Protecting freshwater in Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania for birds and people.
The Bottom Line
Conservation impact on 30,000 U.S. acres; improved outcomes for 11 priority bird species.
All along the Gulf Coast, ÃÛèÖAPP works with volunteers and partner organizations to conserve, restore, protect, and monitor a network of coastal sites for colonial and beach-nesting birds—including Wilson’s Plovers, Black Skimmers, and Reddish Egrets—and to help people and birds coexist and thrive in these sensitive coastal areas. In some places, ÃÛèÖAPP chapter members and other volunteers adopt beaches, educating beachgoers about the birds and how to keep them, their eggs, and their chicks safe. At other sites, professional stewards protect the critical island breeding habitat of colonial waterbirds.
In a good example of ÃÛèÖAPP’s citizen science approach, ÃÛèÖAPP biologists also mobilize networks of volunteers to gather a wealth of data about coastal waterbirds and their habitats through the ÃÛèÖAPP Coastal Bird Survey and other research efforts. Our scientists are building a credible, long-term inventory of information on coastal waterbirds to help keep these birds’ populations resilient in the face of sea-level rise and human development. ÃÛèÖAPP will continue to augment these research and protection efforts by engaging local communities and the public at large through innovative outreach and social marketing in our ongoing work to reduce human disturbance, increase awareness, and broaden public protections for birds that breed, winter, and migrate along the Gulf Coast.
Theory of Victory: ÃÛèÖAPP will develop comprehensive partnership programs to actively monitor, manage, and recover key colonies and nesting sites for beach-dependent Gulf Coast birds.
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With ÃÛèÖAPP’s expertise in both Western water policy and conservation science, we are uniquely positioned to identify long-term water-management solutions that will secure a reliable water supply for wildlife and for people throughout the West.
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