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Explore the primary and secondary priorities for ACJV staff in conserving bird species relying on coastal and wetland habitats. Learn about funding sources, current capacity, and key focus areas for effective bird conservation efforts.
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Overview • ACJV’s original focus • Why Wetlands & Coastal Habitats? • Most priority species • Matches current capacity • We still do all-bird conservation
All Bird Conservation • From few to 291 priority species • Wide variety of habitat types • Many possible new projects • No new funding sources
Primary Focus: Coastal & Wetland Habitats Several major habitat types: • Estuary / Saltmarsh • Beaches, mudflats • Barrier islands, maritime forest • Shoreline open water & islands • Bottomland hardwoods • Freshwater wetlands
Why Coastal & Wetland Habitats? • Waterfowl, Shorebirds & Waterbirds • Average of 9 Highest, 22 High & 22 Moderate Priority Species rely on wetlands • Important for landbirds, too • Endemic breeding species • Critical as stopover habitat
Current Capacity Our focus should match our capacity • Habitat Delivery – FWS wetland grants • Science – IWMM is main activity
Current Capacity • 2 Science staff • 2 Delivery staff • 1 Outreach & 1 Administrator • Coordinate one flyway & 1/3 of states
Current Capacity Our focus should match our capacity • Habitat Delivery – FWS wetland grants • Science – IWMM is main activity
Why Coastal & Wetland Habitats? Focus of our main delivery tools: • NAWCA Grants • National Coastal Wetland Grants
Core Functions Habitat delivery: FWS wetland grants • National Coastal Wetland Grants • Averages in R4: FundedAcresGrantsTotals 2 3,126 $1.7M $3.3M • Averages in R5: Funded AcresGrant$Total 6 1,645 $4.4M $9.1M
How Focused are Wetland Grants? • NAWCA grants require match • Work usually occurs over ~5 yr period • We support partnerships but do not direct them
How Focused are Wetland Grants? • We support all grant projects in ACJV • We prioritize our coordination effort • Most success in key focus areas
Other Priorities • Some high priorities are “all habitat” • DSL in SAMBI & NALCC • BCR planning • BCR implementation
Secondary Priorities • Support & strategically coordinate work on “secondary priority habitats” • Especially when: • Strong partnerships forming • ACJV adds value for bird conservation • Major funding opportunity