020. Pima County Regional Flood Control District, Harris Environmental Group, and P.C. Rosen $19,000.
Binational avian monitoring, research, and capacity building in the Pinacate and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Biosphere Reserves, 2020-2021. U.S. National Park Service, $52,426 (with M. Grageda Garcia, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, CONANP, CEDO).
Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl monitoring and habitat on Pima County conservation lands, 2020-2021. Pima County Office of Sustainability and Conservation, $27,022.
Population status and trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in the Sonora Desert: A 20+ year perspective, 2020-2021. Tucson Audubon Society, Defenders of Wildlife, and Center for Biological Diversity $11,000.
Riparian bird community and habitat monitoring on the Madison and Missouri rivers, Montana, 2019-2020. University of Montana Bird Ecology Lab $3,000.
Synthesis and analysis of binational avian and vegetation field data sets for the Madrean Sky Islands of Mexico and the US, 2019-2021. U.S. Geological Survey, $30,000 (with USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station).
Co-occurrence and habitat selection of breeding birds in landscapes occupied by the Pinyon Jay in Nevada, 2019. Great Basin Bird Observatory and Bureau of Land Management, $6000.
Winter ecology of Gray Catbirds in northeast Mexico 2019. University of Montana Bird Ecology Lab and MPG Ranch, $3700.
Distributional ecology of wild felids in a Neotropical-Nearctic transition zone in northwest Mexico and implications conservation and management, 2019. CAZMEX, CONACYT, $51,813. (with C. López González).
Status, distribution, habitat, and stressors of the Sonoran talussnail, 2018-2021. Arizona Game and Fish Department, Heritage Fund Grant Program, $56,305 (with H.W. Herrmann and Pima County).
A Living laboratory: Forging connections between UA students and Tumamoc Hill to monitor the pulse of the desert, 2019. The University of Arizona Green Fund, $23,625.
Riparian bird community and habitat monitoring on the Madison and Missouri rivers, Montana, 2017-2018. University of Montana, $9,500.
Aros/Yaqui rivers habitat conservation Phase V, 2017-2019. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $99,950 (with Northern Jaguar Project).
Abundance and habitat of vulnerable cavity-nesting birds in Reserva Monte Mojino in southeastern Sonora, Mexico, 2017-2018. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sonoran Joint Venture, $12,655 (with Nature and Culture International).
Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl monitoring and habitat on Pima County conservation lands, 2016-2018. Pima County Office of Sustainability and Conservation, $26,852
Restoration of priority habitats for Neotropical migratory birds in the Madrean Sky Islands of northwest Mexico II, 2016-2018. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $169,131 (with Borderlands Restoration).
Elf owl home range, habitat use, and detectability study, 2016-2018 (supplemental support). U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Lower Colorado River Multi-species Conservation Program, $107,749 (with Great Basin Bird Observatory).
Ecology and monitoring of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora, 2016. BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation, $6,400 (with S. Jacobs and R. Villa).
Review of statistical procedures for ecological monitoring program, 2015-2017. U.S. National Park Service, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, $20,000.
Application of distance sampling for Pima Pineapple Cactus population enumeration and monitoring, 2015-2017. ESA Section 6 Research for Threatened and Endangered AZ Plants, $17,009 (with B. Powell).
Riparian bird community and habitat monitoring on the Madison and Missouri rivers, Montana, 2015-2016. Northwest Energy, Bureau of Land Management, and University of Montana, $78,161 (with A. Noson)
Population trends, extinction risk, and conservation guidelines for ferruginous pygmy-owls in the Sonoran Desert, 2015-2017. Science Support Partnership Program - U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $24,981 (with P. Nagler and S. Richardson).
Elf owl home range, habitat use, and detectability study, 2014-2018. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Lower Colorado River Multi-species Conservation Program, $601,551 (with Great Basin Bird Observatory).
Extinction risk and conservation guidelines for endangered pygmy-owls in the Sonoran Desert, 2014-2015. Shared Earth Foundation, $6,902.
Plant species response to climate change in the Sonoran Desert, 2014-2015. U.S. National Park Service, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, $60,000 (with P. Rosen and E. Larios).
Analysis of ecological monitoring data from Sonoran Desert Parks, 2013-2015. U.S. National Park Service Intermountain Region, Mexican American Border Conservation Office, $65,000 (with P. Rosen).
Ecology of small desert owls in the Sonoran Desert, 2013. NHK – Japan Public Broadcasting Corperation and Chiyoda Raft, Tokyo, Japan, $13,771 (with S. Jacobs)
Population trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora, Mexico 2013. Defenders of Wildlife, $650.
Distribution, abundance, and habitat of Madrean breeding birds in the northern Sierra Madre Occidental and adjacent Sky Islands, 2012-2013. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southwest Region Migratory Bird Office and Sonoran Joint Venture, $31,640 (with R. L. Hutto).
Restoration of priority habitats for Neotropical migratory birds in the Madrean Sky Islands region, 2011-2013. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $189,810 (with R. L. Hutto and Sky Island Alliance).
Status and seasonal variation in bird distribution and abundance in thornscrub and riparian environments of east-central Sonora, 2011-2013. Northern Jaguar Project and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $18,820.
Besancon Graduate Scholarship, 2011-2012. University of Montana, Graduate College, $20,000
Bertha Morton Graduate Fellowship, 2011-2012. University of Montana, Graduate College, $5,000
Bird communities of the Northern Jaguar Reserve. 2011. Northern Jaguar Project and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $12,875.
