At our Spring Management Board meeting, natural resource managers throughout the Appalachians approved the major priorities and focus of the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture work in the coming three years. Lengthy discussions, expert knowledge, and insight helped shape each of these major priorities, which staff and partners will implement to better accomplish collective conservation actions to ensure the long-term sustainability of native bird populations that breed in the Appalachian Mountains. The six priorities that the AMJV partnership will focus on in the near future include: Development of a JV-wide desired landscape condition decision support tool. This GIS-based and interactive tool
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Ruddy ducks took center stage today for hunters, conservationists and stamp collectors as the new Federal Duck Stamp went on sale. The 82nd Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp debuted at a special event hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bass Pro at Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in Memphis, Tenn. Partners from Ducks Unlimited and the U.S. Postal Service also participated in the event. The 2015-2016 Federal Duck Stamp features a pair of ruddy ducks painted by wildlife artist Jennifer Miller of Olean, N.Y. Last fall, a panel of five judges chose Miller’s art
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Research proves wild turkeys must have good nesting and brood-rearing habitat to sustain healthy populations. Our habitat management projects have supported the wild turkey for decades, but turkeys aren’t the only species that benefits from the work we do. The characteristics of good nesting and brood habitat are very similar throughout the country. The habitat must: have good cover that provides overhead protection from avian predators have thick cover to make it hard for ground-dwelling predators to find the nest be located near open, grassy areas filled with insects to limit long-distance travel when poults are in search of protein
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The Forecastle Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to preserving areas of abundant biodiversity, today begins a new charitable partnership with The Nature Conservancy’s Kentucky Chapter. Forecastle Foundation funding will help to protect Kentucky’s Green River, a globally important freshwater resource, as well as some of the world’s most important reefs and oceanic diversity in the Pacific Ocean’s Coral Triangle. Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is the world’s leading conservation organization. The Conservancy envisions a world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and for its ability to fulfill our
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission, along with the Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, is conducting a series of free wildlife workshops for Piedmont-area landowners. The first workshop, “Introduction to Managing Your Land for Wildlife: What Landowners Need to Know,” will be held on July 20 from 7-9 p.m., in the North Carolina Extension Service Agriculture Building’s auditorium, located at 65 East Chatham Street in Pittsboro. Staff from the Wildlife Commission’s Private Lands Program will present information and tips on how landowners can manage their property to attract wildlife, how they can identify and define their land-management
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners can now do business with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) through a new online portal. With today’s launch of Conservation Client Gateway, producers will have the ability to work with conservation planners online to access Farm Bill programs, request assistance, and track payments for their conservation activities. “What used to require a trip to a USDA service center can now be done from a home computer through Conservation Client Gateway,” Vilsack said. “USDA is committed to providing effective, efficient assistance to its clients, and Conservation Client Gateway is
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Click here to view and download the 2023 AMJV Partnership Year in Review!
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The 2023 AMJV Impact Report is now available for downloading and sharing! Starting in 2022, this beautiful report has been designed annually by Liz Brewer (AMJV Outreach Specialist) to…
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by Liz Brewer, AMJV Outreach Specialist Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture (AMJV), in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS), and the West Virginia…
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