Manomet Center awarded major NFWF grant to foster shorebird co...(g habitat from Alaska to Argentina for p...)

By incorporating Manomet's integrated 3-S strategy of Site-based Conservation; building the Science foundation; and using explicit Success measures, projects will move more quickly and efficiently to recovering shorebird populations, allowing for adaptive management when new approaches are needed and providing the opportunity to take advantage of new opportunities as they arise.

To date, with previous awards from NFWF, the Manomet WHSRN program and its partners' accomplishments have included the following:

• Protection of 20,000 acres of winter habitat in Mexico for two high priority shorebirds: Long-billed Curlew and Mountain Plover
• Conservation action plans to guide recovery for over a dozen of the highest priority species
• A sophisticated yet easy to use tool for evaluation of the status, threats and conservation actions for WHSRN and other sites with high biodiversity
• Programs for cattle ranchers in South America to improve the financial return for their beef while providing habitat for the Buff-breasted Sandpiper
• Three years of statistically valid monitoring for northbound migratory Red Knots, an endangered species.
• The first - ever workshop for rice growers, extension agents, and conservationists in South America to explore collaborative approaches to shorebird conservation in rice growing fields.

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