Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program - Supporting government agencies through geospatial solutions

History

The Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program began as a significant effort to compile and integrate a very large body of spatial and temporal information covering approximately 80,000 square miles. It was the first of its kind to organize a detailed, environmentally oriented, digital geographic database set over an entire ecoregion. MDEP emerged as a multi-agency cooperative effort that transcended both administrative and geopolitical boundaries. MDEP was instrumental in providing dynamic, sustainable, land management decision-making at the ecosystem level. Its numerous geospatial databases and partnerships, developed throughout the implementation of the program, provided land managers in the region a platform from which to successfully sustain long-term mission accomplishment in the face of encroachment, funding uncertainties, and deteriorating natural resources.

Mission

The mission of the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program is to provide government agencies throughout the Mojave Desert with solutions and services to better accomplish their assigned tasks.

Partners

Our Partners in the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program

Department of Defense Affiliates

Ft. Irwin US Army
MCAGCC US Marines
Edwards AFB US Air Force
Nellis AFB US Air Force
China Lake NAS US Navy
MCLB Barstow

Department of the Interior Affiliates

US Geological Survey EROS Data Center
Bureau of Land Management
The National Park Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service

State Affiliates

California's Dept. of Fish and Game**
California State Parks**
California Historical Resources Info System**

Acknowledgements

MDEP Acknowledgements

The following is an acknowledgement of the personnel who supported the MDEP activities during the production phase. Their contributions helped to ensure success in the development and implementation of the MDEP.Every attempt has been made to identify all the principles in this effort, whether supporting the MDEP on a full time or part time basis.

Legacy Management Oversight Group

LtCol Richard Underwood - DoD, Ft. Irwin - DoD Program Manager
Clarence Everely - DoD, Ft Irwin - DoD Coordinator
Paul Kip Otis-Diehl - DoD, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - DoD Technical Representative
Len Gaydos - DoI, USGS, Ames Research Ctr. - DoI Representative
William "Buz" Kennedy - DoI, BLM - Assistance Representative
John Kadlec - USU - Contractor Representative
Joseph Chapman - USU - Contractor Representative
Steve Ahman - DoD, NTC, Ft. Irwin - DoD Program Manager
Lt. Col. Benjamin Butler - DoD, NTC, Ft. Irwin - DoD Program Manager
Anne Kinsinger - DoI, USGS, BRD - DoI Representative
Raymond C. Altop - DoI, BLM - Alternate
Dr. Alan Falconer - USU - Contractor Representative

Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program Staff

Forrest Shepherd - NTC, Ft. Irwin - GIS Analyst
Cyn LaFever - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Administrative Assistant
Joy Odom - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Administrative Assistant
Dan Erickson - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Technical Assistant
Gail Tauchus - AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Technical Assistant
Margaret Maher - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Workstation Operator
Dave Silverman - NAWS, China Lake - Workstation Operator

Utah State University, College of Natural Resources

Chuck Gay - Utah State University
Doug Ramsey - Utah State University - Principal Investigator
Linda Allen - Utah State University - Principal Investigator
Michele Johnston - Utah State University - Principal Investigator

U. S. Geological Survey

Michael Carr - Reston, VA
David Greenlee - Sioux Falls
Charlie Trautwein - Sioux Falls

PACIDERM
(Planning and Coordinating of Interagency Defense Environmental Resource Managers)

Art Gleason - MCLB Barstow - Environmental Office
Mark Hagan - AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Environmental Management Directorate
Sharon Jones - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs
John O'Gara - NAWS, China Lake - Land Use Planning
William Quillman - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Public Works & Natural Resources
Steve Ahmann - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Public Works & Natural Resources
Roy Madden - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs

DMG Science/Data Management Interagency Working Group
Core Team

Peter Stine - DoI, USGS, BRD - Co-Chair, Technical Representative
Kip Otis-Dieh - lDoD, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Member
Bill Fisher - DoD, USN, Southwest Division - Member
Kim Nicol - Calif. Dept. Fish & Game - Member
Dave VanCleve - Calif. Dept. Parks & Recreation - Member
Larry Foreman - DoI, BLM - Member
Henry McCutchen - DoI, NPS - Member
Ray Bransfield - DoI, USFWS - Member
Len Gaydos - DoI, USGS - Technical Representative
Steve Ahman - DoD, NTC, Ft. Irwin - Co-Chair
Anne Kinsinger - DoI, NBS - Co-Chair
Art Gleason - DoD, MCLB, Barstow - Member
Mark Hagan - DoD, AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Member
Sharon Jones - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Member
Doug Laye - DoI, USFWS - Member
Pat McClenahan - DoI, NPS, Joshua Tree NP - Member
John O'Gara - DoD, NAWS, China Lake - Member
Alan O'Neill - DoI, NPS - Member
Doug Scovill - DoI, NPS, Mojave Preserve - Member
Kent Turner - DoI, NPS, Lake Mead - Member
Kirk Waln - DoI, USFWS - Member

