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Materials are DRAFT. In an ongoing effort to improve this information, any feedback is greatly appreciated. This effort is currently being led by Scott Johnston at USFWS (Scott_Johnston@fws.gov) and Kathy Parsons at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences (parsonsk@manomet.org). Please contact us with any questions, concerns, or comments. Files on this page are in Microsoft Word or Excel format Proposed Projects in Support of MANEM Waterbird Conservation Needs Summary Spreadsheet of Projects Project ID & Name 1 - Seabird Outreach and Education in the Gulf of Maine 2 - Alcid Restoration Project 3 - Acquisition of Nationally Significant Waterbird Nesting Islands 4 - Razorbill Inventory and Monitoring 5 - Leach’s Storm-Petrel Restoration and Monitoring 6 - Pelagic Bird Surveys in the Gulf of Maine 7 - Gulf of Maine Seabird Nesting Island Stewardship Program 8 - Tern Restoration Project in the Gulf of Maine 9 - Colonial Waterbird Habitat and Productivity Enhancement Through Selective Predator Removals in Virginia 10 - Colonial Waterbird Disturbance Management Program 11 - Partnerships for Improved Waterbird Management in Narragansett Bay 12 - Coastal Seabird/ Human Disturbance Campaign 13 - Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET) 14 - Land Acquisition/Seabird Restoration in Coastal Maine 15 - Great Spoon Island Inventory 16 - Little Libby Seabird Restoration Project 17 - Black Guillemot Nesting Habitat Project 18 - Gull Population Biology Project 19 - Leach’s Storm-Petrel Monitoring Project 20 - At-Sea Monitoring of Pelagic Waterbirds 21 - Inventory of Inland Heronries 22 - Inland Waterbird Habitat Protection Analysis 23 - Regional Source/Sink Dynamics of Black Tern Populations 24 - Population and Habitat Ecology of Marshbirds in Maine 25 - Development and Distribution of a Field Guide to Beached Birds (Dead) for the North Atlantic 26 - Citizen Science Network for Beached Bird Surveys 27 - Waterbird Bycatch: Assessment and Management for Elimination/Reduction to Minimal Levels 28 - Pelagic Waterbird Distribution and Abundance Database 29 - Verification and Completion of North Atlantic Coastal and Marine Waterbird Database 30 - Mortality and Sub-lethal Effects of Offshore and Coastal Wind Power Facilities on Waterbirds 31 - Wading Bird Productivity 32 - Land Acquisitions to Protect Key Nesting Areas for Waterbirds in Connecticut 33 - Inventory of Tern Foraging and Prey Resources 34 - Site Specific Conservation Planning at Important Waterbird Bird Areas in Connecticut 35 - Determination of Key Nesting Areas for Freshwater Wetland Nesting Birds 36 - Determination of Limiting Factors for Beach Nesting Waterbirds 37 - Public Education and Outreach for Colonially-nesting Waterbirds 38 - Correlation Between Nesting Colonies of Colonial Wading Birds and Foraging Areas 39 - Seasonal Waterbird Usage Inventory of Long Island Sound 40 - Coastal Waterbird Habitat Acquisition 41 - Harbor Heron Health & Monitoring Program 42 - Metapopulation Studies 43 - Pelagic Seabird Research Initiative 44 - Public Education and Outreach for Colonial Nesting Waterbirds at Grandview Beach 45 - Statewide Colonial Waterbird Surveys in Virginia 46 - Urban Waterbird Management Plan for Virginia's Coastal Plain 47 - Developing a Comprehensive Waterbird Monitoring Plan for the Chesapeake Bay Estuary 48 - Increase Agency Capacity 49 - Aquaculture Impact Assessment 50 - Atlantic Wide Breeding Survey 51 - Best Management Practices Manual 52 - Contaminants Loads and Effects 53 - Disease Studies 54 - Foraging/Food-Chain Dynamics 55 -GIS System 56 - Local Planning 57 - Patuxent Monitoring Database 58 - Evaluating the Impact of Hunting on Rails 59 - Marshbird Monitoring Program 60 - Filling Significant Baseline Data Gaps for Atlantic Red-throated Populations

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