Pacific Coast Joint Venture

Resources, Grants and Tools for Partners

Posted December 2nd, 2009
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Announcements

Conservation Registry launches portal for the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
The portal shows where the Foundation is making conservation investments to protect native species and their native habitats. Registry portals give agencies and organizations a way to share what they’re doing on-the-ground with others, visualize their projects in a larger context, and tailor the Registry's features to fit their own needs.

Birds and biodiversity

Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network: Five New Species Conservation Plans Available
Peer-reviewed plans summarize what is known to date about the species’s ecology, global status and population, habitat needs, threats, and important sites throughout the hemisphere. They also identify and prioritize conservation actions needed to stop or reverse the species' population decline.

American oystercatcher
American golden-plover
Sanderling
Whimbrel
Wilson's phalarope

Fall issue of All-Bird Bulletin highlights conservation partnerships
This special issue of The All-Bird Bulletin highlights the creative ways conservationists are serving the needs of all bird species of concern -- the full spectrum of bird conservation -- in their regions. Partnerships are always the key ingredient.

eBird launches two new projects.

eBird Site Survey is designed to allow you to identify a site of your choosing, register your site as part of the Site Survey, and then begin collecting repeated observations on a daily or weekly basis.
eBird County Birding provides guidelines for how best to make your birding count in lesser-known locations. Data from these efforts will help fill holes in eBird coverage across the country, and help scientists accurately model bird distribution and abundance.

Invasive species

FREE Web Seminars on Inventory and Survey Methods for Invasive Plants
Six FREE interactive web seminars on inventory and survey methods for invasive plants are offered by the Center for Invasive Plant Management (CIPM) during January and February 2010. There is no fee for the seminars, but advanced registration is required.

Planning tools

Habitat Priority Planner - online tool from NOAA Coastal Services Center
This tool aids in making decisions about habitat conservation, restoration, and land use planning.

NatureServe Vista 2.5 released; available for free public download
NatureServe Vista is a free decision-support system that helps users integrate conservation with land use and resource planning of all types.

Calls for conference abstracts and symposia

1st World Seabird Conference
Abstract Submission Deadline: January 8, 2010
Conference: September 7-11, 2010
Victoria, BC, Canada

5th National Conference on Coastal and Estuarine Habitat Restoration
Call for Dedicated Sessions, Presentations and Posters
Deadline: March 2, 2010
Conference: November 13-17, 2010, Galveston Island, Texas
Conference theme -- Preparing for Climate Change: Science, Practice, and Policy. The Conference Program will address all aspects of coastal and estuarine habitat restoration, in all habitats, at all scales, and all regions.