American Bird Conservancy

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC), WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH ITS PARTNERS AT AUDUBON TEXAS, COASTAL BEND BAYS AND ESTUARIES PROGRAM (CBBEP), GULF COAST BIRD OBSERVATORY (GCBO), AND HOUSTON AUDUBON SOCIETY (HAS) TO ACCOMPLISH OBJECTIVES OF THE TEXAS BREEDING SHOREBIRD AND SEABIRD STEWARDSHIP PROJECT (PROJECT). THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO STABILIZE AND INCREASE BEACH-NESTING BIRD POPULATIONS IN TEXAS THROUGH VARIOUS STEWARDSHIP AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT ALSO ADDRESSES THE TEXAS TIGS RESTORATION PLANNING EFFORTS OF RESTORING AND CONSERVING WETLAND, COASTAL, AND NEARSHORE HABITATS AND ADDITIONAL RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF AVIAN RESOURCES. WE CURRENTLY DO THIS BY 1) PROTECTING COASTAL HABITATS FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS YEAR-ROUND 2) FOSTERING HABITAT STEWARDSHIP, CONDUCTING COMMUNITY-BASED EDUCATION EVENTS, AND ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH INTERVENTION AT SENSITIVE NESTING LOCATIONS AND 3) MONITORING THE BIRDS REPRODUCTIVE OUTPUT, ABUNDANCE, AND DISTRIBUTION USING STANDARDIZED DATA COLLECTION PROTOCOLS.PROJECT FOCAL SPECIES INCLUDE, US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) BIRDS OF CONSERVATION CONCERN (BCC), TEXAS SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED (SGCN), AND GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE (GCJV) PRIORITY SHOREBIRD SPECIES: WILSONS PLOVER (BCC, SGCN, GCJV), SNOWY PLOVER (BCC, SGCN, GCJV), LEAST TERN (BCC, SGCN), AND BLACK SKIMMER (BCC, SGCN). THESE SPECIES WERE DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE OIL SPILL AND OR BY THE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES ON THEIR NESTING GROUNDS AND ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED OF CONSERVATION INTERVENTIONS.IN THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, PROJECT PARTNERS PROVIDE INTERVENTION AT SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ALONG THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH ON-THE-GROUND STEWARDSHIP ENGAGEMENT WITH MANAGERS AND COASTAL RECREATIONISTS TO ENSURE BREEDING BIRDS ARE PROTECTED. STEWARDSHIP IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN TEXAS, WHERE THE OPEN BEACHES ACT ENSURES THAT THE PUBLIC HAS UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO PUBLIC COASTAL RESOURCES. THROUGH HABITAT PROTECTION AND STEWARDSHIP, WE ENHANCE RECRUITMENT AND SURVIVAL OF IMPERILED FOCAL SPECIES AND DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO RECOVERY OF LOSSES FROM THE DEEPWATER HORIZON DAMAGES.

MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES ARE COLLABORATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, TRIBES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CONSERVE HABITAT TO BENEFIT PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE. FIRST DEVELOPED TO IMPLEMENT THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ADDRESS DECLINES OF WATERFOWL, JOINT VENTURES NOW DELIVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CONSERVATION FOR WATERFOWL, LANDBIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, AND WATERBIRDS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWENTY-TWO HABITAT JOINT VENTURES, AND EACH ADDRESSES THE MOST IMPORTANT BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION ISSUES FOUND WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN JOINT VENTURE (AMJV) HAS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITIES AND GOALS FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 2023-2027, ESTABLISHED IN THE AMJV STRATEGIC PLAN TO BE APPROVED BY THE AMJV MANAGEMENT BOARD IN 2022 AND SUBSEQUENT REVISIONS. IN ORDER TO FOSTER DYNAMIC AND HEALTHY FOREST LANDSCAPES, THE PARTNERSHIP WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF OUTCOMEBASED MONITORING OCCURRING IN THE AMJV, INCLUDING CITIZEN SCIENCE-BASED EFFORTS. WE WILL ALSO ENHANCE AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF STRATEGIC HABITAT DELIVERY WITHIN THE AMJV TO MAXIMIZE OUR CONSERVATION IMPACTS ON THE GROUND. IT WILL BE CRITICAL TO PROMOTE AMJV BIRD CONSERVATION PRIORITIES THROUGH IMPROVED INTEGRATION OF THE CONSERVATION INITIATIVES ACROSS THE AMJV (E.G., FIRE LEARNING NETWORK, SPRUCE RESTORATION INITIATIVES, SWAP CONSERVATION AREAS, ETC). THE AMJV PARTNERSHIP WILL WORK TO ESTABLISH A STRONGER LINKAGE OF OUR CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES WITH PARTNERS AS WELL AS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ADVANCE OUR CONSERVATION PRIORITIES, AND WILL CULTIVATE BROADER COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST WITH A SHARED PURPOSE AND VISION. AMJV WORK IS RECOGNIZED AND SUPPORTED BY STATE/ FEDERAL AGENCY LEADERSHIP AND CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES WITHIN THE AMJV GEOGRAPHY. AMJV ALSO HAS GOALS AND PRIORITIES OUTLINED WITH REGARDS TO BIRDS' FULL ANNUAL CYCLE. THE PARTNERSHIP WILL WORK TO ADVANCE UNDERSTANDING OF BREEDING AND WINTERING GROUND LINKAGES AND MIGRATORY PATHWAYS FOR AMJV HIGHEST PRIORITY SPECIES. WE WILL ALSO INCREASE WORK IN CRITICAL LOCATIONS TO IMPROVE SCIENCE AND MONITORING FOR AMJV PRIORITY SPECIES. AMJV WILL WORK WITH PARTNERS TO PRODUCE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE FULL ANNUAL CYCLE CONSERVATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS, AND WILL NOT ONLY IMPROVE COMMUNICATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS BY THE AMJV PARTNERSHIP, BUT WILL ALSO IMPROVE GENERAL AWARENESS OF THE NEED FOR FULL ANNUAL CYCLE CONSERVATION.

CENTRAL HARDWOOD JOINT VENTURE OPERATIONS

THE RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE (RGJV) IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALSCOLLABORATING ON STRATEGIC CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS. WE WORK IN THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT ANDTAMAULIPAN BRUSHLANDS BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONS OF TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO, AND THE GULF COASTAL PRAIRIE BIRDCONSERVATION REGION IN MEXICO. BY COOPERATING TO ENSURE THAT THE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE BINATIONAL RGJV GEOGRAPHYSUPPORT THRIVING AND DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE INTO THE FUTURE, THE RGJV PARTNERSDIRECTLY AND EFFICIENTLY SUPPORT THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE'S (USFWS) PRIORITIES FOR ITS MIGRATORY BIRDMANAGEMENT PROGRAM.THE RGJV IS GOVERNED BY A MANAGEMENT BOARD CHAIRED BY TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (TPWD) AND WITHREPRESENTATION FROM USFWS, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, COMISION NACIONAL DEAREAS NATURALES PROTEGIDAS, COMISION NACIONAL PARA EL CONOCIMIENTO Y USO DE LA BIODIVERSIDAD, BIRD CONSERVANCY OFTHE ROCKIES, PRONATURA NORESTE, AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY, DIXON WATER FOUNDATION, THE NATURE CONSERVANCY,AUDUBON TEXAS, DUCKS UNLIMITED MEXICO, WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, AND PASTICULTORES DEL DESIERTO, A.C. THE RGJV ALSOHAS TWO TECHNICAL TEAMS WITH REPRESENTATION FROM THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS PRIVATE LANDOWNERS,CORPORATIONS, AND UNIVERSITIES. THANKS TO THE WORK OF EXISTING AND NEW STAFF, AND ALL OF OUR PARTNERS, THE RGJVIS RAMPING UP TO BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY ON PROGRESS ACHIEVED OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS.SINCE 2008, THE RGJV MANAGEMENT BOARD, OTHER PARTNERS, AND STAFF HAVE ACHIEVED LONG-TERM AND LASTING CONSERVATIONGAINS FOR PRIORITY BIRDS, POLLINATORS, AND OTHER WILDLIFE BY COORDINATING THEIR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE MORE TOGETHERTHAN ANY ORGANIZATION COULD ACHIEVE ALONE. THE RGJV IS INTEGRATING BIOLOGICAL PLANNING, CONSERVATION DESIGN ANDCONSERVATION DELIVERY, INCLUDING FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LAND AND WATER STEWARDS, WITH MONITORINGAT LARGE SCALES TO ENABLE OUR PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS AND INCREASE EFFICIENCY ANDEFFECTIVENESS. THE INVESTMENTS BY ALL THE PARTNERS OF THE RGJV CONTRIBUTE TO THE USFWS'S ABILITY TO MEET THEIRTRUST RESPONSIBILITIES, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRIORITIES, AND INTERNATIONAL TREATY COMMITMENTS FORCONSERVING MIGRATORY BIRDS. IN ADDITION, CONTINUED INVESTMENTS TO ENSURE HEALTHY BIRD POPULATIONS PROVIDERECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIRD-WATCHING, PHOTOGRAPHY, HUNTING, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT BENEFITLANDOWNERS, BUSINESSES, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE RGJV GEOGRAPHY. THE RGJV BUILDS RELATIONSHIPS WITH PARTNERS TOFACILITATE STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BIRDS, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE.THE RGJV IS CRITICAL FOR MEETING CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES FOR MANY SPECIES OF CONTINENTAL IMPORTANCE AS DETAILEDIN THE RECENT PARTNERS IN FLIGHT CONTINENTAL PLAN (ROSENBERG ET AL. 2016). THE RGJV GEOGRAPHY PROVIDES HABITATSFOR 17 WATCH LIST SPECIES THREE RED LEVEL AND 14 YELLOW LEVEL - AS WELL AS 10 COMMON SPECIES IN STEEP DECLINE.RGJV IS A HIGHLY IMPORTANT AREA FOR MANY OF THESE SPECIES IN NEED OF IMMEDIATE AND SUSTAINED CONSERVATIONATTENTION ATTENTION.WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE USFWS, THE RGJV WILL CONTINUE TO FACILITATE SUCCESSES IN COORDINATED ANDCOLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE 63 MILLION ACRES OF THE RGJV REGION. SPECIFICALLY, EVEN AS THE RGJVCONTINUES TO MEET OBJECTIVES OUTLINED IN THE CURRENT (2018-2022) STRATEGIC PLAN, IN FY2022 THE RGJV WILL BEGINWORK ON A NEW 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL GUIDE WORK FROM 2023-2027 WHILE CONTINUING TO IMPLEMENT IDENTIFIEDHIGHEST PRIORITY ACTIONS FOR BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE GRASSLANDS, RIPARIAN AREAS, AND WETLANDS ACROSS OURGEOGRAPHY.

