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 many of the AMJV’s priority bird species that use mature forests, early successional habitat, and shrublands, including Golden-winged and Cerulean warblers. AMJV and partner agencies are identifying the best areas to focus reforestation efforts to provide the greatest return on conservation investments.
One segment of this larger effort, the ARRI Flight 93 Reforestation Project, was recently awarded a Department of the Interior Partners in Conservation Award for reforesting previously mined and reclaimed land at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania. Work conducted through this effort provides a windbreak for the memorial and benefits priority bird species and other wildlife.
Learn more: http://amjv.org/index.php/projects/category/regional
