Abstract

The Great Basin is one of the most imperiled regions in the United States. Sustaining its ecosystems, resources, and human populations requires strong collaborative partnerships among the region’s research and management organizations. This GTR is the product of a workshop on “Collaborative Watershed Research and Management in the Great Basin” held in Reno, Nevada, November 28 through 30, 2006.

It provides an overview and individual issues papers describing critical research and management issues facing the Great Basin. It also includes summaries of workshop sessions on (1) developing collaborative management and research programs and (2) devising mechanisms for organization and communication. 

It is hoped that the information contained in this technical report will serve as a first step in the process of developing more effective and larger scale collaborations in the Great Basin.