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Population and habitat objectives for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington
This document has been prepared to stimulate and support an active approach to the conservation of landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of Western Oregon and Washington. It represents the collective efforts of individuals from multiple agencies and organizations within the Oregon-Washington Chapter of Partners in Flight. Participants included biologists and ecologists from Federal and State agencies, industry, private consulting firms, environmental organizations, and academia in order to ensure a full range of ideas, information flow, and practicalities.
It is intended to complement the goals, objectives, and strategies in several other planning and conservation processes and initiatives by filling a niche that is usually absent in those efforts: quantitative, prescriptive recommendations for habitat conditions most suitable for individual and suites of landbird species at several geographic scales (e.g., regional, subregional, site). The use and implementation of these recommendations can be done independently for landbird-specific conservation, or complementarily within the context of broader conservation goals to support and strengthen other plans. You can find these resources inside the document below and listed and linked here.
To see how a PIF plan was implemented in a project check out Case Study: Adaptive Management.
For more information and guidance on how to use a Partners in Flight plan explore Using a Partners in Flight Plan.
Imperiled and Focal Species
A strategy for achieving functioning ecosystems for landbirds is described through the habitat requirements for 26 focal species and seven imperiled species. By managing for a suite of focal species representative of important habitat components, many other species and processes that maintain biodiversity will also be conserved. The following landbird focal species were selected based on their degree of breeding season association with important habitat attributes in prairie, oak, and riparian ecosystems of western Oregon and Washington.
Imperiled and Focal Species by Region with Population Trends – Species listed under BCR 5 are hyperlinked. The link takes you directly to that individual species page to learn more about their population and habitat objectives based on region (Puget Lowlands, Willamette Valley, and Klamath Mountains). You can view all PIF focal species here.
Click here to view the Partners in Flight Conservation Plan for landbirds in prairie, oak, and riparian habitats of western Oregon and Washington.
AvianKnowledgeNorthwest.net/PIF-ORWA-western-lowlands
Habitat Conservation for Landbirds in the Coniferous Forests of Western Oregon and Washington
Habitat Conservation for Landbirds in the Coniferous Forests of Western Oregon and Washington has been prepared to stimulate and support a proactive approach to the conservation of landbirds in coniferous forests of western Oregon and Washington. This Partners in Flight bird conservation plan offers recommendations intended to guide planning efforts and the habitat management actions of land managers, direct expenditures of government and non-government organizations, and stimulate monitoring and research to support landbird conservation. The recommendations also are expected to be the biological foundation for developing and implementing integrated conservation strategies for multiple species at multiple geographic scales to ensure functional ecosystems as indicated by healthy populations of landbirds.
Conservation of Landbirds and Associated Habitats and Ecosystems in the East Cascade Mountains
This document has been prepared to stimulate and support an active approach to conservation of landbirds and their ecosystems in the East Cascade Mountains. It represents the collective efforts of individuals from multiple agencies and organizations within the Oregon-Washington Chapter of Partners in Flight. Participants included biologists and ecologists from Federal and State agencies, industry, private consulting firms, environmental organizations, and academia in order to ensure a full range of ideas, information flow, and practicalities. Recommendations included in this document are intended to guide planning efforts and actions of land managers, direct expenditures of government and non-government organizations, and stimulate monitoring and research to support landbird conservation. The recommendations also are expected to be the foundation for developing detailed conservation strategies at multiple geographic scales to ensure functional ecosystems with healthy populations of landbirds.
Conservation Strategy for Landbirds in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Eastern Oregon and Washington
This document has been prepared to stimulate and support an active approach to the conservation of landbirds in the Northern Rocky Mountains of eastern Oregon and Washington. It represents the collective efforts of individuals from multiple agencies and organizations within the Oregon-Washington Chapter of Partners in Flight. Participants included biologists and ecologists from Federal and State agencies, industry, private consulting firms, environmental organizations, and academia in order to ensure a full range of ideas, information flow, and practicalities.
Conservation Strategy for Landbirds in Sagebrush-Steppe and Riparian Habitats of Eastern Oregon and Washington
This document has been prepared to stimulate and support an active approach to conservation of landbirds in sagebrush-steppe, riparian, and unique habitats in the Columbia Plateau and Great Basin regions of eastern Oregon and Washington. In this Version 2.1 update, the biological objectives for habitat attributes and their focal species are updated where needed based on new data. This document represents the collective efforts of individuals from multiple agencies and organizations within the Oregon-Washington Chapter of Partners in Flight. Participants included biologists and ecologists from federal and state agencies, environmental organizations, and academia in order to ensure a full range of ideas, information flow, and practicalities.
AvianKnowledgeNorthwest.net/PIF-ORWA-sagebrush-riparian
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The Avian Knowledge Network’s (AKN) mission is to support a network of people, data, and technology to improve bird conservation, management, and research across organizational boundaries and spatial scales. We envision a world where bird populations thrive through conservation and management informed by a network of avian knowledge.