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Announcements
USFWS announces 2012 awards for Neotropical Migratory Bird Act Grants
WetlandsLIVE educational program seeks video of wetland sites around the Pacific Rim
This year-long series of free live webcasts will teach students about wetlands and their importance to people and wildlife (especially migrating birds and fish).
Funding
North Pacific Landscape Conservation Cooperative funding opportunity. Deadline: May 12, 2012
Focus: traditional ecological knowledge and the climate change needs of Tribes and First Nations.
Native Plant Conservation Initiative 2012 RFP
Deadline: May 25, 2012.
Birds and biodiversity
New report on the importance and management of forage fish: “Little Fish, Big Impact: Managing a crucial link in ocean food webs."
Avian Knowledge Alliance updates website
Raptor Population Index Project: 2011 Analysis
Riparian habitat and birds: Montana Audubon develops best management guides for small landowners
Peregrine Fund launches American Kestrel Partnership
Migratory Connectivity Project
Advancing the science of global animal movements and connectivity by promoting the research and conservation of species throughout their annual cycles.
Birds and energy development
Briefing on USFWS Land-Based Wind Energy Guidelines
Watch the recorded April 9 webinar and view a presentation powerpoint.
First issue of Ocean Science focuses on offshore renewable energy (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management)
Includes articles on BOEM's Renewable Energy Program, avian studies and state reports.
Data tools and resources
Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas (Univ. of California, Davis)
USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection online—now complete for continental U.S.
Free download is available for digital versions of the USGS legacy topographic map series. Includes all scales and editions originally published for the entire continental U.S.
Avibase—the world bird database—offers mobile app
Climate change and sea level rise
Marshes on the Move; A Manager's Guide to Understanding and Using Model Results Depicting Potential Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Coastal Wetlands
Restore-Adapt-Mitigate: Responding to Climate Change through Coastal Habitat Restoration
New study from Restore America's Estuaries
Invasive species
New: Database of Island Invasive Species Eradications
A publicly available resource to help land managers and conservation practitioners learn more about invasive vertebrate eradications on islands.
Training
Effective Presentation and Communication Skills. June 27-28, Bellevue WA.
Early registration ends May 5.
Habitat Site Restoration. July 16-17, Everett WA.
Early registration ends May 12.
Introduction to Arc GIS10 and Environmental Applications. July 17-19, Olympia WA.
Early registration ends May 16.
Habitat Site Restoration. July 19-20, Portland OR.
Early registration ends May 19.
Habitat Site Restoration. July 23-24, Sacramento CA.
Early registration ends May 26.
Advanced GIS Concepts. September 11-13, Olympia WA.
Early registration ends July 11.
Conferences
Western Field Ornithologists 37th Annual Conference. September 26–30, Petaluma CA
Pacific Northwest Climate Science Conference. October 1-2, Boise ID
