Keeping It Together: Large Landscape Conservation in the Upper Green River

2017-02-12T01:09:00+00:00February 20th, 2015|Collaboration, Habitat Conservation, News|

From a hilltop vantage, members of the IWJV’s Management Board and State Conservation Partnership looked across the North Cottonwood Ranch near Daniel, Wyoming. For nearly as far as the eye can see, the group was witnessing over 15,000 acres of vital wetlands and uplands protected in perpetuity. The North Cottonwood Ranch conservation easement is one [...]

Restoring Coal-mined Lands to Create Habitat for Imperiled Birds

2017-02-12T01:09:00+00:00March 4th, 2014|Bird Conservation, Habitat Conservation|

Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture (AMJV) and the Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative are partnering to re-establish habitat on previously mined land to improve breeding habitat for declining bird species in the Appalachian Region. This collaboration is replanting trees on disturbed sites in heavily populated bird areas to restore habitats after mining activity. These restoration efforts will benefit [...]

Forest Management Guidelines for Cerulean Warblers

2017-02-12T01:09:00+00:00March 4th, 2014|Bird Conservation, Collaboration, Habitat Conservation, News, Planning|

The Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture worked with partners to develop new Forest Management Guidelines for improving the condition of Appalachian hardwood forests for Cerulean Warbler. This species’ population has plummeted by nearly 70% over the last half century, with the loss and degradation of large areas of mature deciduous forest contributing to those declines. The [...]

Creating and Improving Golden-winged Warbler Habitat in the Appalachian Mountains

2014-08-12T19:52:34+00:00March 2nd, 2014|Bird Conservation, Collaboration, Habitat Conservation|

In 2013, a multi-agency team of Appalachian Mountain Joint Venture partners created or improved more than 12,000 acres of young forest habitat within Pennsylvania’s Golden-winged Warbler Focal Conservation Area. While a majority of this area is located on public lands, more than 4,000 acres represent private lands partnerships. The partnership (consisting of the Pennsylvania Game [...]

Conservation Partnerships Craft Community-based, Landscape-Scale Success

2017-02-12T01:09:01+00:00February 28th, 2014|Bird Conservation, Habitat Conservation, Species Recovery|

In pre-settlement days, Greater Sage-Grouse numbered in the millions across the American West. Their populations have since plummeted to about 200,000. Fortunately, much of this bird’s ideal habitat is found on private ranchlands and what’s good for rangelands is often good for grouse. Ranchers and wildlife conservationists are sharing a vision for conserving sagebrush habitats [...]

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