It's been a while since you have heard from us and we have several important updates. STAFF UPDATES We are excited to announce that Deb Reynolds, our recently retired Communications Coordinator, has returned to the Joint Venture as a contractor. After leaving USFWS, Deb started her own business, Chirp & Tell Communications, and is providing [...]
ACJV staff old and new came together to celebrate the extraordinary career of Craig this past September. ACJV Says Farewell to Craig Watson We said a bittersweet farewell to Craig Watson, the long-time ACJV South Atlantic Coordinator, in September. Craig is now off to begin his full time adventures as a professional [...]
The North American Wetlands Conservation Council recently announced several significant changes to the U.S. North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) grant programs that will go into effect with the 2024 proposal cycles. These changes are intended to reduce barriers and increase participation on projects, to help build partnerships with new organizations, and to account [...]
Partners engaged in the New Jersey/Delaware Tidal Marsh Working Group continued to meet and collaborate in 2022. Most of the group’s energy and action was centered around the topic of use of dredged sediments to provide ecological benefits. The “Beneficial Use Learning Network” which formed early in 2021, was increasingly busy throughout 2022. Early [...]
This past year was productive for ACJV staff and partners. We are excited to share with you our accomplishments from 2018. Salt Marsh Bird Conservation Business Plan for the Atlantic Coast At a 2014 Partners in Flight meeting in Virginia Beach, a group of bird conservation partners from the Atlantic and Gulf coast began to [...]
BLRA Pilot Projects Black Rail. Bob Gress Hiding deep in the marsh, inaccessible to even the most dedicated birders and researchers, Black Rails have kept much of their ecology a secret for centuries. Now the species is facing alarming declines and solutions are urgently needed to stabilize the population. Given how little is [...]
Marshes for Tomorrow - Audubon’s Saltmarsh Project Accomplishments in 2015: In 2015, Audubon continued implementing its program of salt marsh climate adaptation “Marshes for Tomorrow”, with projects in Maryland, North Carolina and South Carolina. This Flyway-wide program was presented at the ACJV Technical Committee meeting at Albany in July. In Maryland, Audubon and partners at [...]
News from the Staff and Management Board The ACJV Management Board met for their annual Spring board retreat with one clear goal - to identify a suite of species that would become the collective focus of the ACJV partnership’s conservation efforts. With 16 states and territories - and habitats ranging from mangrove swamps to boreal [...]