Executive Committee
Meeting Summaries
- 2017 Executive Committee Winter Mtg Summary – 12/12/2017
- 2017 Executive Committee Summer Mtg Summary – 6/20/2017
- 2016 Executive Committee Winter Mtg. Summary – 12/13/2016
- 2016 Executive Committee Summer Mtg. Summary -6/21/2016
- 2015 Executive Committee Winter Mtg. Summary – 12/9/2015
- 2015 Executive Committee Summer Mtg Summary – 6/17/2015
- 2014 Executive Committee Winter Mtg. Summary – 12/10/2014
- 2014 Executive Committee Summer Mtg. Summary – 6/26/2014
IGBC Foundational Documents
- IGBC Charter (2017)
- IGBC Memo of Understanding (revised 12/2013)
- IGBC Guidelines (prepared 1986)
- IGBC Five-Year (2018-2022) Plan
- IGBC Briefing Paper for USFS employees
IGBC Position Statements
- IGBC Grizzly Bear Hunting Position Statement
- 2017 IGBC Bear Spray Guidelines
- IGBC Task Force Report: Grizzly Bear/Motorized Access Mgmt
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Documents
Historical Documents
Bitterroot Ecosystem Subcommittee
Meeting Summaries
- Bitterroot Mtg. Summary 11/17/17
- Bitterroot Mtg Summary 12/1/2016
- Bitterroot Mtg Summary 5/5/2015
- Bitterroot Mtg. Summary 10/16/2014
- Bitterroot Mtg. Summary 5/29/2014
Accomplishments and Program of Work
North Cascades Ecosystem Subcommittee
Meeting Summaries
- North Cascades Mtg Summary 5/2/2017
- North Cascades Mtg Summary 11/22/2016
- North Cascades Mtg Summary 5/17/2016
- North Cascades Mtg. Summary 11/17/2015
- North Cascades Mtg. Summary 4/28/2015
- North Cascades Mtg Summary 11/5/2014
- North Cascades Mtg. Summary 4/29/2014
Annual Accomplishment Reports
NEPA Process and Documents
- 2017 — Draft Grizzly Bear Restoration Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS) and supporting documents
- 2014 – NPS/FWS begin Environmental Impact Statement on grizzly bear restoration in the North Cascades ecosystem.
- 2004 –Grizzly bear recovery plan completed for the British Columbia portion of North Cascades ecosystem.
- 1997 – North Cascades chapter added to National Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan.
Northern Continental Divide Subcommittee
Meeting summaries
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg. Summary 12/2/2015
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg. Summary 5/6/2015
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg Summary 4/23/2014
- Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Mtg. Summary 12/2/2014
NEPA process and documents
- 2013 Draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear
- Federal Register Notice for the Draft Conservation Strategy for the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem Grizzly Bear (5/3/2013)
- Final programmatic environmental impact statement 2006-2016
Management and research reports
- 2014 Northern Continental Divide Accomplishments
- 2005 Interagency Monitoring Plan for the NCDE
- USGS Noninvasive Monitoring Methods
Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Subcommittee
Meeting summaries
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 10/30/17
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 5/17/17
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 11/28/16
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 5/24/16
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 11/4/15
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg Summary 5/13/15
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 12/3/14
- Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystems Mtg. Summary 5/13/14
Annual Accomplishment Reports
- 2017 Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Subcommittee Priority Actions
- 2016 SCY Subcommittee Accomplishment Report
- 2016 Selkirk/Cabinet-Yaak Subcommittee Priority Actions
- 2015 SCY Subcommittee Accomplishment Report
- 2014 SCY Subcommittee Accomplishment Report
NEPA process and documents
- Forest Plan Amendments for Motorized Access Management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones – Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
- Forest Plan Appendix JJ. Motorized Access Management Direction Idaho Panhandle National Forests
- Forest Plan Appendix Y. Motorized Access Management Direction Lolo National Forest
- Addendum to Forest Plan Appendix 8. Motorized Access Management Direction Kootenai National Forest Forest
- Record of Decision Forest Plan Amendments for Motorized Access Management within the Selkirk and Cabinet-Yaak Grizzly Bear Recovery Zones
Research and management reports
- 2017 SPRING Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Update (Kasworm)
- 2016 FALL Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Update (Kasworm)
- 2015 SPRING Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Update (Kasworm)
- 2015 SPRING Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Update (Kasworm)
- 2014 FALL Cabinet-Yaak and Selkirk Mountains Grizzly Bear Ecosystems Update (Kasworm)
- 2014 SPRING Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem Update (Kasworm)
- Johnson, Wayne J. and Russ Gautreaux. 2008. Vegetation Management Prescriptions for Grizzly Bear Habitat Enhancement or Restoration in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem
- Canepa, S. et al. 2008. Public Opinion and Knowledge Survey of Grizzly Bears in the Cabinet Yaak Ecosystem
- Canepa, S. et al. 2008.Public Opinion and Knowledge Survey of Grizzly Bears in the Cabinet-Yaak Ecosystem: Executive Summary
- Walkinen, W. and W. Kasworm. 1997. Grizzly Bear and Road Density Relationships in the Selkirk and Cabinet – Yaak Recovery Zones
Professional Journal Articles
- Proctor et al. 2012. Population Fragmentation and Inter-Ecosystem Movements of Grizzly Bears in Western Canada and the Northern United States, Wildlife Monographs 180:1–46; 2012
- Kasworm et al. 2006. Success of Grizzly Bear Population Augmentation in Northwest Montana. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(4). 1261-1266.
