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Have we mentioned recently that our AMJV partners are AMAZING?! Today, we want to shine a spotlight (or two!) on the Tennessee River Gorge Trust (TRGT) and the awesome work that they are doing! When you hear the name Tennessee River Gorge Trust, you might think, “Oh, they protect land around the Tennessee River Gorge.” You’d be correct – to date, the Trust has protected over 6,000 acres since it was founded in 1981 and has 17,000 acres in their purview through partnerships with other organizations. They don’t just keep those acres to themselves, though – they encourage the public
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The Eastern Working Group of Partners in Flight held a scoping meeting at the Nashville Zoo 24-25 April 2019. Thirty people from 25 different bird conservation organizations, partnerships, and working groups attended to explore the formation of an Eastern Working Group and to identify a small number of initial priorities the group could focus on. The meeting began with a series of short presentations that provided information on the current priorities, unaddressed needs, and challenges to implementation for bird conservation in Eastern Canada and the United States. One goal of the Eastern Working Group is to take advantage of working
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Challenges to Conservation in the Appalachian Region Most forests in the Appalachian Mountain Region have historically been or are currently impacted by many pressures, including mass deforestation, poor forest management, an influx of invasive plants and insects, and suppression of natural disturbances, like fire. These pressures reduce the health, resiliency, and ability of our forests to provide quality habitat for a diversity of plants, birds, and other wildlife. Since our formation in 2008, the AMJV has worked to build partnerships to conserve, manage, and restore the health of forest habitat across our 103 million-acre geography. However, it requires tremendous capacity
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On August 6th and 7th, at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) Appalachian Lab in Frostburg, MD, 39 environmental professionals representing 23 organizations – including state and federal agencies, universities, and non-profits – attended the AMJV Technical Committee meeting to learn and share about bird conservation in the Appalachian Region. The meeting began with updates from recent bird conservation meetings, including newly released species population estimates and ACAD assessment scores. AMJV staff also led discussions on the importance of landscape-level and multiple-species management, partner roles in the AMJV’s strategic plan, and the AMJV’s Focal Landscape Initiative. On
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The 2018 AMJV Year in Review, including updates from AMJV partners and a special tribute to David Pashley, has arrived! Click here to download the 2018 AMJV Year in Review
Our AMJV partners are the backbone of bird conservation and healthy forest restoration throughout our region. To highlight some of the wonderful work they do, we will be spotlighting partners…
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by Liz Brewer, Outreach Specialist, AMJV When Laura Jackson’s parents let their kids pick which part of the family’s 700-acre dairy farm in Pennsylvania they each wanted to inherit, she…
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The 2022 State of the Birds Report is now available! The report shows long-term downward trends for our nation’s birds that reveal a vital message: Birds are declining in every…
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