Clancy Gordon Environmental Scholarship, 2010-2011. University of Montana, Graduate College, $2,300
Habitat quality and status of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico 2009-2012. Tucson Audubon Society and Defenders of Wildlife, $13,000.
Migratory and resident birds of the Northern Jaguar Reserve of Sonora Mexico. 2009-2010. Northern Jaguar Project and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $14,450.
Bertha Morton Graduate Scholarship, 2009-2010. University of Montana, Graduate College, $2,000
Status, distribution, and biogeography of birds in the Sky Islands of northern Sonora Mexico. 2009-2012. Sky Island Alliance and Veolia Environment Foundation, $15,500.
Population trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico 2009. Center for Biological Diversity and Global Owl Project, $2,000.
Status, distribution, and biogeography of birds in the Sky Islands of northern Sonora Mexico. 2008-2013. Rocky Mountain and Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units and Intermountain Region International Conservation Programs Office, National Park Service, $102,890 (with R.L. Hutto).
Population and demographic trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora, Mexico and implications for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. 2008-2009. Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, National Park Service, $20,000.
Migratory and resident birds of the Northern Jaguar Reserve of Sonora Mexico. 2008. Northern Jaguar Project and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $11,200.
Population trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico. 2008. Global Owl Project, Arizona Zoological Society, and Rincon Chapter of the Sierra Club, $5,250.
Implementation of Bird Monitoring for the Sonoran Desert Network of National Parks. 2008. National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program - Sonoran Desert Network, $34,566.
Population trends of rodents and lizards at Organ Pipe Cactus NM 1989-2006 and implications for future efforts. 2008. National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Program - Sonoran Desert Network and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, $11,600.
Analysis of monitoring data for rodents and lizards at Organ Pipe National Monument and implications for future efforts. 2007. Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, National Park Service, $14,800 (with B.F. Powell and R.J. Steidl).
Implications of transboundary development on movements and conservation of wildlife in the United States-Mexico borderlands. 2007. Defenders of Wildlife, $4,000.
Status and population size of breeding grassland birds on Rancho Los Fresnos in the Upper San Pedro River Valley. Biodiversidad y Desarrollo Armónica, $2,275.
Migratory and resident birds of the Northern Jaguar Reserve of Sonora Mexico. 2007. Northern Jaguar Project and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Bird Habitat Conservation, $4,385.
Workshop on monitoring and identification of birds in the San Pedro River Valley and Rancho Los Fresnos in Sonora Mexico. 2007. Biodiversidad y Desarrollo Armónica, $500.
Population and demographic trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico and implications for recovery in Arizona. Defenders of Wildlife. T&E, Inc., and Center for Biological Diversity, $8,500.2006 Distribution and abundance of birds of conservation interest and identification of important bird areas in Sonora Mexico. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Sonoran Joint Venture and T&E, Inc., $9,250.
Population and demographic trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico and implications for recovery in Arizona. 2006. Defenders of Wildlife, Tucson Audubon Society, Rincon Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Center for Biological Diversity, $10,000.
Population trends of ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Mexico and implications for management in Tumacácori National Historical Park and other Arizona National Park Units. 2005. Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, National Park Service, $7,250 (with R.J. Steidl).
Population and productivity trends of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico. 2005. T&E, Inc., $2,500 (with R.J. Steidl).
Trends and productivity of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora, Mexico: implications for Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. 2004. Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit and Intermountain Region International Conservation Programs Office, National Park Service, $10,000 (with R.J. Steidl).
Population trends of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora Mexico and implications for recovery in Arizona. 2004. T&E, Inc., $2,500 (with R.J. Steidl).
Association between roadways and cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in northern Sonora, Mexico. 2003. Arizona Department of Transportation, $279,271 (with R.J. Steidl).
Nesting habitat of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in the Sonoran Desert. 2001. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sonoran Joint Venture, $7,500 (with R.J. Steidl).
Nesting habitat and surveys for cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in the Sonoran Desert. 2001. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $8,000 (with R.J. Steidl).
Survey of breeding and migratory birds on Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. 2000. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $8,000 (with R.J. Steidl).
Distribution, relative abundance, and habitat of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in Sonora, Mexico. 2000. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, $141,302.
Grassland bird monitoring on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. 1999. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Buenos Aires NWR, $1,885.
Gray hawk surveys and nest monitoring and yellow-billed cuckoo surveys in the Altar Valley. 1999. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Buenos Aires NWR, $2,960.
Surveys, nest searching and monitoring, and habitat use of cactus ferruginous pygmy-owls in the Altar Valley. 1999. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region II and Buenos Aires NWR, $25,114.
Cactus ferruginous pygmy-owl surveys on the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge. 1998. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, San Bernardino NWR, $500.
Arivaca Creek and Arivaca Cienega avian monitoring program for the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. 1998. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Buenos Aires NWR, $3,945.
Grassland bird monitoring on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge. 1998. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Buenos Aires NWR, $2,870.
Distribution and abundance of grassland birds on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge: A monitoring program. 1997. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Buenos Aires NWR, $2,267.
Vegetation communities of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bird Sanctuary: A quantitative description. 1996. National Audubon Society, $976.
Marlin Perkins Scholarship. 1995. Mutual of Omaha Wildlife Heritage Center, $1,000.