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The web links below include ecological information and other resources that may be useful to partners working on bird conservation in the Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Plain.
Bird Conservation Planning Documents
Plans for each of the bird initiatives are listed below, with continental or national plans listed first, followed by regional plans and/or plans for individual provinces or states.
American Golden Plover |
Shorebirds
Canadian Shorebird Conservation Plan
United States Shorebird Conservation Plan
NEW! Quebec Shorebird Plan
Ontario Shorebird Plan
Upper Mississippi Valley/Great Lakes Regional Shorebird Conservation Plan
Waterbirds
Waterbirds for the Americas: North American Waterbird Conservation Plan
Wings over Water: Canada’s Waterbird Conservation Plan
Upper Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Waterbird Conservation Plan
Quebec’s Waterbird Conservation Plan
Landbirds
North American Landbird Conservation Plan
Partners in Flight Bird Conservation Plan for Lower Great Lakes Plain (Physiographic Area 15)
Partners in Flight Bird Conservation Plan for St. Lawrence Plain (Physiographic Area 18)
Quebec’s Landbird Conservation Plan
Ontario BCR 13 Landbird Conservation Plan
Waterfowl
North American Waterfowl Management Plan (2004 Update)
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Waterfowl Implementation Plan (2005 Revision)
Northern Pintail
Other Resources and Links
Ducks Unlimited Habitat Map and Decision Support Tool for the St. Lawrence Plain (Click on St. Lawrence map).
Ducks Unlimited St. Lawrence Habitat Map and Decision Support Tool Final Report
National Woodcock Plan (Approved 2006, to be published in 2007, available through WMI)
The Report on Habitat and Land Use in the St. Lawrence Valley, which describes the distribution of habitats in the Quebec portion of the St. Lawrence Valley:
Conservation Atlas of Wetlands in [the Quebec portion] of the St. Lawrence Valley
Conservation Atlas of Woodlands in [the Quebec portion] of the St. Lawrence Valley
Conserving Forest Corridors in an Agricultural Environment, which is focused on the southern portion of Quebec.
The Lake Champlain Basin Program produced a Management Plan entitled “Opportunities for Action: An Evolving Plan for the Lake Champlain Basin” and other publications and fact sheets.
The Lake Champlain Ecosystem Team consists of various U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service programs working with partner agencies and NGOs to protect, enhance and conserve fish and wildlife resources in the Lake Champlain watershed for the public benefit by managing Fish and Wildlife Service lands, supporting fish and wildlife restoration, providing technical expertise in fish and wildlife conservation and management, enhancing interagency cooperation and partnerships and better informing the public about fish and wildlife resource issues. View the five-year management plan.
USGS Internet Decision Support Tool for Regional Bird Conservation Planning: Birds and Land Uses
American Woodcock Abundance Model by USGS: BCR13 contains the most important hotspots in the US for Woodcock.
TNC's Binational Conservation Blueprint for the Great Lakes The Nature Conservancy’s Great Lakes Program and the Nature Conservancy of Canada have collaborated to develop a binational conservation blueprint that highlights areas in critical need of conservation in both the United States and Canada. The information provides government leaders, scientists and concerned residents with a cross-country roadmap to restore the health of the Great Lakes.
Great Lakes Habitat Initiative Information on habitat restoration and conservation projects collected under the Great Lakes Habitat Initiative is available at this site. The Great Lakes Commission developed the database as a resource for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for use in evaluating such projects to help guide funding decisions that can be made under current authorities, in support of the goals of the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration. The Commission will continue to maintain the database as a regional resource. The information may be useful to federal, state and local entities and nongovernmental organizations to use in developing their own projects and identifying potential partners. Contact: Victoria Pebbles, vpebbles@glc.org.
Grassland Bird Conservation Plan for New York (to be posted soon at: http://ny.audubon.org/BirdSci_Grassland.html
Great Lakes Basin Maps, Lower Great Lakes Watershed (NY, PA) and entire Great Lakes Watershed
The maps depict the Great Lakes basin, with the watershed for each lake in a different color. All of these boundaries are defined by 8 digit Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUC8). These may change slightly in the future as more detailed mapping is completed for these watersheds. The maps also display the counties in the Great Lakes basin.
