Point Reyes Bird Observatory

COLLABORATIVE: POPULATION GROWTH AT THE SOUTHERN EXTREME: EFFECTS OF EARLY LIFE CONDITIONS ON ADELIE PENGUIN INDIVIDUALS AND COLONIES

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) SEEKS TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY DBA POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE TO PROVIDE DOD INCREASED CAPABILITIES WITHIN THE AVIAN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK (AKN), AND TO SUPPORT THE DOD AKN PROGRAM LED BY MS. ELIZABETH NEIPERT (RESEARCH WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST, DOD PARTNERS IN FLIGHT TECHNICAL COORDINATOR, AND DOD AKN PROGRAM DIRECTOR). WORK CONDUCTED FOR THIS PROJECT WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE OFFICIAL USE OF THE AKN DATABASE AND ANALYSES TOOLS, EXPRESSLY INTENDED FOR DOD USERS. THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE DOD WITH THE READY CAPABILITY: (A) TO UPLOAD, ARCHIVE, ACCESS, AND USE EXTENSIVE AVIAN MONITORING DATA AND UTILIZE DATA VISUALIZATION TOOLS AND (B) TO ASSIST WITH NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT (NEPA) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, AND TO ASSESS IMPACTS OF DOD READINESS AND NON-READINESS ACTIVITIES ON MIGRATORY BIRDS FOR THE MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT (MBTA) AND READINESS RULE.

PROMOTE NRCS DELIVERY OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THROUGH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

POINT BLUE SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE WILL ASSIST NRCS FIELD OFFICES WITH BIOLOGICAL ASSISTANCE THAT FACILITATES CLIMATE-SMART PLANNING AND PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION.

FUNDING FROM THIS AGREEMENT SUPPORTS THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE (SFBJV) OVER A 5 YEAR PERIOD. ONE OF AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF USFWS MIGRATORY BIRD JOINT VENTURES SPANNING MUCH OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT, THE SFBJV COORDINATES A NON REGULATORY, SELF DIRECTED PARTNERSHIP, GUIDED BY AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN THAT OUTLINES CLEAR HABITAT CONSERVATION GOALS TOWARDS WHICH THE PARTNERSHIP WORKS. WITH ONGOING THREATS TO HABITAT AND WILDLIFE, COLLABORATIVE CONSERVATION EFFORTS ARE KEY TO IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS TO THE SCALE AND SCOPE OF CHALLENGES WE FACE. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2001, THE SFBJV HAS PROTECTED, RESTORED, AND ENHANCED OVER 70,000 ACRES OF WETLAND HABITATS, DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS, DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS, AND COLLABORATIVE PROGRAMS.SFBJV STAFF WORKS CLOSELY WITH PARTNER AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSERVATION ACTIONS, INCLUDING RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT OF VITAL WETLAND HABITATS THAT SUPPORT WILDLIFE SPECIES, INCLUDING WATERFOWL, SHOREBIRDS, AND OTHER WATER BIRDS. THE SFBJV WORKS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COORDINATED SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION DELIVERY THAT ADDRESSES KEY THREATS TO HABITAT AND WILDLIFE SUCH AS INVASIVE SPECIES, SEDIMENT DEFICITS, AND HABITAT CONVERSION AND DEGRADATION. THE SFBJV ALSO CREATES DECISION SUPPORT AND OTHER PRACTICAL TOOLS THAT ADVANCE CONSERVATION ACTION. FINALLY, THE SFBJV ROBUST COMMUNICATIONS WORK KEEPS PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS INFORMED AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN THE WORK OF THE PARTNERSHIP.FUNDING GOES TO SUPPORT THE STAFF TIME AND ACTIVITIES, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, SUPPLIES, AND CONTRACTS NEEDED TO RUN THE PROGRAM TO MEET THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE SFBJV IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY. PLEASE SEE PROJECT NARRATIVE FOR DETAILS.THIS IS A 5 YEAR INCREMENTALLY FUNDED PROJECT EXPECTED TO COST AROUND 2,850,000 OVER THE PROJECT PERIOD. FUNDING FOR SUBSEQUENT INCREMENTS IS SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, PROGRAM AUTHORITY, SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE, AND COMPLIANCE WITH AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

BASE NR SEABIRDS VAFB

SFBJV ADMINISTRATION AND PROJECT SUPPORT

SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE ADMINISTRATION

A FULL LIFECYCLE APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING ADLIE PENGUIN RESPONSE TO CHANGING PACK ICE CONDITIONS IN THE ROSS SEA.

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ASSIST THE SERVICE WITH STEWARDSHIP AND NATURAL RESOURCE MONITORING OF THE FARALLON ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (REFUGE). THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROTECT, CONSERVE AND MONITOR THE FARALLON ISLANDS ECOSYSTEM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BIRDS, MAMMALS, SALAMANDERS, CAMEL CRICKETS, OTHER WILDLIFE AND PLANTS. THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE REFUGE BY MAINTAINING FACILITIES ON THE FARALLON ISLANDS AND BY COLLECTING NATURAL RESOURCE DATA TO HELP GUIDE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE REFUGE.

MOD 1 TO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

PROTECT, CONSERVE AND MONITOR THE FARALLON ISLANDS ECOSYSTEM

NATURAL RESOURCE SUPPORT LEAST TERN SNOWY PLOVER MONITORING, VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE

DOES NEST DENSITY MATTER? USING NOVEL TECHNOLOGY TO COLLECT WHOLE-COLONY DATA ON ADELIE PENGUINS

COLLABORATIVE: ADELIE PENGUIN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AT THE INDIVIDUAL COLONY AND METAPOPULATION LEVELS

SEABIRD MONITORING

MOD 2 - ADDING 2 PROJECTS

MONITORING SNOWY PLOVERS AND CALIFORNIA LEAST TERNS ON VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE

21-WATER21-2-0137 FROM 2D-3D: LEVERAGING SPACE-BASED SENSORS TO TRACK WATER DEPTH AND VOLUME IN WETLANDS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA

FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS CONTRIBUTE DISPROPORTIONATELY TO GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BUT ARE HIGHLY THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE DROUGHT AND UNSUSTAINABLE WATER USE. IN ARID SEMI-ARID AND MEDITERRANEAN REGIONS LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION REQUIRES PROTECTION MANAGEMENT AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CONNECTIVITY OF DYNAMIC WETLAND HABITATS THROUGH SURFACE WATER WHICH IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND HUMAN-DRIVEN MANAGEMENT. WATER SUPPLY AND ITS EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT ARE CRITICAL TO WILDLIFE AND PEOPLE IN THESE ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS MANY FOUND IN WESTERN NORTH AMERICA. DECISION SUPPORT FOR CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS IS NEEDED TO BALANCE COMPETING NEEDS. MANAGERS MUST MOVE BEYOND PATCH-BASED MANAGEMENT TO A NETWORK FOCUS BY INCLUDING CONNECTIVITY AS A DYNAMIC LANDSCAPE PROPERTY. FURTHERMORE DUE TO THE INTENSE COMPETITION FOR WATER MANAGERS NEED TO MAKE WATER MANAGEMENT DECISIONS BASED ON THEIR ABILITY TO ACHIEVE MULTIPLE BENEFITS FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES FOR HUMAN POPULATIONS. CALIFORNIA S CENTRAL VALLEY IS A SEMI-ARID REGION THAT IS A NEXUS FOR WATER RESOURCES. APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY S NATURALLY OCCURRING WETLANDS HAVE BEEN LOST AND FRAGMENTED DUE TO ANTHROPOGENIC ALTERATIONS OF THE LANDSCAPE YET THE CENTRAL VALLEY REMAINS A CRITICAL LANDSCAPE FOR MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS AND FRESHWATER DEPENDENT AQUATIC AND TERRESTRIAL SPECIES THROUGH A SYSTEM OF MANAGED WETLANDS AND POST-HARVEST FLOODED AGRICULTURE. BALANCING MULTIPLE NEEDS WITH WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY AND MAINTAINING HABITAT CONNECTIVITY ACROSS MULTIPLE SCALES REQUIRES DATA FOR OPTIMIZATION THAT ONLY SATELLITE-BASED EARTH OBSERVATIONS CAN PROVIDE. SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION CAN USE THESE DATA TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO SUPPORT LANDSCAPE-SCALE DECISIONMAKING TO MEET MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES IN THE FACE OF GREAT UNCERTAINTY AND MULTIPLE CONSTRAINTS. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARTH OBSERVATION TIME-SERIES AND BIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TO HELP FORECAST AND PRIORITIZE WHERE TO PUT WATER AND WHEN TO OPTIMIZE MULTIPLE-BENEFITS ACROSS THE LARGE MOSAIC OF CALIFORNIA S CENTRAL VALLEY CROPLANDS AND WETLANDS; A SPATIAL EXTENT REQUIRED FOR THE WIDE-RANGING ECOLOGY OF MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS. WE WILL ASSESS HABITAT CONNECTIVITY AND ITS INFLUENCES ON MULTIPLE TAXA AS IT CHANGES OVER TIME WITHIN A YEAR AND UNDER FUTURE SCENARIOS. REMOTE-SENSING IS REQUIRED TO GUIDE DECISION-MAKING AND WILL SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR COORDINATED LARGE-SCALE WATER AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. TO FULLY SUPPORT OUR DECISION-MAKING COLLABORATORS WE WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REGULAR RETURN INTERVAL OF SATELLITE DATA AND STATE-OF-THE-ART BIOINFORMATICS TO DEVELOP A WEB-BASED DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK THAT CAN COMPILE AND EVALUATE THE DATA DEVELOPED FROM THIS PROJECT AND PROVIDE ONGOING UPDATES THROUGH TIME. THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AND USE MULTI-ANNUAL FORECASTS AS WELL AS LONG-TERM PROJECTIONS (50 YEARS) OF THE SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL AVAILABILITY OF WETLAND HABITATS WETLAND AND OPEN WATER DEPENDENT SPECIES CONNECTIVITY BIODIVERSITY AND GROUNDWATER RECHARGE TO PRIORITIZE AND STRATEGICALLY CREATE WETLAND HABITAT ON THE LANDSCAPE AS PART OF LARGE-SCALE COORDINATED CONSERVATION USING A DECISION-SUPPORT APPLICATION. INTEGRATING THE WATER AND WETLAND HABITAT FORECAST MODELS WITH SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES DISTRIBUTIONS THROUGH A SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT CONSERVATION PRIORITIZATION FRAMEWORK WILL PROVIDE THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR IMPROVED COORDINATED LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION DECISIONS THAT OPTIMIZE ACROSS MULTIPLE BENEFITS.

AS ONE OF THE HARSHEST AND MOST REMOTE REGIONS ON THE PLANET THE ROSS SEA ANTARCTICA HAS PROVED DIFFICULT TO STUDY ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER. CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO THIS REGION BEING AMONG THE LAST REMAINING LARGE INTACT MARINE ECOSYSTEMS WITH GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF APEX PREDATORS INCLUDING SEALS WHALES AND PENGUINS. DUE TO ITS IMPORTANCE MUCH OF THE REGION WAS DESIGNATED FOR PROTECTION AS THE ROSS SEA REGION MARINE PROTECTED AREA (RSRMPA) IN 2016 BY THE COMMISSION FOR THE CONSERVATION OF ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES (CCAMLR). IT IS THE LARGEST MARINE PROTECTED AREA IN THE WORLD WITH A CENTRAL GOAL OF PROTECTING THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE TO THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. AD LIE PENGUINS BREEDING ON ROSS ISLAND IN THE SOUTHWEST ROSS SEA ARE KNOWN TO MIGRATE AND WINTER OVER AN AREA THAT INCLUDES THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ROSS SEA REGION. THIS FACT ALONG WITH THEIR POSITION NEAR THE TOP OF THE FOOD CHAIN MAKES AD LIES IDEAL SENTINELS FOR MONITORING ECOSYSTEM CHANGE AT BROAD SCALES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. INDEED AD LIE PENGUINS ARE CONSIDERED A KEY INDICATOR SPECIES BY THE CCAMLR ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROGRAM. THE WINTER PERIOD ENCOMPASSES NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF THE ADELIE PENGUIN ANNUAL CYCLE YET VERY LITTLE IS KNOWN ABOUT THEIR ECOLOGICAL NEEDS DURING THE WINTER BLACK BOX. THIS LACK OF INFORMATION MEANS THAT WINTER HABITAT USE OF AD LIE PENGUINS AND OTHER PREDATORS WAS LARGELY UNACCOUNTED FOR DURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RSRMPA. HOWEVER RECENT ADVANCES IN ANIMAL-BORNE BIO-LOGGERS AS WELL AS IN NASA S REMOTE SENSING DATA PRODUCTS MEANS OPENING UP THE WINTER BLACK-BOX IN THE ROSS SEA IS NOW WITHIN REACH. OUR PRIMARY RESEARCH OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) ASSESS THE DEPENDENCE OF ROSS SEA AD LIE PENGUIN MIGRATION ON SEA ICE MOVEMENTS AND THE STRENGTH OF OCEAN CURRENTS (THE ROSS GYRE); 2) IDENTIFY IMPORTANT FORAGING AREAS AND CHARACTERISTICS FOR ROSS SEA AD LIE PENGUINS DURING THE AUSTRAL WINTER; AND 3) ASSESS WHETHER THE RSRMPA GENERAL PROTECTION ZONE (WHICH WILL BE UNFISHED) INCLUDES IMPORTANT PENGUIN WINTER FORAGING HABITAT BOUNDARIES AND ZONES ESPECIALLY COMPARED WITH ADJACENT AREAS THAT WILL RECEIVE DIFFERING DEGREES OF FISHING INTENSITY. LEVERAGING EXISTING EFFORTS TRACKING WINTERING AD LIE PENGUINS THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH PROJECT WILL CONNECT PENGUIN LOCATION AND DIVING DATA DATA WITH NASA-DERIVED REMOTELY-SENSED CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ROSS GYRE SEA ICE MOVEMENT LOCATION OF POLYNYAS (AREAS OF PERSISTENT OPEN WATER) AND OTHER SEA ICE AND OCEAN HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS. THESE DATA WILL BE USED TO DEVELOP ECOLOGICAL MODELS OF WINTER HABITAT USE AND ASSESS HOW PENGUINS MAY ADJUST THEIR MIGRATION AND FORAGING PATTERNS TO COPE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATIC VARIABILITY. OUR PROJECT ADDRESSES TWO TARGETS UNDER THE U.N. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDG): TARGET 14.2: TO SUSTAINABLY MANAGE AND PROTECT MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS TO AVOID SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS INCLUDING BY STRENGTHENING THEIR RESILIENCE (...) TO ACHIEVE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE OCEANS AND TARGET 14.5: TO CONSERVE AT LEAST 10 PERCENT OF COASTAL AND MARINE AREAS (...) BASED ON THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION. BY FILLING KEY ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE GAPS FOR AN IMPORTANT INDICATOR SPECIES THIS PROJECT WILL INFORM MORE EFFECTIVE ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT OF THE RSRMPA (SDG INDICATOR 14.2.1) IMPROVING EFFICACY OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM INCLUDING FOR OTHER TOP PREDATORS LIKE SEALS AND WHALES. OUR PROJECT MEETS NASA INTERESTS IN UTILIZING REMOTELY SENSED DATA TO INCREASE NATIONAL CAPABILITIES TO PREDICT NATURAL HAZARDS TO MANAGE RESOURCES USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES AND TO DEVELOP KNOWLEDGE FROM THESE DATA TO INFORM ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE ADMINISTRATION

DEVELOPMENT OF MONITORING PROTOCOLS, ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL DATASETS AND DEVELOPMENT OF DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS ON NWR IN THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION

EXECUTE A BALANCED SCIENCE PROGRAM BASED ON DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FROM THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES OF SCIENCES ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES AND DIRECTION FROM CONGRESS. PARTICIPATE AS A KEY PARTNER AND ENABLER IN THE AGENCY S EXPLORATION INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF ON AND FROM THE MOON LUNAR ORBIT MARS AND BEYOND. ADVANCE DISCOVERY IN EMERGING FIELDS BY IDENTIFYING AND EXPLOITING CROSS-DISCIPLINARY OPPORTUNITIES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES DEVELOP A DIRECTORATE-WIDE TARGET-USER FOCUSED APPROACH TO APPLIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARTH SCIENCE APPLICATIONS SPACE WEATHER PLANETARY DEFENSE AND SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS.

SAN FRANCISCO JOINT BAY VENTURE ADMINISTRATION

THE FARALLON ISLANDS SUPPORT THE LARGEST SEABIRD NESTING COLONY IN THE UNITED STATES SOUTH OF ALASKA AND CONTAIN GREATER THAN 30% OF THE BREEDING SEABIRDS IN CALIFORNIA. THIRTEEN SPECIES OF MARINE BIRDS CURRENTLY BREED ON THE REFUGE INCLUDING GLOBALLY SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS OF SEVERAL SPECIES AND HUNDREDS OF SPECIES OF MIGRATORY BIRDS. THE ISLANDS ALSO PROVIDE IMPORTANT BREEDING AND RESTING HABITAT FOR FIVE SPECIES OF SEALS AND FUR SEALS AND SEA LIONS. THE REFUGE HOSTS THE ENDEMIC FARALLON ARBOREAL SALAMANDER AS WELL AS THE ENDEMIC FARALLON CAMEL CRICKET AND A UNIQUE PLANT COMMUNITY. ONE OF THE LARGEST CONCENTRATIONS OF WHITE SHARKS VISIT THE SURROUNDING WATERS WITHIN THE GREATER FARALLONES NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY TO FEED ON THE MARINE MAMMALS OF THE ISLANDS AND GLOBALLY IMPORTANT POPULATIONS OF SEVERAL WHALE SPECIES FEED AND MIGRATE JUST OFFSHORE. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR REFUGE MANAGEMENT THE VIGOR AND PRODUCTIVITY OF FARALLON SEABIRD POPULATIONS IS USED AS A BAROMETER TO HELP ASSESS THE HEALTH OF THE PACIFIC OCEAN FOOD WEBS AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. THE SCIENTIFIC PUBLIC PURPOSE OF CONSERVING THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF THE ISLANDS AND SHARING WILDLIFE INFORMATION SERVES A BROADER PUBLIC PURPOSE AS WELL SINCE A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC CONSIDERS THEMSELVES TO BE CONSERVATIONISTS. POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY DBA POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE HAS BEEN STUDYING WILDLIFE POPULATIONS AND STAFFING A SMALL RESEARCH STATION ON SOUTHEAST FARALLON ISLAND (SEFI) UNINTERRUPTED SINCE 1968. THE FARALLON ISLANDS STEWARDSHIP AND ECOSYSTEM MONITORING PROJECT WILL CONTINUE THE LONG TERM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN POINT BLUE AND THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) AND FARALLON ISLANDS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE TO PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING OF THE REFUGE WILDLIFE AS WELL AS ITS ECOSYSTEM AND FACILITIES. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE AND MONITOR THE FARALLON ISLANDS ECOSYSTEM INCLUDING WILDLIFE AND PLANTS. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE REFUGE AND THE PUBLIC BY MAINTAINING FACILITIES ON THE FARALLON ISLANDS AND BY COLLECTING DATA TO HELP GUIDE MANAGEMENT ACTIONS AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE ADMINISTRATION

COLLABORATIVE: GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF ADELIE PENGUIN COLONIES - DEMOGRAPHY OF POPULATION CHANGE

PREPARING FOR THE IMPACTS OF SEA-LEVEL RISE AND EXTREME STORM EVENTS ALONG THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA???S OUTER COAST

AVIAN CONSERVATION POPULATION, HABITAT MONITORING AND EDUCATION

VANDENBERG SNOWY PLOVER/LEAST TERN SURVEY

BASE AGREEMENT VAFB BIRDS

INTERMOUNTAIN WEST SHOREBIRD STATUS, DISTRIBUTIONS, AND TRENDS TO INFORM REGIONAL CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

15.944 NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIPSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTEMPLATE: THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THE PROJECT PURPOSE IS TO PERFORM SCIENTIFICALLY ROBUST DATA COLLECTION ON RIPARIAN LANDBIRDS IN POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE AND GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL PARKS OMNIBUS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1998, TITLE IINATIONAL PARK SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL GENERATE LANDBIRD DATA THAT WILL PROVIDE CONTEXT TO NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS AND ASSIST MANAGERS TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES TO MANAGE LAND AND WATER RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS. IN SUMMARY, POINT BLUE WILL PREPARE FOR THE FIELD SEASON IN SUMMER FALL 2025 AND WINTER 2025-2026, COLLECT LANDBIRD POINT-COUNT DATA IN SPRING SUMMER 2026, AND CONDUCT DATA MANAGEMENT IN FALL 2026 THROUGH WINTER 2026-27. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THE MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT: CONNECTING COMMUNITIES OF THE AMERICAS THR

