TESTING SOLAR ENERGY SITING GUIDELINES FOR MAMMALS IN HIGH DESERT ECOSYSTEMS THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW USSE DEVELOPMENT INTERACTS WITH WILDLIFE AND TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP METHODS AND RESOURCES THAT HELP PRACTITIONERS IDENTIFY AND REDUCE CONFLICT. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PRONGHORN, WHICH ARE A HIGHLY VISIBLE AND CHARISMATIC UNGULATE SPECIES AND WHOSE GENERAL HABITAT NEEDS LARGELY OVERLAP WITH LOCATIONS MOST SUITED FOR USSE DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER GRASSLAND AND DESERT WILDLIFE SPECIES, SUCH AS PRAIRIE DOGS, BADGERS, BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS, SWIFT AND KIT FOXES, AND BURROWING OWLS. THE FIVE PRIMARY PROJECT OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE: