Come Together at CPOP
If you work in prairie-oak ecosystems, and don’t know about the CPOP conference, read on! The biennial conference is a ways away, but the calls for papers and abstracts are coming up in March and June.
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Conservation Priorities
Wetlands Win in Hawaiʻi
Pacific Birds recently completed a comprehensive review of the Joint Ventureʻs role in Hawaiʻi, gathering input from more than 60 conservation professionals. Based on that input, our Hawaiʻi focus will remain on wetlands and our key roles will be in communications, outreach and coordination.
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World Wetlands Day, Hawaiʻi Style
World Wetlands Day celebrates the adoption of the Ramsar Convention, an international agreement dedicated to wetlands biodiversity and conservation. There are celebrations on or near February 2nd across the globe, including on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi in Hawaiʻi.
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Creswell Oaks: a Working Ranch with Priority Birds
A conservation easement completed in the fall of 2019 will protect one of the largest blocks of oak habitat in the Willamette Valley. The 1,610-acre property is a working ranch and is home to Oregon Vesper Sparrow and other bird species of concern.
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Mōlī Get a Hawaiian Welcome
Hawaiians welcomed mōlī, or Laysan Albatross, back to Kauaʻi in November. Soaring albatross filled the air above during the ceremony, while a few nēnē visited the scene on the ground.
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Finding the Pueo
The Pueo Project was set up in 2017 to monitor the population size and habitat use of this Hawaiian Short-eared Owl. Knowing more will help establish which habitats we should conserve to help stabilize the population.
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A Quarter Century of National Coastal Wetlands Grants in Washington
Working closely with partners, the Washington State Department of Ecology has secured at least 67 National Coastal Wetlands Grants since the early 1990s. Partnerships work when it comes to coastal habitat conservation!
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Grant Funds Will Allow Better Access for Hikers and Birders
Kauaʻi’s trail system will receive a boost with the award of a Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority grant. The ‘Aloha Aina’ grant will provide $118,000 to repair degraded sections of the Pihea-Alakaʻi trail system, where hikers can learn about the history, culture and wildlife.
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Tribe Adds to Its Conservation Portfolio
Thanks to the Nature Conservancy in Oregon, one of the largest blocks of oak and prairie habitat in the Willamette Valley has a new owner – the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
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