State Wildlife Grants Program Projects

2007-2009

SGCN - Species of Greatest Conservation Need
COA - Conservation Opportunity Area
SWG - State Wildlife Grant

Butler’s Gartersnake Density and Population Viability Research

SGCN: Butler’s Garter Snake
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal

The primary goal of this population study is to evaluate a variety of habitat patches in order to determine a reliable range of populations within each patch. Additional goals are to obtain data on the percentage of females who give birth annually and to obtain juvenile, sub-adult, and adult survival rates. This work is essential for the development of a reliable population viability analysis, which is needed to guide conservation efforts geared at securing the long-term conservation and eventual recovery of the Butler's garter snake. Back to Top

Butler's Gartersnake Wetland/Upland Research and Indeterminate Zone Determination

SGCN: Pickerel Frog, King Rail, Henslow's Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Eastern Meadowlark, Dunlin, Butler's Garter Snake
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal

The goal of this research is to identify and compare habitat selection of the Butler's gartersnake, looking at how their use of wetland habitat compares with upland habitat use and within these broader categories, which of the natural communities is most valuable to the snake. These data will be used to guide long-term conservation of the snake, helping us to prioritize conservation and management efforts for this threatened species. Back to Top

Byron Torke Report Revisited: Seasonal Zooplankton Distribution Surveys for Wisconsin Inland Lakes

SGCN: Onychodiaptomus birgei, Limnocalanus macrurus, Aglaodiaptomus leptomus
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Western Coulee and Ridges

A major obstacle to conservation of aquatic zooplankton species in Wisconsin is a general lack of information on species distributions. This project will revisit 30-40 of the lakes previously analyzed in the early 1970’s, following the zooplankton collection methodology used in the original DNR research report. In addition, water chemistry and clarity information will be collected coincident with each zooplankton sample to correlate zooplankton species/community with common limnological characteristics. Back to Top

Central Wisconsin Grassland Conservation Area Management

SGCN: Henslow's Sparrow, Blanding's Turtle, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Dickcissel, Eastern Meadowlark, Field Sparrow, Franklin's Ground Squirrel, American Woodcock, Greater Prairie-Chicken, Wilson's Phalarope, Lark Sparrow, Le Conte's Sparrow, Northern Harrier, Prairie Vole, Short-eared Owl, Upland Sandpiper, Vesper Sparrow, Western Meadowlark, Grasshopper Sparrow
COA(s): Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, North Central Forest, Western Coulee and Ridges

The goal of this project is to improve existing protected lands' ability to harbor viable populations of grassland-dependent species. Since the land uses on private lands are changing, the grassland-dependent species best chance of having a viable population is on public lands. This will be accomplished by assuring the maximum number of acres of State land be maintained in grassland. This can only be achieved through aggressive management to keep succession in check. Management techniques will vary depending on the specific parcel, but often include prescribed burning and undergrowth control. Back to Top

Conservation, Management, and Restoration of Tamarack in the Southern Tamarack Swamps of Wisconsin

SGCN: Rusty Blackbird, Four-toed Salamander, Blue-winged Warbler, Blanding's Turtle, Black-billed Cuckoo, American Woodcock
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Western Coulee and Ridges

Tamarack, an indicator of relatively undisturbed wetlands, is in decline in Wisconsin and often fails to regenerate, for unknown reasons. The overall goal of this project is to generate ecological information that has direct management application to ensure the long-term preservation and restoration of tamarack swamps in southern Wisconsin. Back to Top

Conservation and Management of Wisconsin Important Bird Areas

SGCN: Greater Prairie-Chicken, Connecticut Warbler, Dickcissel, Dunlin Eastern Meadowlark, Field Sparrow, Forster's Tern, Golden-winged Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Great Egret, Caspian Tern, Henslow's Sparrow, Hooded Warbler, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Godwit, Kentucky Warbler, King Rail, Kirtland's Warbler, Lark Sparrow Grasshopper Sparrow, Blue-winged Teal, American Bittern, American Black Duck, American Golden Plover, American Woodcock, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Bell's Vireo, Black-backed Woodpecker, Common Tern, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Blue-winged Warbler, Bobolink, Boreal Chickadee, Brown Thrasher, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Canada Warbler, Canvasback, Lesser Scaup, Black-billed Cuckoo, Whip-poor-will, Le Conte's Sparrow, Snowy Egret, Solitary Sandpiper, Spruce Grouse, Trumpeter Swan, Upland Sandpiper, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Short-billed Dowitcher, Whimbrel, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Whooping Crane, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson's Phalarope, Wood Thrush, Worm-eating Warbler, Yellow Rail, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Western Meadowlark, Peregrine Falcon, Yellow-throated Warbler, Loggerhead Shrike, Louisiana Waterthrush, Marbled Godwit, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, Short-eared Owl, Osprey, Least Flycatcher, Piping Plover, Prothonotary Warbler, Red Crossbill, Redhead, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-shouldered Hawk, Rusty Blackbird Olive-sided Flycatcher
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, North Central Forest, Northeast Sands, Northern Highland, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Northwest Lowlands, Northwest Sands, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Superior Coastal Plain, Western Coulee and Ridges, Western Prairie

