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Overview on ACJV Priorities

+Overview

Why do we need to focus?

Historic changes in ACJV scope

Limitations

Aligning capacity & priorities

+ACJV’s Original Focus

+ACJV’s Historic Focus

American Black Duck wintering habitat

Coastal wetland wintering areas

High-quality stopover habitat in Lower Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Valley

Breeding habitat in New England

+Growth in the 21st Century

“All-Bird” move expanded scope

Dozens more habitat types

Hundreds of new species

Breeding, wintering & stopover habitat

JV budget increased, mostly for new JVs

+All Bird Conservation

BCR planning across ACJV area

Wide variety of species/habitats

No budget for science/projects

No funding source to rival NAWCA

+Current Capacity

2 Science staff

2 Delivery staff

1 Outreach & 1 Administrator

Coordinate one flyway & 1/3 of states

+Why Prioritize?

ACJV Mission: “Provide a forum for…partners to coordinate and improve the effectiveness of bird habitat conservation planning,

delivery and evaluation in the Atlantic Flyway.”

• HUGE area

• 291 Priority Species - Many habitats &

conservation challenges

• ACJV goal: Increase effectiveness Biggest ‘BANG for BUCK’

MUST SET PRIORITIES

+Why Prioritize?

18 other habitat JVs are more focused

Our scope should match our capacity

+Core Functions

Habitat Delivery: FWS wetland grants

NAWCA

Average 12 Standard ($1M) grants

/yr

Average 15 Small ($75k) grants /yr

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+Core Functions

Habitat Delivery: FWS wetland grants

National Coastal Wetland Grants R4 Average:

Funded Acres Grants Totals2 3,126 $1.7M $3.3M

R5 Average:

Funded Acres Grant$ Total

6 1,645 $4.4M $9.1M

+Core Functions

Science Coordination

Integrated Wetland Management & Monitoring (IWMM)

Population & habitat objectives

Priority science needs & LCCs

DSL project(s) in SAMBI & NALCC

+Aligning Capacity & Priorities

Presentations on past/current priorities

Activities we want to continue

Suggest modest increase in one area