CRP Provides Big Benefits for Many Mixed Grass Birds

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) is doing more for some birds than any other conservation practice in the mixed-grass prairie, and loss of CRP would have a drastic impact on regional bird populations. These findings and more are part of a new wildlife Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP) study conducted by the PLJV and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to quantify the effects of the CRP on priority birds in the mixed-grass Bird Conservation Region (BCR 19)... (MORE)

PLJV Assessing Impacts of Climate Change on Playa Region

In an effort to conserve birds now and into the future, the PLJV is conducting an assessment of the ongoing and predicted impacts of climate change on playas and other bird habitats in the region. The JV is working with Dr. John Matthews, Climate Adaptation Specialist for the World Wildlife Fund on the assessment, and a summary of Dr. Matthew's findings is now available as a Power Point presentation... (MORE)

ConocoPhillips Names Dan Hunter to PLJV Board, Rob Hosford of the Farm Service Agency Departs

Dan Hunter, Manager of Health, Safety and Environment for ConocoPhillips, has joined the PLJV Management Board, replacing Mike Johnston who retired earlier this year. Hunter has been involved in the company's wildlife conservation efforts for years, and currently serves on the board of the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) - an alliance of corporations, conservation groups, agencies and academic institutions dedicated to restoring and enhancing wildlife habitat... (MORE)

Playas, Prairies and Platte River to Be Protected via NAWCA

More than 55,000 acres of playas, prairies and Platte River wetlands will be protected in perpetuity in Colorado and Nebraska thanks to two recently-approved North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) proposals developed by PLJV partners. The projects will help ensure common birds such as Mallards and Sandhill Cranes continue to thrive in the region, and species at risk such as Northern Pintails and Mountain Plovers get the additional support they need... (MORE)

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Featured Project: High Plains Landowner Survey 2006

In March through May, 2006, the PLJV conducted a survey of 1,800 landowners in the High Plains region with the purpose of determining the baseline of landowner knowledge of playas and willingness to conduct conservation work. Browse all projects.

Featured Grant Program: Conservation Security Program

The Conservation Security Program is a voluntary program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service that provides financial and technical assistance to promote the conservation and improvement of soil, water, air, energy, plant and animal life, and other conservation purposes on Tribal and private working lands in targeted watersheds. Sign up for 2008 is open from April 18 to May 16. Browse all funding opportunities.

Happenings: Prairie-Chickens and Plovers - Oh My!

Twitchers have ample opportunities for bird watching and festival-hopping this month. On April 5, recent IBA-honoree Sue Selman is hosting a Lesser Prairie-Chicken festival on her ranch in Buffalo, OK; and from April 11 - 13 in Milnesand, New Mexico, is the 7th Annual High Plains Prairie-Chicken Festival. Even the tiny town of Karval, Colorado, is getting in on the action and is hosting a Mountain Plover fest April 26 - 28. Browse all upcoming events.

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