This all-Montana, all-bird, PIF+ conservation and science group is being revitalized as of the summer 2007. This web page will now be used for all announcements, papers, and other happenings. Email Amy Cilimburg if you have anything to post.
ARTICLES - PAPERS - wind energy
LISTSERVE
There is a new list serve for this group which we are now using exclusively.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING THE MBCP LIST SERVE: To subscribe, send an email with no subject and "subscribe msl_mbcp MontanaBirds" in the body of the message to listmanager@lists.mt.gov To post messages to the MBCP List Server, subscribe, confirm you subscription when prompted, then send emails to msl_mbcp@lists.mt.gov To review/search postings to this list serve on the web and set options for receiving postings go to http://lists.mt.gov/read/?forum=msl_mbcp |
ANNOUNCEMENTS -- EVENTS
MBCP recent events:
November 2007. The MBCP held a successful 2 -day meeting in Helena. We met with Ken McDonald regarding the "All-bird Coordinator" position and, based on his support, are drafting a letter to accompany the position description, and this will be presented to Jeff Hagener in early December. Contact Janet Ellis for more details. We will post the final letter of support when completed and signed.
Bird Coordinator Position Description
We discussed three other main prioritize for the group. Energy development was one of these. See draft recommendations, opinions and articles about wind and birds HERE.
August 2007. A core group of interested MBCP members met with Ken McDonald of MT Fish Wildlife and Parks to discuss the possibility of the State sponsoring or assisting with an All-bird Coordinator position. A job description with expected outcomes was then presented to Ken two monts later.
July 2007. We held a very successful 2 day meeting in Helena to re-energize our group and strategize ways to obtain a full-time, paid coordinator to lead this group. This has long been a recognized need for the group's success.
Download: MEETING SUMMARY, MORE MEETING NOTES, and BOTTLENECKS TO CONSERVATION.
MBCP upcoming events:
Stay tuned for more updates from MBCP
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ARTICLES -- BULLETINS -- PAPERS
For a copy of "Montana All bird Conservation: A status Survey" commissioned by MT Fish Wildlife and Parks and prepared by Christine Paige, click HERE.
WIND and BIRDS
DRAFT Wind Energy Siting Policy Guidance Document - Janet Ellis. Nov 2007
Assessing Impacts of Wind-Energy Development on Nocturnally Active Birds and Bats: A Guidance Document. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2007 (pdf, 1 MB).
Wind Energy Development and Wildlife Conservation: Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2007
Estimating Wind Turbine–Caused Bird Mortality. Journal of Wildlife Management. 2007
More coming soon.....
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MBCP GUIDING PRINCIPLES:
• Provide information to collaborating partners for consideration in land management decisions.
• Keep common birds and their habitats common so that they do not become endangered, threatened, or rare.
• Conserve, protect, and restore endangered, threatened, and rare bird species and their habitats so their populations are again secure.
• Recognize the social and economic value of birds to the people of Montana.
• Identify opportunities to conserve birds and their habitats within Montana using the best available science.
CONTACTS
We have developed a list with over 235 names and contact information of folks who have been involved with the MBCP. Download HERE. Contact Amy if you have changes or would like your name added to or removed from this list.
For more information about the Montana Bird Conservation Partnership, contact:
Native Species Biologist
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
406.247.2966
apuchniak@mt.gov
or
Dan Casey
American Bird Conservancy
406-751-4581
dcasey@abcbirds.org
or
Jock Young
Avian Science Center
406-243-6499
or
Avian Science Center
406-243-2035
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