Resources, Grants and Tools for Partners
Posted April 1st, 2010
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Announcements
Interior Secretary Salazar Releases "The State of the Birds: 2010 Report on Climate Change"
The report assesses the relative vulnerability of each United States bird species, based on five biological aspects of sensitivity to climate change, as well as the exposure of each species' habitat to climate change in the near future.
Cornell Lab of Ornithology invites participation in NestWatch
Citizen scientists submit their nest records to an online database where their observations are compiled in a continent-wide effort to understand and manage the impacts of environmental change on bird populations.
Conservation Registry Puts the Pieces Into Place
The Conservation Registry, an online database that records, tracks and maps conservation actions across the landscape. Katoomba Group’s Ecosystem Marketplace web site features the Conservation Registry in a full-page article by Alice Kenny. Check out why people are calling the Conservation Registry the "Wikipedia for the Environment".
Read the article, then visit our own Conservation Registry Pacific Coast Joint Venture Portal.
Learn how to enter projects in the Conservation Registry PCJV Portal—free webinar April 12
The Conservation Registry PCJV Portal is designed to capture conservation activities including restoration and management actions; land acquisitions and conservation easements; and habitat monitoring, education and research activities. The joint venture now has its own portal and is encouraging partners to take advantage of this fantastic resource.
PCJV Annual Report
Birds and biodiversity
Now online: Winter 2010 Issue of The All-Bird Bulletin
The latest edition of the newsletter of the U.S. NABCI Committee is packed with information, including several articles of interest to PCJV partners.
Arctic Birds bulletin (English version) issue # 11 now available
The bulletin is available for downloading in PDF format at the website of the Arctic Birds Breeding Conditions Survey.
Book review: Waterbirds, by Theodore Cross (New York: Norton, 2009)
Reviewed in the March 2010 Birding Community E-bulletin.
"The book chronicles a 40-year photographic journey by the author-photographer...[It] features 257 pages of delicious photos and accompanying short vignettes of all sorts
of birds associated with water..."
Articles of interest on Conservation Maven Front Page
Scroll down to find articles by posting date.
- Automating bird surveys with remote sensors (posted March 9, 2010)
- An innovative approach for monitoring tidal wetland restoration success (posted March 4, 2010)
Wetlands and land management
Status Report for the National Wetlands Inventory Program: 2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Provides an overview of changes to the NWI, a review of the status of the NWI in each region, coordination activities, a summary of some interesting uses of NWI products, and a list of major regional wetland publications produced by the NWI.
A System for Mapping Riparian Areas In The Western United States
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The new standard is designed to guide current and future riparian digital mapping projects. These technical procedures serve as a reference for conducting the image analysis work normally
associated with mapping riparian and associated habitats.
Birds and energy development
Nominations sought for Wind Wildlife Research Meeting abstract review panel
Deadline: April 16. More info: Lauren Flinn, 202.965.6213
The Wind Wildlife Research Meeting VIII will be held October 19-21, 2010, in Lakewood, CO. An expert review panel is needed to review abstracts in the following categories: Fatality Impacts to Birds and Bats, Cumulative and Landscape-Scale Impacts to Specific Species or Groups, Impacts to Wildlife Habitat and Behavior, Mitigation Techniques and Technology, Understanding of the Current Knowledge of Offshore Wind and Wildlife Issues.
Calls for conference abstracts and symposia
2010 Columbia River Estuary Conference
Call for papers and posters: Deadline April 15, 2010
Conference: May 25-26, 2010 Astoria OR
Wind-Wildlife Research Meeting VIII
Abstracts due May 10, 2010
Meeting: October 19-21, 2010, Lakewood CO
The bi-annual Wind Wildlife Research Meeting features the latest research on wind and wildlife, including direct impacts, habitat impacts, and mitigation technologies and strategies. This year’s meeting will also feature an offshore wind session.
Raptor Research Foundation 2010 Annual Meeting
Call for Papers - Deadline June 11, 2010
Conference: September 22-26, Fort Collins CO
Conferences
2010 Columbia River Estuary Conference
May 25-26, 2010
Astoria OR
Weeds Across Borders 2010 Conference: Plant Invasions: Policies, Politics, and Practices
June 1-4, 2010
Shepherdstown WV
Society for Conservation GIS 2010 Annual Conference
July 8-11, 2010
Monterey CA
Training
Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing for Wildlife Managers
May 17-21, 2010
Front Royal, Virginia
Advanced Conservation GIS and Remote Sensing Course: Measuring Landcover Change and Its Impact on Endangered Species
May 24-28, 2010
Front Royal, Virginia
Northwest Environmental Training Center: selected upcoming courses
- Facilitation Skills for Scientists and Resource Managers, May 25 - 27, 2010, Pasadena CA
- Introduction to ArcGIS 9 and Environmental Applications of GIS, June 28-30, 2010, Olympia WA; July 28-30, 2010,
San Francisco CA
- Environmental Negotiations, August 31-September 2, 2010, Sacramento CA
Online training
Free webinars from the Ecosystem-based Management Tools Network
For those who cannot make the webinars, recording will be available through the EBM Tools Network website a few days after each presentation.
Webinar: Estimation of Population Change from Survey Data
May 3-7, 10:00-12:30 PDT (1:00-3:30 EDT)
The USGS is offering this free short course to assist resource managers in estimating population change from monitoring surveys of natural resources. Please pre-register.
Now posted online: Invasive Plant Inventory and Survey Methods for Land Managers Web Seminars
Six live web seminars on inventory and survey methods were offered January 13-February 24, 2010 by the Center for Invasive Plant Management. The seminar recordings and PowerPoint slides are available for viewing.
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