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THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL BE AWARDED $2,696,000 TO REPLACE AGING AND FAILING CULVERTS, AND TO FINALIZE DESIGN PLANS AND PERMITS FOR A MARSH RESTORATION AND LIVING SHORELINE PROJECT IN HAMMONASSET BEACH STATE PARK. THE GROUP WILL ALSO ENGAGE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, EMPLOY YOUTH FROM UNDERSERVED AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, AND PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HAMMONASSET USERS TO LEARN ABOUT THE VALUE OF THEIR COASTAL HABITATS.

TO PROVIDE PRODUCERS WITH ENHANCED FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE SWIFT UPTAKE AND DEPLOYMENT OF NRCS-PRIORITIZED GRASSLAND PRACTICES ACROSS 2,000 ACRES FOCUSED IN MN, IA AND WI.

THIS PROJECT WILL RESTORE NATIVE CHESAPEAKE BAY TIDAL WETLAND COMMUNITIES INCLUDING NATIVE FLORAL AND FAUNAL SPECIES WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON SALT MARSH BREEDING BIRDS AUDUBON WILL PLAN AND IMPLEMENT RESTORATION OF NATURAL HYDROLOGY, ELEVATION, AND NATIVE FLORAL AND FAUNAL COMMUNITIES IN TIDAL WETLANDS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION OF MARYLAND S EASTERN SHORE SINCE THE 1930 S, THOUSANDS OF ACRES OF TIDAL WETLANDS HAVE BEEN LOST IN THIS AREA DUE TO A COMBINATION OF SEA LEVEL RISE, NUTRIA HERBIVORY, AND OTHER FACTORS THIS REGION IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AS MIGRATING AND WINTERING HABITAT FOR WATERFOWL, BREEDING GROUNDS FOR AT RISK SALTMARSH BIRDS SUCH AS THE SALTMARSH SPARROW AND BLACK RAIL, AND IS ALSO ONE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY S MOST PRODUCTIVE ESTUARINE ASSETS, SUPPORTING DIVERSE AQUATIC AND EMERGENT PLANT AND ANIMAL COMMUNITIES AUDUBON WILL WORK WITH THE U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SERVICE CHESAPEAKE BAY FIELD OFFICE AND CHESAPEAKE MARSHLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE COMPLEX, THROUGH THE RESTORATION AND ADAPTATION COMMITTEE OF THE DELMARVA RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION NETWORK DRCN , DEVELOP AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR MARSH RESTORATION ON A LANDSCAPE SCALE IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION OF MARYLAND S EASTERN SHORE THIS PLAN SHOULD DESCRIBE MEASURES TO RESTORE TIDAL WETLANDS DEGRADED BY SEA LEVEL RISE, NUTRIA HERBIVORY AND OTHER FACTORS, INCLUDING SPATIALLY EXPLICIT PRIORITIZATION OF PROJECT SITES AND MEASURES TO STREAMLINE THE PERMITTING PROCESS THE PLAN SHOULD INCLUDE STRATEGIES FOR MAKING TIDAL MARSHES MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF LANDS IN SEA LEVEL RISE WETLAND MIGRATION CORRIDORS USING TECHNIQUES IDENTIFIED THROUGH STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING, WORK WITH SERVICE AND OTHER DRCN PARTNERS TO BEGIN TO RESTORE DAMAGED TIDAL MARSH ON PRIVATE LANDS IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY REGION OF MARYLAND S EASTERN SHORE THIS SHOULD BE COORDINATED CLOSELY WITH RELATED TIDAL MARSH RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES ON PUBLIC LANDS RESTORATION MEASURES CAN BE EXPECTED TO INCLUDE COMBINATIONS OF THIN LAYER APPLICATION OF DREDGED MATERIAL, RUNNELS, STRATEGIC DITCH FILLING, RESTORATION OF NATURAL HYDROLOGY, AND INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL, BOTH IN HISTORICAL TIDAL MARSHES AND IN SEA LEVEL RISE WETLAND MIGRATION CORRIDORS

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT TO SUPPORT THE LONG ISLAND SOUND COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN TO PROTECT AND RESTORE LONG ISLAND SOUND. SPECIFICALLY, UNDER THIS GRANT AGREEMENT THE RECIPIENT WILL IMPLEMENT ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION AND RESILIENCY AT CONNECTICUT&RSQUOANDS LARGEST REMAINING UN-DITCHED MARSH. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE RECIPIENT&RSQUOANDS GOAL TO IMPLEMENT ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION, IMPROVE COASTAL RESILIENCY, RESTORE AND IMPROVE RESILIENCE OF SALT MARSH DEGRADED BY HISTORIC FILLING, AND IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THE PROJECT WILL APPLY MULTIPLE, PROVEN RESTORATION TECHNIQUES AT A LARGE SALT MARSH COMPLEX WITHIN A FEDERALLY-PROTECTED SITE TO RESTORE 39+ ACRES OF LOST OR DEGRADING SALT MARSH AND OTHER COASTAL HABITATS FOR MARSH-DEPENDENT SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN INCLUDING SALTMARSH SPARROW, MARSH PINK, AND DIAMOND-BACKED TERRAPIN. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE THE GENERAL POPULATION IN THE CONNECTICUT PORTION OF THE LONG ISLAND SOUND WATERSHED AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS, SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS AND POLICY MAKERS AND THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE LONG ISLAND SOUND STUDY.

MONITORING ECOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN THE FORESTED WETLANDS OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA

BOMBAY BEACH INTEGRATED HABITAT AND DUST CONTROL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

BIRD FRIENDLY MAPLE SYRUP MARKET

A PROPOSAL TO MONITOR ECOLOGIC PARAMETERS IN THE MANGROVE WETLANDS OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA

SUPPORT FOR "A PROPOSAL TO MONITOR ECOLOGIC PARAMETERS IN THE FORESTED WETLANDS OF SOUTHERN FLORIDA"

COASTAL BIRDS ARE CRITICAL INDICATORS OF MARINE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, YET HALF OF COASTAL-BREEDING BIRD POPULATIONS HAVE DECLINED SINCE 1970 DUE TO NUMEROUS ANTHROPOGENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL THREATS. CHIEF AMONG THESE THREATS IS HUMAN DISTURBANCE. IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO (GOM), STEWARDSHIP TECHNIQUES (E.G., SIGNAGE, PATROLS) ARE OFTEN RECOMMENDED TO REDUCE HUMAN DISTURBANCE IMPACTS. WE FORMED A CO-PRODUCTION TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AND RESOURCE MANAGERS TO SCOPE, DESIGN, AND DEVELOP RESEARCH QUESTIONS THAT ARE RELEVANT, REDUCIBLE, AND VALUABLE FOR INFORMING DECISIONS RELATED TO COASTAL BIRD STEWARDSHIP BY IDENTIFYING FACTORS LINKED TO SUCCESS. WE FOCUS ON DECISIONS MADE BY NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS IN LOUISIANA, MISSISIPPI, AND ALABAMA WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING STEWARDSHIP PROGRAMS TO PROTECT COASTAL BREEDING BIRDS FROM HUMAN DISTURBANCE. RESOURCE MANAGERS RECEIVE A LIMITED POT OF FUNDING EACH YEAR THEN DECIDE (1) HOW TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDING/CAPACITY ACROSS SITES; (2

NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS FOR SOUTH CAROLINA DIVERSIFYING LANDOWNER INCOME TO KEEP FORESTLAND FORESTED

USING GUIDED NATURE EXPERIENCES TO ENGAGE 18-25 YEAR-OLDS IN STEM AND CLIMATE SCIENCE CONTENT

ACE BASIN: EDISTO RIVER CORRIDOR PROTECTION III

SOUTH DAKOTA WOLSEY IBA HABITAT CONSERVATION PROJECT PHASE I

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO BENEFIT 5,057.63 ACRES OF HABITAT TO BENEFIT MIGRATORY BIRDS. APPROXIMATELY 2,131.83 ACRES WILL BE PROTECTED IN PERPETUITY THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS, 2,913.90 ACRES WILL BE ENHANCED, AND 11.90 ACRES OF WETLANDS WILL BE ESTABLISHED. THIS PROJECT WILL PROTECT AND ENHANCE PALUSTRINE WETLAND TYPES WITH VARYING TEMPORARY, SEASONAL, AND SEMI-PERMANENT WATER REGIMES, AS WELL AS NATIVE PRAIRIE HABITATS, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CRITICAL MIGRATORY, BREEDING, AND NESTING HABITAT FOR WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, MARSH BIRDS, WADING BIRDS, GRASSLAND SONGBIRDS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE SPECIES.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

INNOVATIVE HIGH-EFFICIENCY CII WATER CONSERVATION STRATEGIES - WCFSP

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES AND THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ARE PROPOSING TO RESTORE A 122-ACRE WILLOW POINT WETLAND COMPLEX TO RECOVER CRITICAL NATIVE FISH POPULATIONS IMPACTED BY HABITAT DEGRADATION IN LAKE ERIES SANDUSKY BAY. BY TRANSITIONING THE AREA FROM TURBID OPEN WATER TO A DYNAMIC, VEGETATED STATE AND RESTORING HYDROLOGIC CONNECTIVITY WITH THE LAKE, THE PROJECT WILL CREATE ESSENTIAL SHALLOW-WATER NURSERY HABITATS FOR ECONOMICALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY VITAL SPECIES, INCLUDING WALLEYE, NORTHERN PIKE, AND MUSKELLUNGE. THIS INITIATIVE SPECIFICALLY SUPPORTS THE RECOVERY OF SANDUSKY RIVER WALLEYE STOCKSWHICH RELY ON VEGETATED COASTAL NURSERIES FOR LARVAL DEVELOPMENTWHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVING WATER QUALITY BY FILTERING NEARLY 5,000 ACRES OF AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE. ULTIMATELY, THIS HIGH-PRIORITY RESTORATION ALIGNS WITH GREAT LAKES FISHERY COMMISSION GOALS TO REHABILITATE CONNECTED COASTAL WETLANDS AND INCREASE SUBMERGED AQUATIC VEGETATION, ENSURING THE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE OF BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHERIES.

THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER CORRIDOR CONTAINS SOME OF THE LARGEST CONTIGUOUS BLOCKS OF FLOODPLAIN FOREST IN THE MIDWEST. THESE FORESTS ARE CRITICAL TO THE SURVIVAL OF MANY SPECIES OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. BIRDS ARE ESPECIALLY DEPENDENT UPON THESE FORESTS WHICH ARE ESSENTIAL HABITAT FOR MIGRATING WARBLERS RESIDENT SONGBIRDS RAPTORS AND WATERFOWL. WITHIN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE THERE ARE OVER 66000 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN FOREST. THESE FORESTS ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITAT WITHIN THREE AUDUBON OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS THAT EXTEND 150 MILES AND ENCOMPASS OVER 200000 ACRES.SADLY THESE FORESTS ARE IN JEOPARDY. THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEMIC FOREST STEWARDSHIP PLAN (2012 US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS) IDENTIFIED A VARIETY OF THREATS. TWO OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT INCLUDE HIGH WATER LEVELS FROM THE LOCKS AND DAMS THAT FLOOD OUT MANY OF THE NATIVE TREE AND SHRUB SPECIES AND INVASIVE PLANTS LIKE REED CANARY GRASS THAT CHOKE OUT YOUNG SEEDLINGS AND PREVENT FORESTS FROM REGENERATING NATURALLY.MUCH OF THE FOREST IS COMPRISED OF EVEN AGED STANDS DOMINATED BY SILVER MAPLE. IN 50 TO 70 YEARS THESE TREES WILL HAVE REACHED THEIR LIFE EXPECTANCY AND WILL DIE OFF. WITHOUT AGGRESSIVE ACTION MUCH OF THE FOREST WILL DISAPPEAR. ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT FOREST CANOPY BY CONTROLLING INVASIVE SPECIES AND PLANTING TREES IS NEEDED. RESTORING SMALL SITES WITHIN LARGE TRACTS ENSURES THAT A DIVERSITY OF TREE SPECIES AND SIZES ARE PRESENT AND OVER TIME WILL MAINTAIN LARGE BLOCKS OF CONTIGUOUS FLOODPLAIN FOREST.THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY FOREST ECOSYSTEMS AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ON FEDERAL AND NON FEDERAL LANDS LOCATED ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN MINNESOTA WISCONSIN AND IOWA. FUNDING WILL BE USED TO PAY THE SALARY INCLUDING FRINGE BENEFITS OF AN INDIVIDUAL TRAINED IN FORESTRY TECHNIQUES TO EVALUATE FOREST SYSTEMS WRITE FOREST PRESCRIPTIONS AND IMPLEMENT FORESTRY METHODS FOR THE BENEFIT OF WILDLIFE PRIMARILY MIGRATORY AND RESIDENT BIRDS ON REFUGE STATE AND PRIVATE LANDS WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTIONS FOR 1000 ACRES OF FLOODPLAIN FOREST AND RESTORE AND ENHANCE 200 ACRES ANNUALLY. BOTH AUDUBON AND THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE DEEM IT MUTUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO WORK TOGETHER TOWARDS COMMON MISSIONS AND GOALS OF IMPROVING WILDLIFE RESOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LANDSCAPE. THESE ACTIONS WILL HELP CONSERVE AND PROTECT PLANTS AND ANIMALS NATIVE TO THE AREA NOT ONLY FOR THEIR BENEFIT BUT ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD DERIVED FROM SUCH CONSERVATION EFFORTS BOTH ON AND OFF THE DIRECTLY AFFECTED LANDS.

