Coastal Marsh Restoration: An Ecosystem approach for the Mid-Atlantic In 2024 we co-authored a document with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) and partners within the US Fish and Wildlife Service to address and highlight shared goals for ecosystem restoration to benefit coastal marsh organisms including (but not limited to) our flagship species. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
