Archives for Habitat

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 landscape is in stark contrast to the brown hues […]

John Alexander Klamath Bird Observatory This first appeared on the Klamath Bird Observatory Call Notes Blog, reposted here with permission. An important bird conservation goal is to integrate Partners in Flight priorities and objectives into public agency natural resource planning and action.  Partners in Flight uses a science-based method for bird conservation that incorporates a multi-species […]

David Bradley, Bird Studies Canada   As North America’s largest shorebird, the Long-billed Curlew is a stunning emblem of the western grasslands, with its gliding displays and haunting flight call reaching out across the plains in the spring. Despite the attractiveness of this species to the public, the curlew is declining across virtually its entire […]

A new study demonstrates an improved approach to ensure protected areas enhance and conserve biodiversity. The results of the study were used to inform expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument.