by Kelly VanBeek Despite significant advances in conservation policy and land-use practice, stewards of Midwest grasslands face persistent challenges in sustaining the ecological and economic values of pasture, hayfield, and prairie ecosystems. The Midwest Grasslands Network with support … [Read more...]
Birds Flying High Over the Great Lakes Have a New Strategic Plan
by Allison Mills from Michigan Tech University The Great Lakes are named for their size. And for migrating forest birds, navigating their long shores and big, open waters is an annual obstacle course that makes the Iron Man triathlon look easy. Every year, many bird researchers catch … [Read more...]
Analysis of long-term forest bird monitoring data from national forests of the western Great Lakes Region
Abstract: Breeding bird communities in forests of the western Great Lakes region are among the most diverse in North America, but the forest environment in this region has changed dramatically during the past 150 years. To address concerns about loss of biodiversity due to ongoing forest … [Read more...]
Migratory connectivity and health of riparian birds of the Pacific Northwest
A note from Partners in Flight British Columbia Our research is a tri-national collaboration among Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of British Columbia, Klamath Bird Observatory (OR, USA), San Pancho Bird Observatory (Nayarit, MX), University of Gaudalajara, and Tierra del … [Read more...]
Saltmarsh Habitat & Avian Research Program (SHARP) Update
A note from our Partners in Flight Northeast Working Group coordinator Did you know that the only endemic breeding bird species (i.e., found nowhere else on earth!) in the Northeast Region has declined by 9% per year for more than a decade? Find out more about the plight of Saltmarsh Sparrow … [Read more...]
Integrating the Species Assessment Databases for All Birds
Until recently, the basic building blocks for bird conservation planning have rested largely in a related series of databases that assess the status of species across a set of conservation vulnerability factors. Yet differences in methodology, database structure and accessibility, and even … [Read more...]