- Wakkinen W. and W. Kasworm. 2004. Demographics and population trends of grizzly bears in the Cabinet–Yaak and Selkirk Ecosystems of British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Ursus 15(1) Workshop Supplement: 65–75.
- Proctor, M. et al. 2004. A comparative analysis of management options for grizzly bear conservation in the U.S.-Canada trans-border area. Ursus 15(2): 145-160
- McClellan et al. 1999. Rates and Causes of Grizzly Bear Mortality in the Interior Mountains of British Columbia, Alberta, Montana, Washington, and Idaho. Journal of Wildlife Management, Vol. 63, No. 3), pp. 911-920.
- Kasworm, W. et al. 1998. Grizzly Bear Recovery Efforts in the Cabinet/Yaak Ecosystem Wayne F. Ursus, Vol. 10, pp. 147-153.
- Servheen, C. et al. 1995. Transplanting grizzly bears as a management tool- results from the cabinet mountains, Montana, USA. Biological Conservation 71 pp. 261 268.
- Kasworm. W. and T. Manley. 1990. Road and trail influences on grizzly bears and black bears in Northwest Montana Ursus, Vol. 8, pp. 79-84.
- Servheen, C. et al. 1987. Approaches to augmenting grizzly bear populations in the Cabinet Mountains of Montana. Ursus, Vol. 7, pp. 363-367.
Yellowstone Ecosystem Subcommittee
- YES Subcommittee Mtg. Summary 11/4/2015
- YES Subcommittee Mtg. Summary 5/1/2015
- YES Subcommittee Mtg. Summary 10/29/2014
- YES Subcommittee Mtg. Summary 3/27/2014
- YES Subcommittee Mtg Summary 12/6/2013 Conf. Call
Reports & Recommendations from inquiries into human fatalities caused by grizzly bears
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has conducted interagency reviews of human fatalities caused by grizzly bears. The following reports and recommendations are listed in chronological order.
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
- Board of Inquiry Report: The death of Brigitta Fredenhagen in the White Lake area of Yellowstone National Park on July 30, 1984
- Board of Inquiry Report: The death of William Tesinsky near Canyon in Yellowstone National Park on October 7, 1986
- Recommendations of the investigation team based on the investigation of the fatality of Erwin Evert from a bear attack on Kitty Creek in Shoshone National Forest on June 17, 2010
- Investigation Team Report: Attacks by a grizzly bear in Soda Butte Campground on the Gallatin National Forest on July 28, 2010
- Board of Review Report: John L. Wallace from a bear attack on the Mary Mountain Trail in Yellowstone National Park on August 25, 2011
- Board of Review Report: Fatality of Mr. Adam Thomas Stewart from a bear attack in Cub Creek on the Bridger-Teton National Forest on September 4, 2014
- Recommendations of the Board of Review on the investigation of the fatality of Mr. Adam Thomas Stewart from a bear attack in Cub Creek on the Bridger-Teton National Forest on September 4, 2014
- Board of Review Report: Fatality of Mr. Lance Crosby from a bear attack on Elephant Back Mountain, Yellowstone National Park on August 6, 2015
- Recommendations of the Board of Review, based on the investigation of the fatality of Mr. Lance Crosby from a bear attack on Elephant Back Mountain, Yellowstone National Park on August 6, 2015