Saltmarsh Sparrow Plan The ACJV published its Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation Plan in September 2020. This plan builds upon the strategies developed in the Salt Marsh Bird Conservation Plan. Nearly all of the strategies from that plan are included in the Saltmarsh Sparrow Plan in addition to several new strategies that are specific to Saltmarsh Sparrow [...]
American Black Duck Conservation Plan The American Black Duck was once the most abundant dabbling duck in eastern North America. Black duck populations began declining steadily in the 1950s and reached an all-time low by the 1980s, having lost more than half of their historical population. Populations have stabilized since then, but they remain below [...]
Red Knot. USFWS The Georgia Dept of Natural Resources (GADNR), with many conservation partners, is in the process of protecting 26,278 acres of salt marshes, tidal creeks, freshwater wetlands, maritime forests, and longleaf pine and wiregrass savannah in coastal Georgia. Located just across the Intracoastal Waterway from Cumberland Island National Seashore, Cabin Bluff [...]
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is working with partners to permanently protect 8,884 acres of land--the largest privately-held land holding--on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Delmarva Peninsula is a hemispherically-significant region that supports migratory stopover habitat for millions of birds each year. Newly protected land on the Delmarva Peninsula. VADWR Heralded [...]
From the Coordinator ACJV Coordinator, Aimee Weldon The last year has been full of challenges for everyone, both personally and professionally. We have had to learn new ways to teach our children, buy groceries, and plan a meeting. While we have all had low days, it’s the high days and our many incredible [...]
November 12, 2020 A three-for-one webinar! Join for an overview of three new products developed to support saltmarsh sparrow conservation. The Service's Saltmarsh Sparrow Current Conditions Report, which comprehensively evaluates the current condition of the species and their habitat and describes the factors impacting them The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture's Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation Plan, which outlines specific actions that land [...]
March 11, 2020 Tune in for an overview of the work of the Regional Saltmarsh Sparrow Team and the Atlantic Coast Joint Venture to ramp up conservation for Saltmarsh Sparrow. We will discuss species conservation resources for staff, invite questions and ideas for future webinars, and share next steps for the regional team. Who should [...]
August 20, 2020 Coastal wetlands in much of New England and the mid-Atlantic are not keeping pace with sea-level rise. A surprising result is that legacy effects of farming and mosquito control practices are leading to an increase in interior ponding and die off across New York and the five coastal New England states -- resulting in [...]
Dredging and other coastal-restoration techniques offer promising solutions to the urgent problem of habitat loss from sea-level rise. However, unknowns about these relatively new techniques can make it challenging for practitioners to implement them. That’s why the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Philadelphia District partnered with the State of New Jersey, The Wetlands Institute, [...]
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture partners have developed a tool to help identify salt marsh habitat patches with potential to support Saltmarsh Sparrow now and in the future. Learn how this tool can be used to direct restoration efforts to high priority marshes, and identify the most important areas to protect to ensure future marsh migration. [...]
