Recommendations for Monitoring Saltmarsh Sparrows on Salt Marsh Restoration Projects Saltmarsh Sparrow Restoration Monitoring Guidance This year the ACJV worked with the Saltmarsh Habitat and Avian Research Program, the USFWS Coastal and Migratory Bird Programs, and Ducks Unlimited to develop guidance for monitoring Saltmarsh Sparrows at restoration sites. This document includes suggestions [...]
Homepage of the Black Duck Decision Support Tool Black Duck Decision Support Tool is Done! At long last, the American Black Duck Decision Support Tool (created by our partners at Ducks Unlimited) is up and running and available on our website here! This tool prioritizes areas for conservation and restoration to support [...]
ACJV Project Inventory Homepage It’s time to enter your coastal marsh projects into the ACJV Project Inventory. This inventory catalogs efforts across the Atlantic coast to conserve or restore habitat for Saltmarsh Sparrow, Black Rail and American Black Duck. The inventory provides a central hub of information for all on-the-ground conservation efforts [...]
It Was a Great Year for Salt Marsh Conservation Funding! Several new or ongoing grants were secured to assist ACJV partner efforts to conserve land, implement restoration projects, and test promising management actions outlined in our conservation plans. For the third year in a row, we expect that every National Coastal Wetland Conservation Grant [...]
Modified from The sparrow that speaks for the marsh | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (fws.gov) Great Meadows Marsh, part of Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge in Connecticut, was recently restored to improve both marsh health and Saltmarsh Sparrow populations. The USFWS, Audubon Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and National [...]
Learn about conservation and restoration activities led by the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary that highlight the interactive nature of monitoring, tool development, and interventions to inform goal-based site management. Presenters Dr. Joshua Moody is the Restoration Programs Manager at the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary. In this role he plans and manages a variety of projects including the [...]
Learn the scientific basis of the UnVegetated-Vegetated marsh Ratio (UVVR), the methods used to derive it, and how it can be used to identify vulnerable marshes and appropriate restoration strategies. We will also demonstrate how to access the data via multiple platforms. Presenter: Neil Ganju is the lead of the Estuarine Processes, Hazards, and Ecosystems project at [...]
Ditch remediation. USFWS/Aimee Weldon A newly approved NAWCA grant will enable The Trustees of Reservations and several partners to restore 916 acres of the Great Marsh, spanning several ownerships, using a combination of innovative, low-impact restoration strategies identified in the ACJV’s Saltmarsh Sparrow Conservation Plan. Restoration strategies include ditch remediation, runneling (digging shallow [...]
Habitat Tool Prioritizes Saltmarsh Sparrow Habitat The ACJV has adopted a long-term population objective of sustaining 25,000 breeding Saltmarsh Sparrows. To achieve this objective, we must first identify where the highest-priority habitat exists to support the population. To this end, the Saltmarsh Sparrow Working Group has developed a Habitat Prioritization Tool to identify the most [...]
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Includes Black Duck Priorities in Chesapeake Bay Strategic Plan The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) partnered with the ACJV to identify restoration and enhancement priorities in the Chesapeake Bay watershed that meet both water quality and American Black Duck habitat goals. Through the Black Duck Decision Support Tool, the [...]
