The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Forest Ecology Working Group, National Conservation Training Center, and Migratory Bird Program have developed a 12-part monthly lecture series to address the 50-year decline of 3 billion birds through partnerships, conservation science and forest management. The series tells a compelling story about forest bird population declines, partnership opportunities, and forest management actions that can support bird population recovery and sustainability.

After engaging with the entire series, participants will be able to:

• Describe the decline of forest-dwelling birds in the U.S., identifying causes and risk factors
• Apply species vulnerability assessment tools to identify priority bird species
• Describe the importance of forest management planning from landscape to local scales, recognizing essential forest community composition and structure for bird conservation
• Identify forest conservation and habitat management alternatives

Disclaimer: This webinar series is for educational purposes only. The opinions, ideas or data presented in this webinar series do not represent USFWS policy or constitute endorsement by USFWS. Some of the materials and images may be protected by copyright or may have been licenses to us by a third party and are restricted in their use. Mention of any product names, companies, web links, textbooks, or other references does not imply Federal endorsement.

View the webinar series home page here. Click on the title below to view the video.

Our Changing Way of Working IS Revolutionizing Conservation
Speaker: Bill Uihlein (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Recorded: February 15, 2022

Duration: 60 min.

Forests for the Birds Webinar Series conclusion – Building on the previous 11 webinars in this series, Bill Uihlein explored the continued rapid evolution of conservation that is shaping the emergence of new Ways of Working influenced by the past, current, and futureset of living relationships and the collective pattern of behaviors working towards shared goals. The approach to the conservation of our natural resources are being changed by external forces, but EACH OF US are also shaping the future of conversation. We explored how conservation organizations are being influenced by societal changes and how each of us and our organizations can adapt to and actively shape the future of conservation. Motivating participants to examine their existing and potential role in infusing innovation necessary for the conservation of forest birds and forests in the context of system sustainability.

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