This project continues the implementation of the Important Bird Areas (IBA) Program in Wisconsin. Past work has resulted in 86 sites throughout Wisconsin identified as containing critical habitats for at least 80% of bird SGCN using a robust science-based process. This project builds upon the information compiled and the partnerships established in the first phase to: produce and disseminate conservation support tools; develop and implement conservation strategies for high-priority IBAs; and create a model to support conservation of priority migrant birds during the non-breeding season. Back to Top

Conservation and Restoration of Ozark Minnow Populations in Southwest Wisconsin

SGCN: Ozark Minnow
COA(s): Southeast Glacial Plains, Southwest Savanna, Western Coulee and Ridges

The Ozark Minnow (Notropis nubilis) is currently listed as a SGCN with moderate to low relative abundance in Wisconsin compared to the rest of their range. This project would focus on transplanting minnows to particular warmwater stream communities within the Southwest Savanna landscape of Wisconsin where the Ozark Minnow is a high ecological priority identified by the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan and also has the highest probability of occurrence. Back to Top

Conserving Grassland Landscapes in Wisconsin: Implementing the All-Bird Conservation Plan

SGCN: Grassland bird species
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition North, Central Forest, Northeast Sands, Northern Highland, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Northwest Lowlands, Northwest Sands, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Superior Coastal Plain, Western Coulee and Ridges, Western Prairie

Bird species dependent on grasslands and open space are declining faster than any other bird habitat guild in North America. This project is designed to implement the grassland portions of the All-Bird Conservation Plan. The Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI) will host a statewide symposia geared at unifying the partnership behind a coordinated grassland conservation effort and will work with local partners to host a series of regional grassland implementation workshops. The goal of the project is to create a WBCI partnership unified behind the grassland components of the All-Bird Conservation Plan. Back to Top

Dam Removal and Wetland Restoration on Mukwonago River Headwaters

SGCN: Starhead Topminnow, Slender Madtom, Pugnose Shiner, Longear Sunfish, Least Darter, Lake Chubsucker, Blanding's Turtle, Banded Killifish, Villosa Iris, Venustaconcha ellipsiformis, Pleurobema rubrum, Alasmidonta viridis
COA(s): Submergent Marsh: Oligotrophic, Submergent Marsh, Southern Tamarack Swamp, Southern Sedge Meadow, Shrub Carr, Emergent Marsh, Coldwater streams, Calcareous Fen

The project will take place in the Mukwonago River Watershed Project (86.2 mi²) on property owned and managed by The Nature Conservancy. The Mukwonago River Watershed represents one of the best opportunities in southern Wisconsin to protect a landscape of contiguous, intact biotic communities. The restoration work described in this proposal is to remove two small dams in two separate headwater areas of the Mukwonago River and restore the current existing impoundments to functioning wetlands and headwater systems as close to pre-dam conditions as possible. The removal of the dams and restoration of the historic wetlands will, most importantly, allow the spring-fed headwaters to be supplied directly into the Mukwonago River without temperature alterations caused by the shallow impoundments. Also critical, it will mitigate the current risk that the structural integrity of the dams may be compromised and result in negative impacts down stream due to transport of silt. Additionally it will create approximately 15 acres of restored wetlands where the impoundments are currently. Back to Top

Greater Prairie-Chicken Restoration

SGCN: Greater Prairie Chicken
COA(s): Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, North Central Forest, Western Coulee and Ridges