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

THE RAPID PACE OF GLOBAL CHANGE IS IMPACTING BIODIVERSITY. SINCE 1970 NORTH AMERICA HAS LOST 2.5 BILLION NORTH AMERICAN MIGRATORY BIRDS. THESE MIGRATORY BIRDS SPEND UP TO EIGHT MONTHS AWAY FROM THEIR NORTH AMERICAN BREEDING GROUNDS IN LATIN AMERICA

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $648,903 TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY'S PROJECT TO CONTINUE PHYSICAL AND ECOLOGICAL PARAMETER MONITORING AT COASTAL MANGROVE WETLAND SITES IN NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA BAY. THIS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA THAT ARE DEMONSTRABLY VALUABLE TO DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING MULTIPLE LARGE-SCALE COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN (CERP). THE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE TO CONTINUE COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA THAT ARE DEMONSTRABLY VALUABLE TO DESIGNING, IMPLEMENTING, AND EVALUATING MULTIPLE LARGE-SCALE CERP PROJECTS. THE STRATEGY IS TO ALSO CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE CONTINUED EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INDUCED SEA LEVEL RISE (SLR) ON THIS HABITAT TO ADVISE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BOTH WITHIN CERP AND BY LAND MANAGERS. SECONDARILY, THE PROJECT INTENDS TO TAKE AN EXISTING SET OF HABITAT SUITABILITY INDICES (HSI'S) AND THE RESULTING EVALUATION TOOL THAT WAS DEVELOPED TO EVALUATE NEARSHORE HABITAT. THE ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE FIELD-INTENSIVE PERIOD THAT WILL PROVIDE TIME TO PERFORM FUNCTIONS RELATED TO FISH COLLECTION FOR DATA PROCESSING, PRESENTATION OF THE DATA COLLECTION WILL BE COMPLETED AFTER THE HYDROLOGIC YEAR ENDS, ANALYSIS OF ALL 10 FIELD SITES WILL TAKE PLACE AFTER THE HYDROLOGIC YEAR AND OUTREACH DELIVERABLES WILL INCLUDE ONE BOAT TOUR FOR DECISIONMAKERS PER YEAR, TWO PRESS OR WEB ARTICLES PER YEAR, AND AT LEAST A YEARLY PUBLIC PRESENTATION. THE EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE THE AXIOM THAT THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO COLLECT DATA USED TO EVALUATE WATERSHED RESTORATION ACTIVITIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY ENHANCE/DEGRADE EXISTING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF PERFORMANCE MEASURE METRICS. REPORTS WILL EVALUATE THE ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY AND THE INFORMATION SHARED LIBERALLY THROUGH OUTREACH WITHIN AUDUBON AND THROUGH OTHER OUTLETS VIA THE OUTREACH COMPONENTS HEREIN. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE OF FLORIDA CITIZENS. ACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARD WILL BE AWARDED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI. OUTCOMES:.

MAXIMIZING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AREA BASED CONSERVATION STRATEGIES FOR BIRDS IN LATIN AMERICA UNDER A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MRA: ESTIMATING AND FORECASTING NONSTATIONARY, MULTI-SCALE CLIMATE AND LAND-USE EFFECTS ON AVIAN COMMUNITIES -BIRDS ARE DECLINING WORLDWIDE, WITH AN ESTIMATED LOSS OF THREE BILLION INDIVIDUALS IN NORTH AMERICA ALONE OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO EXAMINE HOW TWO MAJOR GLOBAL CHANGE DRIVERS, CLIMATE AND LAND-USE CHANGE, HAVE AFFECTED ? AND WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT ? BREEDING BIRDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE RESEARCH COMBINES BIRD OBSERVATIONS FROM FOUR NATIONWIDE DATA SOURCES (NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK [NEON], EBIRD, BREEDING BIRD SURVEY, AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVENTORY AND MONITORING PROGRAM) TO ESTIMATE THE HISTORICAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE AND LAND-USE CHANGE ON INDIVIDUAL SPECIES? OCCURRENCES AND BIODIVERSITY METRICS OVER THE LAST TWO DECADES FOR HUNDREDS OF SPECIES WITHIN SIX AVIAN COMMUNITIES: EASTERN FORESTS, WESTERN FORESTS, ARIDLANDS, HABITAT GENERALISTS, GRASSLANDS, AND URBAN/SUBURBAN. USING ESTIMATES FROM THE RECENT PAST, THE PROJECT WILL THEN FORECAST BIRD OCCURRENCES AND DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER A RANGE OF PROJECTED CLIMATE AND LAND-USE SCENARIOS DURING THE MID-CENTURY AND END-OF-CENTURY. FORECASTS WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE SPECIES AND BIRD COMMUNITIES AT MULTIPLE SPATIAL SCALES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. SPECIES FORECASTS WILL ACCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE SOURCES OF UNCERTAINTY, WHICH IS CRITICAL FOR UNDERSTANDING WHERE CONSERVATION EFFORTS COULD HAVE THE GREATEST IMPACT IN THE FACE OF ONGOING GLOBAL CHANGE. FINDINGS FROM THIS WORK WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA A WEB-BASED TOOL, WHICH WILL PROVIDE THE PUBLIC AND RESOURCE MANAGERS WITH DETAILED INFORMATION ON BOTH VULNERABLE AND RESILIENT BIRD COMMUNITIES TO ENHANCE AVIAN STEWARDSHIP NATIONWIDE. A POST-DOC AND GRADUATE STUDENT WILL BE TRAINED IN DATA SCIENCE AND STATISTICAL METHODS. THIS RESEARCH FOCUSES ON EVALUATING AND FORECASTING THE OCCURRENCE DYNAMICS OF BOTH INDIVIDUAL SPECIES AND ENTIRE ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES BY QUANTIFYING THE MULTI-SCALE EFFECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY MERGING INDEPENDENT DATA SOURCES, VIA DEVELOPMENT OF A ?MACROSYSTEMS INTEGRATED COMMUNITY OCCUPANCY MODEL.? THE MODEL WILL BE APPLIED TO NORTH AMERICAN AVIFAUNA TO EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF SEVERAL CLIMATE AND LAND-USE VARIABLES ON THE DYNAMICS OF SPECIES ACROSS BIOGEOGRAPHICAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES THROUGHOUT THE 21ST CENTURY. THE RESULTS WILL LEAD TO (1) A MACROSCALE UNDERSTANDING OF BIRD SPECIES? DISTRIBUTIONS AND BIODIVERSITY METRICS DURING THE LAST TWO DECADES; AND (2) FORECASTS OF DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICS FROM LOCAL TO REGIONAL SCALES ACROSS THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES UNDER PLAUSIBLE CLIMATE AND LAND-USE SCENARIOS, ALLOWING FOR ASSESSMENTS OF SPECIES AND COMMUNITY VULNERABILITIES TO POTENTIAL GLOBAL CHANGES. THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES DEVELOPED DURING THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND THE SCOPE OF COMMUNITY-LEVEL ANALYSES TO ENCOMPASS MACROSCALE DRIVERS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL BIODIVERSITY CHANGES DURING AN ERA OF ACCELERATED SPECIES LOSS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

SUPPORT FOR AUDUBON DAKOTA’S SOUTH DAKOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS

GREAT MEADOWS MARSH RESTORATION PROJECT, STEWART B. MCKINNEY NWR, STRATFORD, CT

THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL WORK WITH COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY AND PROPOSE NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS THAT INCREASE RESILIENCE TO EXTREME WEATHER AND CLIMATE CHANGE. THEY WILL COLLABORATIVELY CREATE A SUITE OF PROPOSED PROJECTS THAT ADDRESS THE GOALS AND CHALLENGES OF AWENDAN AND MCCLELLANVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND COLUMBIA AND TYRRELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. THEY WILL ALSO HIRE COMMUNITY PLANNERS TO SUPPORT THE PROCESS AND HELP COORDINATE FUTURE RESTORATION.

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

SUPPORT FOR AUDUBON DAKOTA’S NORTH DAKOTA TECHNICAL ASSISTANE, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS.

ARAMBURU ISLAND SHORELINE PROTECTIONS AND ECOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT

THE PROJECT WILL IMPLEMENT POST-CONSTRUCTION ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AT THE GREAT MEADOWS MARSH UNIT OF THE S.B. MCKINNEY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. SPECIFIC TECHNIQUES WILL INCLUDE INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROL THROUGH THE USE OF HERBICIDES, PLANTING AND SEEDING OF NATIVE MARSH AND COASTAL PLANT SPECIES, APPLICATION OF GRAVEL TO TRAILS AND BUILDING ADA ACCESSIBLE RAMPS FOR THE VIEWING PLATFORMS, EMPLOYING URBAN YOUTH TO ACT AS SALT MARSH STEWARDS, AND MONITORING THE RESULTS OF THE RESTORATION.THE IMMEDIATE POPULATION CENTERS THAT THE PROJECT WILL SERVE ARE THE CITIES OF BRIDGEPORT AND STRATFORD, CONNECTICUT. THE LARGER COMMUNITY INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION WHO ENJOY PASSIVE RECREATIONAL ACTIVATES IN SOUTHWESTERN COASTAL CONNECTICUT. THE IMPACTS WILL BE POSITIVE AND INCLUDE AN INCREASE IN COASTAL RESILIENCY, IMPROVEMENT IN HABITAT FOR VULNERABLE COASTAL SPECIES, ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PUBLIC FROM NEARBY URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES, INCREASED ACCESS FOR DISABLED CITIZENS, AND INCREASED KNOWLEDGE THAT CAN BE APPLIED TO FUTURE COASTAL RESTORATION PROJECTS.

AUDUBON CHESAPEAKE EXPLORATION (ACE) WITH WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS

MASTER CESU AGREEMENT P18AC00986

AVIAN MONITORING AND ANALYSIS IN UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODPLAIN

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION ENGAGING LANDOWNERS TO ADDRESS THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION FOR VERMONT

SUPPORT OF AQUATIC FAUNA FORAGE BASE IN THE BIG CYPRESS REGION

SUPPORT FOR PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE AVIAN MONITORING IN FLOODPLAIN FORESTS FOR THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS¿¿ ST. LOUIS DISTRI

THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL CONDUCT A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PLANNING EFFORT AND BEGIN WORK TO RESTORE DEGRADED WETLAND HABITAT ALONG THE WEST BRANCH OF THE LITTLE CALUMET RIVER IN GARY, INDIANA. THEY WILL GATHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS' CURRENT PERSPECTIVES AND FUTURE VISIONS TO INFORM A PLAN FOR RESTORATION AT MARSHALLTOWN MARSH AND HATCHER PARK. THEY WILL ALSO BEGIN INITIAL ON-THE-GROUND RESTORATION AT HATCHER PARK. ($307,250)

PHILADELPHIA AUDUBON URBAN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP

THE NATIVE AGRICULTURE TO INVIGORATE ECOSYSTEMS (NATIVE) PROJECT

AUDUBON SEEKS FUNDING TO SUPPORT NATIVE SEED COLLECTION EFFORTS CRITICAL FOR HABITAT RESTORATION AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVAITON. UNDER THIS PROJECT AUDUBON WILL HIRE HABITAT TECHNICIANS TO IDENTIFY COLLECT AND PROCESS REGIONALLY APPROPRIATE NATIVE SEEDS TO RESTORE LANDS AFFECTED BY WILDFIRE AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO ENHANCE BIODIVERSITY ON FEDERAL AND PRIVATE LANDS AND SUPPORT WILDLIFE DEPENDENT ON NATIVE FLORA.

