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I founded Bird's Eye View in 2000 to apply my expertise with GIS technology towards solving the world's mounting ecological, economic and social problems. With my work, I aim to create a healthier planet for all living things.
Staff
 Kurt Menke, MA, GISP
(Owner, GIS Specialist, Web Designer)
Kurt Menke is a GIS Specialist by trade who is a deeply committed conservationist at heart. He was one of the main contributors to the New Mexico Highlands Wildlands Network Vision and has worked extensively with other conservation groups such as, the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance, Bordercats Working Group, Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, Wild Farm Alliance, Forest Guardians, Animal Protection of New Mexico, and the Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project.
Mr. Menke is one of the co-founders of the Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition and currently serves as Co-Chair. He also is currently serving as Elections Coordinator of the New Mexico Geographic Information Council (NMGIC), serves on the Board of Directors for the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, teaches GIS and Cartography at UNM’s Division of Continuing Education, and UNM's School of Architecture, and is a member of the Society for Conservation GIS.
On the technical side Kurt is well versed in the full line of ESRI products as well as many open source GIS tools such as Minnesota Map Server, GDAL, PostGIS, QGIS, and GRASS. He has been a full time GIS professional for 13 years. Kurt is a self taught programmer versed in Python, PHP, Javascript, HTML, Avenue, and AML. He has also dabbled in MS Visual Basic and Perl and has strong skills in Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Dreamweaver. Kurt became certified by the GIS Certification Institute (GISP) in December 2005.
Published Maps
2007
Taos Valley Acequias. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: p. xviii. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
Río Pueblo acequias. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: p. 37. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
Río Lucero acequias. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: p. 51. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
Taos Valley rivers, mountains, and acequias. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: Color Plate 1. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
Taos basin watersheds and parishes. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: Color Plate 2. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
St. Francis Parish and Río Grande del Rancho watershed. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: Color Plate 3. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe parish. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: Color Plate 4. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
Holy Trinity Parish. In: Rodriguez, Sylvia.Acequia: Water-sharing, Sanctity, And Place. Map. School of American Research Press: Color Plate 5. Menke, Kurt. 2007.
2004
Continental Megalinkages. In: Foreman, Dave. Rewilding North America: A Vision for Conservation in the 21st Century. Map. Island Press: p. 138. Menke, Kurt. 2004.
The Sky Islands Wildlands Network Design. In: Foreman, Dave. Rewilding North America: A Vision for Conservation in the 21st Century. Map. Island Press: p. 166. Menke, Kurt. 2004.
The New Mexico Highlands Wildlands Network Design. In: Foreman, Dave. Rewilding North America: A Vision for Conservation in the 21st Century. Map. Island Press: p. 180. Menke, Kurt. 2004.
2003
North America’s Wild Places. Wild Earth Winter 2003—2004, Volume 13, Number 4, p. 41. Menke, Kurt.
Room to Roam: Saving Wildlife Linkages Along the Spine of the Continent. The Wildlands Project. Menke, Kurt, 2003
Courses and Workshop Taught
2010
Introduction to GIS UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. July 12 – 19, 2010
GIS 1001 - Introduction to Open Source GIS and Web Mapping Central NM Community College (CNM), Albuquerque, NM. May 25 – Aug 12, 2010
GIS 1001 - Introduction to GIS Central NM Community College (CNM), Albuquerque, NM. May 25 – Aug 11, 2010
Introduction to Digitial Cartography. Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute, Albuquerque, NM. May 24 – 28, 2010
Advanced GIS. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. May 11 – 20, 2010
GIS 1001 - Introduction to GIS Central NM Community College (CNM), Albuquerque, NM. Jan 11 – April 28, 2010
Introduction to GIS UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. Feb 22 – March 1, 2010
2009
GIS 1001 - Introduction to GIS Central NM Community College (CNM), Albuquerque, NM. Sept 1 – December 9, 2009
GIS 1001 - Introduction to GIS Central NM Community College (CNM), Albuquerque, NM. May 18 – August 5, 2009
Introduction to GIS UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. July 7 – 21, 2009
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. June 15 – 24, 2009
Advanced GIS. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. May 4 – 11, 2009
Introduction to GIS UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. Feb 17 – March 3, 2009
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. January 2 – 11, 2009
2008
Advanced GIS. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. December 2 – 11, 2008
Introduction to GIS UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. October 6 – 20, 2008
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. September 16 – 30, 2008
Advanced GIS. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. May 5 – 14, 2008
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. March 10 – 19, 2008
2007
Advanced GIS. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. May 7 – 16, 2007
How to Use Your GPS Device. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. April 14, 2007
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. February 5 – 19, 2007
2006
Introductions to ArcGIS and GeoCoding. UNM Continuing Education, School of Architecture and Planning, Albuquerque, NM. June 6 – 20, 2006
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. June 5 – 19, 2006
Introduction to GPS. Honolulu, HA. February 24, 2006
Introduction to ArcGIS. Honolulu, HA. February 23, 2006
Introduction to the Native Hawaiian Health Equity Review Atlas. Honolulu, HA. February 21, 2006
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. January 17 – 30, 2006
2005
Introduction to GPS. Honolulu, HA. December 8, 2005
Introduction to GIS and the Health Equity Review Atlas. Honolulu, HA. December 7, 2005
Basic Cartography. UNM Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. September 6 – 20, 2005.