Other Technical Assistance Provided by

Jeff Aardahl, Roger Adams, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Harold Alderson, Mike Allen, Doug Barnum, Robin Kobaty, Jane Belnap, Kristin Berry, Rene Beymer, Gary Lindberg, Carline Bledsoe, Bill Boarman, Dale Boland, Jeff Lovich, Paul Bourget, Molly Brady, Tom Campbell, John Maddox, Jim Cobb, Charles Convis, Marie Cottrell, Sean McMorrow, Dale Allen Cox, LtCol. James Currie, Phil Damon, Terry Reed, Frank Davis, Wanda Deal, Roland Degouvenain, Jack Rinker, Mike Dettinger, Dan Doak, Roy Dokka, Jane Rogers, Tom Egan, Deborah Elliott-Fisk, Peter Fahenstach, Dennis Schramm, John Franz, Ron Ganzfried, Art Gleason, Jim Scrivner, Scott Gross, Mark Hagan, Jennifer Haley, Ruth Sparks, Bill Halvorson, Steve Hartman, Cheryl Hickam, Mary-Frances Taffe, Bob Hoekzema, Robin Hoffman, Judy Hohman, Kent Turner, Sharon Jones, Russel Kaldenberg, Kathryn Thomas, Susan Vissman, Roger Kelly, Anne Knox, Bob Twiss, Nick Waser, Robert Kraszewski, Doug Laye, Rich Walls, Joe Watts, Patricia Lock-Dawson, Dave Lockard, Denise Washick, Michael Soule, Jennifer Lucas, Robert Mac Auer, Bruce West, Jim Stone, Keith Mann, Pat McClenahan, Alan Stein, George Turnbull, Doug Mende, Dave Miller, Larry Morgan, Susan Ustin, David Moore, Tom Mulhern, Justin Nelson, Kirk Waln, Nancy Nicolai, Erik Oberg, John O'Gara, Eric Watkins, Sannie Osborne, Joan Oxendine, Leslie Peterson, Tom Zmudka, Frank Piccola, Mary Power, Willaim Presch, John Rotenberry, Mary Price, Barry Priggle, Rolla Queen, Mike Schulters, Jim Quinn, Bob Rechtman, Peter Robles, Martha Shelby, Gordon Reetz, Dave Rhode, Christine Sayler, Doug Scovill, Dave Roberts

Desert Managers Group
Department of Defense (DoD)

Bruce Miller - NREA, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - USMC, Director
Art Gleason - MCLB Barstow - USMC, Environmental Officer
Capt. Bill Ostag - NAWS, China Lake - USN, Director
Lt. Col. Ben Butler - NTC, Ft. Irwin - USA, Public Works & Natural Resources
Dick Hector - AFFTC, Edwards AFB - USAF, Manager Environmental Directorate
Lt. Col. Quigley - NREA, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - USMC, Director
Lt. Col. Tom Reeder - NREA, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - USMC, Director
Maj. Maroney - MCLB Barstow - USMC, Environmental Office

Department of Interior (DoI)

Henri Bisson - Calif. Desert District - BLM, District Manager
Tim Read - Barstow Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager
Terry Reed - El Centro Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager
Molly Brady - Needles Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager
Julia Dougan - Palm Springs Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager
Lee Delaney - BLM, Area Manage - rRidgecrest Resource Area
Dick Martin - NPS, Superintendent - Death Valley National Park
Ernie Quintana - NPS, Superintendent - Joshua Tree National Park
Alan O'Neill - NPS, Superintendent - Lake Mead National Resource Area
Mary Martin - NPS, Superintendent - Mojave National Preserve
Tom Casadevall - USGS - Regional Director, Western Region
Diane Noda - USFWS - Supervisor, Ventura Field Office

State of California

Patty Wolf - Southern California & Eastern Sierra - Dept. of Fish & Game
Dave VanCleve - Colorado Desert District - Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Kathleen Franklin - Mojave Desert Sector - Dept. of Parks & Recreation
Dick Doyle - Bishop, CA - CALTRANS

Liaison

Clarence Everly - DoD Coordinator
Dick Barbar - DoI Coordinator

Other Assistance

Peter Boice - DoD
Laurel Gorman - Waterways Expirement Station - DoD
Phil Huber - DUSD - ESOH - DoD
Tad Britt - Waterways Expirement Station - DoD
Col. Robert McGuire - Office of Deputy Undersecretary for Defense (Environmental) - DoD
Carol Foley - Ft. McPherson, GA - DoD, Army Forces Command
Chris New - Ft. McPherson, GA - DoD, Army Forces Command
Rebecca Wagner - Ft. McPherson, GA - DoD, Army Forces Command
Mark Mahoney - West Regional Environmental Coord - DoD, USA
Raul Marroquin - DoD, USA
Doug Ripley - DoD, USAF
Col. Eric Christensen - West Regional Environmental Coord. - DoD, USMC
Col. Lyn Creswell - DoD, USMC
Jim Omans - DoD, USMC
Pat Christman - West Regional Environmental Office - DoD, USMC
Tom Egland - DoD, USN
Susan Cochrane - Natural Heritage Division - DoI, Dept of Fish & Game
Cherilyn Widell - Calif. Dept. Parks & Recreation - Office of Historic Preservation
Dave Mouat - SERDP

Mojave Area Commanding Officers

Mg. General R. L. Engel - Air Force Flight Test Center - USAF
Bg. General D. W. Cash - National Training Center - USA
Bg. General C. L. Stanley - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - USMC
RADM R. Fisher - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division - USN
Col. D. C. McBride - Marine Corps Logistic Base - USMC
Mg General L. M. Palm - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - USMC
Mg. General R. G. Richard - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - USMC
Bg. General W. S. Wallace - National Training Center - USA
RADM D. B. McKinney - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division - USN
RADM J. V. Chenevey - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division - USN

Glossary

AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base
BLM - Bureau of Land Management
BR - DBiological Research Division, USGS
CALTRANS - Calif. Dept. of Transportation
MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, CA
MCLB, Barstow - Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, CA
NAWS, China Lake - Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA
NBS - National Biological Survey, USGS
NTC, Ft. Irwin - National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA
TEC - Topographic Engineering Center
USGS - United States Geological Survey
USU - Utah State University, Logan, UT

