Online Guide

The online guide is intended to help state agencies be more efficient and impactful with their finite resources by creating and providing easy access to full annual cycle conservation planning resources.

Each state page gathers information from the Migratory Connectivity Project, Bird Migration Explorer, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology eBird Status and Trends to facilitate comprehensible and data-driven planning and resource decisions, and to assist with the inclusion of full annual cycle conservation strategies in State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs). It will allow states to access multiple novel and complementary sources of information that can guide targeted investment of funds to successfully implement State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) objectives for Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN). It will also help states develop partnerships with organizations working in the places their birds use throughout the Western Hemisphere, and maximize protection and conservation for priority SGCNs. 

This Online Guide is organized by state. Each state has a page that provides a state overview, focal species for that state, details on relevant partner organizations and a list of resources. 

Select state:

A
Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas

C
California - Colorado - Connecticut

D
Delaware

F
Florida

G
Georgia

H
Hawaii

I
Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa

K
Kansas - Kentucky

L
Louisiana

M
Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana

N
Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey -
New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota

O
Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon

P
Pennsylvania

R
Rhode Island

S
South Carolina - South Dakota

T
Tennessee - Texas

U
Utah

V
Vermont - Virginia

W
Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming

 

 

How to Use the Online Guide

The following products are provided in each State’s page to assist with the inclusion of full annual cycle conservation strategies in State Wildlife Action Plans (SWAPs):

  • Shared Stewardship Connection Maps to provide a state-level overview of where the migratory birds that breed in each state are found during the non-breeding season.
     
  • An overview of focal migratory species breeding in each state including:

    - Conservation statistics

    - Multi-species Connection Map to provide an overview of connections across the annual cycle for focal species of concern breeding in each state
     
  • Focal Species Accounts that provide detailed information on each priority species including: 

    - Conservation statistics and information about relevant Southern Wings projects

    - Species Connection Maps to show species-specific connections across the annual cycle 

    - Conservation challenges

    - Links to additional resources
     
  • A list of partner organizations working in countries connected to each state.
     
  • Additional resources useful for full-annual cycle conservation
     

An introductory video is forthcoming and will be available here at a later date.

 

 

 

Questions?

We are here to help:

Deb Hahn, International Relations Director
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Phone: 202-838-3458
Email: dhahn@fishwildlife.org
 

Bradley Wilkinson, Bird Conservation PM/
NABCI Coordinator
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
Phone: 202-838-3475
Email: bwilkinson@fishwildlife.org