atlantic coast joint venture annual report to the board for 2009 management board meeting march 10,...
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Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Annual Report to the Board for 2009Management Board Meeting
March 10, 2010 via teleconference
(handout #5)
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Management Board MembersConnecticut
DelawareGeorgiaFloridaMaine
MarylandMassachusetts
New HampshireNew JerseyNew York
North CarolinaPennsylvaniaPuerto Rico
Rhode IslandSouth Carolina
VermontVirginia
Ducks Unlimited (2)National Fish and
Wildlife FoundationNational Park Service
The Nature ConservancyU.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (2)U.S. Geological
SurveyUSDA Forest ServiceWildlife Management
Institute
ACJV LEADERSHIP
Ken Elowe, Board Chair, MEDan Forster, Vice Chair, GA
Steve Rockwood, GBTC Chair, FLJoe FullerGBTC Vice Chair, NCLaurel Moore-BarnhillNBTC Chair, SCBrad WinnNBTC Vice Chair, GAJohn Frampton, NAWMP PlanComm., SCWayne MacCallum NAWCA Council,MA Rob Deblinger, Council Staff, MA
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ACJV StaffMitch HartleyNorth Atl. Coord. (Hadley, MA)States: ME, NH, VT, NY, MA, RI, CT BCRs: LGL-SL, ANF, NE-MAOther: Coord. With EHJV, Canada
Melanie SteinkampMid Atl. Coord. (Laurel, MD)States: NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, WV BCRs: NE-MA, Pied., N. AppsOther: Ches. Bay, Del. Bay Working Groups
Craig WatsonSouth Atl. Coord. (Charleston, SC)States: NC, SC, GA, FL, PRBCRs: SAMBI, S. Pdmt., Pen. FL, PR-VIOther: Caribbean, Mexico
Andrew Milliken JV Coordinator
Debra ReynoldsOutreach Coordinator
(Hadley, MA)
Tim JonesScience Coordinator
(Laurel, MD)
Kirsten LukeGIS Analyst (Contract)
(Panama City, FL)
VacantAssistant Science Coordinator(s)
JV-Wide
Regional
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ACJV Highlights 2009 433,000 acres of habitat conserved in 2009, over 5.3
million acres total conserved by ACJV partners 34 NAWCA grants approved (2009) – most ever,
and 27 grants recommended (2010); additional oil spill funds received; Great Lakes funds received
Strategic Plan Update completed and approved Conservation Design Multistate Grant Project
underway and ready to expand Flyway Integrated Waterbird Monitoring and
Management fully underway and includes states Multiple research and monitoring projects funded JV leadership/involvement in LCC development 4
Strategic Plan Mission The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture will provide a
forum for federal, state, regional and local partners to coordinate and improve the
effectiveness of bird habitat conservation planning, implementation and evaluation in
the Atlantic Flyway region of the United States.
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Components needed to accomplish this mission
Coordination and Organization Biological Planning Conservation Design Conservation Delivery Monitoring and Evaluation Research Communications and Outreach
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ACJV Strategic Plan Annual Accomplishment Measures
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Components, Goals & Objectives
Structure and Partnership Coordination – Strategic Plan, Management Board, Technical
Committees, state and focus area working groups Administration and Funding
– Staff, administration, funding
Coordination and OrganizationProvide a structure and process that attracts partners, leverages and generates funding, and implements coordinated planning, delivery and evaluation projects that support ACJV goals and objectives and provide opportunities for collaboration with other wildlife and fish habitat conservation partnerships.
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Coordination and Organization
Strategic Plan Updated Board meetings and calls
completed; December meeting on science/LCCs
Technical Committees re-organized
Additional focus area working groups
Small increase in ACJV admin. budget in FY 2009 and FY 2010
Addressing LCC relationships
Continued staff, board and technical committee involvement in LCCs
Additional technical subcommittee development e.g., shorebird subcommittee
Delaware Bay working group formed
Maintain or increase budget in FY 2011– Full time GIS staff and additional
science support staff
– Funding for discretionary projects
2009 Accomplishments 2010 Goals/Needs
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Components, Goals & Objectives
Structure and Plans– Biological Foundation Plan, Waterfowl
Implementation Plan, BCR Plans, Marine Birds Cooperative, Web-based information
Steps/products– Priority species, representative spp.,
population objectives, threats & limiting factors, species-habitat models
Biological Planning Compile and provide information on priority bird species and their relationship to habitats to provide a biological basis for conservation actions
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Components, Goals & Objectives
Information available at appropriate scales– Maps, spatial databases, decision support tools
Steps/products– Existing habitat capacity, habitat objectives,
landscape change, future habitat capacity, decision support tools, protected and managed lands databases, optimal landscape designs
Conservation Design Provide tools to guide management decisions to efficiently achieve bird conservation (and associated wildlife and fish) habitat objectives.