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGEE

ADVANCING PRIORITY BIRD CONSERVATION ACTIONS IN THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH THE MIDWEST AVIAN DATA CENTER

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN APPROACH TO MONITORING THE EXTENT OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (WSP) NESTING HABITAT AT GUADALUPE-NIPOMO DUNES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (REFUGE). PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. DEVELOP A HABITAT SUITABILITY MODEL (HSU) TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (WSP) NESTING HABITAT AT GUADALUPE-NIPOMO DUNES NWR USING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND LOCAL SUBSTRATE VARIABLES SUCH AS VEGETATION AND WRACK COVER THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED THROUGH MANAGEMENT ACTION 2. DEVELOP A SURVEY PROTOCOL FOR MONITORING CHANGE IN THE EXTENT OF WSP NESTING HABITAT ON THE REFUGE OVER TIME (INFORMED BY THE HSU) THAT MEETS USFWS PROTOCOL STANDARDS. THE PROTOCOL WILL BE DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING A REFUGE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE FOCUSED ON THE EXTENT OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER NESTING HABITAT. THE OBJECTIVE WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE REFUGE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (RAMP, KNOWN NATIONALLY AS THE CHIEFS CHALLENGE) AND THE INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THIS PROJECT WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE AND UPDATE THIS OBJECTIVE. THIS WORK WILL HELP THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) EVALUATE AND IMPROVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AIMED AT IMPROVING WSP HABITAT AT THE REFUGE.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NATIONAL PARKS LANDBIRD MONITORING

MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT:CONNECTING COMMUNITIES OF THE AMERICAS THROUGH

AVIAN CONSERVATION SCIENCE: DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, VISUALIZATION, AND EDUCATION

FUNDS UNDER THIS AWARD ARE TO BE USED TO ASSIST THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (SERVICE) IN CONDUCTING LEAST TERN SURVEYS AND COLONY MANAGEMENT AT ALAMEDA POINT.

CALIFORNIA CENTRAL VALLEY WETLANDS AND GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT: TOOLS TO GUIDE EFFECTIVE USE OF WATER RESOURCES

MODELING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON BIRDS AND VEGETATION ON MILITARY LANDS

IDENTIFYING CRITICAL DRIVERS OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS TO GUIDE MANAGEMENT TOWARDS REACHING RECOVERY GOALS

LEVERAGING POINT BLUE’S SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE WITHIN THE RANCHING AND CLIMATE-SMART COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE TA AND EXPAND ADOPTION OF PRACTICES THAT PROVIDE ECOLOGICAL AND FORAGE/PLANT CO-BENEFITS.

PURPOSE OF AWARD PERFORMANCE GOALSNPS PROPOSES TO COLLABORATE WITH POINT BLUE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT SCIENTIFICALLY RIGOROUS ECOLOGICAL MONITORING PROGRAMS, COLLECT, MANAGE AND ANALYZE DATA, AND DEVELOP TECHNICAL REPORTS AND STRATEGIES TO HELP NPS MEET OUR MISSION OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES IN ADDITION, POINT BLUE WILL HELP DEVELOP PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH MATERIALS TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT OUR COLLABORATIVE ECOLOGICAL WORK SUMMARY OF PROJECT SPECIFIC ACTIVITIESNORTHERN SPOTTED OWL VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS THE FIRST SCOPE OF WORK UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR A SYNTHESIS OF THE CURRENT STATE OF NORTHERN SPOTTED OWLS NSO IN MARIN COUNTY, THEIR CURRENT VULNERABILITY AND EXPOSURE TO THREATS, AND CONSERVATION RECOMMENDATIONS, TO TAKE PLACE IN 2022 2024 SPECIFICALLY, WE WILL COMPILE AND MAP BARRED OWL OBSERVATIONS FROM MARIN, SONOMA, AND NAPA, COUNTIES AND POSSIBLY MENDOCINO FROM THE SPOTTED OWL OBSERVATION DATABASE CALIFORNIA NATURAL DIVERSITY DATABASE CNDDB , EBIRD, INATURALIST, AND THROUGH OUTREACH TO BIOLOGISTS AND RESEARCHERS IN SONOMA, NAPA AND POSSIBLY MENDOCINO COUNTIES TO ASSESS THE RELATIVE THREAT OF BARRED OWLS COMPARED TO OTHER CHALLENGES FACED BY NSO IN MARIN COUNTY FROM THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE, WE WILL SYNTHESIZE WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT NSO RESPONSE TO OTHER CURRENT OR EMERGING THREATS FOR NSO IN MARIN COUNTY E G , CLIMATE CHANGE, HABITAT LOSS, WILDFIRE, SUDDEN OAK DEATH, RODENTICIDE POISONING, GENETIC ISOLATION, NOISE DISTURBANCE WE WILL ATTEMPT TO EVALUATE THE RELATIVE VULNERABILITY OF NSO IN MARIN COUNTY TO EACH THREAT AND SUMMARIZE WHERE ACTIONS COULD BE TAKEN TO REDUCE THESE VULNERABILITIES IF ANALYSES FROM MARIN COUNTY BARRED OWL GENETICS, AND AUTOMATED RECORDING UNIT ARU SURVEYS ARE COMPLETED AND AVAILABLE, WE MAY INCORPORATE THIS INFORMATION INTO THE ASSESSMENT WE WILL PREPARE THIS REPORT FOR SUBMISSION AS A NATURAL RESOURCE REPORT NRR FINALLY, WE WILL COMPLETE A BRIEF COMMUNICATION DOCUMENT TO SUMMARIZE OUR FINDINGS NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL MONITORING SUPPORT THE POINT BLUE BIOLOGIST WILL ASSIST NPS WILDLIFE STAFF WITH THE ANNUAL NSO MONITORING PROGRAM IN MARIN COUNTY BETWEEN MARCH AND JULY2022FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS ADAPTED FROM THE US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AT LEAST 50 NSO TERRITORIES ARE MONITORED EACH YEAR ON NPS LANDS THE FIRST GOAL OF THE MONITORING PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE ABSENCE, OR OCCUPANCY, OF NSO WITHIN EACH TERRITORY FOR THE YEAR PRECISE LOCATIONS OF NSO OBSERVED WITHIN THE TERRITORIES ARE RECORDED AND OWLS ARE IDENTIFIED BY SEX AND AGE IN ORDER TO DOCUMENT OCCUPANCY STATUS THE SECOND GOAL OF THE MONITORING PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE NESTING STATUS REPEAT VISITS TO TERRITORIES THAT ARE OCCUPIED BY PAIRS ARE MADE UNTIL THE BIOLOGIST IS ABLE TO CONFIRM, FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED PROTOCOLS, WHETHER OR NOT A PAIR IS NESTING OR NON NESTING FOR THE YEAR THE LAST GOAL OF THE MONITORING PROGRAM IS TO DETERMINE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF NESTING NSO PAIRS WEEKLY NEST CHECKS ARE MADE TO FOLLOW CHICK DEVELOPMENT AND TO DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF CHICKS THAT FLEDGE FROM THE NEST ALL SURVEY DETAILS AND OWLS OBSERVED IN THE FIELD AREENTERED INTO AN ESTABLISHED DATABASE DESIGNED AND MAINTAINED BY THE NPS DATA IS ALSO LATER REVIEWED FOLLOWING ESTABLISHED QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES THE DATA COLLECTED BY POINT BLUE BIOLOGISTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO NPS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE NPS LED ANNUAL REPORT PERFORMANCE GOALSNPS AND POINT BLUE WILL BRING A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO WORKING TOGETHER ON ECOLOGICAL MONITORING, DATA ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING PROJECTS BENEFICIARIES PUBLIC, NATURAL RESOURCE PROTECTION

