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by Kelly VanBeek, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service In 2018, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) released three products to help focus efforts, identify opportunities, and highlight successes in the bird conservation community. Here is a snapshot of those products: 1. National Bird Conservation Priorities:  Part of NABCI’s role is to help the bird conservation […]

Carol Beidleman, Environment for the Americas Do you know someone who has made exceptional contributions to landbird conservation?  Nominate an individual or group for a Partners in Flight Award! Partners in Flight Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation in the Americas.  Nominees who have significantly furthered the mission of Partners in […]

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 two 2017 PIF Award winners, who were recognized at the 27th International Ornithological Congress (IOC) in Vancouver, British Columbia, on […]

Henning Stabins, Sustainable Forestry & Science Support, Weyerhaeuser Company ( www.weyerhaeuser.com) Stewardship of our nation’s land and natural resources is the responsibility of all who touch them – private forest landowners and foresters, farmers and ranchers, hunters and anglers, conservationists, and state and federal agencies. The most effective conservation of fish and wildlife relies on productive collaboration […]

by Karen Schlatter, Sonoran Institute Delta Program.  Picture credits:  Sonoran Institute https://sonoraninstitute.org/card/colorado-river-delta/ Nearly four years ago today, I witnessed something dramatic, something I will remember for the rest of my life: the Colorado River flowed from its headwaters all the way to the sea. Although this doesn’t actually sound very exciting (happens all the time […]

Randy Dettmers (randy_dettmers@fws.gov), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Every fall, dozens of species of landbirds migrate from their summer breeding grounds in the United States and Canada to wintering grounds as far away as South America. The migration period is one of the most perilous stages in the life cycle for birds, and the widespread […]

Edwin Juarez, Arizona Game and Fish Department The U.S. Forest Service Southwest Region recently published the guide “Maintaining and Improving Habitat for Hummingbirds in Arizona and New Mexico – A Land Manager’s Guide.” This guide completes efforts to provide information about the plants that are important to migratory hummingbirds across the western United States. The guides […]

Carol Beidleman, Environment for the Americas Do you know someone who has made major contributions to landbird conservation?  Nominate an individual or group for a Partners in Flight Award! Partners in Flight Awards recognize exceptional contributions to the field of landbird conservation.  Nominees who have furthered the goal of protecting migratory and resident landbirds and […]

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.