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Biological Planning and Conservation Design
Initial Piedmont BCR planning underway
Marine bird planning funded and underway
Waterfowl population and habitat objective approach finalized
Staff /partner support for NAWMP, USSCP, PIF
Significant progress on Designing Sustainable Landscapes project
Dynamic sea-level rise project underway
Final year of pilot Designing Sustainable Landscapes project
Expand to Piedmont and North Atlantic through LCC funding
Testing/validating of decision support tools
Complete waterfowl population and habitat objectives
Complete initial sea level rise models, expand to South Atlantic
Initiate additional migratory hotspot mapping
Assist Audubon with forest block analysis
2009 Accomplishments 2010 Goals/Needs
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+100 years+100 years
+10 years+10 years+20 years+20 years+30 years+30 years+40 years+40 years+50 years+50 years+60 years+60 years+70 years+70 years+80 years+80 years+90 years+90 years
Designing Sustainable Designing Sustainable LandscapesLandscapesLandscape ChangeLandscape Changefor Next 100 yrs.for Next 100 yrs.
20012001
LakeLakeMoultrieMoultrie
CharlestonCharleston
Incorporates:Incorporates:sea level risesea level riseurban growthurban growth
successionsuccession
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Components, Goals & Objectives
Delivery Partnerships – State, focus area, habitat
Project Funding – JV seed funds, federal grants, new and non-
traditional partners, international Information for Guiding Delivery
Conservation Delivery Facilitate partnerships for conservation delivery, seek and leverage funding, provide information to influence management and deliver conservation actions guided by biological foundation to efficiently achieve bird and associated wildlife and fish habitat conservation objectives
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Conservation Delivery
433k acres habitat conserved
700 + partner projects Highest success with
NAWCA, more oil spill $ Multiple focus area
partnerships supported Chesapeake Bay WAT Habitat initiatives e.g.
early successional, forests
Submit Mass. oil spill projects
Great Lakes NAWCA and JV funds
Maintain/increase success with Coastal Grants
Early successional working groups in North Atlantic
Delaware Bay partnership Increase NRCS Coordination Increase NFWF Coordination Pilot decision support tools
with decision makers
2009 Accomplishments
2010 Goals/Needs
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FY 2009 Acres Conserved by Program
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Program Protected Restored Enhanced Total
Coastal 10,046 300 0 10,346
DU 8,838 3,398 15,923 28,158
NAWCA 62,618 12,354 1,927 76,899
NWR 5,835 0 0 5,835
PFFW 43,408 20,848 3,097 67,353
State 17,673 882 118,004 136,558
TNC 139,169 0 0 139,169
FY 2009 Acres Conserved by State
State Protected Restored Enhanced Total
CT 1,679 197 479 2,355
DE 38 1,207 6,550 7,795
FL 15,468 2,177 107,549 125,195
GA 23,789 2,429 24 26,242
MA 7,034 942 599 8,575
MD 10,201 1,071 2,506 13,778
ME 56,598 4,112 0 60,709
NC 24,561 8,413 16,120 49,094
NH 1,340 0 0 1,340
NJ 2,066 1,176 0 3,242
NY 74,507 530 235 75,271
PA 205 110 3,059 3,374
PR 445 416 469 1,329
RI 928 41 0 969
SC 25,101 1,946 542 27,589
VA 12,648 10,085 295 23,028
VT 2,236 417 89 2,741
Total 258,844 35,267 138,516 432,62617
ACJV Partner Accomplishments with Spatial Data
FY 2009
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Highest priority patchesHighest priority patchesunder 10 yrs CP 36under 10 yrs CP 36
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Components, Goals & Objectives
Population Monitoring– Utilize existing monitoring, design new monitoring,
flyway waterbird monitoring
Habitat Monitoring– Explore options for habitat monitoring, assess net
change in habitat types
Conservation Tracking– ACJV project tracking, spatial protected and
managed lands databases
Monitoring and Evaluation Facilitate monitoring of bird populations and habitats to assess the effectiveness of conservation actions and track conservation projects to assess progress and guide future actions.