THE OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE (OPJV) IS A VOLUNTARY, NON-REGULATORY PARTNERSHIP OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, AND INTERESTED IN STRATEGICALLY COORDINATED CONSERVATION OF BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS IN THE OAKS AND PRAIRIES AND EDWARDS PLATEAU BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONS (BCR) OF CENTRAL TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA. THE OPJV MISSION IS TO PLAN FOR AND FACILITATE BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION, RESEARCH, AND OUTREACH IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE POPULATIONS OF PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES IN THE EDWARDS PLATEAU AND OAKS AND PRAIRIES BCRS IN OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS. SINCE 2008, THE OPJV PARTNERS, MANAGEMENT BOARD, AND STAFF BUILT MANY TOOLS AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS TO CREATE LASTING CONSERVATION GAINS FOR PRIORITY BIRD POPULATIONS WHILE HELPING TO INCREASE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OPJV REGION. USING THE OPJV IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND THE DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS OF HABITAT JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIPS MATRIX, THE OPJV HAS MADE GREAT STRIDES IN COORDINATING VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION EFFORTS OVER A LARGE AREA SUPPORTING PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATION STAFF BIOLOGISTS AND LAND MANAGERS. OUR STAFF AND PARTNERS HAVE SECURED OTHER PARTNER INVESTMENTS AND GRANTS FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS, PROJECT MONITORING, RESEARCH, AND PLANNING BY LEVERAGING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR BASE OPERATIONS. AS A PARTNERSHIP, WE FULLY IMPLEMENT STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION FOR PRIORITY GRASSLAND BIRDS, INCLUDING MAKING SIGNIFICANT STRIDES TO FACILITATE ON-THE-GROUND, LOCALLY-LED, VOLUNTARY CONSERVATION. OPJV STAFF WORKS TO ORGANIZE INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS INTO LOCAL INITIATIVE TEAMS THAT WORK ACROSS STATE, FEDERAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS INTERESTED IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS. PARTNERS COLLABORATE TOGETHER TO FACILITATE AND FUND A GRASSLAND RESTORATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (GRIP). THE GRIP HAS ALREADY PROVIDED SUPPORT TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS FOR HABITAT IMPROVEMENT WORK ON OVER 112,000 ACRES SINCE IMPLEMENTATION IN NOVEMBER 2013, AND IS FUNDED LARGELY BY STATE AND PRIVATE SOURCES, INCLUDING TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE UPLAND GAME BIRD STAMP FUND, NFWF MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND SPIRIT OF CONSERVATION FUNDS FOR LARGE SCALE GRASSLAND HABITAT ENHANCEMENT AND RESTORATION PROJECTS. WE ARE ON TRACK TO IMPROVE AT LEAST 60,000 ACRES DURING THE 2017-2022 PERIOD THROUGH A $6.1 MILLION RCPP PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH USDA-NRCS PARTNERS. NUMEROUS OTHER LANDOWNER COOPERATIVES AND PRIVATE LANDS CONSERVATION DELIVERY EFFORTS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY OPJV PARTNERS, DEMONSTRATING A SIGNIFICANT COMMITMENT TO RESTORING THESE RESOURCES IN A STRATEGIC MANNER. WITH CONTINUED SUPPORT THROUGH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, THE OPJV CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE STRIDES IN VOLUNTARY, COORDINATED CONSERVATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE 66.5 MILLION ACRES OF THE OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE REGION.

MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE APPALACHIANS MOUNTAINS

SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE PROVIDE STAFF RESOURCES SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN FORESTRY FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONSERVATION PLANNING AND PROGRAM DELIVERY IN PA AND WV

SINCE 2000, THE CENTRAL HARDWOODS JOINT VENTURE (CHJV) HAS WORKED TO IMPLEMENT ALL-BIRD CONSERVATION OBJECTIVES AS SET FORTH BY THE VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVES OPERATING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVE (NABCI). THE PARTNERSHIP POOLED MONEY TO HIRE A COORDINATOR IN 2001, WITH AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) AS THEIR EMPLOYER. ABC HAS EMPLOYED CHJV STAFF AND HANDLED CHJV FINANCIAL AGREEMENTS CONTINUOUSLY SINCE THAT TIME. THE CHJV FOLLOWS THE PRINCIPLES OF STRATEGIC HABITAT CONSERVATION AND THE ELEMENTS OF THE JOINT VENTURE MATRIX, FOCUSING ON PRIORITY SPECIES AND POPULATION AND HABITAT GOALS AS SET FORTH BY THE VARIOUS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVES OPERATING WITHIN NABCI.WHILE IMPLEMENTATION RELATED DIRECTLY TO PUTTING HABITAT ON THE GROUND IS LARGELY CONSIDERED THE WORK OF JV PARTNER AGENCIES AND THEIR STAFF, THE FUNDS VIA THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WOULD BE USED TO SUPPORT THE STAFFING AND GENERAL OPERATING COSTS OF CHJV. THE CHJV COORDINATOR OVERSEES THE DAY-TO-DAY OPERATION OF THE CHJV PARTNERSHIP AND SUPERVISES OTHER CHJV STAFF. THE AVIAN ECOLOGIST IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PERFORMING OR COORDINATING RESEARCH, DATA ANALYSES, AND POPULATION HABITAT MODELING INTERPRETING THE RESULTS OF NEW RESEARCH RELEVANT TO CHJV PRIORITY BIRDS AND COMMUNICATING THIS TO CHJV PARTNERS AND MONITORING AND EVALUATION EFFORTS RELATED TO BIOLOGICAL PLANNING AND CONSERVATION DESIGN. THE DELIVERY COORDINATOR COMMUNICATES WITH PARTNERS FROM REGIONAL TO LOCAL SCALES TO RELAY CHJV POPULATION AND HABITAT OBJECTIVES AND HELP FIND WAYS TO ACHIEVE THOSE AS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE. FUNDS AWARDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT MAY ALSO BE USED TO LEVERAGE OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO RESEARCH, MONITORING, COMMUNICATION AND DELIVERY OR IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS IF AGREED TO BY THE CHJV MANAGEMENT BOARD UNDER THE DICTATES OF ITS OPERATING PRINCIPLES.

ABC - HABITAT BIRD CONSERVATION WITHIN THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (SERVICE) TO COMPLETECONSERVATION ACTIVITIES AT RICE LAKE AND TAMARAC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, HABITATIMPROVEMENT (INCLUDING REFORESTATION PLANTING), ASH SWAMP TREE ESTABLISHMENT, AND WATER QUALITY AND QUANTITYPROJECTS (INCLUDING BOG ROAD REMOVAL) TO PROMOTE NORTHERN FOREST ECOSYSTEM AND HYDROLOGICAL RESILIENCY TO CLIMATECHANGE. ABC WILL SERVE AS A FISCAL AGENT FOR CONTRACTING AND PAYMENT OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. SERVICE STAFFWILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT DESIGN, OVERSIGHT, AND ALL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS.

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY JOINT VENTURE

DOD PARTNERS IN FLIGHT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

OPEATION SUPPORT TO THE CENTRAL HARDWOODS JOINT VENTURE

LANDSCAPE CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES IS ONE OF THE MOST URGENT CONSERVATION PROBLEMS IN HAWAII FOR HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS MOSQUITOES AND THE DISEASES THEY SPREAD ARE DRIVING THE EXTINCTION OF NATIVE FOREST BIRDS IN HAWAII A PARTNERSHIP OF FEDERAL, STATE AND NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY, ENTITLED BIRDS NOT MOSQUITOES IS COLLABORATING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WOLBACHIA INSECT INCOMPATIBILITY TECHNIQUE TO CONTROL MOSQUITO POPULATIONS IN KEY CONSERVATION AREAS DEPLOYING THIS TOOL IN TIME TO SAVE IMPERILED BIRDS WILL ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF AN AERIAL DELIVERY CAPACITY IS DEVELOPED TO DISTRIBUTE THE IIT MOSQUITOES ON THE LANDSCAPE THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO COLLABORATIVELY LEVERAGE THE ABOVE WORK AND EXPERTISE OF AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY ABC TO DEVELOP AND TEST AN AERIAL DEPLOYMENT CAPACITY FOR LANDSCAPE SCALE DEPLOYMENT OF WOLBACHIA IIT IN HAWAII AT IDENTIFIED IMPLEMENTATION SITES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WILL PROVIDE FOR THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATION NEEDED TO WORK ON A STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE TO IDENTIFY THE DELIVERY PLATFORM, REQUIRED PERMITTING, LOGISTICAL PLANNING AND STAFFING AND SUPPORT REQUIRED FOR THE AERIAL DELIVERY OF IIT MOSQUITOES ON FEDERAL STATE PRIVATE LANDS IN HAWAII

PROJECT ABSTRACT MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES ARE COLLABORATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, TRIBES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CONSERVE HABITAT TO BENEFIT PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE. FIRST DEVELOPED TO IMPLEMENT THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ADDRESS DECLINES OF WATERFOWL, JOINT VENTURES NOW DELIVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CONSERVATION FOR WATERFOWL, LANDBIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, AND WATERBIRDS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWENTY-TWO HABITAT JOINT VENTURES, AND EACH ADDRESSES THE MOST IMPORTANT BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION ISSUES FOUND WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE ATLANTIC COAST JOINT VENTURE (ACJV) IS A REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP THAT COLLABORATES TO RESTORE AND SUSTAIN NATIVE BIRD POPULATIONS AND HABITATS THROUGHOUT THE ACJV REGION. THE ACJV IS COMPRISED OF 16 STATE WILDLIFE AGENCIES FROM MAINE TO FLORIDA AND THE TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO; FEDERAL AND REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION AGENCIES; AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR VISION. THE PARTNERSHIP IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON ONE OF THE MOST IMPERILED HABITATS IN THE ACJV REGION - COASTAL MARSHES AND THE SUITE OF VULNERABLE BIRDS THAT DEPEND ON THEM. THE ACJV IS LEADING A COORDINATED MARSH RESTORATION AND PROTECTION EFFORT ACROSS THE FLYWAY TO ENSURE THAT THE PARTNERSHIP CAN ACHIEVE ITS VISION. AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) PROPOSES TO CONTINUE FURNISHING THE NECESSARY PERSONNEL, MATERIALS AND SERVICES, AND DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS COOPERATIVE EFFORT ARE TO SUPPORT THE BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION WORK OF THE ATLANTIC COAST JOINT VENTURE (ACJV) STAFF AND PARTNERS, WHICH INCLUDES PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION THROUGH VARIOUS FEDERAL HABITAT GRANTS PROGRAMS, BIOLOGICAL PLANNING, CONSERVATION DESIGN, MONITORING AND RESEARCH. MANY OF THESE NEEDS REQUIRE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS), STATISTICAL ANALYSES, AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT. ACJV REQUIRES FULL-TIME SUPPORT BY A GIS EXPERT AND DATABASE MANAGER, KIRSTEN LUKE. ACJV STAFF WILL ASSIGN AND DIRECT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT OUR PARTNERSHIP AND ITS BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION WORK. KIRSTEN LUKE HAS BEEN WITH THE JOINT VENTURE SINCE 2006, PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON GIS MAPPING AND SPATIAL ANALYSES THAT SUPPORT MANY JV AND PARTNER PROJECTS AND OUTREACH MATERIALS. SHE BRINGS DEDICATED CAPACITY TO THE ACJV TO OBTAIN, DEVELOP, MANAGE, AND MAINTAIN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND OTHER DATABASES NEEDED BY ACJV STAFF AND PARTNERS FOR EFFECTIVE BIOLOGICAL PLANNING, CONSERVATION DESIGN, MONITORING AND RESEARCH, HABITAT DELIVERY, ACCOMPLISHMENT REPORTING, AND EVALUATION.

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT, WILL RESTORE STREAM FUNCTION AND IMPROVE RIPARIAN HABITAT ALONG RIO GRANDE TRIBUTARY STREAMS IN THE TEXAS CHIHUAHUAN DESERT. MANY HISTORICALLY PERENNIAL STREAMS IN THE REGION NOW FLOW INTERMITTENTLY. LOW-TECH INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE PASSIVE GROUNDWATER RECHARGE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN RESTORING STREAMFLOW IN THESE STREAMS. THIS PROJECT WILL INSTALL GABION BASKETS, BRUSH WEIRS, LOOSE ROCK STRUCTURES, AND MEDIA LUNAS TO SLOW FLOWS DURING FLOOD EVENTS, REDUCE EROSION, INCREASE PASSIVE RECHARGE, AND RECONNECT FLOODPLAINS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH RIPARIAN RESTORATION, BRUSH MANAGEMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED ON 2,200 ACRES OF ASSOCIATED UPLAND HABITAT. THESE ACTIONS ARE NEEDED TO ADDRESS BRUSH ENCROACHMENT, BAREN RIPARIAN ZONES, AND ERODED UPLANDS AND STREAM COURSES. THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE STREAM HABITAT IMPORTANT TO GALLERY FOREST NESTING SPECIES, AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES, AMPHIBIANS AND FISH, AS WELL AS GRASSLAND HABITAT IMPORTANT TO RESIDENT AND MIGRATORY BIRDS AND WILDLIFE. THE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE GOALS OF NUMEROUS COLLABORATIVE PLANNING EFFORTS, INCLUDING THE TEXAS CONSERVATION ACTION PLAN AND THE BIG BEND-RIO BRAVO CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT.

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THREE KEY CAPACITIES NECESSARY TO ENABLE THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY JOINT VENTURE TO BASE CONSERVATION DELIVERY ON SOUND SCIENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND TO TARGET CONSERVATION ACTIONS TOWARDS LANDSCAPES WITH THE GREATEST ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT VIABLE POPULATIONS OF PRIORITY BIRDS: SCIENCE COORDINATION, HABITAT DELIVERY COORDINATION, AND COMMUNICATION. DELIVERABLES FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE WEST GULF COASTAL PLAIN PARTNERSHIP COORDINATOR, SENIOR SCIENCE COORDINATOR, AND AVIAN ECOLOGIST, AS WELL AS CONTRACTED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND DIRECT SCIENCE EFFORTS. THESE EFFORTS PROVIDE NECESSARY SUPPORT TO THE NUMEROUS LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, AS WELL AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LAND STEWARDS WITHIN THE 8-STATE JOINT VENTURE GEOGRAPHY. THE GENERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS FROM THESE EFFORTS THROUGH EFFICIENT CONSERVATION OF A SUITE OF NATURAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING BIRD HABITATS, BIRD POPULATIONS, RELATED WILDLIFE POPULATIONS, AND OTHER ECOSYSTEM SERVICES SUCH AS CLEAN AND ABUNDANT WATER AND OPEN SPACE.

LMV JOINT VENTURE CONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORK

TO FACILITATE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT COORDINATION OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION EFFORTS

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE COORDINATED DELIVERY OF MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION

OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE COORDINATED DELIVERY OF MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PARTNER WITH ABC TO INCREASE AND IMPROVE THE DELIVERY OF NRCS FORESTRY CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN KENTUCKY

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $499,773 TO THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY TO IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ON THE UPPER TEXAS COASTLINE BY REDUCING TRASH ACCUMULATING ON COASTAL BEACHES. THE RECIPIENT WILL CONDUCT AN EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, STAKEHOLDERS, AND NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS IMPACTED BY TRASH AND PLASTIC POLLUTION.

THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF THE ACQUISITION AND PERMANENT PROTECTION OF 1,112 ACRES OF TROPICAL RAINFOREST HABITAT WITHIN THE CERRO SAN GIL WATERSHED PROTECTION RESERVE IN THE CARIBBEAN REGION OF GUATEMALA. THIS AREA PROVIDES IMPORTANT WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS THAT BREED IN VIRGINIA, AND PROTECTING IT WILL HELP PROVIDE FULL LIFE CYCLE CONSERVATION OF THESE MIGRATORY BIRDS. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO SUPPORT OTHER CONSERVATION PLANS AND STRATEGIES RELATED TO PRESERVING THE WOOD THRUSH AND FOREST HABITAT IN GUATEMALA. THE ACQUIRED LAND WILL BE ADDED TO THE CERRO SAN GIL RESERVE, REGISTERED AS A PRIVATE NATURE RESERVE AND PERMANENTLY PROTECTED, AND INTEGRATED INTO THE EXISTING LONG-TERM BIRD MONITORING PROGRAM IN THE CERRO SAN GIL AREA. AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL WORK WITH FUNDAECO, A LOCAL PARTNER IN GUATEMALA THAT ABC HAS SUCCESSFULLY WORKED WITH SINCE 2011.

FUNDING PROVIDED TO AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) BY THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGL JV) VIA THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE WILL SUPPORT THE NORTHERN FOREST CONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORK. SPECIFICALLY, THE FUNDING SUPPORTS THE NORTHERN FOREST CONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORK (CDN) COORDINATOR TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP WITHIN THE UMGL JV NORTHERN FOREST BIRD NETWORK AND SERVE ON THE UMGL JV SCIENCE TEAM. THE COORDINATOR HELPS TO ACCELERATE AND AMPLIFY FOREST BIRD CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES IN BIRD CONSERVATION REGION 12 THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE JOINT VENTURE LANDBIRD HABITATCONSERVATION STRATEGY, WHILE IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL PRIORITY BIRD HABITAT NEEDS WITHIN THE BOREAL HARDWOODTRANSITION REGION. A FOCUS WILL BE ON COLLABORATING WITH A RANGE OF NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS TO LEVERAGERESOURCES AND FUNDING TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR LANDSCAPE-SCALE PROGRAMS. THE CDN COORDINATOR WILL ALSO WORK WITHPARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, UTILIZE, AND DISSEMINATE THE MOST RECENT BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO FACILITATEEDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT GROUPS SUCH AS FORESTRY FOR BIRDS INITIATIVES, WHILE PROMOTINGTHE CREATION OF OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES. THE NORTHERN FOREST CDN IS A COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION NETWORKTHAT ALIGNS WITH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE MANAGEMENT BOARD STRATEGY TO DEVELOPCONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORKS TO FURTHER THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE JOINT VENTURES REGIONAL CONSERVATIONPLANS.

ATLANTIC COAST JOINT VENTURE GIS AND DATABASE SUPPORT

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE TO HIRE A KIRTLAND S WARBLER RECOVERY FORESTER TO COMPLETE CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, INCREASING ACRES OR QUALITY OF CONSERVED AND MANAGED FOREST HABITATS CONSISTENT WITH THE KIRTLAND S WARBLER CONSERVATION STRATEGY, WHILE IDENTIFYING AND SUPPORTING ADDITIONAL PRIORITY HABITAT AND MONITORING NEEDS WITHIN BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONS 12 AND 23. ABC WILL ALSO WORK WITH THE KIRTLAND S WARBLER CONSERVATION TEAM AND COOPERATIVE PARTNERS TO DEVELOP AND SUPPORT ADDITIONAL STATE AND REGIONAL BIRD CONSERVATION INITIATIVES TO IDENTIFY, PROMOTE, AND OR SUPPORT COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION, OUTREACH, OR RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR THE BENEFIT OF KIRTLAND S WARBLER AND OTHER AT-RISK BIRD SPECIES.

DURING THE DEEPWATER HORIZON (DWH) OIL SPILL IN 2010, APPROXIMATELY 3.19 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL WERE RELEASED INTO THE OCEAN, SPREADING FROM TEXAS TO FLORIDA. IN RESPONSE, BP AGREED TO COMPENSATE THE PUBLIC FOR INJURIES TO NATURAL RESOURCES BY CONTRIBUTING TO A RESTORATION FUND AS AGREED TO BY STATE AND FEDERAL TRUSTEES. THE DWH OIL SPILL REGIONWIDE TRUSTEE IMPLEMENTATION GROUP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESTORING NATURAL RESOURCES AND THEIR SERVICES THAT WERE INJURED BY THE DWH OIL SPILL WITHIN THE REGIONWIDE RESTORATION AREA. RESTORATION ACTIVITIES WERE DESIGNED TO RESTORE OR REPLACE HABITATS, SPECIES, AND SERVICES TO THEIR BASELINE CONDITION. AS PART OF THE DWH OIL SPILL REGIONWIDE TRUSTEE IMPLEMENTATION GROUP FINAL RESTORATION PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 1: BIRDS, MARINE MAMMALS, OYSTERS, AND SEA TURTLES (RW RP1) THE IMPLEMENTING TRUSTEES SELECTED TO IMPLEMENT THE BIRD NESTING AND FORAGING AREA STEWARDSHIP PROJECT (PROJECT). AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS) AND CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO IMPLEMENT THE TEXAS PORTION OF THE PROJECT. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE IS TO CONSERVE AND ENHANCE NESTING AND FORAGING HABITAT FOR WATERBIRD SPECIES INJURED BY THE DWH OIL SPILL WITH THE GOAL TO INCREASE BIRD PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVAL. ANTICIPATED EFFORTS TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ACTIONS LISTED IN THE DWH RW RP1 EA. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE STEWARDING ACTIVITIES AND MONITORING BEACH AND BAY WATERBIRDS IMPACTED BY THE DWH OIL SPILL TO INCREASE WATERBIRD BIRD PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVAL. THIS PROJECT WILL COMPLEMENT AND ENHANCE ONGOING EFFORTS OF THE TEXAS TIG AND OTHER PARTNERS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVAL THROUGH STEWARDSHIP MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT ABC IN COOPERATION WITH FWS WILL CARRY OUT THIS WORK USING SUBAWARDS TO QUALIFIED CONSERVATION PARTNERS.

ABC - ATLANTIC COAST JOINT VENTURE GIS AND DATABASE SUPPORT

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL COLLABORATE WITH THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WITHIN MINNESOTA TO PROVIDE MONITORING AND COORDINATED RESPONSES TO INVASIVE SPECIES THAT THREATEN REMNANT PRAIRIES AND GRASSLANDS ON EXISTING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM LANDS. ABC WILL UTILIZE FUNDING FROM THE SERVICE TO HIRE ONE COORDINATOR TO OVERSEE THIS COLLABORATIVE EFFORT.

PARTNERS OF THE GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE (GCJV) INCLUDING AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) SEEK TO DELIVER HABITAT CONSERVATION BASED ON SOUND SCIENCE AND PRINCIPLES OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT, AND TO TARGET CONSERVATION ACTIONS ON LANDSCAPES WITH THE GREATEST ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT VIABLE POPULATIONS OF PRIORITY BIRDS. HABITAT DELIVERY PRIORITIES FOR THE GCJV PARTNERSHIP ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH AN ITERATIVE CYCLE OF BIOLOGICAL PLANNING, CONSERVATION DESIGN, OUTCOME-BASED MONITORING, AND ASSUMPTION-BASED RESEARCH, WITH OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES APPROVED BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD. HABITAT CONSERVATION ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS CONTRIBUTES TO HEALTHY BIRD POPULATIONS THAT ARE VALUED BY THE AMERICAN PUBLIC AND NECESSARY TO SUPPORT HUNTING AND OTHER WILDLIFE-BASED RECREATION THAT IS VITAL TO RURAL ECONOMIES. A GULF COAST JOINT VENTURE C-GRIP AND HABITAT DELIVERY COORDINATOR WILL BE HIRED TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY HALF-TIME COORDINATING EXISTING COASTAL GRASSLAND RESTORATION INCENTIVE PROGRAMS (C-GRIP) IN THE TEXAS MID-COAST AND LOUISIANA CHENIER PLAIN. IN ADDITION TO C-GRIP DUTIES, THIS POSITION WILL PROVIDE COORDINATION AND PROMOTION OF HABITAT DELIVERY EFFORTS ACROSS ALL SIX GCJV INITIATIVE TEAMS AND ALL HABITATS FOR WHICH GCJV OBJECTIVES PRIORITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED. HABITAT DELIVERY SUPPORT WILL INVOLVE DEVELOPING AND NURTURING PARTNERSHIPS IN FURTHERANCE OF GCJV HABITAT OBJECTIVES PRIORITIES, ESPECIALLY THROUGH GCJV INITIATIVE TEAMS. SUCH SUPPORT WILL INCLUDE IDENTIFYING AND PURSUING FUNDING SOURCES FOR HABITAT PROJECTS AND OTHERWISE STIMULATING AND ASSISTING PARTNERS IN PURSUING HABITAT PROJECTS ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LANDS. THE POSITION WILL PURSUE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR EXISTING HABITAT DELIVERY PROGRAMS, POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HABITAT DELIVERY PROGRAMS, AND NOVEL APPROACHES TO STIMULATE INCREASED ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PRIVATE LANDS.