		Supporting government agencies through geospatial solutions

		History The Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program began as a significant effort to compile and integrate a very large body of spatial and temporal information covering approximately 80,000 square miles. It was the first of its kind to organize a detailed, environmentally oriented, digital geographic database set over an entire ecoregion. MDEP emerged as a multi-agency cooperative effort that transcended both administrative and geopolitical boundaries. MDEP was instrumental in providing dynamic, sustainable, land management decision-making at the ecosystem level. Its numerous geospatial databases and partnerships, developed throughout the implementation of the program, provided land managers in the region a platform from which to successfully sustain long-term mission accomplishment in the face of encroachment, funding uncertainties, and deteriorating natural resources. Mission The mission of the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program is to provide government agencies throughout the Mojave Desert with solutions and services to better accomplish their assigned tasks. Partners Our Partners in the Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program Department of Defense Affiliates Ft. Irwin US Army MCAGCC US Marines Edwards AFB US Air Force Nellis AFB US Air Force China Lake NAS US Navy MCLB Barstow Department of the Interior Affiliates US Geological Survey EROS Data Center Bureau of Land Management The National Park Service US Fish and Wildlife Service State Affiliates California's Dept. of Fish and Game California State Parks California Historical Resources Info System** Acknowledgements MDEP Acknowledgements The following is an acknowledgement of the personnel who supported the MDEP activities during the production phase. Their contributions helped to ensure success in the development and implementation of the MDEP.Every attempt has been made to identify all the principles in this effort, whether supporting the MDEP on a full time or part time basis. Legacy Management Oversight Group LtCol Richard Underwood - DoD, Ft. Irwin - DoD Program Manager Clarence Everely - DoD, Ft Irwin - DoD Coordinator Paul Kip Otis-Diehl - DoD, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - DoD Technical Representative Len Gaydos - DoI, USGS, Ames Research Ctr. - DoI Representative William "Buz" Kennedy - DoI, BLM - Assistance Representative John Kadlec - USU - Contractor Representative Joseph Chapman - USU - Contractor Representative Steve Ahman - DoD, NTC, Ft. Irwin - DoD Program Manager Lt. Col. Benjamin Butler - DoD, NTC, Ft. Irwin - DoD Program Manager Anne Kinsinger - DoI, USGS, BRD - DoI Representative Raymond C. Altop - DoI, BLM - Alternate Dr. Alan Falconer - USU - Contractor Representative Mojave Desert Ecosystem Program Staff Forrest Shepherd - NTC, Ft. Irwin - GIS Analyst Cyn LaFever - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Administrative Assistant Joy Odom - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Administrative Assistant Dan Erickson - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Technical Assistant Gail Tauchus - AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Technical Assistant Margaret Maher - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Workstation Operator Dave Silverman - NAWS, China Lake - Workstation Operator Utah State University, College of Natural Resources Chuck Gay - Utah State University Doug Ramsey - Utah State University - Principal Investigator Linda Allen - Utah State University - Principal Investigator Michele Johnston - Utah State University - Principal Investigator U. S. Geological Survey Michael Carr - Reston, VA David Greenlee - Sioux Falls Charlie Trautwein - Sioux Falls PACIDERM (Planning and Coordinating of Interagency Defense Environmental Resource Managers) Art Gleason - MCLB Barstow - Environmental Office Mark Hagan - AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Environmental Management Directorate Sharon Jones - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs John O'Gara - NAWS, China Lake - Land Use Planning William Quillman - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Public Works & Natural Resources Steve Ahmann - NTC, Ft. Irwin - Public Works & Natural Resources Roy Madden - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Natural Resources & Environmental Affairs DMG Science/Data Management Interagency Working Group Core Team Peter Stine - DoI, USGS, BRD - Co-Chair, Technical Representative Kip Otis-Dieh - lDoD, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Member Bill Fisher - DoD, USN, Southwest Division - Member Kim Nicol - Calif. Dept. Fish & Game - Member Dave VanCleve - Calif. Dept. Parks & Recreation - Member Larry Foreman - DoI, BLM - Member Henry McCutchen - DoI, NPS - Member Ray Bransfield - DoI, USFWS - Member Len Gaydos - DoI, USGS - Technical Representative Steve Ahman - DoD, NTC, Ft. Irwin - Co-Chair Anne Kinsinger - DoI, NBS - Co-Chair Art Gleason - DoD, MCLB, Barstow - Member Mark Hagan - DoD, AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Member Sharon Jones - MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Member Doug Laye - DoI, USFWS - Member Pat McClenahan - DoI, NPS, Joshua Tree NP - Member John O'Gara - DoD, NAWS, China Lake - Member Alan O'Neill - DoI, NPS - Member Doug Scovill - DoI, NPS, Mojave Preserve - Member Kent Turner - DoI, NPS, Lake Mead - Member Kirk Waln - DoI, USFWS - Member Other Technical Assistance Provided by Jeff Aardahl, Roger Adams, Todd Keeler-Wolf, Harold Alderson, Mike Allen, Doug Barnum, Robin