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Components, Goals & Objectives
Research Coordination and Funding– Identify research needs, seek funds through
grants and programs Research Prioritization
– Target research to address key uncertainties, conduct sensitivity analysis
Research Provide a structure and process that generates, attracts, leverages, and implements priority assumption-driven research activities in support of joint venture established objectives
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Monitoring, Evaluation and Research
Flyway Integrated Waterbird Monitoring & Management being developed with states
Seabird monitoring funded and implemented
Painted bunting monitoring implemented
Black duck and brant energetics research nearing completion
Research on forest bird use in e.s. habitats
Flyway Integrated Waterbird Monitoring & Management implemented
Coordination of marshbird monitoring with JV/flyway
Models/tools for estimating spatial distribution and density of seabirds
Managed lands database developed for additional states
Secured lands data in the SE Spatial accomplishment data Science needs compiled and
prioritized; funding and coordination through LCCs
2009 Accomplishments
2010 Goals/Needs
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Outside Funding 2007-2009Funding Source Project
AFWA/USFWS Multist. Grants
Northeast Coordinated Bird Monitoring
Designing Sustainable Landscapes for Birds in the Eastern U.S.
BDJV/DU/state Black duck wintering behavior and energetics
SDJV Atlantic Coast Sea Duck Surveys, Seawatch
U. of Delaware Brant wintering behavior and energetics
U.S.G.S. Science Support
Optimal Landscape Design
Bird and Bat Migration on Appalachian Ridges
Atlantic Coast Sea Level Rise and Impacts on Birds
Migratory stopover habitat
Post-breeding use of early successional habitats by forest birds
U.S.G.S. NBII Atlantic Flyway SWAP Bird Information Database
Doris Duke Regional Habitat Classification and Mapping, Phase I
NEAFWA Regional Habitat Classification and Mapping, Phase II
NFWF Rangewide Longleaf Pine Decision Support Tool
MMS Seabird surveys and data compilation 23
Components, Goals & Objectives
Partners Public/External Partners Congress
Communication and Outreach Develop effective communication products to attract partners, support existing funding and seek new funds, improve internal relations and raise awareness of ACJV conservation priorities targeted to specific audiences.
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Communication and Outreach
New BCR websites completed
Brochure update Quarterly newsletters Fact Sheets expanded and
updated Congress
– National Fact Sheet– Climate Change Insert– 12 visits + 7 folders
delivered
Website updates/meetings Biological Foundation Plan
elements online Update fact sheets New folder/brochure New web-based newsletter Spatial Accomplishment
Information Congress
– 2011/12 Budget Outreach
– Hill and District Visits
– Field trips
2009 Accomplishments 2010 Goals/Needs
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ACJV Staff Hard at Work
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2009 ACJV Admin. Budget
FUNDING 1234$OTHER
FEDERAL$
NON-FED. PARTNER$
ACRES-ALL
PARTNERS
BAS Allocation 831,841
Regional Admin. Support
129,779
Coordination 216,825 24,132 25,000
Communication 106,594 0 5,000
Planning 181,883 592,649 65,000
Monitoring/Evaluation/Research
85,339 296,000 30,000
Project Dev. & Implementation
111,422 64,826,828 239,236,092 482,345
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ACJV Administrative Budget FY 2009 - minor increase to $832K; increase in
FY 2010 to 882K, could be decreased in FY 2011 (but could be Chesapeake Bay funds)
Increased fixed costs for salary and operations; sharing costs for biological planning and monitoring with Division of Migratory Birds populations branch
No discretionary funds for projects Need for additional base funding in FY 2011 to
implement Strategic Plan, maintain GIS support and have discretionary funds.
Allocation process among JVs based on matrix of JV activities does not explicitly account for size and complexity 28
Concerns and Challenges for 2010 Budget
– Maintain existing staff
– Fully support GIS position (contract)
– Discretionary funds (partner travel and projects)
Workload for staff and partners related to ACJV, LCC, climate change, regional partnerships (e.g. Chesapeake Bay)
Articulate clear role, reduce redundancy in larger landscape conservation and climate change efforts
Ensure partners are involved in development of science products that meet their needs 29
Management Board MembersConnecticut
DelawareGeorgiaFloridaMaine
MarylandMassachusetts
New HampshireNew JerseyNew York
North CarolinaPennsylvaniaPuerto Rico
Rhode IslandSouth Carolina
VermontVirginia
Ducks Unlimited (2)National Fish and
Wildlife FoundationNational Park Service
The Nature ConservancyU.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (2)U.S. Geological
SurveyUSDA Forest ServiceWildlife Management
Institute
ACJV LEADERSHIP
Ken Elowe, Board Chair, MEDan Forster, Vice Chair, GA
Steve Rockwood, GBTC Chair, FLJoe FullerGBTC Vice Chair, NCLaurel Moore-BarnhillNBTC Chair, SCBrad WinnNBTC Vice Chair, GAJohn Frampton, NAWMP PlanComm., SCWayne MacCallum NAWCA Council,MA Rob Deblinger, Council Staff, MA
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Thanks to the leadership and
members of the
Management Board and Technical
Committees