San Luis Valley Sandhill Crane Food Study

This project will address if there are enough available food resources that the cranes use during migration and if it will change over time due to drought, changing water resources used for barley farming. The goal of the project is to develop a carrying capacity model based on food resources and water availability to determine if there are enough food resources for the current Rocky Mountain Population of Sandhill Carnes. This population of sandhill cranes is a utilized natural resource that is hunted in the Pacific Flyway.