Currently, the greater prairie-chicken is listed as a state threatened species and exists as a relatively small statewide population (<1500) separated into four nearly isolated populations due to habitat loss and habitat fragmentation. In an attempt to ensure a genetically sound, sustainable and viable greater prairie-chicken population in Wisconsin, hens from Minnesota will be translocated to Buena Vista Wildlife Area in Wisconsin as part of a multi-pronged, collaborative research project. The specific goals of this project are to translocate 40 greater prairie-chicken hens fitted with radio-transmitters from Minnesota to Wisconsin in 2007 and 2008 (80 total birds) and subsequently monitor the productivity of the released hens and chick survival. Back to Top

Implementation of Wisconsin’s Wildlife Action Plan

SGCN: All
COA(s): All

The objective of this grant is to implement, at the Department of Natural Resources regional level, the Wildlife Action Plan: Wisconsin’s Strategy for Wildlife SCGN, by providing technical assistance, performing technical work and developing internal and external partnerships. The objectives include providing information about the threats and conservation actions in the Plan and applying them as the Department and our conservation partners plan manage and make decisions. Back to Top

Implementing the Wisconsin Bat Conservation and Management Plan

SGCN: Silver-haired Bat, Northern Long-eared Bat, Hoary Bat, Eastern Red Bat
COA(s): Warmwater Streams, Warmwater Rivers, Coolwater Streams, Coldwater Streams

Development of Wisconsin's Bat Conservation and Management Plan began in 2005 using guidelines developed by the North American Bat Conservation Partnership. This project invests in the plan's success by developing and providing access to standardized, efficient, and cost effective tools for statewide data collection. The two main components of the plan are to compile a library of bat echolocation calls verified and referenced by species and to monitor bat activity at existing hibernacula by utilizing a new infrared tracking system. Back to Top

Invasive Herbaceous Species Control on 57 of Southern Wisconsin's Highest Quality Grassland, Savanna, and Woodland Remnants

SGCN: Dickcissel, Least Flycatcher, Lark Sparrow, King Rail, Kentucky Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Hoary Bat, Henslow's Sparrow, Great Egret, Grasshopper Sparrow, Golden-winged Warbler, Franklin's Ground Squirrel, Field Sparrow, Acadian Flycatcher, Eastern Meadowlark, Midland Smooth Softshell Turtle, Cerulean Warbler, Bullsnake, Brown Thrasher, Bobolink, Blue-winged Warbler, Blue-winged Teal, Blanding's Turtle, Black-billed Cuckoo, Bell's Vireo, Bald Eagle, American Woodcock, American Bittern, Eastern Red Bat, Short-eared Owl, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-bellied Racer, Worm-eating Warbler, Wood Thrush, Willow Flycatcher, Whip-poor-will, Western Slender Glass Lizard, Western Meadowlark, Vesper Sparrow, Veery, Upland Sandpiper, Loggerhead Shrike, Solitary Sandpiper, Louisiana Waterthrush, Rusty Blackbird, Red-shouldered Hawk, Red-headed Woodpecker, Prothonotary Warbler, Prairie Vole, Prairie Ring-necked Snake, Prairie Racerunner, Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, Ornate Box Turtle, Northern Harrier, Northern Bobwhite, Yellow-throated Warbler, Timber Rattlesnake, Macrochilo bivittata, Catocala whitneyi, Cicindela lepida, Cicindela macra, Cicindela patruela huberi, Dichromorpha viridis, Eritettix simplex, Erynnis baptisiae, Erynnis lucilius, Hemileuca sp. 3, Calephelis muticum, Lycaena dione, Satyrodes Eurydice fumosa, Memnonia panzeri, Oarisma powesheik, Papaipema beeriana, Papaipema silphii, Paraphilaenus parallelus, Polyamia dilate, Pompeius verna, Prairiana cinerea, Problema byssus, Hesperia ottoe
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Western Coulee and Ridges

This project uses a multiple tool approach to control invasive species on some of the highest quality remnant grassland, savanna, and woodland plant communities in southern Wisconsin State Natural Areas (SNA). Over the next two years, the goal is to conduct invasive herbaceous species control on 57 southern Wisconsin SNAs. We will attempt to address each herbaceous invasive group a number of times throughout the growing season, utilizing such tools as: pulling, brushcutting, mowing, herbicide application, torching, and prescribed burning. Back to Top

