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Español Community outreach in La Purísima for bird conservation, Baja California Sur
Project Description This project will work with community members of La Purísima, Baja California Sur, to gain a better understanding of the importance of the region to birds. Specific objectives include: (1) obtain an description of the birds of the region throughout the annual cycle in order to determine bird use of this oasis; (2)
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The 2009 Veracruz Model: An Innovative Approach of Training, Stewardship, and Capacity Building for Wetland Conservation in Mexico
Project Description Since 1996, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has partnered with various wetland organizations and scientists from the United States, Canada, and Mexico, and the Ramsar Convention, to offer training opportunities for wetland managers in Mexico. On February 2-15, 2009, the 11th Wetlands Training Course will take place in the State of Baja
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Wetlands education and outreach in Yuma, Arizona
Project Description Arizona Western College is seeking funds to educate Yuma residents on the importance of wetlands restoration for bird conservation. Wetlands in the Yuma area are critical habitat for the endangered Yuma Clapper Rail, Southwestern Willow Flycatcher, and Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Riparian habitats in the Sonoran and Mojave deserts support over 33% of plants
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Community participation in shorebird monitoring (with emphasis on Marbled Godwit and Red Knot) in the Guerrero Negro Lagunar Complex, Baja California Sur
Project Description This project involves an annual monitoring effort of the shorebirds that winter in the Guerrero Negro-Ojo de Liebre Lagunar Complex, located in the central western portion of the Baja peninsula. This is the one of the principal wintering site for shorebirds in this region. We will continue with the banding and re-observation of
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Coordinated Bird Monitoring in Arizona: implementing surveys for riparian associated priority species in the Arid Borderlands and Mexican Highlands regions
Project Description The Arizona Coordinated Bird Monitoring Program provides a framework for the design and implementation of the long-term monitoring of Arizona’s birds. The first segment of the program is to implement statewide riparian surveys. The objectives are to estimate and monitor the number of birds, by species, breeding (or attempting to breed) within riparian
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Monitoring of birds and outreach program in a coastal desert “Ejidal” Reserve, San José de Guaymas, Sonora
Project Description Ejido San José is located in a coastal desert ecosystem, within the Ejido there is a cardon forest of 20 ha with around 400 cardon cacti named “El Sahuaral.” This is one of the last patches of cardon in the area of Guaymas. Cavities in the cacti provide important nesting habitat for birds
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Coastal sage scrub and grassland restoration and Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve
Project Description The Orange County Chapter of the Society for Conservation Biology (OCSCB) plans to restore 4.8 acres of endangered habitat in the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve of Orange County, California. As a part of the Coastal Orange County Wetlands Important Bird Area, Upper Newport Bay provides critical habitat for both water and terrestrial
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Desert Grassland Conservation in Northern Mexico
Project Description The desert grasslands of Sonora, the southwestern U.S., and northern Mexico are globally important to North American grasslands birds in winter. This project will deliver information on the abundance, distribution, and inter-annual movements of wintering grasslands birds in Sonora, including up to 30 priority species, in relation to other desert grasslands in northern
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Stopover ecology and habitat requirements for molt-migrants in Sonora and northern Sinaloa, Mexico
Project Description Many species of birds, including species of conservation concern, migrate to the “Mexican Monsoon Region” to undergo molt; however, virtually nothing is known about these birds during the molting period. In order to investigate the ecology of these molt-migrants and identify critical habitat requirements for molting, IBP undertook a one-year pilot study, the
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