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NABCI Recognizes Todd Fearer with David Pashley Award

The North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) presented the 2022 David Pashley Award to Todd Fearer during the Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture management board meeting in Blacksburg, Virginia on 28 November 2023. The David Pashley Award was created by the U.S. NABCI Committee to memorialize and honor one of its founding members, Dr. David Pashley, [...]

By |2023-12-07T19:57:09+00:00December 7th, 2023|Tags: , , |

NABCI Celebrates 2018 Accomplishments

The North American Bird Conservation Initiative had a wonderfully productive 2018, and we are proud of what we’ve accomplished together. In 2018, we unveiled our National Bird Conservation Priorities that help us “sing the same song” when it comes to actions needed to support birds. We also developed a Relevancy Toolkit, shared Human Dimensions Success [...]

By |2019-03-28T19:27:23+00:00March 28th, 2019|Tags: , |

NABCI Welcomes New National Bird Conservation Social Science Coordinator

NABCI Coordinator Judith Scarl recently announced the hiring of Jessica Barnes as the new National Bird Conservation Social Science Coordinator. "I am excited to welcome Dr. Jessica Barnes, our new National Bird Conservation Social Science Coordinator and NABCI Human Dimensions Subcommittee Co-Chair!," Scarl said in a statement.  "Jessica is filling the role that Ashley Gramza [...]

By |2018-10-12T18:46:17+00:00October 12th, 2018|Tags: , , |

New Conservation Priorities Help Bird Groups Speak with One Voice

The bird conservation community is complicated, with local, state, regional, national, and international partners representing many different interests across bird conservation.  NABCI’s unified list, which finds areas of consensus across all bird conservation groups, ensures that consistent, cross-cutting needs are communicated, and provides emphasis to priorities that the broader community supports.  A short, concise list [...]

By |2018-09-20T18:48:58+00:00September 20th, 2018|Tags: , , , |

Farm Bill Works for Landowners and Birds, New Report Finds

State of the Birds 2017 Identifies Benefits for Agriculture, Forestry, and Conservation (Washington, D.C., August 3, 2017) Thirty-seven million. That’s the increase in the number of waterfowl in the Prairie Pothole Region over the past quarter-century, thanks to the Farm Bill. The State of the Birds 2017 report, released today by the North American Bird [...]

By |2018-07-13T03:11:31+00:00August 3rd, 2017|Tags: , , |

Research Calls for Enhancing Long-term Benefits of Farm Bill Programs

Many farmers, ranchers, and landowners rely on voluntary conservation incentive programs within the Farm Bill to make improvements to their land and operations that benefit them, the environment, and society. According to a recent study by researchers from Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment and Point Blue Conservation Science published in the scientific [...]

By |2017-07-28T13:06:54+00:00July 28th, 2017|Tags: , |

Informing Science-based Evaluation and Expansion of Protected Areas

New study demonstrates an improved approach to ensure protected areas enhance and conserve biodiversity. The results of the study were used to inform expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. A team of researchers from the Klamath Bird Observatory, Point Blue Conservation Science, and other partner organizations used big data and fine-scaled modeling to 1) evaluate [...]

By |2018-07-13T03:11:32+00:00May 8th, 2017|Tags: , |

International Migratory Bird Day Communications Toolkit Available

International Migratory Bird Day will take place Saturday, May 13. Environment for the America has created a promotional toolkit to help partners connect with people, promote events, or develop further ideas. This year's theme is "Helping Birds Along the Way". When birds migrate between nesting and wintering sites, they don’t just stop anywhere; they rely on a [...]

By |2018-07-13T03:11:32+00:00May 2nd, 2017|Tags: , |

New Report Highlights Vital Contribution of Outdoor Recreation to Nation’s Economy

The Outdoor Industry Association recently released an Outdoor Recreation Economy Report, which indicates that this sector creates more jobs than construction and computer technology and generates $117 billion more in annual consumer spending than pharmaceuticals and fuel. According to the report, outdoor recreation: Generates $887 billion in consumer spending annually Sustains 7.6 million jobs Generates $65.3 billion in federal [...]

By |2017-05-02T18:40:54+00:00May 2nd, 2017|Tags: , |

Human Dimensions Success Stories in Bird Conservation

The greater bird conservation community has identified a need for human dimensions success stories to be collected, organized, and shared with the community. As such, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Human Dimensions Subcommittee has volunteered to take on this project and we've created the following Google form to help collect and characterize the success stories [...]

By |2017-03-28T17:47:37+00:00March 28th, 2017|Tags: |
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