The benefits from managing habitat for game species and managing habitat for songbirds are not mutually exclusive. Creating and enhancing a variety of habitats supports a diversity of wildlife and activities, from birdwatching to hunting. This is because habitats used by migratory songbirds are also home to turkey, quail, deer and other wildlife. An example [...]
The Upper Mississippi River and Great Lakes JV, in conjunction with partners, recently completed a series of "State by Bird Conservation Region (BCR)" assessments that provide updated and refined information to assist partners in decision making for bird habitat conservation. The assessments step down Joint Venture Implementation Plan habitat objectives by each state, using recent [...]
The Pennsylvania Golden-winged Warbler Habitat Initiative has resulted in 39,108 acres of potential breeding habitat on private and public lands.
Congressman Raúl Grijalva is dedicated to natural resource conservation and has sponsored and supported critical legislation for bird and habitat conservation, especially within the Sonoran Joint Venture region.
Joe Kramer has been an exemplary leader outside of Kansas throughout his career and is committed to advancing the science and management of wetlands and waterfowl.
Representative John C. Fleming has steadfastly supported migratory bird initiatives, legislation, and funding since his election to Congress in 2008.
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory works tirelessly with the Joint Ventures in the western and central United States and northern Mexico to support bird and habitat conservation priorities.
The Maine Wetlands Protection Coalition is a group of partners that has worked together to permanently protect over a million acres of wildlife habitat.
Through the ACE Basin Focus Area Task Force and similar Task Forces focused on Winyah Bay and the South Lowcountry partners in South Carolina have worked together to protect the most critically-important landscapes for birds and other wildlife.
In 1993, the Pingree Family initiated an independent, third-party green-certification of their forestland in Maine to the highest international standards. These efforts resulted in the Seven Islands Land Company becoming the world’s largest third-party certified sustainable forest products company.