Kobaty, Jane Belnap, Kristin Berry, Rene Beymer, Gary Lindberg, Carline Bledsoe, Bill Boarman, Dale Boland, Jeff Lovich, Paul Bourget, Molly Brady, Tom Campbell, John Maddox, Jim Cobb, Charles Convis, Marie Cottrell, Sean McMorrow, Dale Allen Cox, LtCol. James Currie, Phil Damon, Terry Reed, Frank Davis, Wanda Deal, Roland Degouvenain, Jack Rinker, Mike Dettinger, Dan Doak, Roy Dokka, Jane Rogers, Tom Egan, Deborah Elliott-Fisk, Peter Fahenstach, Dennis Schramm, John Franz, Ron Ganzfried, Art Gleason, Jim Scrivner, Scott Gross, Mark Hagan, Jennifer Haley, Ruth Sparks, Bill Halvorson, Steve Hartman, Cheryl Hickam, Mary-Frances Taffe, Bob Hoekzema, Robin Hoffman, Judy Hohman, Kent Turner, Sharon Jones, Russel Kaldenberg, Kathryn Thomas, Susan Vissman, Roger Kelly, Anne Knox, Bob Twiss, Nick Waser, Robert Kraszewski, Doug Laye, Rich Walls, Joe Watts, Patricia Lock-Dawson, Dave Lockard, Denise Washick, Michael Soule, Jennifer Lucas, Robert Mac Auer, Bruce West, Jim Stone, Keith Mann, Pat McClenahan, Alan Stein, George Turnbull, Doug Mende, Dave Miller, Larry Morgan, Susan Ustin, David Moore, Tom Mulhern, Justin Nelson, Kirk Waln, Nancy Nicolai, Erik Oberg, John O'Gara, Eric Watkins, Sannie Osborne, Joan Oxendine, Leslie Peterson, Tom Zmudka, Frank Piccola, Mary Power, Willaim Presch, John Rotenberry, Mary Price, Barry Priggle, Rolla Queen, Mike Schulters, Jim Quinn, Bob Rechtman, Peter Robles, Martha Shelby, Gordon Reetz, Dave Rhode, Christine Sayler, Doug Scovill, Dave Roberts Desert Managers Group Department of Defense (DoD) Bruce Miller - NREA, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - USMC, Director Art Gleason - MCLB Barstow - USMC, Environmental Officer Capt. Bill Ostag - NAWS, China Lake - USN, Director Lt. Col. Ben Butler - NTC, Ft. Irwin - USA, Public Works & Natural Resources Dick Hector - AFFTC, Edwards AFB - USAF, Manager Environmental Directorate Lt. Col. Quigley - NREA, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - USMC, Director Lt. Col. Tom Reeder - NREA, MCAGCC, 29 Palms - USMC, Director Maj. Maroney - MCLB Barstow - USMC, Environmental Office Department of Interior (DoI) Henri Bisson - Calif. Desert District - BLM, District Manager Tim Read - Barstow Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager Terry Reed - El Centro Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager Molly Brady - Needles Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager Julia Dougan - Palm Springs Resource Area - BLM, Area Manager Lee Delaney - BLM, Area Manage - rRidgecrest Resource Area Dick Martin - NPS, Superintendent - Death Valley National Park Ernie Quintana - NPS, Superintendent - Joshua Tree National Park Alan O'Neill - NPS, Superintendent - Lake Mead National Resource Area Mary Martin - NPS, Superintendent - Mojave National Preserve Tom Casadevall - USGS - Regional Director, Western Region Diane Noda - USFWS - Supervisor, Ventura Field Office State of California Patty Wolf - Southern California & Eastern Sierra - Dept. of Fish & Game Dave VanCleve - Colorado Desert District - Dept. of Parks & Recreation Kathleen Franklin - Mojave Desert Sector - Dept. of Parks & Recreation Dick Doyle - Bishop, CA - CALTRANS Liaison Clarence Everly - DoD Coordinator Dick Barbar - DoI Coordinator Other Assistance Peter Boice - DoD Laurel Gorman - Waterways Expirement Station - DoD Phil Huber - DUSD - ESOH - DoD Tad Britt - Waterways Expirement Station - DoD Col. Robert McGuire - Office of Deputy Undersecretary for Defense (Environmental) - DoD Carol Foley - Ft. McPherson, GA - DoD, Army Forces Command Chris New - Ft. McPherson, GA - DoD, Army Forces Command Rebecca Wagner - Ft. McPherson, GA - DoD, Army Forces Command Mark Mahoney - West Regional Environmental Coord - DoD, USA Raul Marroquin - DoD, USA Doug Ripley - DoD, USAF Col. Eric Christensen - West Regional Environmental Coord. - DoD, USMC Col. Lyn Creswell - DoD, USMC Jim Omans - DoD, USMC Pat Christman - West Regional Environmental Office - DoD, USMC Tom Egland - DoD, USN Susan Cochrane - Natural Heritage Division - DoI, Dept of Fish & Game Cherilyn Widell - Calif. Dept. Parks & Recreation - Office of Historic Preservation Dave Mouat - SERDP Mojave Area Commanding Officers Mg. General R. L. Engel - Air Force Flight Test Center - USAF Bg. General D. W. Cash - National Training Center - USA Bg. General C. L. Stanley - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - USMC RADM R. Fisher - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division - USN Col. D. C. McBride - Marine Corps Logistic Base - USMC Mg General L. M. Palm - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - USMC Mg. General R. G. Richard - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center - USMC Bg. General W. S. Wallace - National Training Center - USA RADM D. B. McKinney - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division - USN RADM J. V. Chenevey - Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division - USN Glossary AFFTC, Edwards AFB - Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards Air Force Base BLM - Bureau of Land Management BR - DBiological Research Division, USGS CALTRANS - Calif. Dept. of Transportation MCAGCC, 29 Palms - Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, 29 Palms, CA MCLB, Barstow - Marine Corps Logistics Base, Barstow, CA NAWS, China Lake - Naval Air Weapons Station, China Lake, CA NBS - National Biological Survey, USGS NTC, Ft. Irwin - National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, CA TEC - Topographic Engineering Center USGS - United States Geological Survey USU - Utah State University, Logan, UT

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