Publications
2009
“Identifying potential conservation areas for felids in the USA and Mexico: integrating reliable knowledge across an international border” M.M. Grigione, K. Menke, C. López-González, R. List, A. Banda, J .Carrera, R. Carrera, A.J. Giordano, J. Morrison, M. Sternberg, R . Thomas and B. Van Pelt Oryx , Volume 43, Issue 01, January 2009, pp 78-86
2008
“Locating Potential Cougar (Puma concolor) Corridors in New Mexico Using a Least-Cost Path Corridor GIS Analysis” K. A Menke NMDGF Share With Wildlife
2006
“Evaluation of the Relative Suitability of Potential Jaguar Habitat in New Mexico” K.A. Menke and Charles L. Hayes Unpublished
2003
“Southern Rockies Wildlands Network Vision.” Brian Miller et al. The Wildlands Project. August, 2003.
“New Mexico Highlands Wildlands Network Vision.” Dave Foreman et al. The Wildlands Project. May 2003.
“New Mexico Wilderness Alliance BLM Wilderness Inventory.” New Mexico Wilderness Alliance. February 2003.
“New Mexico Wilderness Alliance.” Kurt A. Menke. Conservation Geography: Case Studies in GIS, Computer Mapping, and Activism. Charles L. Convis Jr., Editor. ESRI Press. July, 2001.
Presentations
2010
Wildlands Network: Continental Scale Conservation in Eastern and Western North America Kurt A. Menke, NatureServe Conservation Conference 2010: Biodiversity Without Boundaries, Austin, Texas, April 26 - 28, 2010.
2009
Locating Cougar Corridors in New Mexico Using a Least-Cost Corridor GIS Analysis - (Poster Presentation) Kurt A. Menke, Carnivores 2009: Carnivore Conservation in a Changing World, Denver, Colorado, November 16-18, 2009.
Protecting the Spine of the Continent Wildway Kurt A. Menke, Carnivores 2009: Carnivore Conservation in a Changing World, Denver, Colorado, November 17, 2009.
Identifying Potential Conservation Areas For Felids In the USA and Mexico Melissa Grigione and Kurt A. Menke, Carnivores 2009: Carnivore Conservation in a Changing World, Denver, Colorado, November 16, 2009.
The Health Equity Atlas Kurt A. Menke, NMGIC Fall Meeting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 13, 2009.
Thinking of Wildlife Linkages at Different Scales Kurt A. Menke, In the Footsteps of Leopold: A Centennial Celebration of the Contributions of Aldo Leopold, Nutrioso, Arizona, September 6, 2009.
Datasets and Projects by Conservation Organizations and the Private Sector Kurt A. Menke, Wildlife Corridors Information Sharing and Needs Workshop, UNM Division of Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM, August 20, 2009.
The Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Project Kurt A. Menke, Wildlife Corridors Information Sharing and Needs Workshop, UNM Division of Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM, August 20, 2009.
2008
Locating Potential Cougar (Puma concolor) Corridors in New Mexico Using a Least-Cost Path Corridor GIS Analysis Kurt A. Menke, OFWIM 2008 Annual Meeting and Conference, Albuquerque, NM, October 28, 2008.
Road Ecology Kurt A. Menke, Invited Speaker - Rhetoric and the Environment, University of New Mexico, October 23, 2008.
Road Ecology Kurt A. Menke, Invited Speaker - Biogeography, University of New Mexico, September 25, 2008.
