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DoD Partners in Flight
Defending the Steppingstones
of Migration
Conserving Birds and Their Habitats
On Department of Defense Lands
Chris Eberly DoD Partners in Flight
• Helping species at risk
• Keeping common birds common
• Voluntary partnerships for birds,
habitats, and people
Partners in Flight
www.PartnersInFlight.org
• Increase capacity to support
full life-cycle conservation.
• Integrate the PIF approach, priorities, and
objectives into resource planning.
• Engage partners through more effective
education, outreach, and communications.
• Expand membership, increase financial
resources, and sustain a highly effective
network.
Partners in Flight
DoD Partners in Flight
The DoD Partners in Flight program
sustains and enhances the military testing,
training, and safety mission through
proactive, habitat-based management
strategies that maintain healthy landscapes
and training lands.
DoD Bird Conservation Priorities
Mission Support
• Partnerships/Cooperation
• Communication of Guidance and Policies
• Habitat and Species Management
• Bird/animal Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH)
• Monitoring
• Research
• Information and Education
• Stewardship
DoD PIF Network
West Midwest
Southeast
Working Groups
• Avian Electrocutions • BASH • Communications • Education • International • Invasive Species • Research & Monitoring • Seabirds • Species of Concern
DoD PIF Network
PARC and PIF
Conservation through partnerships
DoD PARC and DoD PIF
Supporting the mission through partnerships
What and Who is DoD PARC? DoD PARC is made up of DoD professionals dedicated to the conservation and management of herpetofauna and their habitats on military lands.
DoD PARC provides leadership, guidance, and support for the conservation and management of amphibians and reptiles on military installations.
DoD PARC advocates a deliberate course of action for DoD’s future management of amphibians and reptiles, and links goals and objectives directly to military mission support.
What and Who is DoD PIF? DoD PIF is made up of DoD professionals dedicated to the conservation and management of birds and their habitats on military lands.
DoD PIF provides leadership, guidance, and support for the conservation and management of birds on military installations.
DoD PIF advocates a deliberate course of action for DoD’s future management of birds, and links goals and objectives directly to military mission support.
What DoD PARC is…
- Mission First!
- Voluntary
- Unfunded from the services at present
- Non-advocacy
- Non-regulatory
- Partnership-based
- Pro-active
What DoD PIF is…
- Mission First!
- Voluntary
- Unfunded from the services at present
- Non-advocacy
- Non-regulatory
- Partnership-based
- Pro-active
cattle prod
(charged!)
Voluntary Participation
What DoD PARC is not…
- Policy-makers for herps or conservation
- Unilateral decision makers
- Me, Chris Petersen, Priya and Terry
What DoD PIF is not…
- Policy-makers for birds or conservation
- Unilateral decision makers
- Chris Eberly
DoD PIF Working Groups
&
Representatives
Look for people that:
1. Are motivated & driven.
2. Are real subject matter experts.
3. Are respected nationally and/or
locally.
4. Are respected on the
installation where they work.
5. Have support from their
leadership to participate in a
couple meetings/per year and
help produce some products &
services.
6. Can pay their way.
Federal Agencies and Bird Conservation
• PIF Federal Agency Committee
• Council for the Conservation of Migratory
Birds (EO 13186)
• North American Bird Conservation
Initiative (NABCI)
PIF Federal Agency Committee
• Newly developed charter
• Focuses on implementation of PIF
Strategic Action Plan goals and
objectives
• Meets at this conference
Council for the Cons. of Migratory Birds
Subcommittees
• Presidential Migratory Bird Federal
Stewardship Award Subcommittee
• Conservation Measures Subcommittee
• Avian Resources Subcommittee
• Annual Report Subcommittee
North American Bird Cons. Initiative
Goal
Deliver the full spectrum of bird conservation
through regionally-based, biologically-driven,
landscape-oriented partnerships.
Members include Federal and State Agencies,
NGOs, Industry, Bird Initiatives, Flyway
Councils, JVs
Research and Monitoring Updates
Species: Cerulean Warber
Location: BCR 28
Population Size: 450000
Primary Habitat(s): Area (Ha) Indiv/Ha
1
Mixed deciduous/coniferous forest and
woodland (mesic-wet) 4413900 0.10
Installation (partial list) Area(Ha)1
Indiv/
Installation1
Arnold AFB 11 1.12
ARTEMUS TRAINING SITE 15 1.53
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE 0 0.00
CARLISLE BARRACKS 0 0.00
CTC CAMP DAWSON-KINGWOOD 975 99.40
Curwensville Lake 0 0.00
DDC New Cumberland 0 0.00
FORT CAMPBELL 17035 1736.73
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP 158 16.11
HOLSTON AAP 386 39.35
KELLY SUPPORT CENTER 6 0.61
LETTERKENNY ARMY DEPOT 0 0.00
NSPC Center Mechanicsburg 0 0.00
PICATINNY ARSENAL 0 0.00
Senecaville Lake 85 8.67
Stewart IAP AGS 0 0.00
Summersville Lake 547 55.77
TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT 0 0.00
Youghiogheny River Lake 109 11.11
Priority species on DoD installations
Chris Eberly
DoD Partners in Flight
540-349-9662
www.dodpif.org Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
January 2004
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