PROJECT ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN APPROACH TO MONITORING THE EXTENT OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (WSP) NESTING HABITAT AT GUADALUPE-NIPOMO DUNES NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE (REFUGE). PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE THE FOLLOWING: 1. DEVELOP A HABITAT SUITABILITY MODEL (HSU) TO EVALUATE THE EXTENT OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (WSP) NESTING HABITAT AT GUADALUPE-NIPOMO DUNES NWR USING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND LOCAL SUBSTRATE VARIABLES SUCH AS VEGETATION AND WRACK COVER THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED THROUGH MANAGEMENT ACTION 2. DEVELOP A SURVEY PROTOCOL FOR MONITORING CHANGE IN THE EXTENT OF WSP NESTING HABITAT ON THE REFUGE OVER TIME (INFORMED BY THE HSU) THAT MEETS USFWS PROTOCOL STANDARDS. THE PROTOCOL WILL BE DESIGNED TO EVALUATE THE PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING A REFUGE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVE FOCUSED ON THE EXTENT OF WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER NESTING HABITAT. THE OBJECTIVE WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE REFUGE ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT PROJECT (RAMP, KNOWN NATIONALLY AS THE CHIEFS CHALLENGE) AND THE INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THIS PROJECT WILL BE USED TO EVALUATE AND UPDATE THIS OBJECTIVE. THIS WORK WILL HELP THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) EVALUATE AND IMPROVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AIMED AT IMPROVING WSP HABITAT AT THE REFUGE.

THREATENED WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER MONITORING AND PROTECTION AT POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE

INFORMING STRATEGIC WETLAND RESTORATION ON PRIVATE LANDS TO ENHANCE HABITAT RESILIENCE IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA

NSFGEO-NERC: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH - P2P: PREDATORS TO PLANKTON - BIOPHYSICAL CONTROLS IN ANTARCTIC POLYNYAS

PROJECT SUMMARYINITIAL WORK WITH THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFES PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE PROGRAM HAS ENABLED SPATIALLY EXPLICIT PRIORITIZATION OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY LANDSCAPE TO SUPPORT SEVEN BIRD SPECIES AND THE GIANT GARTER SNAKE ACROSS 10 MONTHS OF THE YEAR. THE RESULTS ALLOW THE PARTNERS PROGRAM TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHICH UNPROTECTED AREAS HAVE THE HIGHEST SUITABILITY FOR THESE SPECIES CURRENTLY. HOWEVER, THESE MAPS IGNORE OTHER CONSERVATION TARGETS IN THE VALLEY (E.G., RIPARIAN BIRDS) AND DO NOT IDENTIFY THE OPTIMAL SITES FOR CONSERVATION TO MEET THE CENTRAL VALLEY JOINT VENTURE (CVJV) RESTORATION TARGETS. WE PROPOSE TO BUILD ON THIS FOUNDATION BY INCLUDING ADDITIONAL SPECIES THAT DEPEND ON WETLAND HABITAT AND EXPLICITLY ADDRESS CVJV HABITAT TARGETS.ADDITIONALLY, WE PROPOSE TO ASSESS EXISTING RESTORATIONS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHICH RESTORATIONS HAVE PROVIDED HIGH QUALITY HABITAT, BASED ON MODEL-BASED METRICS, AND WHICH HAVE PROVEN RESILIENT TO RECENT EXTREME DROUGHTS. WE WILL EXTEND OUR PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED EVALUATION OF THE IMPACTS OF DROUGHT ON WETLAND RESTORATIONS TO NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES AND OTHER PROTECTED WETLANDS.DELIVERABLES:1. REPORT WITH SUMMARY OF WETLAND RESTORATION PRIORITIZATION ANALYSES AND RAW PRIORITIZATION MAPS (E.G., GEOTIFF FORMAT)2. FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE VALUE OF PROPOSED RIPARIAN RESTORATION SITES3. REPORT DETAILING ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF DROUGHT ON MANAGED WETLAND RESTORATIONS AND FACTORS INFLUENCING RESILIENCE

SEABIRDS,VANDENBERG, AFB, CA

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PENGUIN FORAGING REVEALS PHYTOPLANKTON SPATIAL STRUCTURE IN THE ROSS SEA

THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS FOR DOD WILL HAVE A READY CAPABILITY TO UPLOAD, ARCHIVE ACCESS AND USE EXTENSIVE AVIAN MONITORING DATA T

THIS AGREEMENT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED TO PROVIDE STEWARDSHIP AND MONITORING OF THE VA ALAMEDA POINT LEAST TERN COLONY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ASSIST THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (SERVICE) IN MONITORING THE CALIFORNIA LEAST TERN COLONY AT VA ALAMEDA POINT. THE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE SERVICE BY COLLECTING AND ANALYZING DATA TO HELP GUIDE AND ASSIST WITH MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. WORK WILL BE CONDUCTED AT VA ALAMEDA POINT WHICH IS LOCATED IN ALAMEDA POINT IN CALIFORNIA. THE LEAST TERN IS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THE SMALLEST TERN SPECIES IN NORTH AMERICA. THE VA ALAMEDA POINT LEAST TERN COLONY IS THE ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL COLONIES IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND HOW LARGE THE COLONY IS AND IF IT IS GROWING OR NOT. THE SIZE OF THIS LEAST TERN COLONY IS ESTIMATED EACH YEAR TO EVALUATE POPULATION TRENDS. NEST SURVEYS ARE CONDUCTED EACH YEAR TO DETERMINE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS. PREDATION AND DISTURBANCE EVENTS ARE RECORDED AS THESE COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF THIS COLONY. COMPARISONS OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND PREDATION ARE MADE AMONG THE DATA OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS. THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF LEAST TERNS IS KNOWN TO BE LINKED TO THE ABUNDANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF THEIR PREY NEAR WHERE THEY NEST. THE TYPES AND SIZES OF FISH AVAILABLE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT HOW MANY FLEDGLINGS A COLONY CAN PRODUCE. LEAST TERNS ARE SMALL BIRDS AND THE PARENTS NEED TO CATCH FISH SMALL ENOUGH TO FEED TO THEIR CHICKS. THEREFORE WE COLLECT DIET INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LEAST TERNS ARE CONSUMING AND HOW THAT RELATES TO THEIR REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS. DIET SAMPLES INCLUDING DROPPED PREY SPECIMENS ARE COLLECTED AND GIVEN TO POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE TO STUDY PREY COMPOSITION AND SIZE SELECTION. COMPARISONS OF DIET ARE MADE AMONG THE DATA OF CURRENT AND PREVIOUS YEARS.