AUDUBON ARKANSAS PLANS TO BUILD ON PROVEN STRATEGIES TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION OF SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS IN THE DELTA OF ARKANSAS AND MISSIS

THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY SEEKS S298,014 OVER THREE YEARS (APPROXIMATELY JANUARY 2025-DECEMBER 2027) TO IMPLEMENT THE 2024-2029 LOWER GILA RIVER COLLABORATIVE (LGRC) STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN. WE AIM TO ADVANCE RESTORATION OF THE LOWER GILA RIVER SUB-WATERSHEDS BY REMOVING INVASIVE TAMARISK (SALT CEDAR), PLANTING NATIVE VEGETATION, CREATING PUBLIC ACCESS POINTS AND TRAILS, ENCOURAGING NATURE BASED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND ENGAGING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROJECT AREA, LOCATED IN MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, SPANS THE LOWER SALT RIVER FROM THE CITY OF PHOENIX TRES RIOS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES AND WETLANDS DOWNSTREAM THROUGH THE CONFLUENCE WITH THE GILA RIVER TO GILLESPIE DAM AND SPANS 40 MILES OF RIVER CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT UPLANDS. THE RIVER CORRIDOR, WITHIN SEVERAL SUB-WATERSHEDS, IS DOMINATED BY INVASIVE TAMARISK, SAND AND GRAVEL MINING, AND ADJACENT INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL LAND USES. WATERSHED RESTORATION AND PROTECTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING TARGETED AREAS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL WATER TO RESTORE HABITAT, HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MITIGATE OR PREVENT MANY OF THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH FIRE AND FLOOD RISKS. THIS PROJECT WILL EXPAND OUTREACH TO INCLUDE UNDER UN-REPRESENTED VOICES, SYNTHESIZE EXISTING PLANS, STUDIES, AND DATA TO EVALUATE AND PRIORITIZE POTENTIAL PROJECTS, ENGAGE LANDOWNERS THROUGH OUTREACH AND WORKSHOPS TO CATALYZE PROJECTS, DEVELOP MONITORING PROTOCOLS AND DOCUMENT BEST PRACTICES, AND CONSOLIDATE HYDROLOGIC, ECOLOGIC, AND SOCIAL DATA INTO AN INTERACTIVE ONLINE ARC-GIS HUB PLATFORM. THESE EFFORTS WILL ALIGN PARTNERS TO MORE STRATEGICALLY IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT CRITICAL PROJECTS ACROSS THE SUB-WATERSHEDS.

SUPPORT OF WADING BIRD LOCATION IN FLORIDA BAY

ASSESSING SALTON SEA MONITORING AND RECREATIONAL ACCESS

CVPIA STRATEGIC PLAN

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGLJV), THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT MIDWEST MARSH BIRD WORKING GROUP BY HIRING A MARSH BIRD CONSERVATION MANAGER TO FACILITATE GROUP ACTIVITIES AND ACCELERATE MARSH BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE MIDWEST. PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL SUPPORT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CONSERVATION FRAMEWORK AND INCLUDE FACILITATION OF THE IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND DATA MANAGEMENT NEEDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMUNICATIONS PLAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP. THESE STRATEGIES WILL INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS TOOLS THAT INFORM AND INFLUENCE WETLAND MANAGEMENT FOR MARSH BIRDS, WHILE INCORPORATING DIRECT INPUT FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS.

THE POTENTIAL FOR MEANINGFUL CONSERVATION ABOUND IN THE SAGEBRUSH STEPPE AND RECENT SCIENTIFIC REPORTS HAVE CALLED ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR ACTION. LAND AND WILDLIFE MANAGERS HAVE INCREASINGLY RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANT ROLE THAT EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION PLAYS IN THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. HOWEVER, THE LARGE GEOGRAPHY, WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO STAKEHOLDERS, CULTURAL DIFFERENCES, AND DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES MAKE COMMUNICATION CHALLENGING. FURTHERMORE, PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS ARE GENERALLY ISOLATED FROM PEERS IN OTHER AGENCIES/ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNICATION TOOLS ARE RAPIDLY EVOLVING, NEW SCIENCE AND REPORTS ARE BEING RELEASED THAT ARE INFLUENCING THE MANAGEMENT OF SAGEBRUSH COUNTRY, AND A BROADER SUITE OF NON-COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS ARE HAVING TO ENGAGE WITH THE PUBLIC WITHOUT PROPER TRAINING. FUNDING IS BEING SOUGHT TO SUPPORT CONTINUATION OF A CREDIBLE AND IMPORTANT NETWORK, SAGEWEST. THIS NONPARTISAN COMMUNICATION PLATFORM FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONGST THE VARIED ENTITIES ENGAGED IN MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN THE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM. BY BRINGING TOGETHER VARIOUS ISSUE EXPERTS FROM DIVERSE SECTORS, TIMELY RESOURCES AROUND EMERGING TOPICS AND RESOURCES/PRODUCTS ARE BROADLY ELEVATED AND TRAININGS/OUTREACH PRODUCTS ARE CREATED TO ADVANCE COLLECTIVE AWARENESS AROUND IMPORTANT CONSERVATION CHALLENGES. COMMUNICATION, OUTREACH, AND ENGAGEMENT ARE CRUCIAL COMPONENTS OF SUCCESSFUL NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS NOT ONLY IMPROVE CURRENT MANAGEMENT OUTCOMES BUT ALSO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF MANAGERS, PRACTITIONERS, SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNICATORS WHO WILL HELP DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM AND STIMULATE OR SUSTAIN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN SAGEBRUSH CONSERVATION ISSUES. WITH 45 PERCENT OF THE SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM MANAGED BY THE BLM, PUBLIC SUPPORT AND ENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THIS ECOSYSTEM

MONITORING HYDROLOGY AND ASSESSING WADING BIRD HABITAT IN COASTAL AREAS OF EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK

ENGAGING PRIVATE FOREST LANDOWNERS IN STEWARDSHIP TO PROMOTE FOREST HEALTH AND BIODIVERSITY

CITIZENS SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

THIS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FULL FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $235,884.THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE ACRES OF TIDAL MARSH BY IMPROVING TI

COORDINATED ASSESSMENT OF BREEDING BLACK TERNS TO INFORM MANAGEMENT IN MICHIGAN

PROJECT PERIOD: 3 1 24-2 28 27PROJECT TITLE: AVIAN ASSOCIATIONS WITH MANAGEMENT IN THE UMRS: FILING KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENTAWARD PURPOSE:TO ASSESS BIRD RESPONSES TO MANAGEMENT ACROSS FLOODPLAIN FOREST COMMUNITIES DURING THE BREEDING SEASON IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM. WILL USE THE EXISTING ARMY CORPS AND FISH WILDLIFE SERVICE FOREST MANAGEMENT GEODATABASE TO PLACE AVIAN POINT COUNT SURVEYS THAT CAN BE RELATED TO EXISTING DATA ON FOREST STRUCTURE CHARACTERISTICS. PRIORITIZED SITES INCLUDE HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS (PRE-MANAGEMENT, DEFINED AS NOT YET COMPLETE BUT WITH PENDING ON-THE-GROUND MANAGEMENT, AND POST-MANAGEMENT, DEFINED AS SITES THAT HAVE UNDERGONE RESTORATION ACTIONS 2-5 YEARS AGO), AND SITES THAT FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE PRIORITIZED FOR CONDUCTED PLANNED RESTORATION. SINCE FOREST MANAGEMENT INCLUDES BOTH SHORT-TERM (I.E. TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENTS) AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS (I.E. TREE PLANTING), WHICH CAN TAKE YEARS IF NOT DECADES TO COMPLETE, THIS PROJECT WILL PREDOMINATELY REFLECT MORE OF THOSE SHORT-TERM IMPACTS. THE GOAL IS TO QUANTIFY FOREST STRUCTURE FEATURES RELATED TO BIRD PRESENCE (AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, DENSITY) IN SITES, PRE AND POST MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM.ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: MAPPING PRIORITY FORESTS USING CURRENT FOREST INVENTORY DATA ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM AND HABITAT RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT ONLINE SITE MAPPER TO SELECT A VARIETY OF SITES AT PRE- OR POST-MANAGEMENT STAGES. SURVEYING BREEDING BIRDS TO DOCUMENT BIRD SPECIES COMPOSITION AND ABUNDANCE WITHIN PRIORITY FLOODPLAIN FORESTS. DETERMINE BIRD SPECIES DETECTION FREQUENCIES AND WHERE POSSIBLE DENSITIES ACROSS PRE- AND POST-MANAGEMENT SITES AND DISTRICTS. INCORPORATING NEW BIRD MONITORING DATA INTO FINE-SCALE BIRD-HABITAT SUITABILITY MODELS AND LARGE-SCALE SPATIAL PRIORITIZATION ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM USING LONG-TERM RESOURCE MONITORING DATASETS. PRODUCING A DOCUMENT WITH MODELS THAT CAN BE USED BY ALL UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM FOREST MANAGERS TO UNDERSTAND EFFECTS OF MANAGEMENT OPTIONS ON FOREST BIRD SPECIES.DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:A REPORT THAT SUMMARIZES THE DATA COLLECTED FORMATTED TOWARDS PUBLICATION IN AN APPROPRIATE JOURNAL. THE SUMMARY WILL IDENTIFY, IF ANY, MANAGEMENT ACTIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT BIRD COMMUNITIES, AS WELL AS WHAT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS WOULD BENEFIT FOCAL BIRD SPECIES BASED ON THEIR ASSOCIATIONS WITH THE SURROUNDING FOREST CHARACTERISTICS.INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES):NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, LANDOWNERS, AND STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES INTERESTED IN FLOODPLAIN FOREST MANAGEMENT TO BENEFIT SURROUNDING WILDLIFE IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER SYSTEM.SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES (IF ANY):

MONITOR PHYSICAL CONDITIONS AND ASSESS WADING BIRD HABITAT ON CAPE SABLE, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK, FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF FAILED DAMS ON HOMESTEAD

WY SAGEBRUSH AND SAGE GROUSE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

AVIAN STEWARDSHIP PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND AVIAN MONITORING IN FLOODPLAIN FORESTS FOR THE USACE

LEARN,EXPLORE AND RESTORE OUR WATERSHEDS

AMPLIFYING THE CREATION OF DYNAMIC, DIVERSE, AND RESILIENT FORESTS

MONITORING SMALL EGRET AND HERON NESTING IN FLORIDA BAY, EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATE COOPERATIVE RESEARCH, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCE-BASED MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATION PRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THIS PROJECT IS TO DOCUMENT PEAK NESTING EFFORT OF SMALL EGRETS AND HERONS NESTING ON ISLANDS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA BAY, ANTICIPATED OVER A FIVE (5) YEAR PERIOD TO OBTAIN ENOUGH NESTING DATA TO ALLOW FOR A FORMAL ACCOUNTING OF NESTING EFFORT INCREASES OR DECREASES IN FLORIDA BAY AS COMPREHENSIVE EVERGLADES RESTORATION PLAN (CERP) BRINGS MORE FRESH WATER TO FLORIDA BAY. THE RECIPIENT, NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, WILL CONDUCT ON THE GROUND MONITORING EFFORTS THAT WILL OCCUR EACH YEAR, DURING EACH BREEDING SEASON FROM NOVEMBER-JULY AND DATA CLEANING AND ANALYSIS WILL OCCUR AUGUST-OCTOBER. A REPORT WILL BE PRODUCED AFTER EACH BREEDING SEASON TO DETAIL NESTING EFFORTS FOR ANY OF THE SPECIES NESTING. THESE FINDINGS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH PRESENTATIONS AND ONLINE REPORTING. THE INSIGHTS GAINED THROUGH THIS RESEARCH WILL BE DISSEMINATED AMONG VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED WITH CERP, INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL WADING BIRD CONSERVATION AGENCIES, AS WELL AS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN NATURAL RESOURCE RESTORATION EFFORTS.

