National and International Plans
Landbird
The Partners in Flight Landbird Conservation Plan
This plan was revised in 2016. The plan documents the current widespread decline in landbird species throughout the U.S and Canada and presents prioritized related conservation objectives.
Saving Our Shared Birds: Partners in Flight Tri-National Vision for Landbird Conservation
This document presents a comprehensive conservation assessment of landbirds in Canada, Mexico, and the continental United States. This tri-national vision highlights the vital links among North America’s migratory birds and the highly threatened resident species in Mexico. It points to a set of continent-scale actions necessary to maintain the landbird diversity and abundance that are our shared responsibility.
Waterfowl
North American Waterfowl Management Plan: 2011/2012 Plan Vision and Related Documents:
These documents affirm the vision of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan and of the U.S., Canada and Mexico to recover waterfowl populations by restoring and managing wetland ecosystems, to conserve biological diversity in the Western Hemisphere, to integrate wildlife conservation with sustainable economic development, and to promote conservation partnerships of public and private agencies, organizations and individuals.
Waterbird
North American Waterbird Conservation Plan
This initiative focuses on waterbirds across the continent. Primary attention is provided to species that are not currently addressed by other conservation initiatives, and includes grebes, rails, seabirds, terns, and herons.
Shorebird
U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan
Partners from state and federal agencies, joint ventures, and non-governmental organizations from across the country pooled their resources and expertise to develop a conservation strategy for migratory shorebirds and the habitats upon which they depend. The U.S. Shorebird Conservation Plan provides a scientific framework to determine species, sites, and habitats that most urgently need conservation action. Main goals of the plan, completed in 2000, are to ensure that adequate quantity and quality of shorebird habitat is maintained at the local levels. These national assessments were used to step down goals and objectives into 11 regional conservation plans. Plan partners are working with joint ventures to accomplish these goals. The Shorebird Plan is administered by the Division of Migratory Bird Management.
Regional Plans
Landbird
PIF Landbird Plan for California
The California Partners in Flight program has completed eight habitat and bioregion Bird Conservation Plans (BCP’s) for the State. The habitat BCPs include Riparian, Oak Woodlands, Coastal Scrub and Chaparral, Grasslands, Coniferous Forests, Sagebrush, and Desert. there is also a Sierra Nevada Bioregion BCP
PIF Landbird Plans for Oregon and Washington
This initiative focuses on waterbirds across the continent. Primary attention is provided to species that are not currently addressed by other conservation initiatives, and includes grebes, rails, seabirds, terns, and herons.
Seabird
Pacific Region Seabird Conservation Plan
The purpose of this plan is to identify the Service’s priorities for seabird management, monitoring, research, outreach, planning and coordination. It will serve as a guide to coordinate Service activities for seabird conservation at the Regional scale. The Plan includes a review of seabird resources and habitats, a description of issues and threats, and a summary of current management, monitoring and outreach efforts.
Alaska Seabird Conservation Plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or USFWS), Region 7 (Alaska) manages the conservation of thirty-eight breeding seabird species, with an estimated population of 40 to 50 million individuals. An additional 40 to 50 million nonbreeding seabirds use Alaska waters for some portion of their life cycle. The purpose of the Alaska Seabird Conservation Plan is to facilitate development of a comprehensive regional approach to seabird conservation. It is intended primarily to direct Service activities, but may serve to guide and coordinate efforts by other federal and state agencies, universities, and private organizations interested in seabird issues.
Waterbird
Northern Prairie and Parkland Waterbird Conservation Plan
The Northern Prairie and Parkland Region (NP&PR) contains millions of wetland basins that harbor large proportions of the populations of many North American waterbird species. However, knowledge of waterbirds in the NP&PR is limited, and there has been little direction for waterbird conservation planning or management. Canadian and U.S. partners developed the Northern Prairie and Parkland Waterbird Conservation Plan under the auspices of the North American Waterbird Conservation Plan to provide an overview of the status and current knowledge of waterbirds and waterbird habitat in the Region and to outline strategies and priorities for monitoring, research, and management.
Shorebird
Regional Shorebird Conservation Plans
This initiative focuses on waterbirds across the continent. Primary attention is provided to species that are not currently addressed by other conservation initiatives, and includes grebes, rails, seabirds, terns, and herons.