HAWAIIAN PETREL

TO HELP FUND TWO SOUTH DAKOTA-BASED PARTNER POSITIONS; ONE IS AN EXISTING PARTNER POSITION AT THE BUFFALO-HARDING COUNTY, AND OTHER IS A NEW POSITION TO BE LOCATED AT THE BISON-PERKINS COUNTY.

ADVANCING PRIORITIES FOR BLACK-CAPPED PETREL CONSERVATION

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS

OAKS AND PRAIRIES VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES ARE COLLABORATIVE, REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, NON PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CORPORATIONS, TRIBES, AND INDIVIDUALS THAT CONSERVE HABITAT TO BENEFIT PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES, OTHER WILDLIFE, AND PEOPLE FIRST DEVELOPED TO IMPLEMENT THE NORTH AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT PLAN AND ADDRESS DECLINES OF WATERFOWL, JOINT VENTURES NOW DELIVER THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CONSERVATION FOR WATERFOWL, LANDBIRDS, SHOREBIRDS, AND WATERBIRDS CURRENTLY, THERE ARE TWENTY TWO HABITAT JOINT VENTURES, AND EACH ADDRESSES BIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION ISSUES FOUND WITHIN ITS GEOGRAPHIC AREA THE EAST GULF COASTAL PLAIN JOINT VENTURE WAS DEVELOPED IN 2009 BY PARTNERS AND COVERS PORTIONS OF SIX SOUTHEASTERN STATES ALABAMA, FLORIDA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, AND MISSISSIPPI, AND TENNESSEE THE PARTNERSHIP S MISSION IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE BIRD POPULATIONS IN THE REGION BY CONSERVING KEY HABITATS, INCORPORATING KEY ASPECTS OF COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG PARTNERS, AND DEVELOPING SCIENTIFIC PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING ITAT THE LANDSCAPE SCALE TO MAXIMIZE CONSERVATION BENEFITS AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TO THE PARTNERSHIP AS AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF THE JOINT VENTURE AND HAVING SERVED IN THIS ROLE PREVIOUSLY BY SUPPORTING A FULLTIME SCIENCE COORDINATOR, WHO SERVED AS AN AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY STAFF MEMBER, AND THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS SUPPORTING COMMUNICATION NEEDS MORE BROADLY, AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY HAS SUCCESSFULLY ADMINISTERED SIMILAR ARRANGEMENTS WITH MANY OTHER JOINT VENTURES ACROSS THE U S AND MEXICO, WHEREBY A PORTION OF CONGRESSIONALLY APPROPRIATED FUNDS AND PARTNER CONTRIBUTED FUNDS ARE EXPENDED ON BOARD APPROVED PRIORITY INVESTMENTS IN SUPPORT OF JOINT VENTURE PRIORITIES WE PROPOSE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT THROUGH CAPACITY AT AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY OR THROUGH SUBCONTRACTS THIS AGREEMENT WILL PROVIDE CAPACITY TO ADDRESS NEEDS IDENTIFIED BY THE EGCPJV MANAGEMENT BOARD PARTNERS, IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE TO ACHIEVE CONSERVATION OUTCOMES FOR THE EGCPJV, THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES AROUND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE ASSISTANCE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS GRANT WILL ALLOW ADDITIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING BY THE MANAGEMENT BOARD, PROVIDING A ROBUST ROAD MAP FOR THE PARTNERSHIP S CONSERVATION PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES SCIENCE THIS AGREEMENT WILL ALSO PROVIDE CRITICAL CAPACITY TO DEVELOP PLANNING FOR LANDBIRDS AND WATERBIRDS, GROUPS EXPERIENCING POPULATION DECLINES PLANS, TOOLS, AND STRATEGIES WILL DRIVE PARTNERS DECISIONS AND MAXIMIZE CONSERVATION BENEFITS TO BIRDS HABITAT DELIVERY THIS PROJECT CAN ALSO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EAST GULF COASTAL PLAIN JOINT VENTURE S LANDBIRD CONSERVATION PLAN BY INSURING LANDOWNERS AND LAND MANAGERS INTEGRATE ITS CONSERVATION CONSIDERATIONS INTO FOREST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THE TOMBIGBEE BIRDSCAPE IS A 1 5 MILLION ACRE FOCAL AREA WHICH PROVIDES A WORKING FOREST LANDSCAPE CAPABLE OF MEETING LANDBIRD PLAN BIRD AND HABITAT OBJECTIVES THE TOMBIGBEE FOREST BIRD PARTNERSHIP BRINGS TOGETHER THE PARTNERS CAPABLE OF REAL WORLD APPLICATION OF THE PLAN AND REVERSING DECLINES OF PRIORITY BIRDS IN THIS BIRDSCAPE COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH ARE OVERARCHING TO THE PARTNERSHIP S SUCCESS ADDRESSING COMMUNICATION NEEDS AMONG PARTNERS AND THE BROADER CONSERVATION COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL AS AN EXAMPLE, THE MISSION, PRIORITIES, AND AVAILABILITY OF SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTS AND TOOLS NEED TO BE CONVEYED TO MULTIPLE AUDIENCES

INTERIOR LEAST TERN AND COASTAL DREDGING

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL DELIVER ENHANCED TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF NRCS CONSERVATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IN MICHIGAN.

THIS PROJECT IS A JOINT INITIATIVE OF THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY AND THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGLJV). ABC WILL SERVE AS THE HOST ORGANIZATION AND FISCAL AGENT FOR THE NEW COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST POSITION. THE POSITION WILL STRENGTHEN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND PARTNER ALIGNMENT WITHIN THE UMGLJV REGION. THIS POSITION WILL LEAD THE CREATION OF HIGH QUALITY VISUAL AND DIGITAL CONTENT AND DEVELOP AND ANNUAL CONSERVATION SCORECARD TO ASSESS AND COMMUNICATE PARTNER ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITHIN THE JOINT VENTURE AND HIGHLIGHTS GAPS AND DRIVE ALIGNMENT.

DOD PARTNERS IN FLIGHT PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

FUNDING PROVIDED TO AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) BY THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE (UMGL JV)VIA THE GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE WILL SUPPORT THE CREATION OF TWO POSITIONS.1) ABC WILL HIRE A NORTHERN FOREST CONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORK (CDN) COORDINATOR TO PROVIDE SUPPORT ANDLEADERSHIP WITHIN THE UMGL JV NORTHERN FOREST BIRD NETWORK AND SERVE ON THE UMGL JV SCIENCE TEAM LANDBIRDCOMMITTEE. THIS ROLE WILL HELP TO ACCELERATE AND AMPLIFY FOREST BIRD CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH INITIATIVES IN THEREGION CONSISTENT WITH THE JV LANDBIRD HABITAT CONSERVATION STRATEGY, WHILE IDENTIFYING ADDITIONAL PRIORITY BIRDHABITAT NEEDS WITHIN THE BOREAL HARDWOOD TRANSITION REGION. A FOCUS WILL BE ON COLLABORATING WITH A RANGE OFNATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AND FUNDING TO SECURE SUPPORT FOR LANDSCAPE SCALE PROGRAMS. THECDN COORDINATOR WILL ALSO WORK WITH PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY, UTILIZE, AND DISSEMINATE THE MOST RECENT BIOLOGICAL ANDECOLOGICAL RESEARCH TO FACILITATE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT GROUPS SUCH AS FORESTRY FORBIRDS INITIATIVES, WHILE PROMOTING THE CREATION OF OUTREACH AND TECHNICAL RESOURCES. THE CREATION OF THE NORTHERNFOREST CDN COORDINATOR POSITION ALIGNS WITH THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE MANAGEMENT BOARDSTRATEGY TO DEVELOP CONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORKS TO FURTHER THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE JOINT VENTURE SREGIONAL CONSERVATION PLANS.2) THE FOREST STEWARDS GUILD (THE GUILD), VIA A SUBAGREEMENT WITH ABC, WILL HIRE A FORESTRY FOR MINNESOTA BIRDSCOORDINATOR TO COORDINATE AND DEVELOP CONTENT FOR THE FORESTRY FOR MINNESOTA BIRDS (FMNB) PROGRAM IN CLOSECOOPERATION WITH A DIVERSE STAKEHOLDER GROUP, INCLUDING THE GUILD, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES,ABC, NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CARLTON COUNTY, USDA FOREST SERVICE, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO DEVELOP ANDPROMOTE A SUITE OF DATA DRIVEN FOREST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS THAT 1) ENHANCE FOREST BIRDHABITAT FOR SPECIES OF CONCERN ACROSS A RANGE OF FOREST HABITAT TYPES 2) ENGAGE WOODLAND OWNERS AND PUBLICAGENCIES IN FOREST STEWARDSHIP AND BIRD CONSERVATION TECHNIQUES AND 3) PROMOTE BIOLOGICAL AND ECOLOGICALDIVERSITY TO HELP ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR MINNESOTA S FORESTS. THE FMNB PROGRAM SERVES TO ADVANCE THEPROGRAM GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI GREAT LAKES JOINT VENTURE LANDBIRD HABITAT CONSERVATIONSTRATEGY 2020 REVISION. THIS EFFORT WITH SUPPORT THE FOREST BIRD FOCAL SPECIES AND WILL HELP ADDRESS SPECIFICREGIONAL MANAGEMENT ACTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONSERVATION STRATEGY.

SUCCESSFUL ANNUAL CYCLE CONSERVATION OF WATERFOWLLED STATES TO CREATE COMPLEMENTARY EFFORTS FOR PRIORITY SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED(SGCN) THROUGH A PROGRAM CALLED SOUTHERN WINGS. SOUTHERN WINGS HELPS FOCUS VITAL CONSERVATION FUNDSON TARGETED SITES ALONG MIGRATORY PATHWAYS AND ON WINTERING GROUNDS FOR MORE THAN ONE HALF OF NORTHAMERICA S BREEDING BIRDS. THE GOAL OF OUR PROPOSAL IS TO HELP SOUTHERN WINGS AND THE STATES BE MOREEFFICIENT AND IMPACTFUL WITH THEIR FINITE RESOURCES BY CREATING AND PROVIDING EASY ACCESS TOCONSERVATION PLANNING RESOURCES. THIS GOAL WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY REFINING, IMPROVING, ANDSUMMARIZING INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE MIGRATORY CONNECTIVITY PROJECT, BIRDMIGRATION EXPLORER, AND EBIRD STATUS AND TRENDS. SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL 1) CONDUCT WORKSHOPS WITHTHE STATES TO EXPLICITLY DEFINE THE TYPE AND PRESENTATION MODE OF FULL ANNUAL CYCLE INFORMATIONNEEDED BY THE STATES AND A POST PROJECT SURVEY TO EVALUATE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED WORK, AND 2)ASSEMBLE AN ONLINE STATE SPECIFIC GUIDE TO ANNUAL CYCLE CONSERVATION OF PRIORITY BIRD SPECIES THATWILL ALLOW STATES TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE SPECIES IN THEIR STATE REGION SPEND OTHER PARTS OF THEANNUAL CYCLE. THIS SOUTHERN WINGS GUIDE (HEREAFTER GUIDE) WILL ALLOW STATES TO ACCESS MULTIPLE,NOVEL AND COMPLEMENTARY SOURCES OF INFORMATION THAT CAN GUIDE TARGETED INVESTMENT OF FUNDS TOSUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT STATE WILDLIFE ACTION PLAN (SWAP) OBJECTIVES FOR SGCNS. IT WILL ALSO HELPSTATES DEVELOP PARTNERSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS WORKING IN THE PLACES THEIR BIRDS USE ELSEWHERE INTHE WESTERN HEMISPHERE, AND MAXIMIZE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION FOR PRIORITY SGCNS. STATE SPECIFICPAGES OF THE GUIDE WILL INCLUDE MULTIPLE MAPS (E.G. SPECIES SPECIFIC, SPECIES GROUPS OF INTEREST)AND PARTNERS AND PROJECT INFORMATION. THE GUIDE WILL ALSO INCLUDE OUTREACH MATERIAL FOR SOUTHERNWINGS AND ANNUAL CYCLE CONSERVATION THAT COULD INCLUDE A STORY MAP, FLIP BOOK, AND ONLINE OUTREACHAND EDUCATION DOCUMENTS WHOSE TARGET AUDIENCES WILL BE STATE AGENCY STAFF AND CONSTITUENCIES. THISINFORMATION WILL ALLOW STATES TO MORE EASILY INCLUDE FULL ANNUAL CYCLE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES INTHE2025 UPDATE OF THE SWAPS.