THE MAGNITUDE, IMPACT, AND SPATIAL VARIATION OF MANY THREATS TO SHOREBIRDS ALONG THE PACIFIC AMERICAS FLYWAY ARE NOT WELL UNDERSTOOD. UNDERSTANDING WHICH FACTORS ARE HAVING THE GREATEST IMPACT AT DIFFERENT SITES WILL HELP FOCUS CONSERVATION EFFORTS TO BE MOST EFFECTIVE. SOME THREATS SUCH AS HABITAT LOSS AND HUMAN DISTURBANCE ARE MORE IMMEDIATE WHEREAS THE IMPACTS OF SEA-LEVEL RISE MAY BE FURTHER OFF IN TIME BUT REQUIRE PLANNING NOW. HUMAN DISTURBANCE AND SEA-LEVEL RISE ARE BOTH IDENTIFIED AS THREATS OF HIGH OR VERY HIGH CONCERN IN THE PACIFIC AMERICAS SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION STRATEGY AND REQUIRE CONSERVATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE AND/OR ADAPT TO THESE THREATS. IN RECENT WORK, THE 13-COUNTRY MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT (MSP) HAS COLLECTED DATA TO DOCUMENT THE MAGNITUDE AND RELATIVE DEGREE OF EXPOSURE OF IMPORTANT SITES FROM MEXICO TO CHILE TO HUMAN DISTURBANCE AND SEA-LEVEL RISE. THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THAT WORK TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THESE THREATS MORE FULLY AND MORE SO TO IDENTIFY WHAT CONSERVATION STRATEGIES CAN BE IMPLEMENTED TO MITIGATE THE THREATS. WE WILL STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF NATIONAL STAKEHOLDERS TO ADDRESS THESE TWO THREATS. TO DO THIS WE WILL USE EXISTING DATA AND THE MSP PARTNER NETWORK TO 1) QUANTIFY THE IMPACTS OF DISTURBANCE ACROSS 84 SITES FROM MEXICO TO CHILE AND WORK WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AT SITES WITH HIGH RATES OF DISTURBANCE TO IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES TO REDUCE DISTURBANCE AND 2) ASSESS THE CAPACITY OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE SHOREBIRD RESERVE NETWORK (WHSRN) SITES ON THE PACIFIC COAST OF THE AMERICAS TO ADAPT TO SEA-LEVEL RISE AND WORK WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO IDENTIFY THE PATHWAYS (E.G., POLICY, ZONING) TOWARDS IMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES. THE PROJECT WILL REACH OUT TO THE RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH WEBINAR/WORKSHOPS ABOUT OUR FINDINGS TO DETERMINE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND WHETHER CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT CAN BE MADE. WHERE POSSIBLE, WE WILL WORK WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO IMPLEMENT DISTURBANCE MITIGATION MEASURES. WE WILL QUANTIFY THE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY OF WHSRN SITES SHOWN TO HAVE HIGH POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO SEA-LEVEL RISE. WE WILL CONSIDER METRICS SUCH AS THE DISTANCE TO EXISTING ROADS, LEVEES, CURRENT LAND COVER, AND OWNERSHIP, PROTECTION STATUS, AND THE DISTANCE TO HUMAN COMMUNITIES AMONG OTHER METRICS TO CHARACTERIZE THE RELATIVE ADAPTIVE CAPACITY AT DIFFERENT SITES. WE WILL THEN WORK WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY STRATEGIES TO COMMUNICATE FINDINGS TO RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS (E.G., POLICY-MAKERS; LAND ZONING, ETC.) THAT MAY HELP TO FULLY DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT ADAPTATION STRATEGIES.THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT FOUR CONSERVATION STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED BY THE PACIFIC AMERICAS SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION STRATEGY AND AT LEAST NINE FOCAL SPECIES OF THE STRATEGY. IMPLEMENTED ACTIONS WILL BENEFIT LOCAL PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES AND THOSE COMMITTED TO THE CONSERVATION OF SHOREBIRDS ACROSS THE FLYWAY. SHOREBIRDS, INCLUDING THOSE BREEDING IN THE USA, AND THEIR HABITATS WILL BENEFIT ALONG THE ENTIRE PACIFIC AMERICAS FLYWAY. POINT BLUE WILL BE SUB-CONTRACTING WITH ASOCIACION PARA EL ESTUDIO Y CONSERVACION DE LAS AVES ACUATICAS EN COLOMBIA AND THE CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIN CIENTFICA Y DE EDUCACIN SUPERIOR DE ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA.

POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY

REASEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION

LANDBIRD MONITORING WITHIN POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE AND BAY AREA PARKS

THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS CRITICAL MONITORING AND RESEARCH ON DECLINING MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD POPULATIONS ACROSS THE PACIFIC FLYWAY IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON, AND WASHINGTON. SINCE 2012, THE MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT (MSP) HAS ENGAGED MORE THAN 15 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY TO COLLECT DATA THAT INFORMS CONSERVATION AND LAND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. MSP FINDINGS HAVE ALREADY CONTRIBUTED TO IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF CRITICAL SITES LIKE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AND SUPPORTED STRATEGIC CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS EXCEEDING $10 MILLION USD ON PRIVATE WORKING LANDS IN CALIFORNIA'S CENTRAL VALLEY.

MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT

CALIFORNIA RIDGEWAY RAIL

P18AC01026

2016 ALAMEDA POINT LEAST TERN COLONY MONITORING

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DETERMINING FACTORS AFFECTING DISTRIBUTION AND POPULATION VARIABILITY OF THE ICE-OBLIGATE WEDDELL SEAL

SONGBIRD POPULATION MONITORING - CONTINUATION - ASAP L10AC20038-0004

DESERT WILDLIFE MONITORING IN SONORAN DESERT THORN WOODLANDS IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA

DESERT WILDLIFE MONITORING IN SONORAN DESERT THORN WOODLANDS IN ARIZONA AND CALIFORNIA

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 WILL SYNTHESIZE, ANALYZE, AND SUMMARIZE ALL THE MULTIPLE SOURCES OF INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM THE PAST CONCERNING BIRDS IN THE MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE TO ASSIST DEVELOPMENT OF FIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN REVISIONS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NATIONAL PARKS MARIN LANDBIRD MONITORING

CLIMATE-SMART CONSERVATION OF SNOWY PLOVERS: A SPATIAL-ANALYTIC APPROACH

CVJV 2016 IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TECHNICAL SUPPORT

RESPONSE OF MIGRATORY BIRDS TO RESTORATION PROJECTS.

