WILDLIFE, FISH, & PLANTS
The problems affecting wildlife, fish and plants are complex and varied. Together, partners restore wildlife habitat, and work together to conserve threatened and endangered species. Solutions require skills, knowledge and manpower that can only be obtained through diverse partnerships. This approach across geographic boundaries makes fiscal as well as ecological sense.
Information
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The North American Waterfowl Management Plan is an international agreement dedicated to restoring North American waterfowl populations through habitat protection, restoration, and enhancement. This web site includes links to many of the regional habitat Joint Ventures habitats in the U.S.
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Recent efforts by a partnership of non-governmental agencies, researchers, private individuals, academics, and federal and state governmental agencies resulted in the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan. The draft Plan currently addresses waterbird species nesting in colonies.
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Taking Wing is a private-public venture dedicated to improving wetland habitat for waterfowl on National Forests and National Grasslands. In addition to addressing land management issues, the program forges partnerships and identifies links to other bird conservation initiatives.
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Nature Watch The program provides opportunities for people to experience wildlife, fish, and flowers in their natural settings; promotes recreational viewing opportunities; facilitates learning about the environment; and promotes conservation efforts and wise use of natural resources.
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The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) brings together representatives from a variety of bird conservation initiatives and other organizations to exchange ideas, debate issues, and advance integrated bird conservation. The NABCI web site includes tools and resources as well as links to partnerships and conservation plans.
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Partners from state and federal agencies, as well as non-governmental agencies throughout the U.S., have developed a conservation strategy for migratory shorebirds and shorebird habitat. It works to maintain adequate habitat at the local level while sustaining and restoring shorebird populations from a continental and hemispheric perspective.
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![[Photo]: Old roadbeds are decommissioned to improve wildlife habitat in the White River watershed.](/common/images/white_river2_sm.jpg)
White River Floodplain - Wetlands Restoration Project Wenatchee National Forest
When degraded roads were returned to nature in Washington's
White River watershed, fish and frogs benefited from reduced erosion. Biologists are hopeful that
elusive gray wolves and Canada Lynx will be able to lay claim to expanded territories.
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Organizations
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Partners in Flight (PIF) works to conserve neotropical migrants and other bird species requiring terrestrial habitat - birds not included in other conservation initiatives. Resources are focused on monitoring and inventory, research, management, and education. The web site includes links to Bird Conservation Plans and various working committees.
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The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) works to preserve healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plants in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats through grant programs developed with a variety of public and private partners. Projects benefit conservation education, habitat protection and restoration, and resource management.
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The Plant Conservation Alliance works to address native plant extinction and habitat restoration through on-the-ground conservation and public outreach. The Alliance includes ten federal government member agencies, and more than 145 non-federal cooperators representing disciplines from botany to soil science to gardening. The web site includes links to on-line working groups, educational opportunities, projects, funding sources, and public outreach materials.
Publications and Guides
- Wildlife Crossings Toolbox - The Wildlife Crossings Toolkit is designed for professional wildlife biologists and engineers faced with integrating our highway infrastructure and wildlife resources. The Toolkit is a searchable database of case histories of mitigation measures, and articles on decreasing wildlife mortality and increasing animal's ability to cross highways.
Funding
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PARTNERING WITH THE FOREST SERVICE