STRENGTHENING SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION IN PARITA BAY

WITHIN THE CAUCA RIVER VALLEY, AUDUBON WILL IMPLEMENT ITS AMBITIOUS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE STRATEGY THAT USES MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS TO DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT APPROACH TO LANDSCAPE PROTECTION AND RESTORATION. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL: (1) DESIGN A PORTFOLIO OF INNOVATIVE BIRD FRIENDLY PRACTICES (BFPS) FOR THE SUGARCANE SECTOR, INCLUDING ARTIFICIAL WETLANDS THROUGH SUGARCANE-RICE ROTATION AND IMPROVED WATER RESERVOIRS, (2) DEVELOP A PLAYBOOK ON PRACTICES FOR BIRDS IN SUGARCANE PRODUCTION, TRAINING A GROUP OF STEWARDS THROUGH 1-ON-1 VISITS AND ASSESSING THEIR WILLINGNESS FOR BFPS IMPLEMENTATION, ENROLLING 1000 HA OF SUGARCANE PLOTS INTO ROTATIONAL RICE AGRICULTURAL (3) TEST PRACTICES IN AT LEAST TWO DEMONSTRATION FARMS AND DEVELOP FIELD DAYS AND EVENTS THROUGH CENICAA (A SUGARCANE RESEARCH CENTER) AND THE SUGAR MILLS FOR DISSEMINATION AND SCALING, (4) CREATE A NETWORK OF COMMUNITY NURSERIES THAT CAN SUPPORT THE MARKET FOR BIRD-FRIENDLY PLANTS AND ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR RURAL AREAS, (5) EDUCATE AND IMPROVE DATA ABOUT MIGRATORY BIRDS THROUGH SPREADING AUDUBONS EXPLORAVES PLATFORM AND DEPLOYING A MOTUS WILDLIFE TRACKING NETWORK MONITORING SYSTEM, AND (6) MONITOR SUCCESS USING AUDUBONS BIRD FRIENDLINESS INDEX.

MAINSTREAMING COASTAL BIRD CONSERVATION IN CHILE. PHASE II

RESTORING THE CAUCA VALLEY

ADVANCING CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF KEY SHOREBIRD SITES IN PANAMA

AUDUBON MID-ATLANTIC (AUDUBON) AND THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AT JOHN HEINZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (THE SERVICE) WILL CONTINUE THEIR PARTNERSHIP IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS AND DELIVERING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND NATIVE HABITAT RESTORATION WORK IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHWEST, WEST AND NORTH PHILADELPHIA. AUDUBON, WILL SUBCONTRACT THE DELAWARE NATURE SOCIETY TO PILOT SIMILAR COMMUNITY DRIVEN POLLINATOR WORK IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, INFORMED BY LESSONS LEARNED THROUGH THIS ONGOING, COLLABORATIVE PHILADELPHIA WORK.

ENHANCING MARKET BASED SOLUTIONS FOR ENDANGERED BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN TWO WATERSHEDS OF THE CAUCA VALLEY COLOMBIA

DEVELOPING A FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY BAS

EDI SPECIAL PROJECTS

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM

BLM ARIZONA AUDUBON RIVER PATHWAYS PROGRAM (PDO)

AUDUBON CONSERVATION TEAM FOR BIRDS AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY ACT4 BIRDS

PROTECTING TEXAS GRASSLANDS THROUGH CONSERVATION RANCHING

WILD INDIGO ENGAGEMENT & HABITAT CONSERVATION

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT, BETWEEN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE (NRCS) AND NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY-VERMONT, IS DEVELOPING AN ASSESSMENT TOOL THAT MAKES DATA COLLECTION FOR BIRD AND POLLINATOR HABITS IN THE FIELD MORE EFFICIENT, CONSISTENT, AND DEFENSIBLE. THIS TOOL WILL EVALUATE EXISTING CONDITIONS, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HABITAT ENHANCEMENTS, AND PRIORITIZE PRACTICES AND INTERVENTIONS ALLOWING VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ACRES MANAGED FOR BIRDS AND POLLINATORS ON VERMONT FARMS AND ULTIMATELY HELP REVERSE DECLINES IN MANY OF THESE SPECIES.

PROTECTING AND RESTORING CRITICAL SHOREBIRD MIGRATION SITES IN CHILE'S SOUTH CENTER BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOT

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT (CPD) AUDUBON GREAT LAKES WILL ENHANCE 360 ACRES OF MARSH PRAIRIE AND SAVANNA HABITAT THROUGH HABITAT RESTORATION VIA INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT SEED COLLECTION AND PLANTING NATIVE SEEDS AND PLUGS. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT MARSH BIRDS MIGRATORY BIRDS POLLINATORS AND FISH WHILE PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE CPD IN MANAGING THEIR 8000 ACRES OF GREEN SPACE AND 90 DESIGNATED NATURAL AREAS.

THE BAHAMAS SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVE (6084)

PROMOTING COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES OF THE 2017 PPJV IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND 2013 PPJV COMMUNICATION PLAN IN NORTH DAKOTA

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC.

AUDUBON HAS BEEN LEADING CATALYTIC WORK RESTORING WETLANDS IN THE CALUMET REGION SINCE 2015, FOCUSING ON ENGAGINGLANDOWNERS, MONITORING BREEDING MARSH BIRDS, RESTORATION PLANNING, AND ON THE GROUND EXECUTION WITH A STRONGCOMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMPONENT THAT HAS RAISED AUDUBON S POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED SUCCESS IN THE REGION IN THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, CHICAGO PARK DISTRICT CPD HAS DRAMATICALLY INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF SITES AND ACRESUNDER THEIR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING INDIAN RIDGE MARSH NORTH AND SOUTH, BIG MARSH, MARIAN R BYRNES PARK, HEGEWISCHMARSH, AND DEADSTICK POND IN THAT TIME, THEY VE SUCCESSFULLY INCREASED THEIR STAFF CAPACITY, HIRING BOTHPERMANENT AND SEASONAL NATURAL AREAS WORKERS AND TECHNICIANS WITH SUCH A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN ACRES UNDERMANAGEMENT, CPD HAS RELIED ON PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS LIKE AUDUBON TO HELP INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THEIRSTAFF TO PERFORM TIMELY MANAGEMENT IN NATURAL AREAS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF CALUMET THEREFORE, AUDUBONINVOLVEMENT AT FOCAL CALUMET SITES HELPS CPD MEET THEIR GOALS FOR RESTORATION CITY WIDE THE LONG TERM, OVERARCHING GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ENHANCE 500 ACRES OF MARSH, PRAIRIE, AND WOODLAND HABITATAT BIG MARSH, DEADSTICK POND, AND MARIAN R BYRNES PARK WHILE STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS TO THESITES THIS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH FIVE MAIN OBJECTIVES HERBICIDING HAND REMOVAL MECHANICAL REMOVAL OF INVASIVE VEGETATION COLLECTING OF NATIVE SEEDS PLANTING OF NATIVE SEEDS AND PLUGS TO ENHANCE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES ON SITE TARGETED LOCAL OUTREACH AROUND FOCAL SITES AND HOSTING OF VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP DAYS WILD INDIGO ENGAGEMENT WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND AN INTRODUCTION TO BIRDMONITORINGOUR GOALS WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH A CREW OF 10 AUDUBON HABITAT RESTORATION INTERNS WORKING ACROSS THE THREEFOCAL SITES, FOR A TOTAL OF ROUGHLY 7,400 HOURS OF WORK OVER TWO YEARS ADDITIONALLY, AUDUBON WILL HOST 12VOLUNTEER STEWARDSHIP DAYS OVER TWO YEARS MEANWHILE, AUDUBON S WILD INDIGO PROGRAM WILL HOST 12 EDUCATION ENGAGEMENT EVENTS OVER TWO YEARS CO CREATED WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS CIMBY CALUMET IS MY BACKYARD AND REBELBELLS COLLECTIVE THIS WILL INCLUDE WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON IDENTIFYING CAREER PATHS IN CONSERVATION, BIRDMONITORING, AND OTHER COMMUNITY SCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES, STEWARDSHIP DAYS, BIRD WALKS, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION THE BENEFITS OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE MULTI FACETED AND WIDE RANGING AUDUBON HABITAT RESTORATION INTERNS WILLHELP ENHANCE HABITAT QUALITY IN PREVIOUSLY DEGRADED AREAS AND FREE UP CPD RESOURCES TO BE FOCUSED ON OTHERNATURAL AREAS THREATENED AND ENDANGERED MARSH BIRDS MAY BENEFIT FROM RESTORATION WORK AT THE THREE FOCAL SITES,AS WELL AS USFWS COASTAL PROGRAM FOCAL SPECIES LIKE NORTHERN LONG EARED BAT, BLUE WINGED TEAL, CANADA WARBLER,AND MONARCH BUTTERFLY LOCAL COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM EXTENSIVE PROGRAMMING OFFERED AT THE FOCAL SITES BYGAINING FAMILIARITY WITH THE HABITATS WITHIN AND UNDERSTANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDCAREER SKILLS THROUGH EXPOSURE TO BIRD MONITORING, HABITAT RESTORATION, AND RECREATION OUTREACH AND EVENTS WILLBE CRAFTED TO MEET THE COMMUNITY S INTERESTS AND DESIRES

RIO SALADO AUDUBON CENTER

RESTORING UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FLOODPLAIN AND UPLAND FORESTS

AUDUBON ARKANSAS

AUDUBON WATERSHED EXPERIENCE

LEARN,EXPLORE AND RESTORE OUR WATERSHEDS

THIS PROJECT WILL KEEP TRACK OF WATER LEVELS, SALTINESS, TEMPERATURE, AND FOOD FOR WADING BIRDS IN THE MARSHES OF CAPE SABLE TO SEE HOW PAST RESTORATION WORK HAS HELPED AND TO PLAN NEW PROJECTS THAT REDUCE SALTWATER FROM ENTERING THE AREA. BY TAKING CARE OF FRESHWATER HABITATS, THE PROJECT HELPS WADING BIRDS, BABY CROCODILES, AND THE OVERALL HEALTH OF THE EVERGLADES, WHICH MAKES THE PARK A BETTER PLACE FOR WILDLIFE AND ENJOYABLE FOR VISITORS.

MARINE DEBRIS REMOVAL FROM MAINE SEABIRD-NESTING ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING WATERS

SEABIRD COLONY PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, MONITORING, AND RESEARCH ON POND ISLAND NWR, SEAL ISLAND NWR, AND MATINICUS ROCK (PETIT MANAN NWR)

SAVING CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR HUDSONIAN GODWIT ON CHILOE II (6353)

BY PARTICIPATING IN ONLINE AND TRAIN-THE-TRAINER WORKSHOPS, COMMUNITY LEADERS ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND RESOURCES TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT E

CONSERVING THE BAY OF PANAMA II (6354)

BLACK TERNS GRANT SUGGESTED VENDOR: REBECCAH SANDERS VICE PRESIDENT NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY 225 VARICK ST. 7TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10014-4303 (312) 453-0230 RSANDERS @AUDUBON.ORG HEADER TEXT: PROVIDE FEDERAL ASSISTANCE FOR A TWO YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY THE DEMOGRAPHIC DRIVERS OF BLACK TERN POPULATIONS IN THE GREAT L AKES REGION. ANDREW FORBES PROJECT OFFICER. TPRAX FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO AFFIX AVIAN NANOTAGS ON BLACK TERN CHICKS, SYNTHESIZE LONG-TERM POPULATION ABUNDANCE INDICES, CONDUCT NEST MONITORING AND MARK-RECAPTURE, AND CONDUCT A SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS TO ASSESS TO ASSESS WHETHER BLACK TERN POPULATION DYNAMICS ARE MORE STRONGLY CORRELATED WITH REPRODUCTION OR ANNUAL SURVIVAL.