EMPLOY CONSERVATION TECHNICAL STAFF

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS

OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

LANDSCAPE SCALE RESTORATION: LET THE SUN SHINE IN; A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO CONSERVATION OF INDIANA'S OAK-HICKORY ECOSYSTEMS

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

FY 2017 RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

OAKS & PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE BASE OPERATIONS

⿿OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS⿝ FY18

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS

THE PURPOSE OF LEVERAGING NRCS RESOURCES, ADDRESSING LOCAL NATURAL RESOURCE ISSUES, ENCOURAGING COLLABORATION, AND DEVELOPING STATE - AND COMMUNITY - LEVEL CONSERVATION LEADERSHIP. PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR PROJECTS LOCATED IN MONTANA

FY2019 OAKS AND PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP BASE OPERATIONS SUPPORT FY2019

OAKS & PRAIRIES JOINT VENTURE FY16/17 BASE OPERATIONS

RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE FY2016/2017 BASE OPERATIONS

THE MOTUS WILDLIFE TRACKING SYSTEM IS A GLOBAL NETWORK OF RADIO RECEIVERS THAT TRACK SMALL FLYING ANIMALS CARRYING TINY LIGHTWEIGHT TRANSMITTERS. AS THESE ANIMALS FLY WITHIN RANGE OF A STATION THEIR UNIQUE SIGNAL IS AUTOMATICALLY RECORDED ALLOWING RESEARCHERS TO TRACK MOVEMENTS ACROSS CONTINENTS WITHOUT RECAPTURING THE ANIMAL. HOWEVER, THE RAPID GROWTH OF THE SYSTEM HAS CREATED NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING DATA PROCESSING, INTERPRETATION AND CONSERVATION RELEVANCE. WITH THOUSANDS OF TAGS ACTIVE SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND THE SOMETIMES-NOISY RADIO ENVIRONMENTS OF A HUMAN-DOMINATED LANDSCAPE, SIGNALS CAN SOMETIMES OVERLAP OR BE MISIDENTIFIED CREATING FALSE DETECTIONS OR DATA GAPS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY HINDER DATA QUALITY MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR WILDLIFE MANAGERS TO USE THE INFORMATION CONFIDENTLY. THIS PROJECT ADDRESSES THESE CHALLENGES BY DEMONSTRATING HOW ENHANCED DATA FILTERING AND PRACTICAL STAKEHOLDER-GUIDED TOOLS CAN UNLOCK THE CONSERVATION VALUE OF MOTUS TRACKING DATA. FOCUSING ON 48 BIRD SPECIES OF GREATEST CONSERVATION NEED (SGCN) WITH SIGNIFICANT MOTUS TRACKING HISTORIES THIS PHASE 1 EFFORT WILL PURSUE TWO OBJECTIVES. (1) IMPROVING DATA QUALITY. WE WILL FINALIZE AND IMPLEMENT AN UPDATED TAG DETECTION ALGORITHM TAG-FINDER SOFTWARE THAT ACTS AS A FILTER TO SIFT THROUGH RAW RADIO SIGNALS. THIS WILL REDUCE FALSE DETECTIONS, RESOLVE CONFLICTS WHERE TAGS TALK OVER ONE ANOTHER, AND PRODUCE CLEAN TRUSTWORTHY DATASETS FOR 48 PRIORITY SPECIES. (2) CREATE USABLE TOOLS. WE WILL LAUNCH A STEERING COMMITTEE OF STATE AGENCY BIOLOGISTS TO DETERMINE WHAT MOTUS DATA PRODUCTS THEY NEED. INSTEAD OF GENERATING ABSTRACT DATA WE WILL CO-DEVELOP DECISION-SUPPORT TOOLS THAT ANSWER PRACTICAL NEEDS SUCH AS QUANTIFYING LANDSCAPE AND MIGRATORY CONNECTIVITY, EVALUATING POPULATION HEALTH, PRIORITIZING HABITAT OR BETTER UNDERSTANDING THREATS. THE RESULT WILL BE CLEANED MOTUS DETECTION DATASETS FOR 48 BIRD SGCN AND A SET OF PROTOTYPE TOOLS DESIGNED BY AND FOR STATE AGENCIES. THIS LAYS THE GROUNDWORK FOR STANDARDIZED BEST PRACTICES MOBILIZING MOTUS AS A RELIABLE DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CONSERVATION PLANNING ACROSS SPECIES AGENCIES AND LANDSCAPES INTO THE YEARS TO COME.

REFORESTATION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS

RESTORING AND MANAGING HABITAT IN JAMAICA II

CONSERVING BICKNELL'S THRUSH WINTERING HABITAT VI

FULL LIFE-CYCLE CONSERVATION OF THE LONG-BILLED CURLEW (F12AP00733; 5332)

REFORESTATION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS III

GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE PROTECTING PUBLIC PARKS IN SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN FROM THE CASCADING EFFECTS OF EMERALD ASH BORER

PROTECTING HABITAT FOR WOOD THRUSH: NICARAGUA AND HONDURAS (PN6566)

CREATING A HABITAT CORRIDOR FOR NMBS IN COLOMBIA II

WITHIN THE COLN-ALTO MAYO BIRDSCAPE, PARTNERS WILL (1) PLANT 135,320 NEW TREES AND COFFEE PLANTS COVERING APPROXIMATELY 247 ACRES OF NEW HABITAT (A MIX OF FOREST, SHADE COFFEE, SILVIPASTURE, AND LIVING FENCES) FOR MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS AND RESIDENT SPECIES (2) WORK WITH LOCAL FARMERS TO ESTABLISH BIRD-FRIENDLY LAND-USE PRACTICES (3) ADVANCE AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION THROUGH THE FACILITATION OF LOCAL WORKSHOPS (4) MAINTAIN 14.8 ACRES OF PREVIOUSLY REFORESTED HABITAT (5) PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE BOSQUE DE PROTECCIN ALTO MAYO (BPAM) AND (6) RENEW AT LEAST 650 CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS WITH AT LEAST 400 FAMILIES FROM 8 AWAJN COMMUNITIES WITHIN BPAM, ENSURING THAT APPROXIMATELY 2,400 ACRES FALL UNDER AGREEMENTS AND 140 NEW ACRES ARE RESTORED. ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE UNPROTECTED MATRIX OF FOREST AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS WITHIN THE BIRDSCAPE AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A CONTINUOUS ARC OF HABITAT IMPROVEMENT ACROSS NORTHERN PERU TO REESTABLISH THE WINTERING HABITAT FOR 23 SPECIES OF MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS INCLUDING THE CERULEAN WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, AND OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER.

BIRD-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN PERU II

REFORESTATION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS VI (6144)

CREATING A HABITAT CORRIDOR FOR NMBS IN COLOMBIA (NMBCA7104)

REFORESTING CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT VII (PN6574)

QUERCUS AND AVES VI (6131)

ABC HAS RECENTLY ESTABLISHED THE COLAN-ALTO MAYO BIRDSCAPE, WHICH INCORPORATES TEN PROTECTED AREAS AND COVERS 2,644 SQUARE MILES OF HABITAT WITHIN AMAZONAS AND SAN MARTIN REGIONS. THIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO (I) PLANT 76,000 NEW TREES AND COFFEE PLANTS COVERING APPROXIMATELY 247 ACRES OF NEW HABITAT FOR MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS, (II) WORK WITH LOCAL FARMERS TO ESTABLISH BIRD-FRIENDLY LAND-USE PRACTICES, AND (III) ADVANCE AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY-BASED CONSERVATION THROUGH THE FACILITATION OF LOCAL WORKSHOPS. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR IN THE UNPROTECTED MATRIX OF FOREST AND AGRICULTURAL LANDS WITHIN THE BIRDSCAPE, AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A CONTINUOUS ARC OF HABITAT IMPROVEMENT ACROSS NORTHERN PERU TO REESTABLISH THE WINTERING HABITAT FOR 23 SPECIES OF MIGRATORY SONGBIRDS INCLUDING THE CERULEAN WARBLER, CANADA WARBLER, AND OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER.

TO ADD FUNDING.

THIS RESEARCH PROJECT WILL INVESTIGATE YOUNG FOREST BIRD SPECIES RESPONSES TO EXPERIMENTAL SILVICULTURAL FORESTTREATMENTS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE NORTHERN HARDWOOD REGENERATION AND RECRUITMENT. WE WILL USE RESEARCH INSIGHTS TOREFINE OR CREATE BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR BIRD SPECIES THAT UTILIZE YOUNG FOREST. FOCAL SPECIES INCLUDEGOLDENWINGED WARBLER GWWA AND EASTERN WHIPPOORWILL EWPW BOTH LISTED AS THREATENED IN MICHIGAN AS WELL AS AMERICAN WOODCOCK RUFFED GROUSE AND BLACKBILLED CUCKOO. ADDITIONAL SPECIES OF INTEREST TO THIS STUDY INCLUDE WOOD THRUSH BLACKTHROATED BLUE WARBLER OVENBIRD AND CANADA WARBLER THESE SPECIES ARE KNOWN TO USE MATURE NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST FOR NESTING AND USE YOUNGER FOREST CONDITIONS DURING THE POSTFLEDGING PERIOD.OBJECTIVES:1. ASSESS SITELEVEL I.E. 30AC OCCUPANCY AND ABUNDANCE OF GWWA EWPW AND OTHER YOUNG FOREST BIRDS YFB IN THE EXPERIMENTAL SILVICULTURE SITES. ADDITIONALLY ASSESS OCCUPANCY AND ABUNDANCE OF MATURE FOREST BIRD FOCAL SPECIES IN THE EXPERIMENTAL SILVICULTURE SITES. COMPOSITION OF THE AGGREGATE BIRD COMMUNITY UTILIZING THE EXPERIMENTAL SILVICULTURE SITES WILL ALSO BE DOCUMENTED.2. EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF TIMBER HARVEST SYSTEM AND UNDERSTORY TREATMENT ON THE OCCUPANCY AND ABUNDANCE OF GWWA EWPW AND OTHER YFBS.3. INCORPORATE INSIGHTS ABOUT AVIAN COMMUNITY RESPONSE FROM RESEARCH FINDINGS INTO MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES GUIDELINES AND DISSEMINATE OUR FINDINGS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION WEBINARS FIELD TRAINING AND EXTENSION MATERIALS FOR WILDLIFE AND FORESTRY MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS. PROVIDE GUIDANCE FOR HIGHER LEVEL FORESTWILDLIFE MANAGEMENT POLICY AND PLANNING EFFORTS.DELIVERABLES:1. DATA COLLECTION DATA PROCESSING DATA ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT WILL BE COMPLETED FOR ALL BIRDS. 2. PRESENT A WEBINAR ON BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR GWWA AND OTHER YFBS TO STATE LAND MANAGEMENT AGENCIES FEDERAL AGENCIES AND HABITATFOCUSED NONPROFITS IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION.3. PRODUCE 23 PEERREVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. LIKELY TOPICS OF THE PEERREVIEWED PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE 1 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VEGETATION STRUCTURE AND BIRD SPECIES OF CONVERSATION CONCERN 2 DEER BROWSING AND FOREST HARVESTING INTERACTIONS RELATED TO BIRD COMMUNITY AND FOCAL SPECIES USE 3 OPTIMIZING SILVICULTURE FOR FOREST PRODUCTS AND BIRD HABITAT FOR BIRD SPECIES OF CONCERN.

