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Supporting Black Duck in the Chesapeake Bay

By Debra Reynolds|2017-07-27T13:41:57-04:00February 9th, 2017|Research|

Working with Ducks Unlimited, the Black Duck Joint Venture, universities, and state wildlife agencies, the ACJV has mapped the best places to protect, restore, and enhance habitat to support Black Duck population goals in Chesapeake Bay. Read the full report.

Innovative Salt Marsh Restoration Project Launched in the Great Marsh of Massachusetts
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 channels connected to existing tidal creeks), [...]
Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program Helps Advance ACJV Agenda
Last summer, for the third year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the Student Conservation Association (SCA), offered 59 fellowship opportunities nationwide, to students enrolled or accepted in undergraduate or graduate degree programs, for its Directorate Resource Assistant Fellows Program (DFP). The DFP is an 11-week summer fellowship designed to provide students [...]