MARINE AND ESTUARINE GOAL SETTING FOR SOUTH FLORIDA (MARES)

THE CAUCA VALLEY LANDSCAPE IS LOCATED BETWEEN IN THE SOUTHWEST OF COLOMBIA BETWEEN THE WESTERN AND THE CENTRAL ANDES. IT IS WELL KNOWN FOR ITS HIGH LEVELS OF BIODIVERSITY AND FERTILE AGRICULTURAL LAND. HISTORICALLY THIS REGION HAS PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE EXPANSION OF AGRICULTURE AND CATTLE RANCHING. THESE TWO ACTIVITIES REMAIN TO BE THE PRINCIPAL LAND USES IN RURAL AREAS AND POSE SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON BIODIVERSITY AS SEVERAL SPECIES HAVE GONE EXTINCT LOCALLY AND NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS HAVE BEEN LOST AND FRAGMENTED.SINCE 2021 AUDUBON HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN ACHIEVING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR THE CAUCA VALLEY THROUGH PROMOTING BIODIVERSITY FRIENDLY PRACTICES IN THE REGION BY MAKING THIS REGION A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR ITS AMBITIOUS REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE STRATEGY. THIS STRATEGY UTILIZES NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS TO DELIVER A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT IS AIMED AT PROTECTING AND RESTORING PRODUCTIVE LANDSCAPES. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF AUDUBON IS TO CREATE HABITATS BY IMPLEMENTING BIRD FRIENDLY PRACTICES ROOTED IN AGROECOLOGY THAT CAN BOOST BIRDS AND BIODIVERSITY WHILE PROMOTING ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE FOR PRODUCERS.DESPITE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF SUCH PRACTICES THE ADOPTION RATE HAS BEEN SLOW. SEVERAL STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT THE ADOPTION PROCESS IS COMPLEX AND THAT IS INFLUENCED BY SEVERAL FACTORS. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON TACKLING BARRIES TO ADOPTION RELATED TO LACK OF ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE BY RELYING ON ARTICULATING LOCAL KNOW HOW WITH SCIENTIFIC ADVANCEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT BIODIVERSITY FRIENDLY PRACTICES SELECTED TO BE SCALED IN THE REGION ARE RELEVANT AND TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND INTERESTS OF PRODUCERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.THIS PROPOSAL IS FRAMED IN THE CONSERVATION STEWARSHIP CATEGORY AS WE AIM TO ASSIST COMMUNITIES LIVING IN IMPORTANT AREAS FOR BIRDS AND BIODIVERSITY BY ELEVATING AND RECOGNIZING THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND LOCALLY PROVEN PRACTICES THAT PROMOTE SUSTAINBLE AGROECOSYSTEMS AND LANDSCAPES. WE PROPOSE TO CARRY OUT ACTIVITIES RELATED WITH1. ESTABLISH A REGIONAL WORKING GROUP WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO GUIDE THE CO CREATION OF A TOOLKIT THAT DETAILS NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS AND BIODIVERSITY FIRENDLY PRACTICES IMPLEMENTED IN THE REGION.2. SUPPORT A NETWORK OF DEMONSTRATION FARMS WHERE PRACTICES FEATURED IN THE TOOLKIT ARE CURRENTLY BEING IMPLEMENTED3. PROMOTE EXPERIENTIAL EXCHANGE AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH FIELD DAY EVENTS AT DEMONSTRATION FARMS AND EVALUATE KNOWLEDGE GAINED AND ATTITUDES FROM PARTICIPANTS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING PRACTICES4. DEVELOP A MENTORSHIP AND SMALL SUBAWARD PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE RGIONAL WORKING GROUP AND DEMONSTRATION FARMS IN SCALING THE TOOLKIT RECOMMENDATIONS.

AUDUBON ARKANSAS' NATIVE AGRICULTURE TO INVIGORATE ECOSYSTEMS FOR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS

DUNE ENHANCEMENT AND AVIAN MANAGEMENT PROPOSAL NAVAL BASE CORONADO

NAWCA SMALL GRANT- PETERSON WATERFOWL PRODUCTION AREA

RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF NESTING HABITAT ON MAINE COAST ISLANDS, ME

FORESTRY OUTREACH AND CONSERVATION

ISLETA REACH STEWARDSHIP ASSOCIATION, MIDDLE RIO GRANDEPHASE 1B: CONTINUE WATERSHED GROUP DEVELOPMENT, SOLIDIFY ROLE, AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC RESTORATI

ISLETA REACH WATERSHED RESTORATION GROUP, MIDDLE RIO GRANDE BASIN WATERSHED GROUP DEVELOPMENT AND RESTORATION PLAN

WY SAGEBRUSH COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND YOUTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

DESCRIPTION:THIS PROJECT PROVIDES FUNDING TO NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY TO IMPLEMENT ITS PROJECT, WHICH WILL DESIGN, DEMONSTRATE, AND DISSEMINATE ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PRACTICES, METHODS, AND TECHNIQUES, THAT WILL SERVE TO INCREASE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND ENCOURAGE BEHAVIOR THAT WILL BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE CALUMET REGION ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE. THE GRANTEE WILL DO THIS BY CONNECTING YOUTH, COMMUNITY EDUCATORS, AND FAMILIES TO LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CONSERVATION.ACTIVITIES:ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD INCLUDE: A TEACHER AND PARENT TRAINING WORKSHOP SERIES, A SUMMER TEEN EXPERIENCE AND A LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP FOR INTERNS. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND ACTION, THE YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROJECT'S KEY GOAL WILL BE PROVIDING AN IMPORTANT CAREER DEVELOPMENT EDUCATIONAL COMPONENT.SUBRECIPIENT:5 SUB AWARDS WILL BE GIVEN TO ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS TO HOST AND RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS AND SHAPE THE CONTENT OF BOTH PLANNED WORKSHOPS AND A TRAINING PROGRAM. OUTCOMES:IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THIS PROJECT WILL CONVENE AND ENGAGE YOUNG ADULTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS IN HABITAT RESTORATION AND STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. EXPECTED OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT INCLUDE: YOUNG ADULTS HAVING EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CAREERS; INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN NATURAL AREA STEWARDSHIP, LITERACY OF CONSERVATION ISSUES AND ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES TO MULTIPLE AUDIENCES IN THE GREATER SOUTH SIDE COMMUNITY.

COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING AND STEWARDSHIP OF SNOWY AND PIPING PLOVERS AND RED KNOTS ON MISSISSIPPI⿿S ISLANDS

HALF OF COASTAL BREEDING BIRDS MONITORED HAVE EXPERIENCED DRAMATIC POPULATION DECLINES OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS. COASTAL BIRDS ARE HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO HUMAN DISTURBANCE AND HABITAT LOSS AND ALTERATION, BOTH OF WHICH HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS MAJOR THREATS FOR SHOREBIRDS AND SEABIRDS ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. HUMAN DISTURBANCE FROM RECREATION CAUSES BIRDS TO FLUSH FROM NESTS LEAVING EGGS EXPOSED TO HEAT AND PREDATORS, REDUCE FORAGING TIME, AND ABANDON HIGH-QUALITY FORAGING LOCATIONS, WHICH IMPACTS REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS. HABITAT LOSS AND ALTERATION (E.G., FROM SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT, SOME BEACH RESTORATION PROJECTS) REDUCES THE QUANTITY AND QUALITY OF NESTING, FORAGING, AND ROOSTING HABITATS, THUS LIMITING BIRD POPULATION GROWTH. GIVEN THE SEVERITY OF THESE THREATS, COASTAL BIRD CONSERVATION PLANS HAVE RECOMMENDED IMPLEMENTING STEWARDSHIP (I.E., ON-THE-GROUND TECHNIQUES TO ENSURE PROTECTION OF COASTAL BIRDS) TO REDUCE HUMAN DISTURBANCE AND MANAGEMENT TO INCREASE THE CONSERVATION V

EVALUATING BOTTOMLAND FOREST BIRD RESPONSE TO FOREST MANAGEMENT AND IDENTIFYING PRIORITY CONSERVATION AREAS ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER

CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER CHANNEL RESTORATION

PER YOUR APPLICATION REQUEST DATED JUNE 21, 2017, THIS GRANT AGREEMENT AWARDS FEDERAL FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $91,000 TO THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE GOAL OF THE AUDUBON'S SCHOOLYARD HABITAT PROGRAM IS TO ESTABLISH A VIBRANT AND SUSTAINABLE NETWORK OF SCHOOLYARD HABITATS IN URBAN COMMUNITIES WITHIN CONNECTICUT'S LONG ISLAND SOUND (LIS) STUDY AREA THAT SERVES TO ENGAGE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES IN PLACE-BASED, COMMUNITY-FOCUSED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND STEWARDSHIP.

THIS PROJECT WILL WORK WITH MANY PARTNERS INCLUDING KEARNEY, NEBRASKA'S HIGH SCHOOL TO HELP DEVELOP A WETLAND ON SITE AT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL. THE PR

ALBUQUERQUE URBAN WILDLIFE REFUGE PARTNERSHIP - AUDUBON NEW MEXICO

WETLANDS ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE AMERICAS PROVIDE CRITICAL HABITATS FOR MILLIONS OF MIGRATORY SHOREBIRDS. SHOREBIRDS ARE THREATENED BY COASTAL DEVELOPMENT, RECREATIONAL DISTURBANCES, AND CLIMATE CHANGE. WE WILL BUILD ON PREVIOUS COORDINATION EFFORTS TO DELIVER CONSERVATION SOLUTIONS TO A NETWORK OF 100 PARTNERS THROUGHOUT THE PACIFIC AMERICAS FLYWAY. WE WILL LEVERAGE AUDUBON'S EXPERTISE AND RESOURCES TO DIVERSIFY THE PARTNERSHIP TO INCLUDE PRACTITIONERS FROM DIVERSE CONSERVATION SECTORS (E.G., CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION, POVERTY ALLEVIATION). THE PACIFIC SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVE WILL 1) REDUCE THE THREAT OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE AT 5 KEY SHOREBIRD SITES WITHIN THE PACIFIC AMERICAS FLYWAY IN LATIN AMERICA; 2) DEVELOP GUIDANCE FOR PARTNERS TO SECURE SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION VIA MAINSTREAMING SHOREBIRD PROTECTIONS INTO BIODIVERSITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS; AND 3) SECURE THE MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF CRITICAL SHOREBIRD HABITATS BY INTEGRATING SHOREBIRD SPECIFIC-CRITERIA INTO SUBNATIONAL LANDS PROTECTION PLANNING PROGRAMS (CONSERVA AVES).

DOUBLING A NEW GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION AREA NEAR CHICAGO

THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO HAVE AN EMPOWERED, INFORMED, CAPABLE AND RESPONSIBLE CADRE OF YOUTH AND ADULT CITIZEN SCIENTISTS WHO ARE ENGAGED IN PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP. THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE EVENTS SUCH AS MIGRATORY BIRD CELEBRATIONS AND WYOMING CITIZEN SCIENCE. EDUCATORS WILL BE TRAINED TO ENGAGE YOUTH IN CITIZEN SCIENCE ACTIVITIES. HOST HABITAT HERO WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS, WILDSCAPE AMBASSADOR TRAININGS, TABLING OUTREACH AND EVENTS WILL ENGAGE 4,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE IMPORTANCE ON CREATING BIRDFRIENDLY GARDENS.

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR A BIRD CONSERVATION PROJECT

FORESTRY EVALUATION & PRESCRIPTION MB SUGGESTED VENDOR: THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. DUNS 073135808 HEADER TEXT: 6/11/2018 NEW COOP AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY, INC. FULL PR TITLE IS ''FORESTRY EVALUATION AND PRESCRIPTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS.'' VENDOR IS ASAP ENROLLED. FBMS VENDOR NUMBER IS 70158374. PLEASE EMAIL COPY OF AWARD TO TIMOTHY_YEAR @FWS.GOV AND SHERRI_COLLINS@FWS.GOV. THIS PURCHASE REQUEST IS FOR YEAR ONE OF A TWO YEAR AGREEMENT. GRANTS.GOV SYNOPSIS, FWS 3-245 2, AND NOFO PREVIOUSLY EMAILED TO D. LOVDAHL AND G. RENTZ FOR POSTING ON GRANTS.GOV. 6/5/18 WAS LAST DAY OF REQUIRED 5 POSTING DAYS . SLC FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH REFUGE STAFF AND PARTNERS DESIGNATED BY THE REFUGE TO OBTAIN, COLLATE AND SYNTHESIZE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DEVELOP SCIENTIFICALLY SOUND AND DEFENSIBLE FOREST ENHANCEMENT/RESTORATION PRESCRIPTIONS AND TO IMPLEMENT THOSE PRESCRIPTIONS AS FUNDING ALLOWS.

