The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Friends of the Migratory Bird/Duck Stamp, formalizing a commitment by both organizations to cooperatively support and promote the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp, commonly called the Federal Duck Stamp. The continued success of the Federal Duck Stamp has been one of the hallmark achievements in the history of North American bird conservation. Since its inception in 1934, the Duck Stamp has generated more than $800 million that has been used to acquire and protect almost 6 million acres of habitat for the National Wildlife Refuge System. Waterfowl hunters age 16 and older are required
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The Spring 2013 issue of The All-Bird Bulletin is dedicated to the Human Dimensions of Bird Conservation. The All-Bird Bulletin is a news and information-sharing publication for participants of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative. It is a newsletter of the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee. Please forward to your own partner networks: http://www.nabci-us.org/allbirdbulletin.htm
Migratory birds throughout the Western Hemisphere received a boost this week when U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Dan Ashe approved $3.5 million in grants for 27 collaborative conservation projects across the Americas. One such grant is providing $200,000 to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy to protect 600 acres within the Roan Massif Nationally Significant Natural Heritage Area. Grant funds will be used to protect the Grassy Ridge Bald Property, key habitat for migratory birds including the golden-winged warbler. The area is adjacent to a 24,000-acre network of high-elevation protected land. Protection of this tract will form a critical wildlife corridor of diverse habitats connecting
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) awarded Conservation Partnership Program grants totaling $1.4 million to 57 nonprofit land trusts across the state, DEC and the Land Trust Alliance announced today at a news conference at the Mohonk Preserve in Ulster County as part of DEC’s weeklong celebration of Earth Day. The grants, funded through the state’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF), will be matched by $1.3 million in private and local funding. “These grants will go a long way in the conservation of private lands and will result in significant environmental and economic benefits for communities throughout New
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance to provide a pathway for the responsible development of wind energy that fosters protection for bald and golden eagles. This new Guidance helps wind energy facilities assess the potential threat to eagles from their operations, and develop comprehensive avoidance, mitigation, and compensation strategies that will help preserve eagle populations across the nation while facilitating the expansion of renewable energy. The Guidance reflects the Service’s approach of supporting renewable energy development that is compatible with fish and wildlife conservation. “The Eagle Conservation Plan Guidance helps us protect eagle populations, builds on our current knowledge, and provides additional
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Hunters and anglers are driving forces in the United States’ conservation efforts. In fact, they generated more than $882 million to fund fish and wildlife conservation and recreation projects across the nation in 2012 through the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration and Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration programs. These funds are raised through excise taxes applied to the sale of sporting firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing equipment and tackle, and electric outboard motors. The money raised through these programs is kept separate from general tax revenue and can only be used by state wildlife management agencies for conservation projects. You can view a state-by-state breakdown
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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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