Saltmarsh Sparrow

Population Status

The ACJV has adopted a long-term population objective of sustaining 25,000 breeding birds. To halt the steep population decline and recover the Saltmarsh Sparrow population we must:

• restore and enhance existing salt marshes to provide high-quality nesting habitat on at least 84,000 acres of salt marsh; and
• protect adjacent, inland areas to allow marshes to migrate as sea levels rise.