CONNECT URBAN RESIDENTS WITH NATURE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, PARKS, PRESERVES, AND THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM

CLIMATEDRIVEN SEA LEVEL RISE SLR IS ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS FACING COASTAL COMMUNITIES. IN DENSELYPOPULATED LONG ISLAND NY COASTAL HABITATS ARE SQUEEZED BY RISING SEAS AND DEVELOPMENT HOMES SEAWALLS ROADWAYS AND OTHER HARD STRUCTURES THAT PREVENTS NATURAL REPLENISHMENT PROCESSES AND SEVERELY LIMITS OR PREVENTS CREATION OF NEW MARSH. BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS MARSHES ARE BEING LOST AT AN ALARMING RATE CURTAILING THE VITAL ECOLOGICAL SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. SALT MARSHES ARE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO LONG ISLANDS ESTUARIES AND ITS RESIDENTS AS THEY FILTER RUNOFF BEFORE THEY ENTER THE WATER REDUCE THE IMPACT OF FLOODING AND COASTAL STORMS AND ACT AS A NURSERY FOR BOTH COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISH SPECIES. THESE MARSHES ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL NESTING HABITAT OF THE SALTMARSH SPARROW AMMOSPIZA CAUDACUTA ONE OF THE BIRD SPECIES MOST ATRISK IN NORTH AMERICA FROM SLR AND ONE OF AUDUBONS PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES. IN ORDER TO PROTECT THESE IMPORTANT SALT MARSH HABITATS BIRD SPECIES AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY WILL PLAN FOR RESTORATION AT PRIORITY MARSHES LIKE CRAB MEADOW MARSH WITH WORK AT CAUMSETT STATE PARK PRESERVE AND WADING RIVER MARSH COMPLEX IF ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE. THESE SITE HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE ATLANTIC COAST JOINT VENTURE AS PRIORITY SITES FOR RESTORATION TO BENEFIT THE SALTMARSH SPARROW A PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES FOR AUDUBON.

SEABIRD COLONY PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, MONITORING AND RESEARCH

RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF WATERBIRD NESTING HABITAT ON MAINE COAST ISLANDS II

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM

CONNECTICUTS LAND TRUST A SUSTAINABLE MODEL FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT

PROJECTED EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIRDS AT U.S. NATIONAL PARKS

THE COASTAL PROGRAM AND AUDUBON TEXAS ARE INTERESTED IN MANAGING WATERBIRD NESTING HABITAT ACROSS THE TEXAS COAST. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO IMPROVE NATURAL WATERBIRD NESTING SITES TO INCREASE POPULATIONS. AUDUBON WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COASTAL PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY AND DEVELOP RESTORATION STRATEGIES ON 75 ACRES OF COASTAL HABITAT THAT CURRENTLY SUPPORTS ACTIVE NESTING COLONIES. SERVICES PROVIDED BY AUDUBON WILL INCLUDE HABITAT MANAGEMENT, TRAVEL FOR HABITAT MANAGEMENT, SUPPLIES (I.E., HERBICIDE, ANT BAIT, BAIT SPREADER, NATIVE PLANTS, PREDATOR REMOVAL TRAPS, AND WILDLIFE CAMERAS), SIGNAGE FOR PUBLIC AWARENESS OF MANAGED SITES, AND BOAT USE TO TRANSPORT STAFF TO MANAGED ISLANDS.

SUNDOWN ISLAND RESTORATION & PROTECTION

TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAND PROTECTION TOOLS TO SECURE IMPORTANT ROOST SITES FOR HUDSONIAN GODWITS AND WHIMBRELS ON CHILOE ISLAND, CHILE AND TO REDUCE DISTURBANCE AT PROTECTED ROOSTS

CONSERVATION OF SALTMARSH SPARROW IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED

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CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

ASSESS WADING BIRD HABITAT ON CAPE SABLE

THIS PROJECT HAS TWO MAIN COMPONENTS: 1) ENGAGE 500 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH CONSERVATION CURRICULUM IN SCIENCE CLASSROOMS IN CONCERT WITH ON-THE-GROUND PARTICIPATION IN FIELD TRIPS AND MONITORING PROJECTS; 2) CONDUCT SIX SURVEYS FOR YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (A FEDERALLY LISTED SPECIES) ALONG APPROXIMATELY 9 MILES OF RIPARIAN HABITAT IN THE AGUA FRIA WATERSHED. AUDUBON BIOLOGISTS WILL PROVIDE AND PRESENT CURRICULUM TO THE HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOMS, AND LEAD STUDENTS ON FIELD TRIPS TO THE RIO SALADO AUDUBON CENTER AND BLM PUBLIC LANDS ON THE AGUA FRIA NATIONAL MONUMENT. AUDUBON BIOLOGIST WILL ALSO LEAD INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS IN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO SURVEYS ON BLM PUBLIC LANDS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE HASSAYAMPA FIELD OFFICE. THIS PROJECT IS A CONTINUATION OF A TEN-YEAR PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AUDUBON AND BLM IN ENGAGING YOUTH AND CARRYING OUT YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO MONITORING.

BLACK TERN HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AT OGONTZ BAY, MICHIGAN

ENHANCE UP TO 50 ACRES OF COASTAL HABITATS LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CAT ISLAND

MUSEUMS FOR AMERICA

BLM-WO SAGEBRUSH ECOSYSTEM EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

IMPLEMENTING A CONSERVATION DESIGN WITH MANY LANDOWNERS IN THE CHICAGO WILDERNESS REGION

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES (AGL) IS PROUD TO CO-HOST THE FOURTH BIENNIAL GREAT LAKES COASTAL SYMPOSIUM (GLCS) IN 2026, A PIVOTAL GATHERING FOR NATURAL RESOURCE PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, MANAGERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DEDICATED TO THE CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION OF GREAT LAKES COASTAL SYSTEMS. THE SYMPOSIUM WILL FEATURE A HANDS-ON RESTORATION STEWARDSHIP EVENT IN SANDUSKY BAY, OFFERING PARTICIPANTS AN IMMERSIVE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN HIGH-IMPACT HABITAT RESTORATION THAT SUPPORTS ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE, ECONOMIC BENEFIT, ANDCOASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION.BY SITUATING THE EVENT IN THE DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE OF SANDUSKY BAYWHERE AGL AND PARTNERS ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN RESTORATION AND MONITORING EFFORTSTHE GLCS WILL GROUND DISCUSSIONS IN REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS. THE SYMPOSIUM AIMS TO MOVE BEYOND DIALOGUE BY EMPOWERING ATTENDEES TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION IN SUPPORT OF COASTAL HEALTH.SUPPORT FROM THE COASTAL PROGRAM WILL ENABLE AGL TO MANAGE PROJECT LOGISTICS, COORDINATE WITH PARTNERS, AND LEAD COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS. KEY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE HIRING AN EVENT PLANNER, COLLABORATING WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, ENHANCING AGLS PLANNING CAPACITY, MAINTAINING AN EVENT WEBSITE, AND HOSTING OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS. SCHEDULED FOR FALL 2026, THE THREE-DAY SYMPOSIUM WILL CATALYZE REGIONAL CONSERVATION PRIORITIES AND FOSTER LASTING COLLABORATION ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES COMMUNITY.

DEMONSTRATE THE USE OF MULTISPECTRAL AND THREE-BAND DRONE IMAGERY FORCONSERVATION PLANNING WHERE INFORMATION IS DIFFICULT TO CAPTURE.

NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY USFWS SAGEBRUSH COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERSHIP

AUDUBON TEXAS COASTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM

RESTORATION, MANAGEMENT, AND PROTECTION OF SEABIRDS AT MAINE COASTAL ISLANDS NWR COMPLEX

WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS, SERVICES, FACILITIES FUNDS.

WILD INDIGO BUILDING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND HABITAT CONSERVATION

TO SUPPORT PERSONNEL COSTS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

ADDITIONAL FUNDING/TIME EXTENSION

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS

AUDUBON WATERSHED

INCREASE THE NUMBERS OF DECLINING GRASSLAND BIRDS

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION OF 39 SALT MARSH ACRES AT GREAT MEADOWS MARSH, STEWART B. MCKINNEY NWR, STRATFORD, CT

TO CONDUCT A SITE ASSESSMENT OF SHRIMP FARMING AND RELATED THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR SHOREBIRDS

COMMUNICATION AND ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR GREAT LAKES PIPING PLOVER CONSERVATION

OBSERVE, ANALYZE AND ASSESS BIRD COMMUNITY DIVERSITY IN BARATARIA PRESERVE DELTAIC MARSHES

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES (AGL) WILL COLLABORATE WITH US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) TO COORDINATE THE MONITORING OF PIPING PLOVERS (CHARADRIUS MELODUS, HEREAFTER PIPL), A FEDERALLYENDANGERED SHOREBIRD, AT THE CAT ISLAND RESTORATION SITE IN GREEN BAY, WI DURING THE 2026 FIELDSEASON. THE CAT ISLAND RESTORATION SITE SUPPORTS ONE OF TWO REGULAR BREEDING POPULATIONS IN THESTATE. A REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY (NAS), AGL MANAGES CONSERVATIONWORK THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITAT CRITICAL FOR BIRDS DURING THEIRMIGRATION AND NESTING CYCLES, AND WE BUILD NETWORKS OF VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES FOR THE NATURALENVIRONMENT. WITHIN THE NAS NETWORK, AGL IS VIEWED AS A LEADER IN BUILDING COMMUNITIES OFVOLUNTEER SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS THAT TAKE THE LEAD IN ADVOCATING FOR AND MANAGING THEECOSYSTEMS THAT BIRDS NEED TO THRIVE. AGL WILL COORDINATE EFFORTS BY USFWS, WISCONSINDEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (UWGB), ANDNORTHEAST WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE (LOCAL AUDUBON CHAPTER) TO ENSURE PIPL ARE MONITORED DAILYAND THE INFORMATION GAINED WHILE MONITORING ASSISTS DECISION-MAKERS AND COMPLIMENTS SPECIESRECOVERY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. MONITORING INFORMS PROGRESS TOWARDS THE USFWS SPECIESRECOVERY PLAN, INFORMS RECOVERY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NEST PROTECTION, EGG SALVAGE, AND PREDATORMANAGEMENT, AND INFORMS HABITAT MANAGEMENT FOR THIS RARE GREAT LAKES BREEDER. AGL WILL ALSOSTRIVE TO ENHANCE LOCAL STEWARDSHIP FOR THE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS BY COORDINATING OUTREACHAND EDUCATION EFFORTS CENTERED AROUND THE 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SUCCESSFUL BREEDING OF THISSPECIES AT THE SITE. AGL HAS CONDUCTED THIS ROLE SINCE 2022. FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT FROM THEGREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE (GLRI) WILL SUPPORT SEVERAL OF THE GLRI OPERATING PRINCIPLESINCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND SCIENCE-BASED ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT.FURTHERMORE, FUNDING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO ACHIEVING THE GLRI FOCUS AREA 4 HABITATS AND SPECIES GOAL OF INCREASING RESILIENCE AND REPRESENTATION OF NATIVE SPECIES BY SUPPORTING POPULATION LEVELINFORMATION.

MONITORING AMERICAN BLACK OYSTERCATCHER AND SEABIRDS

CENTRAL PLATTE RIVER AND TALLGRASS PRAIRIE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT.