THE LONG TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE AND MANAGE KEY WINTERING HABITAT IN THE CENTRAL ANDES OF COLOMBIA FOR CERULEAN GOLDEN WINGED AND CANADA WARBLERS. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS SUCH AS COFFEE PLANTATIONS ARE RECOGNIZED AS A MAIN HABITAT TYPE FOR MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES AND THE CENTRAL ANDES CONTAIN MULTIPLE FOCAL AREAS FOR THESE THREE TARGET SPECIES. THIS LEAD TO ABC TO DEVELOP THE CENTRAL ANDES BIRDSCAPE. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDE 1) PROMOTING THE BIRDSCAPE CONSERVATION PLAN AMONG KEY STAKEHOLDERS 2) INCREASING NATIVE COVERAGE AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY 3) IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS 4) MONITORING OUR PROJECT SUCCESS 5) AND RAISING LOCAL AWARENESS ABOUT NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS (NMBS) AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY HABITAT CORRIDORS.

THE LONG TERM GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO STOP ALL LOSS OF KEY WINTERING HABITAT FOR THE BICKNELLS THRUSH (BITH) IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND TO RESTORE AT LEAST 50 PERCENT OF THE HABITAT LOST BETWEEN 2010 AND 2015 IN THE NEXT 30 YEARS. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS SUCH AS COFFEE AND CACAO PLANTATIONS ARE RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT HABITAT TYPE FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS MULTIPLE AGROFORESTRY AREAS FOR THIS TARGET SPECIES. THIS LED AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY TO DEVELOP THE SEPTENTRIONAL AND SIERRA DE BAHORUCO BIRDSCAPES. THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROPOSAL INCLUDE 1) MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY ON MORE THAN 64 000 HA IN FIVE RESERVES 2) IMPLEMENTING BIRD FRIENDLY COFFEE AND CACAO AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS ON 157 HA 3) IMPROVING LOCAL STAFF CAPACITY THROUGH HIRING A FULL TIME BIOLOGIST AND ATTENDING TRAINING ON MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS 4) AND MONITORING OUR PROJECT SUCCESS BY SURVEYING THE BITH POPULATION IN OUR PROJECT SITES.

RESTORING & MANAGING HABITAT IN JAMAICA

REFORESTATION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS IV (PN5563)

REFORESTATION OF CRITICAL WINTERING HABITAT FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRANTS V

ENHANCING PROTECTION OF RESERVA BIOLOGICA LOMA CHARCO AZUL AND SIERRA DE BAHORUCO NATIONAL PARK FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS III

TEXAS BREEDING AND NON-BREEDING SHOREBIRD MONITORING AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT

BEACH NESTING BIRD PROTECTION, MONITORING, AND STEWARDSHIP AT BON SECOUR NWR, ALABAMA

TO ADDRESS PRIORITIES SHARED BETWEEN NRCS'S LANDSCAPE INITIATIVES AND PROVIDE BIOLOGY CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PLANNING SUPPORT IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A LARGER MULTI STATE MULTI YEAR CONSERVATION EFFORT TO REVERSE THE DECLINE OF THE GOLDEN WINGED WARBLER (GWWA) AND IMPROVE FOREST HEALTH ON PRIVATE AND PUBLIC FORESTS AND SHRUBLANDS. OUR PARTNERSHIP HAS ASSISTED NRCS WITH THE DELIVERY OF WORKING LANDS FOR WILDLIFE FOR GWWA IN SEVERAL EASTERN STATES INCLUDING NEW YORK. OUR STRATEGY HAS PROVEN TO BE SUCCESSFUL SINCE 2012 WHEN WE BEGAN WORKING CLOSELY WITH NRCS FIELD OFFICES TO ASSIST WITH DELIVERING WLFW GWWA. SPECIFICALLY WE HAVE CONSERVATION PLANNERS AND FIELD FORESTERS WHO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO LANDOWNERS INTERESTED IN ENROLLING IN WLFW. HOWEVER WE OFTEN ENCOUNTER LANDOWNERS THAT HAVE LANDS WITH IMMENSE CONSERVATION POTENTIAL BUT ARE NOT INTERESTED IN SIGNING CONTRACTS WITH NRCS.THE FUNDING WE ARE REQUESTING HEREIN WILL ALLOW US TO IMPLEMENT CONSERVATION ON THESE LANDS RATHER THAN PASSING ON THEIR POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO CONSERVATION ALONG WITH SUPPORTING PUBLIC LAND PARTNERS WITHIN THE PROJECT AREA WITH THEIR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. THIS PROJECT WILL RESULT IN AT LEAST 400 ACRES OF IMPROVED FOREST AND SHRUBLAND CONDITIONS THAT AUGMENT THOSE ACRES WE HELP ENROLL IN WLFW. ALL LANDS ENROLLED WILL INCLUDE A MANAGEMENT PRESCRIPTION COMPATIBLE WITH GWWA BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. THIS PROJECT WILL MEASURABLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE HABITAT GOALS OUTLINED IN GWWA STATUS ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION PLAN AND PROMOTE THE HABITAT GOALS OF THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE PLAIN BIRD CONSERVATION REGION 13 PLAN.

PROJECT WILL MULTIPLY CONSERVATION CAPACITY BY FOSTERING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS TO CREATE NEW BIRD CITY PROGRAMS IN STATES COUNTRIES AND REGIONS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE THAT WILL IN TURN FACILITATE ON THE GROUND CONSERVATION ACTION IN COMMUNITIES TO BENEFIT BIRDS. FACILITATE CONSERVATION ACTION BY CREATING TOOLS AND PLATFORMS TO RECRUIT ENGAGE AND SUPPORT PARTNERS WHILE ALSO DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ABOUT KEY BIRD CONSERVATION ISSUES AND SOLUTIONS. ENHANCE COORDINATION AND EFFICIENCY AMONG INTERSECTING CONSERVATION GROUPS AND INTERESTS THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POWERFUL CONSERVATION DELIVERY NETWORK OF STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS OPERATING UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE INTERNATIONAL BIRD CITY NETWORK.

STRENGTHENING BIRD CONSERVATION BY FOSTERING BIRD CITIES

ADD FUNDS, REVISE SCOPE OF EFFOT

SUPPORTING AN INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION FELLOW TO ADVANCE THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

REDUCING CONFLICTS BETWEEN COE & FED LIST HIGH PIOR BIRD POP

SUPPORT FOR RANGE-WIDE METAPOPULATION MODELING FOR INTERIOR POPULATIONS OF THE LEAST TERN

FLAMMULATED FRIENDS (6336)

CREATING GOLDEN-WINGED WARBLER HABITAT IN MN (PN5568)

SURVEY AND GAP ANALYSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN GRASSLAND HABITAT CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

INTEGRATING FOREST MANAGEMENT AND BIRD HABITAT IN MICHIGAN

INTEGRATING FOREST MANAGEMENT AND BIRD HABITAT IN MICHIGAN

LANDSCAPE CONTROL OF MOSQUITOES IS ONE OF THE MOST URGENT CONSERVATION PROBLEMS IN HAWAII FOR HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS MOSQUITOES AND THE DISEASES THEY SPREAD ARE DRIVING THE EXTINCTION OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS A PARTNERSHIP OF FEDERAL, STATE AND NGOS, INCLUDING THE AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY, ENTITLED BIRDS NOT MOSQUITOES IS COLLABORATING ON THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A WOLBACHIA INSECT INCOMPATIBILITY TECHNIQUE TO CONTROL MOSQUITO POPULATIONS IN KEY CONSERVATION AREAS DEPLOYING THIS TOOL IN TIME TO SAVE IMPERILED BIRDS WILL ONLY BE SUCCESSFUL IF THE PROJECT HAS WIDESPREAD COMMUNITY AWARENESS, ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT A KEY COMPONENT TO IMPLEMENTING LANDSCAPE SCALE MOSQUITO CONTROL IS AUTHENTIC AND SUSTAINED ENGAGEMENT AMONG LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THEREFORE, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO SUPPORT ABC S ABILITY TO ASSIST IN A MULTI AGENCY EFFORT TO ADVANCE A MOSQUITO CONTROL TOOL THROUGH THE PUBLIC APPROVAL PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTATION FUNDING SUPPORTS SOME OF THE TIME OF AN EXISTING OUTREACH ASSOCIATE ALONG WITH SEVERAL IDENTIFIED COMMUNICATIONS PRODUCTS

TEXAS SHOREBIRD AND SEABIRD STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM 2021

ADVANCING CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BLACK-CAPPED PETRELS

INCREASING AWARENESS OF THE RELEVANCE OF BIRD CONSERVATION TO BROADER CONSE

TO ADD FUNDING.

HI-PIFWO-MOKIO/ANAPUKA CONSERVATION FENC

BIRD CONSERVATION PLANNING IMPLEMENT. EVALUAT RESEARCH & MONITORING PROJECT E. GULF COASTAL PL

THE NABCI PRIVATE AND WORKING LANDS SUBCOMMITTEE IS ORGANIZING A REGIONALLY FOCUSED PRIVATE LANDS STAFF FORUM

HI-PIFWO-MOKIO CONSERVATION FENCE

CONSERVING BICKNELL'S THRUSH WINTERING HABITAT IV (PN6544)

THIS PROJECT WILL: 1) IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF FOUR KEY HABITAT AREAS BY SUPPORTING PARK GUARD PERSONNEL, PATROLS, AND BOUNDARY-MARKING 2) ENGAGE COFFEE AND CACAO FARMERS IN BIRD-FRIENDLY PRODUCTION METHODS; 3) RESTORE 73 HECTARES BY PLANTING MORE THAN 35,000 NATIVE TREES AND COFFEE PLANTS, 3) MONITOR PRESENCE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF BITH AND OTHER PARTNERS IN FLIGHT PRIORITY MIGRATORY SPECIES; AND 4) CONDUCT LAND TENURE STUDIES TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPANDING LAND PROTECTION. WITH MATCHING FUNDS, ABC AND PARTNERS WILL: 1) HIRE 7 NEW PARK GUARDS, AND MAINTAIN 11 EXISTING GUARDS AND TWO RESERVE MANAGERS; 2) BUILD A NEW GUARD STATION 3) CREATE A NEW 7.5 HECTARE PRIVATE RESERVE; AND 4) BUILD CAPACITY IN OUR PARTNER THROUGH CONSTRUCTION OF AN ECOTOURISM FACILITY AND A FUNDRAISING/EDUCATIONAL EVENT.

GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER SURVEYS IN CENTRAL TEXAS

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN JOINT VENTURE BIOLOGICAL PLANNING AND EVALUATION

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN JOINT VENTURE EARLY SUCCESSIONAL BIRD CONSERVATION

CLIMATE-FRIENDLY COFFEE AND CARBON OFFSETS FOR NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRDS

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL WORK WITH THE SERVICE TO EVALUATE ACRES TO TREAT ON BIG STONE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE(BSNWR). THE EFFORTS WILL HELP RESTORE AND ENHANCE WETLAND AND UPLAND HABITATS TO BENEFIT MIGRATORY BIRDS AND ADDRESS THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO RESTORE AND ENHANCE CORE TRACTS OF NATIVE, REMNANT PRAIRIE AND GRASSLANDS AT THE BSNWR AT RISK OF BEING OVERTAKEN BY ENCROACHING INVASIVE TREE AND SHRUB SPECIES. CURRENTLY, NON-NATIVE AND INVASIVE TREE SPECIES, SUCH AS SIBERIAN ELM AND RUSSIAN OLIVE, HAVE INVADED AREAS THROUGHOUT THE REFUGE AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT TOPRAIRIE AND GRASSLAND HABITATS.THIS EFFORT WILL INITIALLY TARGET PATCHES OF SEED TREES ON BSNWR TO PREVENT THE FURTHER SPREAD VIA SEED SOURCES. OTHER FOCUS AREAS WILL INCLUDE REMNANT PRAIRIES AND GRANITE OUTCROP AREAS, AS WELL AS LOCATIONS WHERE NEW OR IMPROVED FIRE BREAKS ARE NEEDED. ADDITIONALLY, A SUBSET OF THE PROJECT UNITS CONTAIN HIGH FUEL LOADS CAPABLE OF BURNING HOT ENOUGH TO STERILIZE THE SOIL DUE TO THEIR WOODY SPECIES PRESENCE. REMOVING WOODY INVASIVE TREES SHRUBS FROM THESE AREAS WILL REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF FIRES BECOMING TOO HOT AND RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES AND SOIL RESOURCES.AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL HIRE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS EXPERIENCED IN BRUSH TREE CUTTING TO COMPLETE WOODY VEGETATION REMOVAL AND STUMP TREATMENT WITHIN NATIVE PRAIRIE AND GRASSLAND REMNANTS. TARGETED BRUSH AND TREE CLEARING WITHIN CORE REMNANT PRAIRIE AND GRASSLAND AREAS WILL REMOVE ENCROACHING WOODY VEGETATION THAT THREATENS THESE HABITATS, AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WOODY SPECIES INVASION POINTS, WHILE ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCING THE TIME AND MONEY NEEDED IN THE FUTURE TO MONITOR AND TREAT WOODY SPECIES WITHIN CORE REMNANT PRAIRIE AREAS.

THE MIGRATORY WESTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLY (DANAUS PLEXIPPUS PLEXIPPUS) IS INCREASINGLY AT RISK OF EXTINCTION, REQUIRING LANDSCAPE-SCALE INTERVENTION FOCUSED ON THE MOST VULNERABLE PERIODS OF ITS ANNUAL LIFE CYCLE TO HELP CONSERVE ITS POPULATIONS AND PRESERVE ITS UNIQUE MIGRATION. SPECIFICALLY, ONE OF THE GREATEST LIMITING FACTORS TO MIGRATING WESTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLIES LIKELY OCCURS DURING THE OVERWINTERING AND EARLY BREEDING STAGES OF THE SPECIES LIFE CYCLE. MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION CENTERED ON THE EARLY BREEDING ZONE IS THUS CONSIDERED A KEY PRIORITY, AND IN RESPONSE TO THIS NEED, A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF EARLY SEASON MILKWEEDS IN CALIFORNIA, WITH THE GOALS OF:1. IDENTIFYING AREAS WHERE EARLY SEASON MILKWEEDS ARE GROWING ON THE LANDSCAPE, INCLUDING SEED COLLECTION FOR PLANT MATERIALS AND LEAF COLLECTION FOR PESTICIDE SAMPLING.2. DETERMINING WESTERN MONARCHS USAGE OF EARLY SEASON MILKWEEDS AT KNOWN, NATIVE STANDS.3. EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF EXISTING PLANTINGS AT EARLY SEASON MILKWEED SITES, AND4. CONDUCTING NEW PLANTINGS OF EARLY SEASON MILKWEED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EARLY SPRING LARVAL AND ADULT HABITAT RESOURCES TO WESTERN MONARCHS AND DETERMINE THE COMPONENTS OF RESTORATION THAT WILL INCREASE THEIR POPULATIONS PERFORMANCE (I.E., THIS PROPOSAL).THIS PROJECT ENCOMPASSES THE FOURTH PRIORITY ACTION, WHERE NEW PLANTINGS OF EARLY SEASON MILKWEED WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL EARLY SPRING HABITAT FOR BOTH MIGRATING AND BREEDING WESTERN MONARCHS AS THEY NAVIGATE FROM THEIR OVERWINTERING SITES TO INTERIOR AND SUMMER BREEDING HABITATS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO AID IN DETERMINING KEY COMPONENTS OF MILKWEED RESTORATION THAT MAY INCREASE SPECIES POPULATIONS PERFORMANCE, ESPECIALLY AS LAND MANAGERS AND THEIR PARTNERS CONSIDER SCALING UP RESTORATION EFFORTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL COAST OF CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE GUIDANCE TO INFORM BROAD-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS WITH RESPECT TO IRRIGATION, HERBIVORY PROTECTION, PLANTING ARRANGEMENTS, AND OTHER RELATED VARIABLES TO ENHANCE THE FEASIBILITY AND VIABILITY OF EARLY SEASON MILKWEED RESTORATION WORK. IMPORTANTLY, WITH A SUCCESSFUL RESTORATION PROJECT, FUTURE SEED WILL BECOME AVAILABLE FROM THE STUDY SITES TO PROVIDE SEED MATERIAL FOR OTHER RESTORATION EFFORTS. SOME OF WHICH ARE EXTREMELY LIMITED IN SUPPLY. ULTIMATELY, LESSONS LEARNED FROM THIS EFFORT WILL AID IN SCALING UP EARLY SEASON MILKWEED RESTORATION ENDEAVORS STATEWIDE.

AMERICA WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT 201819J847

MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ON BON SECOUR NWR TO BENEFIT BEACH-NESTING BIRDS, SEA TURTLES, AND ALABAMA BEACH MICE, YEAR 2.

SUPPORT FOR "RANGE-WIDE METAPOPULATION MODELING FOR INTERIOR POPULATIONS OF THE LEAST TERN"

SUSTAINING KIRTLAND'S WARBLER NON-BREEDING HABITAT (NMBCA7133)

MANAGEMENT ACTIONS ON BON SECOUR NWR TO BENEFIT BEACH-NESTING BIRDS, SEA TURTLES, AND ALABAMA BEACH MICE

AMERICAN WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT 201819J865

THE PRIMARY NATURAL RESOURCE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION (NRDAR) DEEPWATER HORIZON (DWH) OIL SPILL PROJECT OBJECTIVE IS TO RECOVER AND SYNTHESIZE HISTORICAL SEABIRD NESTING DATA FOR DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK TO BETTER UNDERSTAND POPULATION TRENDS AND INFORM FUTURE MONITORING, RESTORATION, AND SEABIRD MANAGEMENT. DATA DRIVEN SEABIRD MANAGEMENT DECISIONS ARE NEEDED TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH OTHER PARK MISSIONS INCLUDING HUMAN VISITOR USE AND RECREATION. THIS PROJECT IS BEING DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OIL POLLUTION ACT, THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT, AND THE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND RESTORATION PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

THIS AWARD PROVIDES FOR RIPARIAN BIRD RECOVERY ACTION IMPLEMENTATION AND COORDINATION.

ESTABLISHING THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST JOINT VENTURE FOR CONSERVATION

VA EXPANDING CAPACITY FOR LOCAL BIRD CONSERVATION BY FOSTERING BIRD CITIES

BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

THE PURPOSE IS TO INCREASE OUTREACH, TECHNICAL, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE CAPACITY IN NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH OUR THREE NEARBY NRCS PARTNER POSITIONS BASED FROM SOUTH DAKOTA.

SUPPORT OF HE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND THE CONSERVATION OF SOUTHWESTERN THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES

HAWAII FOREST BIRD CONSERVATION OUTREACH

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ASSIST AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY (ABC) PERFORM SHOREBIRD STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES ALONG THE TEXAS COAST BY ENHANCING 500 ACRES AT DIFFERENT SITES AND CONTINUING TO ENGAGE WITH SITE MANAGERS AS WELL AS RESOURCE MANAGERS.

LEAST BELL'S VIREO RIPARIAN RECOVERY COORDINATOR

OAKS & PRAIRIES JV - GRASSLAND RESTORATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS AND TRADE WILL FUND AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY PERSONNEL, WORKSHOP EXPENSES, AND MONITORING FRAMEWORK THAT DEMONSTRATE HOW TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE FEDERAL, STATE, AND PRIVATE FORESTS. WORK WILL FOCUS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BIRDSPLUS PROGRAM WHICH SUPPORTS PROJECTS THAT ARE GOOD FOR NATURE AND PROFITABLE FOR LOCAL PEOPLE AND GENERATE FINANCIAL RETURNS FOR INVESTORS. THE PROGRAM USES BIRDS AS A CONVENIENT, EFFICIENT, AND COST-EFFECTIVE MEASURE OF ECOLOGICAL HEALTH SINCE THEY ARE RELATIVELY EASY TO SURVEY AND RETURN MORE QUICKLY TO LANDSCAPES UNDER RESTORATION, AND CAN BE INDICATORS OF OVERALL VARIETY AND ABUNDANCE OF SPECIES IN A LANDSCAPE. THE MONITORING INFORMATION HELPS PROVIDE INTUITIVE AND INVALUABLE MEASURES OF CONSERVATION INVESTMENT IMPACT. THE DATA IS THEN APPLIED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ON THE LANDSCAPE WITH CHANGES IN BIRD POPULATIONS AND, CRITICALLY, PUT A VALUE ON INVESTING IN PRACTICES THAT WILL RESTORE BIRDS AND BENEFIT NATURE. WORK WILL PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE AND FACILITATE THE PRESIDENTS EXECUTIVE ORDER ON IMMEDIATE EXPANSION OF AMERICAN TIMBER PRODUCTION, PROVING THAT LOGGING SUPPORTS BOTH CONSERVATION AND INDUSTRY. AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL SHARE FINDINGS OF THE BIRDSPLUS METHODOLOGY AND APPLICATION TO LANDSCAPES WITH ITS INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS THAT WORK TO CONSERVE MIGRATORY BIRD SPECIES THAT SPLIT THEIR TIME BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA. THIS WILL SUPPORT AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY AND PARTNERS WORK TO ENGAGE THE PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL AND TIMBER SECTORS INTERNATIONALLY.

REFORESTATION AND FIRE PREVENTION IN JAMAICA

KIRTLAND'S WARBLER CONSERVATION TEAM SUPPORT

MARBLED MURRELETS IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS

TO DELIVER FARM BILL AND INFLATION REDUCTION ACT (IRA) CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND PROVIDE CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN FORESTRY.