Retrofitting in Tijeras Canyon Kurt A. Menke, Washington Wildlife Crossings Field Course, Roslyn, Washington, June 3, 2008.
2007
Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition: Hope for an Endangered Wildlife Linkage. Kurt A. Menke & Marcel Browne, NMGIC Spring Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, May 11, 2007.
Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition: Hope for an Endangered Wildlife Linkage. Kurt A. Menke, UNM Geography Spring Speaker Series, Albuquerque, NM, May 4, 2007.
Modeling Potential Gray Wolf Habitat in the Grand Canyon Ecoregion. Kurt A. Menke, Defenders of Wildlife 19th Annual North American Wolf Conference, Flagstaff, AZ, April 25, 2007.
Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition: Hope for an Endangered Wildlife Linkage. Kurt A. Menke & Mark Watson, Las Vegas NWR, NM, March 11, 2007.
2006
Valle Vidal: An Endangered American Treasure. Kurt A. Menke, NMGIC Fall Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, November 17, 2006.
Modeling Potential Gray Wolf Habitat in the Grand Canyon Ecoregion. Kurt A. Menke, Carnivores 2006, St. Petersburg, Fl, November 15, 2006.
Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition: Hope for an Endangered Wildlife Linkage. Kurt A. Menke, Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition First Annual Meeting, Tijeras Ranger District, Tijeras, NM, September 6, 2006.
Tijeras Canyon Safe Passage Coalition: Hope for an Endangered Wildlife Linkage. Kurt A. Menke, Friends of the Sandias, Tijeras Ranger District, Tijeras, NM, September 5, 2006.
NMGIC Kurt A. Menke, New Mexico GIS Summit, Albuquerque, NM June 16, 2006.
2005
PostGIS. Kurt A Menke, September 29, 2005, NMGIC Fall Workshop: A Survey of Free and Inexpensive GIS Software, Albuquerque, NM
GDAL, OGR and FWTools. Kurt A Menke, September 29, 2005, NMGIC Fall Workshop: A Survey of Free and Inexpensive GIS Software, Albuquerque, NM
QGIS. Kurt A Menke, September 29, 2005, NMGIC Fall Workshop: A Survey of Free and Inexpensive GIS Software, Albuquerque, NM
GIS Infobyte Kurt A. Menke, University of New Mexico Division of Continuing Education, Albuquerque, NM. April 25, 2005.
Identifying priority habitats in the U.S.-Mexico border region for North America’s neotropical cats, the jaguar, jaguarundi and ocelot: An international effort. Kurt A. Menke and Dr. Melissa Grigione, March 25, 2005, USFWS Brown Bag Lunch Series, Albuquerque, NM
Identifying priority habitats in the U.S.-Mexico border region for North America’s neotropical cats, the jaguar, jaguarundi and ocelot: An international effort. Kurt A. Menke and Dr. Melissa Grigione, Borderlands Ecological Symposium, Tucson, Arizona. March 9, 2005. Invited Speaker.
2004
Identifying priority habitats in the U.S. and Mexico for North America’s Neotropical Cats: An International Effort. Dr. Melissa Grigione and Kurt A. Menke. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Ocelot Recovery Team, Haligen, Texas. December 2004. Invited Speaker.
Identifying priority habitats in the U.S.-Mexico border region for North America’s neotropical cats, the jaguar, jaguarundi and ocelot: An international effort. Kurt A. Menke and Dr. Melissa Grigione, October 8, 2004, Fall Meeting of the New Mexico Geographic Information Council – Conservation GIS, Albuquerque, NM.
Identifying priority habitats in the U.S.-Mexico border region for North America’s neotropical cats, the jaguar, jaguarundi and ocelot: An international effort. Kurt A. Menke and Dr. Melissa Grigione, August 10, 2004, 2004 ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA.
Conservation GIS in New Mexico. Geography Lecture Series. Hibben Auditorium , University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 11, 2004
Conservation GIS in New Mexico. Geography Lecture Series. University of New Mexico Science and Technology Research Park Auditorium. Albuquerque, New Mexico. February 10, 2004
2003
Evaluation of the Suitability of Potential Jaguar Habitat in New Mexico. 36th Joint Annual Meeting of the New Mexico and Arizona Chapters of the Wildlife Society and Arizona/New Mexico Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Gallup, NM. February 8, 2003.
2002
A SITES Analysis of the Southern Rockies. Southern Rockies Cooperators Meeting. Denver Zoo. December 16, 2002
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