STRENGTHENING SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES ON THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

THIS PROJECT WILL SELECT, PLAN, DESIGN, IMPLEMENT AND MAINTAIN HABITAT ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS IN PLACER AND/OR NEVADA COUNTIES. PROJECT SITES WILL BE PRIMARILY ON WORKING LANDSCAPES (FARMS, RANCHES, TIMBER LANDS) AND WILL RESTORE OR ENHANCE RIPARIAN AND UPLAND HABITAT IN THE SIERRA-CASCADES ECOREGION IN CALIFORNIA. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON PLANTING AND PROTECTING NATIVE PLANTS AND WATERSHED EDUCATION. ACTIONS MAY INCLUDE PLANT OR SEED PURCHASE, SITE PREPARATION, PLANTING, PROTECTION OF NATIVE PLANTS, IRRIGATION, AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PARTNERS TO COMPLETE RESTORATION. ALL PROJECTS WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF MAINTENANCE (WEEDING, WATERING, AND REPLANTING). WORK IS INTENDED TO INCREASE PACE AND SCALE OF RESTORATION IN THE SIERRAS AS WELL AS ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN CONSERVATION EFFORTS. PLANTING IS INTENDED TO INCREASE BIODIVERSITY, PROMOTE NATIVE SPECIES, AND IMPROVE ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. PLANTING SPECIES THAT BENEFIT POLLINATORS WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT MONARCHS AS THE COUNTIES ARE IN THEIR BREEDING AND MIGRATION HABITAT. PLANTING DONE IN RIPARIAN AREAS WILL AID WITH EROSION CONTROL, INCREASE SHADE, AND PROVIDE LEAF LITTER AND OTHER FOOD FOR AQUATIC ORGANISMS. IN THE LONG TERM, MIGRATORY BIRDS AND OTHER WILDLIFE WILL ALSO BENEFIT FROM PLANTINGS WHICH WILL PROVIDE HABITAT AND REFUGIA.

SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA NATIONAL PARKS LANDBIRD MONITORING

INTEGRATING THE MIGRATORY BIRD STOPOVER PORTAL AND OTHER ENHANCEMENTS INTO THE MIDWEST AVIAN DATA

BLM-WO, IMPROVING THE AVIAN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK DECISION SUPPORT TOOLS TO MEET FEDRAMP SECURITY STANDARDS

SCIENCE IN SUPPORT OF LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION COOPERATIVE RESEARCH

TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT SURVEY DATA BY PACIFIC FLYWAY COUNTRIES TO INFORM THEIR SHOREBIRD CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS.

15.944 NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIPSAM.GOV LINK: CLICK HERE FOR THE SAM.GOV ASSISTANCE LISTINGTEMPLATE: THE NATURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM IS THE PRINCIPLE MEANS THROUGH WHICH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE (NPS) EVALUATES AND IMPROVES THE HEALTH OF WATERSHEDS, LANDSCAPES, AND MARINE AND COASTAL RESOURCES, SUSTAINS BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES ON THE LANDS AND WATERS IN PARKS, AND ACTIVELY ENDEAVORS TO IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY OF THESE NATURAL RESOURCES AND ADAPT THEM TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. TO CARRY OUT AND FURTHER THIS STEWARDSHIP RESPONSIBILITY, NPS IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS THAT ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES BY UTILIZING PARK PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTOR SUPPORT OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. THIS PROJECT WILL PERFORM SCIENTIFICALLY ROBUST DATA ANALYSES AND TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM TREND REPORT ABOUT LANDBIRD SPECIES IN PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, MUIR WOODS, AND POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NATIONAL PARKS OMNIBUS MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1998, TITLE IINATIONAL PARK SYSTEM RESOURCE INVENTORY AND MANAGEMENT FOR THE USE BY PARK MANAGERS, THE BROADER SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, AND PARK VISITORS. SPECIFICALLY, THIS PROJECT WILL PRODUCE A TREND REPORT THAT EXPLAINS LONG-TERM PATTERNS IN ABUNDANCES OF SELECT FOCAL LANDBIRD SPECIES AND PROVIDE CONTEXT TO FACILITATE THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION BY PARK MANAGERS TO MAKE BEST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF LAND AND WATERS WITHIN THEIR PARKS, PARTICULARLY BIRDS AND THEIR HABITATS, FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF A CLIMATE-SMART RESTORATION FRAMEWORK TO OPTIMIZE COASTAL HABITAT MANAGEMENT FOR SNOWY PLOVER RECOVERY

CONSERVING AND ENHANCING SAN FRANCISCO BAY SCOTER HABITAT

GRASSLAND BIRD CONSERVATION PLAN

SAN FRANCISCO BAY JOINT VENTURE SDM

MIGRATORY BIRDS & POINT BLUE CONSERVATION -KLAMATH BASIN & NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL PROJECT

THE MIGRATORY SHOREBIRD PROJECT PACIFIC FLYWAY

P17AC01504

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND OBJECTIVES FOR HABITAT RESTORATION AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSERVATIONINTERNSHIP CCCI PROGRAM THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP CCCI ALUMNIIN POINT BLUE S STRAW APPRENTICE PROGRAM TO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ATMULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THEY WILL COMPLETE TRAINING AND PRACTICE IN ALL FACETS OFEACH PROJECT S IMPLEMENTATION, ESTABLISHMENT, AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES THE SITES INCLUDE THE PAJARO RIVER AGRICULTURAL PRESERVE, AND KUZIA FISHER CREEK PAJARO RIVER THE PROJECT WILL ENHANCE RIPARIAN HABITAT BY RESTORING A 3 ACRE, 3,960 FT RIPARIANCORRIDOR ALONG THE UPPER PAJARO RIVER IN SOUTHERN SANTA CLARA COUNTY FISHER CREEK ENHANCING APPROXIMATELY 4 ACRES RIPARIAN HABITAT ALONG 2,600 LINEAR FEET OF FISHERCREEK, LOCATED IN THE WESTERN COYOTE VALLEY IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA

HABITAT RESTORATION AND THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP

P13AC00857

NETWORKING THE CALIFORNIA CLIMATE COMMONS WITH THE USGS GEODATA PORTAL

THIS AGREEMENT WILL ENHANCE MILITARY READINESS BY PROVIDING INSTALLATIONS MORE OPTIONS AND KNOWLEDGE TO TAKE FORWARD TO USFWS FIELD OFFICES AND REGIO

AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE POINT BLUE AND PARTNERS PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON PLANTING RIPARIAN, POLLINATOR, AND UPLANDPLANTS, AND PROTECTING NATIVE PLANTS IN NEVADA COUNTY, CA. IT WILL AID IN HABITAT RESTORATION AT MULTIPLE SITESAND FOCUS ON DARLEAN DOMINGUEZS PROPERTY. ACTIONS WILL HELP ACCOMPLISH THE CONSERVATION PLAN FOR THE PROPERTYWHICH INCLUDES 2.7 ACRES OF TREE AND SHRUB ESTABLISHMENT ALONG RIPARIAN AREAS AND A 71 FT HEDGE ROW. ACTIONSMAY INCLUDE PLANT PURCHASE, PLANTING, SITE PREPARATION, AND PROTECTION. DARLEAN HAS VOLUNTARILY ASSISTED WITHPOLLINATOR AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION ON HER PROPERTY INCLUDING COLLECTION OF MILKWEED SEEDS, AND COORDINATIONWITH FISH AND WILDLIFE TO SHARE POLLINATOR PLANT AND MONARCH INFORMATION.TASKS IDENTIFIED TO MEET PROJECT OBJECTIVES ARE: 1) PLANNING AND PERMITTING COMPLIANCE WORK,2)SITE PREPARATION PRIOR TO PLANTING 3)PLANTS WILL BE PLANTED ALONG RIPARIAN AREAS, INCLUDING LITTLE WOLF CREEK( 0.2 MILES), A TRIBUTARY TO IT LITTLE WOLF CREEK, AT THE HEDGE ROWS SITE AND AT UPLAND LOCATIONS. RIPARIANFENCE AND GRAZING PRACTICES WILL AID MANAGEMENT AT THIS SITE. TASK 4) PROJECT MONITORING AND REPORTS.ANNUAL REPORTS WILL BE DUE DECEMBER EACH YEAR), TREATMENT AND RESTORATION INSPECTIONS SITE VISITS WILL BECOMPLETED BY 2028, AND A FINAL PROJECT REPORT WILL BE PROVIDED BY 2028. THE TIMELINE FOR EACH OF THESE TASKS ISINCLUDED IN A WORK PLAN THAT HAS BEEN AGREED TO BY THE POINT BLUE AND THE PARTNERS PROGRAM WHO WILL WORKTOGETHER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS SCOPE OF WORK.

SEABIRD/MAMMAL MONITORING

ENHANCEMENTS AND TRAINING IN SUPPORT OF MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION IN THE UPPER MIDWEST

CCS NEW PROJECT PRBO

INTERNATIONAL AVAIN MONITORING TECHNIQUES TRAINING

FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE

FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE

SINCE 1984 POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE HAS MONITORED THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND SURVIVAL AS WELL AS THE BREEDING SIZE POPULATION OF THE MONTEREY BAY SUBPOPULATION OF THE FEDERALLY LISTED PACIFIC COAST POPULATION OF THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER (CHARADRIUS NIVOSUS NIVOSUS). SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE COLLABORATIVE USFWS HAS BEEN A KEY PARTNER AND CONTINUES TO BE TO DATE. HOWEVER DESPITE THE CONTRIBUTIONS AND COMMITMENT OF USFWS AND OTHER PARTNERS THERE IS A CRITICAL NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL SUPPORT TO AUGMENT THE FIELD MONITORING EFFORT NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY TRACK THE MONTEREY BAY SUBPOPULATION.THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION APPRENTICE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF THIS POPULATION. THE PRIMARY GOALS OF THIS PROJECT ARE TWOFOLD. 1) TO INCREASE THE CAPACITY OF THE MONTEREY BAY WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION COLLABORATIVE TO MONITOR NESTING SUCCESS AS WELL AS THE SURVIVAL AND POPULATION SIZE OF SNOWY PLOVERS IN THE REGION AND 2) TO PROVIDE A MULTI FACETED EARLY CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FOR THE WESTERN SNOWY PLOVER CONSERVATION APPRENTICE THAT INCLUDES HANDS ON FIELD DATA COLLECTION AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH THROUGH DIRECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES.

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. FOR THIS PROJECT, POINT REYES BIRD OBSERVATORY DBA POINT BLUE CONSERVATION SCIENCE WILL COLLABORATE WITH LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK TO OPERATE A BIRD BANDING STATION TO COLLECT HIGH QUALITY DATA THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO LONG TERM DATASETS AND INFORM MANAGERS ABOUT BIRD POPULATIONS AND TRENDS, AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPANTS IN POINT BLUES STUDENTS AND TEACHERS RESTORING A WATERSHED (STRAW) APPRENTICE PROGRAM, MANY OF WHICH ALSO PARTICIPATE IN STRAWS COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP (CCCI), TO DIRECTLY PARTICIPATE IN RIPARIAN HABITAT RESTORATION PROJECTS ON PRIVATE WORKING LANDS AT MULTIPLE SITES THROUGHOUT THE PARTNERS PROGRAM COASTAL CALIFORNIA FOCUS AREA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERATED INDIANS OF GRATON RANCHERIA AND THE MARIN RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT (MRCD). THE SITES INCLUDE TRUE GRASS, STRAUS HOME, AND SOMAR FARMS.

ECOSYSTEM BASED MANAGEMENT AND APEX PREDATORS IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM (ROPO)

TO DEVELOP A HABITAT RESTORATION PLANTING TOOL

SPECIAL STATUS AND SENSITIVE BIRD SPECIES

H8530060060-ESTABLISH LONG TERM SONG BIRD MONITORING PROGRAM AT DEPO

SITE-SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION IN DOI UNIFIED REGION 10 OF A MULTI-REGIONAL PROTOCOL FRAMEWORK FOR SEABIRDS IN THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT SYSTEM

TO ESTABLISH A BASIC AVIAN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK (AKN) NODE TO MAKE AVIAN MONITORING DATA ACCESSIBLE

H8530060060-POST-BREEDING AND MIGRATORY SONGBIRD MONITORING AND EDUCATION AT DEPO

SOUTHWEST US/NORTHWEST MEXICO AVIAN KNOWLEDGE NETWORK NODE

ADD FUNDS TO START FIRST PROJECT

INVESTIGATION ASSESSING CONTAMINANT IMPACTS TO NESTING BIRDS

CITIZEN SCIENCE I NTHE MOJAVE: DESERT THRASHER SURVEYS AND EBIRD AVICACHING

ESTIMATING IMPACT OF MOWING IN THE SILAGE FIELDS OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ON BREEDING LANDBIRDS: YEAR 2

ESTIMATING IMPACT OF MOWING IN THE SILAGE FIELDS OF POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE ON BREEDING LANDBIRDS

SAGEBRUSH IDENTIFICATION POCKET GUIDE

RIPARIAN HABITIAL JOINT VENTURE 2007 CONFERENCE REPORT: INTEGRATING RIPARIAN HABITAT CONSERVATION

CONTINUE BIRD MONITORING BISHOP FIELD OFFICE ASAP LINE L10AC16336-0002 8 24 2011