Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Jason Johnson
Keeps birds off the Endangered Species List Pays huge natural dividends
of native prairie and wetlands have remained on of all duck food the Souths longleaf pine forests by 50%
the land. Every year, wetlands protected by energy on private lands in to 4.7 million acres, providing a source of
Swampbuster contribute nearly 4 million the Mississippi Alluvial Valley timber supply that keeps working forests
Mallards, Gadwalls, Blue-winged Teals, North- comes from Farm Bill wetlands, a working and wildlife habitat for 36 bird
ern Shovelers, and Northern Pintails to North species, including Northern Bobwhite
Ducks Unlimited
-10
Forest birds Before After
1990 -19% +3%
-20 1990
-30
-40
Grassland birds Before After
1985 -34% +3%
-50
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2003
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Improve the impact of Farm Bill
conservation programs on priority
4 maximize Farm Bill conservation
effectiveness
wildlife species Investing in monitoring and evaluation of Farm Bill conservation
programs enables science-based decision-making and strate-
Farm Bill conservation programs should continue to incorporate gic planning. Dedicated funding for the Conservation Effects
state input to better target funding towards priority wildlife Assessment Project (CEAP) would allow for measurement and
species identified in initiatives such as State Wildlife Action adjustment of multi-year conservation projects and improve
Plans, and require at least 10% of annual funding from the conservation outcomes.
Environmental Quality Incentives Program to be used for wildlife
conservation practices. Increasing the availability of long-term
Golden-winged Warbler by Gerrit Vyn
stateofthebirds.org
Suggested citation: North American Bird Conservation Initiative, U.S. Committee. 2017.
CEAP Analysis of Appalachian
Working Lands for Wildlife
The State of the Birds 2017: A Farm Bill Special Report. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, N.Y. 4 pages. For citations and sources of information in this report, see stateofthebirds.org.