ROWE SANCTUARY CENTRAL PLATTE HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECT

AUDUBON MINNESOTA'S STATEWIDE MARSHBIRD SURVEY PROTOCOL DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

FOREST EVALUATION AND PRESCRIPTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF MIGRATORY BIRDS

THE MAN MADE MAINLAND BEACH OF GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI IS HOME TO TWO HISTORICAL LEAST TERNSANCTUARIES WHICH HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS AN AUDUBON IMPORTANT BIRD AREA IBA , WHICH IS AGLOBALLY RECOGNIZED DESIGNATION THIS IBA HOLDS A SIGNIFICANT POPULATION OF BREEDING LEASTTERNS, A SPECIES WHICH HAS DECLINED ACROSS ITS RANGE DUE TO HABITAT LOSS AND DEGRADATION THEHABITAT WITHIN THIS IBA HAS DEGRADED RECENTLY DUE TO LONG TERM BEACH EROSION AND RECENT HURRICANES THAT HAVE SCOURED AWAY THE DUNE PLANTINGS, DESTROYED THE WOODEN FENCING, AND WASHED AWAY THE LARGE INFORMATIONAL SIGNS THE NUMBERS OF BREEDING TERNS USING THIS IBA HAVEDECLINED OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, AND AVIAN PREDATORS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED PREYING UPON LEASTTERN EGGS AND OCCASIONALLY RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE LOSS OF PRODUCTIVITY WE PROPOSE TO RESTORETHESE SANCTUARIES BY 1 RE ESTABLISHING DUNE SYSTEMS WITHIN THESE SANCTUARIES BY PLANTING DUNEVEGETATION AND USING INFORMATIONAL SIGNS AND ROPE TO PROTECT THE DUNE AREAS FROM TRAMPLING ANDRAKING 2 NEGOTIATE WITH HARRISON COUNTY SAND BEACH AUTHORITY TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE BEACHRAKING YEAR ROUND WITHIN THESE SANCTUARIES IN ORDER TO REDUCE BEACH EROSION AND FLOODING RATES AND 3 SET UP PLOTS OF SHELL HASH TO IMPROVE NEST AND CHICK CAMOUFLAGE TO REDUCE LOSSES TO AVIANPREDATORS THE DUNE PLANTS WILL REDUCE BEACH EROSION RATES, INCREASE BEACH ELEVATION, AND PROVIDESHELTER FOR YOUNG CHICKS, ALL OF WHICH WILL IMPROVE LEAST TERN BREEDING PRODUCTIVITY ELIMINATIONOF BEACH RAKING WITHIN THIS AREA WILL ALSO REDUCE BEACH EROSION RATES AND REDUCE SUBSURFACE SANDCOMPACTION, WHICH EXACERBATES LOCALIZED FLOODING ISSUES DURING HEAVY RAINS AND LEADS TO NESTLOSS THE SHELL HASH IS EXPECTED TO REDUCE NEST AND CHICK LOSS TO AVIAN PREDATORS, AND WILL BEPLACED IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MANNER THAT PERMITS COLLECTION OF NEST AND CHICK SURVIVAL DATA TO TESTTHIS HYPOTHESIS THESE RESTORATION ACTIONS WILL BE TIMELY, COINCIDING WITH A COUNTY WIDE MAINLANDBEACH RENOURISHMENT PROJECT SET TO BEGIN IN LATE 2023, WHICH WILL WIDEN THE EXISTING BEACHES FURTHERMORE, IT WILL BE IMPORTANT TO RESTORE THE IMAGE OF THIS AREA AS A TERN SANCTUARY, GIVEN THERECENT SALE OF THE GREAT SOUTHERN GOLF COURSE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY FROM THIS IBS AND PLANS TOCOVERT THIS AREA TO A RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION

AUDUBON GREAT PLAINS SEEKS TO COLLABORATE WITH PRAIRIE POTHOLE JOINT VENTURE (PPJV) IN AN EFFORT THAT IMPLEMENTS THE 2024 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS PLAN TO ADDRESS A RANGE OF ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THAT PLAN THROUGH EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. MOST OF THE LAND ACROSS THE PRAIRIE POTHOLE REGION (PPR) IS HELD IN PRIVATE OWNERSHIP. AS A PPJV PARTNER AUDUBON GREAT PLAINS ENGAGES AND EDUCATES CITIZENS IN MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT AND CONSERVATION AND THE ROLE WORKING LANDS PLAY IN MAINTAINING MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT.

CREATE A REPLICABLE MODEL FOR COMMUNITY-BASED WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURE

SEABIRD RESTORATION

ASSESSING SHOREBIRDS & SHRIMP AQUACULTURE ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF C. AMERICA

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES (AGL) WILL COLLABORATE WITH US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) TO COORDINATE THE MONITORING OF PIPING PLOVERS (CHARADRIUS MELODUS) (PIPL) AT THE CAT ISLAND RESTORATION SITE IN GREEN BAY, WI DURING THE 2025 FIELD SEASON. A REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY (NAS), AGL MANAGES CONSERVATION WORK THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE HABITAT CRITICAL FOR BIRDS DURING THEIR MIGRATION AND NESTING CYCLES, AND WE BUILD NETWORKS OF VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. WITHIN THE NAS NETWORK, AGL IS VIEWED AS A LEADER IN BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF VOLUNTEER SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTS THAT TAKE THE LEAD IN ADVOCATING FOR AND MANAGING THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT BIRDS NEED TO THRIVE. AGL WILL COORDINATE EFFORTS BY USFWS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (UWGB), AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE (LOCAL AUDUBON CHAPTER) TO ENSURE PIPL ARE MONITORED DAILY. MONITORING INFORMS USFWS SPECIES RECOVERY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS NEST PROTECTION, EGG SALVAGE, AND PREDATOR MANAGEMENT FOR THIS RAREGREAT LAKES BREEDER. AGL HAS CONDUCTED THIS ROLE SINCE 2022.

THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PLAN AND HOST THE 2024 GREAT LAKES COASTAL SYMPOSIUM IN ROCHESTER, NY, WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR NATURAL RESOURCES PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, MANAGERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE GREAT LAKES TO SHARE RESEARCH, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, AND NETWORK IN SUPPORT OF COASTAL SYSTEMS CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION IN THE GREAT LAKES. THE COASTAL SYMPOSIUM WILL BE HELD FOR THREE DAYS IN THE FALL OF 2024, WITH THE PRECISE DATE YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLANNING FOR THE COASTAL SYMPOSIUM WILL BE LED BY AUDUBON GREAT LAKES AND THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION WITH SUPPORT FROM WORKING GROUP MEMBERS FROM THE COASTAL ASSEMBLY AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. FOLLOWING THE SYMPOSIUM, EVENT PROCEEDINGS WILL BE SHARED WITH THE COASTAL ASSEMBLY AND THE BROADER NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVE PROGRAM

AUDUBON CARSE BROOK WETLAND RESTORATION

AUDUBON GREAT LAKES (AGL) WILL COLLABORATE WITH US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) TOCOORDINATE THE MONITORING OF PIPING PLOVERS (CHARADRIUS MELODUS) (PIPL) AT THE CAT ISLANDRESTORATION SITE IN GREEN BAY- WI DURING THE 2024 FIELD SEASON. A REGIONAL OFFICE OF THE NATIONALAUDUBON SOCIETY (NAS)- AGL MANAGES CONSERVATION WORK THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO PROTECT ANDIMPROVE HABITAT CRITICAL FOR BIRDS DURING THEIR MIGRATION AND NESTING CYCLES- AND WE BUILDNETWORKS OF VOLUNTEERS AND ADVOCATES FOR THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. WITHIN THE NAS NETWORK-AGL IS VIEWED AS A LEADER IN BUILDING COMMUNITIES OF VOLUNTEER SCIENTISTS AND CONSERVATIONISTSTHAT TAKE THE LEAD IN ADVOCATING FOR AND MANAGING THE ECOSYSTEMS THAT BIRDS NEED TO THRIVE.AGL WILL COORDINATE EFFORTS BY USFWS- WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR)-UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (UWGB)- AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN BIRD ALLIANCE (LOCALAUDUBON CHAPTER) TO ENSURE PIPL ARE MONITORED DAILY. AGL HAS CONDUCTED THIS ROLE SINCE 2022AFTER IT WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED BY UWGB DURING 2017-2021. AGL WISCONSIN CONSERVATIONMANAGER TOM PRESTBY WILL OVERSEE MANAGE ASPECTS OF MONITORING INCLUDING TRAINING- SCHEDULING-QUALITY DATA COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION- AND NOTIFYING USFWS OF URGENT DEVELOPMENTSIMMEDIATELY. USFWS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SURVEYING TWO DAYS PER WEEK- WDNR IS RESPONSIBLE FORSUPPLEMENTAL MONITORING- AND AGL WILL COORDINATE AMONGST AGL- UWGB- AND VOLUNTEERMONITORS TO COVER THE REMAINING FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. TOM PRESTBY WILL WORK WITH USFWSBIOLOGIST JADE ARNESON TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY DATA ARE BEING COLLECTED VIA THE NEST STORY PLATFORM.JADE ARNESON WILL COMMUNICATE DATA TO THE USFWS PIPL CONSERVATION TEAM.

THIS AWARD IS FUNDED FOR $38,400.00 TO RESTORE COASTAL FOREST HABITAT AT THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT SANCTUARY AND AUDUBON CENTER

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO ADD FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,400.00,TO RESTORE COASTAL FOREST HABITAT AT THE THEODORE ROOSEVELT SANCTUARY.

THE PURPOSE IF THIS AWARD IS TO SUPPORT GREAT LAKES PIPING PLOVER RECOVERY AT THE CAT ISLAND CHAIN IN LOWER GREENBAY. AGL WILL COORDINATE EFFORTS BY USFWS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR), UNIVERSITY OFWISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (UWGB), AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN AUDUBON (NEWI AUDUBON) TO ENSURE PIPL ARE MONITORED DAILY.AGL WISCONSIN CONSERVATION MANAGER TOM PRESTBY WILL OVERSEE MANAGE ASPECTS OF MONITORING INCLUDING TRAINING,SCHEDULING, QUALITY DATA COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION, AND NOTIFYING USFWS OF URGENT DEVELOPMENTS IMMEDIATELY.USFWS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SURVEYING TWO DAYS PER WEEK, WDNR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SURVEYING ONE DAY PER WEEK, AND AGLWILL COORDINATE AMONGST AGL, UWGB, AND NEWI AUDUBON MONITORS TO COVER THE REMAINING FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. TOMPRESTBY WILL WORK WITH USFWS BIOLOGIST JADE ARNESON TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY DATA ARE BEING COLLECTED VIA THE NESTSTORY PLATFORM. JADE ARNESON WILL COMMUNICATE DATA TO THE USFWS PIPL CONSERVATION TEAM.

LOWER TOLAY CREEK AND TUBBS ISLAND ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

DECISION-SUPPORT TOOL FOR CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING ON THE KENAI PENINSULA LOWLANDS

RESTORE & MANAGE NATIVE HABITAT ON NON-FEDERAL LANDS LOCATED IN SPRING CREEK FOREST PRESERVE IL

AGL WILL COORDINATE EFFORTS BY USFWS, WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES (WDNR), UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-GREEN BAY (UWGB), AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN AUDUBON (NEWI AUDUBON) TO ENSURE PIPL ARE MONITORED DAILY. THIS ROLE WAS PREVIOUSLY CONDUCTED BY UWGB DURING 2017-2021 AND WILL BE COORDINATED BY AGL IN A RELATIVELY SIMILAR MANNER. AGL WISCONSIN CONSERVATION MANAGER TOM PRESTBY WILL OVERSEE/MANAGE ASPECTS OF MONITORING INCLUDING TRAINING, SCHEDULING, QUALITY DATA COLLECTION AND COMMUNICATION, AND NOTIFYING USFWS OF URGENT DEVELOPMENTS IMMEDIATELY. USFWS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SURVEYING TWO DAYS PER WEEK, WDNR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SURVEYING ONE DAY PER WEEK, AND AGL WILL COORDINATE AMONGST AGL, UWGB, AND NEWI AUDUBON MONITORS TO COVER THE REMAINING FOUR DAYS PER WEEK. TOM PRESTBY WILL WORK WITH USFWS BIOLOGIST JADE ARNESON TO ENSURE THAT QUALITY DATA ARE BEING COLLECTED VIA THE NEST STORY PLATFORM. JADE ARNESON WILL COMMUNICATE DATA TO THE USFWS PIPL CONSERVATION TEAM.

THIS PROJECT WILL TEACH 3RD 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ABOUT WATER QUALITY AND HOW TO PROTECT WATER RESOURCES. STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT WATER QUALITY AS

MONITOR WADING BIRD HABITAT ON CAPE SABLE

THE AUDUBON SEABIRD INSTITUTE (AUDUBON) WILL WORK WITH THE USFWS STEWART B. MCKINNEY NWR TO RECRUIT, HIRE, AND ADMINISTER 2 TERN REFUGE OPERATION TECHNICIANS (ROTS) IN 2026. THE TECHNICIANS WILL BE STATIONED ON FALKNER ISLAND, CT TO MONITOR TERNS INCLUDING MONITORING PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSEATE AND COMMON TERNS, IDENTIFYING BOTH SPECIES PREY ITEMS (TYPICALLY SMALL FISH), BAND RE-SIGHTING (FLEDGLINGS AND ADULTS) FROM FIELD BLINDS AND OTHER LOCATIONS, PARTICIPATING IN NON-LETHAL PREDATOR MANAGEMENT, AND COMPLETING MINOR MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE, AMONG OTHER TASKS.

