Integrating Bird Conservationinto INRMPs

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Inventory and manage significant/sensitive natural resources• Inventory & monitoring• Habitat conservation• Collaboration (partnerships)• Cooperation• Outreach & public access• Integration• Regulations

Migratory Bird Management in INRMP

Inventory and Monitoring

Red - Significant potential to impact military readiness.Orange - Moderate potential to impact military readiness.Yellow - Minimal potential to impact military readiness.White (Blank) - No known impact on military.

STATUS ARMY NAVY MARINE CORPS

AIR FORCE

TOTAL

YES 47 54 3 5 109

NO 68 43 3 2 116

Adequately addressed in INRMP?

Total data elements (for each candidate species, by installation) - 248

At least some information available – 226

Monitoring information available – 137

Actions being taken to manage – 122

Threat information available – 68

All information types available – 16

Information Available

Mission-Sensitive Priority Bird Species

Mission-Sensitive Priority Bird Species

 

Priority Species – Population Estimates

Draft guidance on process – July 20, 2012

Part of Strategic Habitat Conservation (SHC)

Exec. Summary: “…FWS must join with partners in making bold but thoughtful choices to focus our work and resources where they will have the greatest conservation benefit.”

http://www.fws.gov/landscape-conservation/pdf/DraftTechnicalGuidanceJuly2012.pdf

USFWS – Surrogate Species

Protection

Restoration

Enhancement

Full life-cycle stewardship

Conservation Measures

Habitat Conservation

NEPANEPA MBTAMBTA ESAESA other…other…

Guiding LegislationGuiding Legislation

Conservation MeasuresConservation Measures

Resource ManagementResource Management

Threat ManagementThreat Management

MonitoringMonitoring

FacilitiesFacilities

Energy DevelopmentEnergy Development

Partnerships, Partnerships, Communication and Communication and

EducationEducation

Plans and GuidancePlans and GuidanceINRMPINRMP

Species Recovery PlanSpecies Recovery Plan

Agency Guidance/GuidelinesAgency Guidance/Guidelines

Soil Management and Grading PlanSoil Management and Grading Plan

Restoration PlanRestoration Plan

Mitigation PlanMitigation Plan

Monitoring / Maintenance PlanMonitoring / Maintenance Plan Bird and Bat Conservation StrategyBird and Bat Conservation Strategy

Resource Management PlanResource Management Plan Other plans…Other plans…

BGEPABGEPA

Migratory Bird Treaty Act – Final Rule

Generally accepted, informally Generally accepted, informally standardized methods or processes proven standardized methods or processes proven over timeover time

BMP can evolve to become better BMP can evolve to become better

Adaptive learning processAdaptive learning process rather than a rather than a fixed set of rules or guidelinesfixed set of rules or guidelines

(Adaptive Resource Management)(Adaptive Resource Management)

Promotes continuous learning and Promotes continuous learning and improvementimprovement

Best Management Practices

Avoiding or minimizing adverse effectsAvoiding or minimizing adverse effects• ““Take”Take”

Spatial scaleSpatial scale• LocalLocal• RegionalRegional• NationalNational

Temporal aspectsTemporal aspects

Cumulative impactsCumulative impacts

Adaptive, ongoing processAdaptive, ongoing process

Conservation Measures

Endangered Species ActEndangered Species Act• Section 7 related decisionsSection 7 related decisions

• Candidate Conservation AgreementCandidate Conservation Agreement

Executive Order 13186Executive Order 13186 Bald Eagle Management GuidelinesBald Eagle Management Guidelines

• Additional Conservation Measures to Benefit Additional Conservation Measures to Benefit Bald EaglesBald Eagles

Bald and Golden EaglesBald and Golden Eagles• Advanced Conservation PracticesAdvanced Conservation Practices

Conservation Measures

Focus activities in the Focus activities in the Non-breedingNon-breeding season season

Timber harvestTimber harvest

Haying, mowingHaying, mowing

Prescribed burningPrescribed burning

Brush clearingBrush clearing

ConstructionConstruction

Conservation Measures - MBTA

Monitoring impacts of activitiesMonitoring impacts of activities

Bird conservation planningBird conservation planning

Conservation partnershipsConservation partnerships

Avoidance and mitigationAvoidance and mitigation• APP, BBCSAPP, BBCS

Pesticide reductionPesticide reduction

Habitat conservation and enhancementHabitat conservation and enhancement

Endangered Species Act considerationEndangered Species Act consideration

INRMP annual reviewsINRMP annual reviews

DoD Conservation Measures

Collaboration

Collaboration

Cooperation

Access to DoD lands by partnersAccess to DoD lands by partners

Survey/monitoringSurvey/monitoring Breeding Bird Atlas – ex., NIOC Sugar GroveBreeding Bird Atlas – ex., NIOC Sugar Grove

University researchUniversity research

Outreach / Public Access

International Migratory Bird DayInternational Migratory Bird Day Earth DayEarth Day

Bird watchingBird watching Audubon chapters, bird clubsAudubon chapters, bird clubs Ex., NAS Patuxent RiverEx., NAS Patuxent River

Integration

PIF Bird Conservation Plans

Priority Bird Populations and Habitats Pine savannah

Red-cockaded Woodpecker Federally endangered; remnant population reduced to as few as 3 breeding clans.

Prairie Warbler Declining; native to open pine savannah; also in early succession habitat.

Bachman's Sparrow Northern edge of breeding range; requires open, grassy understory.

Objective: Restore enough pine savannah to support 20-25 clans of Red-cockaded Woodpecker (pre 1970s population); maintain breeding population of 2,600 Brown-headed Nuthatches.

Salt marshSalt-marsh Sparrow Large proportion of world population breeds here; requires high marsh with buffer,

stable water levels.

Black Rail Status poorly known; requires high marsh with buffer.

Seaside Sparrow Large proportion of East Coast population; wider habitat tolerance than sharp-tailed sparrows.

American Black Duck Important breeding and wintering populations.

Objective: Numerical population and habitat-area objectives for priority marsh birds have not yet been determined. Roughly 20,000 ha of marsh may be required to support 3,000 breeding pairs of American Black Ducks.

Forested wetlandsCerulean Warbler Poorly monitored; small populations along forested rivers. Swainson's Warbler Disjunct population at northern edge of range; requires dense shrubby understory. Prothonotary Warbler Good indicator species for permanently forested wetlands; cavity nester.

Acadian Flycatcher Habitat generalist in wet or moist deciduous forests with dense understory.

Objective: Rougly 300,000 ha of forested wetland is required to support entire habitat-species suite, including 100,000 pairs of Acadian Flycatchers and 16,000 pairs of Prothonotary Warblers.

Opportunity: Engage Partners in a Strategic Vision for Wildlife Conservation

State Wildlife Action Plans

http://www.wildlifeactionplan.orghttp://www.wildlifeactionplan.org

State Wildlife Action Plans

[Georgia]

Regulations

MBTAMBTA

Final Rule (“Readiness”)Final Rule (“Readiness”)

PermitsPermits BandingBanding DepredationDepredation

NEPANEPA

Working GroupsWorking Groups• Avian ElectrocutionsAvian Electrocutions• BASHBASH• CommunicationsCommunications• EducationEducation• InternationalInternational• Invasive SpeciesInvasive Species• Research & MonitoringResearch & Monitoring• SeabirdsSeabirds• Species of ConcernSpecies of Concern

DoD PIF Network

Chris EberlyDoD Partners in Flight540-349-9662ceberly@dodpif.orgwww.dodpif.org Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

January 2004

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