15.963: SOUTHWEST BORDER RESOURCE PROTECTION PROGRAMSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTHIS PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, TRIBES, AND LOCAL AND STATE AGENCIES TO IMPROVE RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, ACHIEVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, PROVIDE MEANINGFUL INTERPRETATION AND CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WHICH WILL LEAD TO INCREASED APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR SHARED NATURAL AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ALONG OUR INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH MEXICO. HE RIO GRANDE JOINT VENTURE (RGJV) IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP OF STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS FROM BOTH THE U.S. AND MEXICO. THE RGJV GEOGRAPHY ENCOMPASSES 63 MILLION ACRES AND MORE THAN 50 PARTNERS IN COLLABORATIVE WORK TO SUPPORT HEALTHY AND THRIVING ECOSYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SHARED RIO GRANDE. RGJV ALSO WORKS WITH TECHNICAL TEAMS, LAND AND WATER STEWARDS, CORPORATIONS, UNIVERSITIES, AND OTHER CONSERVATION PARTNERS TO HELP ENSURE THAT THE ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS THE BINATIONAL REGION SUPPORT DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE, PLANTS, AND WILDLIFE INTO THE FUTURE. THE RGJV PARTNERS PROPOSE TO FORM AND COORDINATE A RIO GRANDE RO BRAVO ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG) TO COLLABORATIVELY PURSUE A SET OF PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATIONS ACTIONS FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND BUILDING RESILIENCE OF THE RIO GRANDE RO BRAVO FROM FORT QUITMAN TO THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE WORK IS EXPECTED TO BENEFIT MULTIPLE FEDERALLY-OWNED AND MANAGED PROTECTED AREAS IN THE U.S. AND MEXICO THAT DEPEND ON RIO GRANDE INSTREAM AND RIPARIAN HABITATS. THE PROJECT WILL BUILD FROM EXISTING EFFORTS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO ADDRESS WATER MANAGEMENT ACTIONS THROUGH DIRECT ENGAGEMENT BY STAKEHOLDER PARTNERS WITH THE BINATIONAL AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR RIO GRANDE WATER MANAGEMENT PARTICULARLY THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION COMISIN INTERNACIONAL DE LIMITES Y AGUAS (IBWC CILA).

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY PROPOSES TO CREATE AN ASSISTANT INVASIVE SPECIES COORDINATOR POSITION TO SUPPORT AND EXPAND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE EXISTING INVASIVE SPECIES STRIKE TEAM AND 2024 ASSET BASED SURVEILLANCE PROJECT COVERING MINNESOTA REMNANT PRAIRIE.

PERMITTING AND COORDINATION FOR WOLBACHIA-MOSQUITOES IN HAWAII

AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY - TEXAS SHOREBIRD STEWARDSHIP

TEXAS NON-BREEDING SHOREBIRD MONITORING AND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT

TEXAS COASTAL EDUCATION, OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION

DEVELOPING A BINATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF SPRING FLOW FROM A TRANSBOUNDARY AQUIFER ALONG THE RIO GRANDE

THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE IS PARTNERING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO INSTALL THE MOTUS WILDLIFE TRACKING SYSTEM ON MILITARY PROPERTIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THIS INITIATIVE USES AN INNOVATIVE NETWORK OF AUTOMATED RADIO TOWERS TO MONITOR THE MOVEMENT AND ACTIVITY OF BIRDS, BATS, AND INSECTS. BY TRACKING THESE ANIMALS IN REAL TIME, MILITARY INSTALLATIONS CAN BETTER MANAGE WILDLIFE HABITATS WHILE REDUCING RISKS TO FLIGHT SAFETY AND TRAINING OPERATIONS. THIS PROJECT DEMONSTRATES HOW NEW TECHNOLOGY CAN SUPPORT BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND MILITARY READINESS ON DEFENSE LANDS.FOR THIS SPECIFIC PHASE OF THE PROJECT, AT LEAST TWO PERMANENT RECEIVING STATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE STATIONS ARE DESIGNED TO DETECT TAGGED WILDLIFE ACROSS MULTIPLE FREQUENCIES AND WILL BE SUPPORTED BY REMOTE MAINTENANCE AND TECHNICAL TROUBLESHOOTING. ONCE THE SYSTEMS ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO DEFENSE PERSONNEL TO ENSURE LONG-TERM MONITORING. THIS EFFORT PROVIDES THE DATA NEEDED FOR SMARTER LAND MANAGEMENT AND MORE EFFICIENT COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

BIRD POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR PRIORITY SPECIES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

ACHIEVING CLIMATE CHANGE RESILIENCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER HISTORIC LANDSCAPES

THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE WORK TO SUPPORT ACCESS TO BIRD CONSERVATION INFORMATION THROUGH PROVIDING TECHNICAL DATA SOURCES AND INFORMATION OUTREACH

DIVERSIFYING MINNESOTA BLACK ASH FORESTS TO MITIGATE EMERALD ASH BORER IMPACTS

ESTABLISHING THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST JOINT VENTURE FOR CONSERVATION

CENTRAL COAST CONSERVATION JOINT VENTURE (C3JV): INTERIM COORDINATOR POSITION/IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

COLLABORATIVE MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAM

NORTHWEST BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONAL COORDINATION

PROTECTING THE YUNGAS FORESTS OF NORTHERN PERU THROUGH INCREASED CAPACITY FOR PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT

THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF THE USFWS MIGRATORY BIRD PROGRAM, THE CALIFORNIA CENTRAL COAST JOINT VENTURE (C3JV) SEEKS TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL, COLLABORATIVE AND INTEGRATIVE AVIAN MONITORING NETWORK TO INFORM BASELINE CONDITION, POPULATION TRENDS AND CHANGES OVER TIME AMONG FOCAL BIRD SPECIES IN THE CENTRAL COAST WHILE STRENGTHENING THE CONNECTIVITY AMONG EXTANT MONITORING WORK. IN COORDINATION WITH RESTORATION, PROTECTION AND RECOVERY EFFORTS ACROSS JOINT VENTURE PARTNERS, THE MONITORING NETWORK WOULD ENABLE THE MEASURE OF CONSERVATION IMPACTS, ASSIST IN PRIORITIZATION OF MOST IMPORTANT CONSERVATION ACTIONS, AND INFORM APPLIED AND ADAPTIVE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES. IN EFFECT, THE AVIAN MONITORING NETWORK PROVIDES A FUNDAMENTAL FUNCTION OF THE C3JV AS A REGIONAL COORDINATOR OF CONSERVATION EFFORTS FOR BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE TO MORE EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS SPECIES DECLINES AND THE INEXTRICABLE LINKAGES TO HUMAN WELLBEING. THE NETWORK WILL PROVIDE A REGULAR ASSESSMENT OF STATUS AND TRENDS FOR BIRDS IN THE CENTRAL COAST WHICH CAN BE USED TO MEASURE EFFECTIVENESS, SUPPORT LISTING AND RECOVERY DECISIONS, TRACK CLIMATE-CHANGE INDUCED IMPACTS AND MOVEMENT AND IDENTIFY DRIVERS OF CHANGE. THESE DATA CAN ALSO ADDRESS LOCAL AND STEWARDSHIP-SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES AND QUESTIONS, HELPING TO FILL THE INFORMATION-TO-IMPLEMENTATION GAP THAT OFTEN PLAGUES STEWARDSHIP EFFORTS, AND ULTIMATELY, TRANSLATE ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS TO HUMAN WELLBEING IMPACTS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITIES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NETWORK INVOLVES A THREE-PHASED APPROACH, BEGINNING WITH DATA GATHERING AND PARTNERSHIP OUTREACH (PHASE 1), DATA AND MONITORING METHODS GAP ANALYSIS (PHASE 2), AND MONITORING NETWORK INTEGRATION AND DEPLOYMENT (PHASE 3). THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE LAUNCH OF THE AVIAN MONITORING NETWORK, SUPPORTING PHASE 1 AND PORTIONS OF PHASE 2.

TERLINGUA CREEK RIPARIAN RESTORATION

ACCESS TO BIRD CONSERVATION INFORMATION: LEGACY PROJECT

ADDITIONAL FUNDING

APHIS INITIATIVE_WS HUMAN HEALTH/SAFETY AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARD MANAGEMENT THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO REQUEST AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY’S (ABC) SUPPORT WITH THE NECESSARY HARDWARE, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND TRAINING NEEDED TO COLLABORATE WITH THE MOTUS WILDLIFE TRACKING SYSTEM (MOTUS), AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH NETWORK THAT USES COORDINATED AUTOMATED RADIO TELEMETRY STATIONS TO COLLECT ANIMAL MOVEMENT DATA USING RADIO-TAGGED WILDLIFE TO FACILITATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON THE ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES. THE RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPLIES AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN 3 MOTUS STATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE USDA WS AIRPORT WILDLIFE HAZARDS PROGRAM’S (AWHP) ASSISTANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES NAVY’S BIRD/WILDLIFE AIRCRAFT STIKE HAZARD (BASH) AND INTEGRATED NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (INRMP) PROGRAMS TO MONITOR BIRD MOVEMENTS IN/AROUND NAVAL AIRFIELDS. SECONDLY, ABC WILL SUPPORT TRAINING AND DATA ACCESS WITHIN THE MOTUS WILDLIFE TRACKING SYSTEM AND ASSIST WITH INITIAL DATA PROCESSING FOR FUTURE ANALYSES. THE COOPERATOR WILL INCLUDE UPDATES ON THE PROCESS. THE FIRST DELIVERABLE IS INSTALLATION OF 3 MOTUS STATIONS SUPPORTING THE NAVY’S BASH PROGRAM. THE SECOND DELIVERABLE IS TRAINING FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE, DATA ACCESS, AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT ONCE OPERATIONAL. THE INTENDED BENEFICIARIES OF THE AWARD ARE AVIATION STAKEHOLDERS TO INCLUDE; BUT NOT LIMITED TO: THE UNITED STATES NAVY, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FAA, USDA WS, AVIATION FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICES, PILOTS AND CREW, AND WILDLIFE RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE MOTUS NETWORK. THERE WILL NOT BE SUB-AWARDS FROM THIS AWARD.

SETTING THE COURSE FOR MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION: INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS MEETINGS

REGIONAL MODEL FOR COMPREHENSIVE BIRD MONITORING FRAMEWORK

CA CESU REGION-WIDE BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR LEAST BELL S VIREO

CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

CONSERVATION OF THE WHITE-BELLIED CINCLODES (CINCLODES PALLIATUS): CREATING NEW PROTECTED AREAS AND PROTECTING HABITAT IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF JUNIN AN

REDUCING SEABIRD BYCATCH TO CONSERVE THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED WAVED ALBATROSS, ECUADOR

DOD PARTNERS IN FLIGHT PROGRAM SUPPORT

CONSERVATION OF THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED ARARIPE MANAKIN

RESTORATION OF MIGRATORY BIRD HABITAT IN ECUADOR

EVALUATING LOW-IMPACT TIMBER HARVESTING AS A VIABLE FOREST CONSERVATION MOD

GOLDEN-CHEEKED WARBLER SURVEYS ON BCNWR

BLACK RAIL IMPOUNDMENT MANAGERS WORKSHOP

NORTHWEST BIRD CONSERVATION REGIONAL COORDINATION

REDUCING BIRD STRIKES ON NPS WINDOWS IN INTERIOR REGIONS 6, 7, AND 8

TO EXPAND THE GULF COAST BEACH-NESTING BIRD CONSERVATION PROGRAM.

INTEGRATION OF SURROGATE SPECIES MONITORING IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY PRAIRIE HABITAT

IS TO ASSIST NRCS WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION FARM BILL PROGRAMS ABC WILL SUPPORT UP TO FIVE (5) POSITIONS.

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AMERICAN BIRD CONSERVANCY WILL WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) TO FACILITATE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOVERY ACTIONS LISTED IN THE 2020 LEAST BELLS VIREO RECOVERY FRAMEWORK GUIDANCE. THE GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS CENTERED AROUND THE HISTORICAL RANGE OF THE VIREO. THE FRAMEWORK GUIDANCE PRIORITIZES THE FUNDING OF A FULLTIME RIPARIAN BIRD RECOVERY COORDINATOR POSITION TO IMPLEMENT RECOVERY ACTIONS LISTED IN THE FRAMEWORK GUIDANCE. THE COORDINATOR IS FUNDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE THROUGH THE NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION. ABC WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM NUMEROUS SOURCES TO MEET THE FINANCIAL NEED REQUIRED FOR THE DEDICATED FULLTIME COORDINATOR POSITION.

ENHANCED DELIVERY OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON PRIVATE FOREST LAND IN THE APPALACHIANS - AMJV