TO SUPPORT THE EXHIBITION "JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: THE MAN AND HIS WORK" AT THE JOHN JAMES AUDUBON CENTER AT MILL GROVE.

UNDERSTANDING HOW TUFTED AND HORNED PUFFINS INTERACT WITH THEIR MARINE ENVIRONMENT DURING THE NON-BREEDING SEASON (OCTOBER-APRIL) IS CRUCIAL FOR ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING THREATS TO BOTH SPECIES. TO FILL THIS KNOWLEDGE GAP, WE ARE CONDUCTING A STUDY ON THE MARINE DISTRIBUTION AND MOVEMENTS OF FRATERCULA PUFFINS (TUFTED, F. CIRRHATA, AND HORNED, F. CORNICULATA) DURING THIS CRITICAL PERIOD, FOCUSING ON INDIVIDUALS TRACKED FROM BREEDING COLONIES IN THE KODIAK ARCHIPELAGO AND GULF OF ALASKA.WE WILL EMPLOY ARCHIVAL LIGHT-LEVEL GEOLOCATOR DEVICES (GLS TAGS) TO MONITOR THE BIRDS AND IDENTIFY THEIR NON-BREEDING LOCATIONS. TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THESE CONDITIONS AFFECT INDIVIDUAL PUFFINS AND INFLUENCE POPULATION TRENDS, WE WILL ANALYZE BIOMARKERS TO ASSESS OVERWINTERING DIETARY NICHES AND NUTRITIONAL STRESS. THIS INCLUDES MEASURING STABLE ISOTOPES AND CORTICOSTERONETHE PRIMARY STRESS HORMONEFOUND IN FEATHER AND EGGSHELL MEMBRANE TISSUES.THIS PROJECT WILL FACILITATE CHEMICAL ANALYSES OF NON-INVASIVELY COLLECTED TISSUE SAMPLES, ADDRESSING ESSENTIAL ECOLOGICAL AND LIFE HISTORY DATA GAPS FOR THESE DECLINING SPECIES. BY ENHANCING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PUFFIN ECOLOGY DURING THE NON-BREEDING SEASON, WE AIM TO INFORM EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES AND MITIGATE THREATS TO THESE VULNERABLE SEABIRDS.

IMPROVING THE SCIENCE FOUNDATION FOR BIRD CONSERVATION

HABITAT IMPROVEMENTS TO BENEFIT ROSEATE TERNS ON STRATTON ISLAND AND EASTERN EGG ROCK

SALTON SEA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AVIAN HABITAT STUDY

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRANTS - MUSEUMS

THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) OWNS AND MANAGES 70 ISLANDS AS PART OF MAINE COASTAL ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. MANY SPECIES OF COLONIAL NESTING SEABIRDS WERE LARGELY EXTIRPATED FROM MAINE IN THE LATE 1800S THROUGH OVEREXPLOITATION. FOLLOWING SOME RECOVERY BY THE 1930S AND 40S, MANY SPECIES AGAIN DECLINED AS NUMBERS OF HERRING GULLS (LARUS ARGENTATUS) AND GREAT BLACKBACKED GULLS (LARUS MARINUS) INCREASED BECAUSE THEY WERE SUBSIDIZED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE USFWS, THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE (MDIFW), AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY (WHICH WAS ACTIVE ON SOME OF THE REFUGES ISLANDS PRIOR TO USFWS ACQUISITION), DIVERSE SEABIRD COLONIES HAVE BEEN RESTORED ON 12 ISLANDS IN THE GULF OF MAINE 6 REFUGE ISLANDS, FOURSTATEOWNED ISLANDS, AND AN ISLAND OWNED BY NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE PARTNERS COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGH MEETINGS OF THE GULF OF MAINE SEABIRD WORKING GROUP. IN THIS PROJECT, WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE PROTECTING SEABIRDS AT SEAL ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, POND ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AND MATINICUS ROCK, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE WITH THE REFUGE AND OTHER GULF OF MAINE SEABIRD MANAGERS IN STUDYING SEABIRD POPULATION TRENDS AND META-POPULATION DYNAMICS,NEST PRODUCTIVITY, CHICK PROVISIONING STUDIES, AND FORAGING AND MIGRATION RESEARCH.

339 BIRD SPECIES HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT THE PRESERVE. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, TWO HUNDRED SPECIES NEST AT THE PRESERVE INCLUDING BREEDING POPULATIONS OF YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO, SUMMER TANAGER, AND TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD. AUDUBON-CALIFORNIA IS ENGAGED IN A HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO BENEFIT THE PRESERVE S NESTING WETLAND SPECIES INCLUDING WOOD DUCK, MALLARD, AND CINNAMON TEAL. THE SOUTH FORK KERN RIVER IS HOME TO CALIFORNIA S LARGEST LOWLAND RIPARIAN FOREST. IT IS ONE OF FOUR FLAGSHIP PROJECTS OF THE CALIFORNIA RIPARIAN HABITAT JOINT VENTURE. A SHARED EFFORT SAVED 1,136-ACRES OF THIS FOREST, AND AFTER MANY SUBSEQUENT ACQUISITIONS, THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF THE CONTIGUOUS PRESERVE IS NOW 2,987-ACRES. THE SOUTH FORK KERN RIVER RIPARIAN FOREST SUPPORTS ONE OF THE LARGEST BREEDING POPULATIONS OF WESTERN YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO (CALIFORNIA LISTED AS THREATENED) LEFT IN THE WESTERN U.S. THE SOUTHWESTERN WILLOW FLYCATCHER (FEDERALLY LISTED AS ENDANGERED) IS THE FOCUS OF MUCH OF THE RESTORATION AND HABITAT PROTECTION IN THE KERN RIVER VALLEY. THE WETLANDS IN THE SOUTH FORK KERN ALSO SUPPORT COLONIES OF TRICOLORED BLACKBIRDS (CALIFORNIA THREATENED). THIS FOREST ALSO SUPPORTS THE MOST NORTHWEST BREEDING COLONIES OF SEVERAL SOUTHWESTERN DESERT SPECIES: SUMMER TANAGER, VERMILION FLYCATCHER AND BROWN-CRESTED FLYCATCHER. THE RIPARIAN BIRD COMMUNITY IS EXCEPTIONALLY RICH ON THE KERN RIVER PRESERVE, WITH 110 SPECIES DOCUMENTED AS NESTERS, AND 140 SPECIES BREEDING IN THE SOUTH FORK VALLEY AS A WHOLE. PRIOR TO BECOMING A PRESERVE, THE LAND HAD BEEN OPERATED AS A CATTLE RANCH SINCE THE MID-1800S. IN 1986, A LARGE-SCALE REVEGETATION PROJECT OF NATIVE TREE SPECIES ON CLEARED AGRICULTURAL FIELDS PROJECT BEGAN. BY 1994, THE MAJOR AREAS OF THE PRESERVE HAD BEEN PLANTED. NOW 30-YEARS LATER, THE TREES HAVE MATURED, AND THE UNDERSTORY IS RICH WITH NATIVE VEGETATION HOWEVER, SOME OF THE ORIGINAL INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS REMAIN ON SITE SUCH AS WELLS AND WATER DELIVERY SYSTEMS, WHICH CAN BE SERVICED AND UTILIZED. RECENT FLOODING AT THE PRESERVE BROUGHT WATER INTO AN ACTIVE CHANNEL AREA NEAR ONE OF THE WELLS, AND ANOTHER AREA HAS AN EXISTING POND THAT WILL BE MANAGED TO CREATE A TRICOLORED BLACKBIRD (TRBL) HABITAT FEATURE. TRBL REQUIRE WATER INTO EARLY SUMMER FOR BREEDING ACTIVITIES. AS SUCH, THESE AREAS WILL PROVIDE SUITABLE REFUGIA HABITAT FOR LOCAL SPECIES DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS AS WELL AS PROVIDING SUITABLE NESTING HABITAT FOR TRBL. THIS HABITAT WILL ALSO PROVIDE NESTING, RESTING, AND FORAGING HABITAT FOR MANY OF THE RIPARIAN SPECIES KNOWN TO BE AT THE PRESERVE SUCH, AS THE SW WILLOW FLYCATCHER AND THE YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO.

TITLESEABIRD COLONY PROTECTION MONITORING AND RESEARCH AT SEAL ISLAND NWR POND ISLAND NWR AND MATINICUS ROCKTHE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OWNS AND MANAGES 70 ISLANDS AS PART OF THE MAINE COASTAL ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. MANY SPECIES OF COLONIAL NESTING SEABIRDS WERE LARGELY EXTIRPATED FROM MAINE IN THE LATE 1800S THROUGH OVER EXPLOITATION. FOLLOWING SOME RECOVERY BY THE 1930S AND 40S MANY SPECIES AGAIN DECLINED AS NUMBERS OF HERRING GULLS AND GREAT BLACK BACKED GULLS INCREASED BECAUSE THEY WERE SUBSIDIZED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY DIVERSE SEABIRD COLONIES HAVE BEEN RESTORED ON 12 ISLANDS IN THE GULF OF MAINE 6 REFUGE ISLANDS FOUR STATE OWNED ISLANDS AND AN ISLAND OWNED BY NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE PARTNER COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGH MEETINGS OF THE GULF OF MAINE SEABIRD WORKING GROUP.IN THIS PROJECT WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE PROTECTING SEABIRDS AT SEA ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE POND ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE AND MATINICUS ROCK WE WELL AS PARTICIPATE WITH THE REFUGE AND OTHER GULF OF MAINE SEABIRD MANAGERS IN STUDYING SEABIRD POPULATION TRENDS AND META POPULATION DYNAMICS NEST PRODUCTIVITY CHICK PROVISIONING STUDIES AND FORAGING AND MIGRATION RESEARCH.

THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE OWNS AND MANAGES 70 ISLANDS AS PART OF THE MAINE COASTAL ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE. MANY SPECIES OF COLONIAL NESTING SEABIRDS WERE LARGELY EXTIRPATED FROM MAINE IN THE LATE 1800S THROUGH OVER-EXPLOITATION. FOLLOWING SOME RECOVERY BY THE 1930S AND 40S, MANY SPECIES AGAIN DECLINED AS NUMBERS OF HERRING GULLS (LARUS ARGENTATUS) AND GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULLS (LARUS MARINUS) INCREASED BECAUSE THEY WERE SUBSIDIZED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES. THROUGH THE COOPERATIVE EFFORTS OF THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF INLAND FISHERIES AND WILDLIFE, AND THE NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY (WHICH WAS ACTIVE ON SOME OF THE REFUGE S ISLANDS PRIOR TO U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ACQUISITION), DIVERSE SEABIRD COLONIES HAVE BEEN RESTORED ON 12 ISLANDS IN THE GULF OF MAINE, 6 REFUGE ISLANDS, 4 STATE-OWNED ISLANDS, AND AN ISLAND OWNED BY NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY. THE PARTNERS COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES THROUGH MEETINGS OF THE GULF OF MAINE SEABIRD WORKING GROUP.IN THIS PROJECT, WE PROPOSE TO CONTINUE PROTECTING SEABIRDS AT SEAL ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, POND ISLAND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, AND MATINICUS ROCK, AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE WITH THE REFUGE AND OTHER GULF OF MAINE SEABIRD MANAGERS IN STUDYING SEABIRD POPULATION TRENDS AND META-POPULATION DYNAMICS, NEST PRODUCTIVITY, CHICK PROVISIONING STUDIES, AND FORAGING AND MIGRATION RESEARCH.

NEW HAVEN HARBOR URBAN OASES

OAK SAVANNA RESTORATION AT THE LITTLE ROCK AUDUBON CENTER

SUPPORTING THE ATLANTIC FLYWAY SHOREBIRD INITIATIVE

NORTH MARSH TREATMENT OF SCLERIA LACUSTRIS