Carol Beidleman Do you know someone who has made exceptional contributions to landbird conservation? Nominate an individual or group for a Partners in Flight Award! The mission of Partners in Flight (PIF) is keeping common birds common and helping species at risk through voluntary … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
Towards the Formation of an Eastern Working Group
On April 24-25, 30 bird conservation biologists representing 25 different organizations, partnerships, and working groups met in Nashville, TN to explore common ground. The intended outcomes of the meeting included providing an overview of existing bird conservation activities in eastern North … [Read more...]
When alpine larks come down to earth
Devin de Zwaan University of British Columbia https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Devin_De_Zwaan Twitter: @DevindeZwaan Interested in birds and conservation and want to help? We are looking for sightings of colour banded Horned Larks during Autumn & Spring migration, as well as the … [Read more...]
Final 2018 PIF Award Winners Announced
by Carol Beidleman Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation, in the categories of Leadership, Investigations, Public Awareness, Stewardship, and Lifetime Achievement. We are pleased to announce the final 2018 PIF Award … [Read more...]
Working Lands are Working for Grassland Birds
Dan Casey, Coordinator, Northern Great Plains Joint Venture, www.ngpjv.org The spring and early summer of 2019 have been kind to the Montana prairies. Cool and wet weather has kept grass green and yellow sweet clover is blooming everywhere. The vibrant green and yellow palette of the … [Read more...]
2018 Partners in Flight Awards
By Carol Beidleman Partners in Flight (PIF) Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation, in the categories of leadership, investigations, public awareness, stewardship, and lifetime achievement. We are pleased to announce three of the 2018 PIF Award winners, … [Read more...]
Constructing Effective Partnerships for Bird Conservation
The Partners in Flight Western Working Group has adopted a set of guidelines as recommended best practices for successful collaboration. The document Guidelines for Engagement: Constructing healthy and long lasting bird conservation partnerships outlines a collaborative framework to help set … [Read more...]