Proactive Conservation Program - Butler’s Gartersnake and Associated SGCN

SGCN: Northern Harrier, Bell's Vireo, Blanding's Turtle, Blue-winged Teal, Bobolink, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Butler's Gartersnake, American Woodcock, King Rail, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Pickerel Frog, Prairie Vole, Queen Snake, Rusty Blackbird, Short-eared Owl, Willow Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Henslow's Sparrow
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal

In February 2007, over 60 stakeholders representing over 40 organizations attended a 3.5 day Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) workshop. Participants included a wide variety of stakeholders, including local private landowners, state legislators, state and local decision-makers, academic biologists, wildlife managers, land trusts, development and industry representatives, and other interested parties. Through a formal deliberative process of decision-making and action planning, the final workshop report contains a detailed action plan for future management of Butler's gartersnake and selected elements of its habitat within Wisconsin. The goal of this project is to implement and support the actions from the PHVA workshop and the Wildlife Action Plan's Conservation Actions. They include: 1) Manage habitat connectivity through preservation of connecting corridors; 2) Restore habitats by reversing natural succession and reducing densities of nuisance or exotic plants such as reed canary grass; 3) Update conservation strategy as guidance for incidental take; 4) Evaluate Overlay Zoning as a means of protecting Butler's habitat through municipalities; 5) Support research coordination and the establishment of a long term monitoring program to track trends in Butler's gartersnake populations; 6) Implement education and landowner contact program to help protect the snake on private lands and build support for the overall conservation strategy for this species; and 7) Work proactively with various conservation organizations to permanently protect suitable habitat on significant conservation sites for this species. Back to Top

Protecting Bird Migration Stopover Sites in the Western Great Lakes, Phase III

SGCN: Black Tern, Dunlin Olive-sided Flycatcher, Black-backed Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Whip-poor-will, Short-eared Owl, Barn Owl, Willow Flycatcher, Black-billed Cuckoo, Least Flycatcher, Forster's Tern, Common Tern, Caspian Tern, Wilson's Phalarope, American Woodcock, Short-billed Dowitcher, Hooded Warbler, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Golden-winged Warbler, Four-toed Salamander, Kentucky Warbler, Louisiana Waterthrush, Worm-eating Warbler, Prothonotary Warbler, Cerulean Warbler, Kirtland's Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Black-throated Blue Warbler, Marbled Godwit, Blue-winged Warbler, Bell's Vireo, Loggerhead Shrike, Brown Thrasher, Wood Thrush, Veery Boreal Chickadee, Yellow-throated Warbler, American Bittern, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Redhead Canvasback, Blue-winged Teal, American Black Duck, Trumpeter Swan, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Osprey, Great Egret, Bald Eagle, Red-necked Grebe, Horned Grebe, Mink Frog, Pickerel Frog, Boreal Chorus Frog, Blanchard's Cricket Frog, Mudpuppy, Snowy Egret, Northern Bobwhite, Hudsonian Godwit, Whimbrel, Upland Sandpiper, Solitary Sandpiper, Piping Plover, American Golden Plover, Whooping Crane, Lesser Scaup, Yellow Rail, Canada Warbler, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Greater Prairie-Chicken, Spruce Grouse, Peregrine Falcon, Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Goshawk, Northern Harrier, King Rail, Silver-haired Bat, Longear Sunfish, Woodland Jumping Mouse, Woodland Vole, Prairie Vole, Northern Flying Squirrel, Franklin's Ground Squirrel, White-tailed Jackrabbit, American Marten, Eastern Red Bat, Moose, Northern Long-eared Bat, Water Shrew, Gilt Darter, Least Darter, Bluntnose Darter, Western Sand Darter, Connecticut Warbler, Hoary Bat, Western Worm Snake, Timber Rattlesnake, Northern Ribbon Snake, Western Ribbon Snake
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan, Coastal Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, North Central Forest, Northeast Sands, Northern Highland, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Northwest Lowlands, Northwest Sands, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Superior Coastal Plain

This project initiates Phase III (Protection and Acquisition of Priority Stopover Sites) of the partnerships to protect migratory bird stopover sites in the Lakes Michigan and Superior basins. Phase I (Data Compilation and Planning) was completed in December 2006. Phase II (Development of Conservation and Management Plan for Protecting Priority Stopover Sites) was completed in June 2007, marking the end of the previous SWG cycle. The primary objective of Phase II has been to use remote sensing to identify and prioritize important stopover habitats. Using data collected from workshops held during Phase I in Green Bay, Ashland, Milwaukee, and Oshkosh, we developed GIS models that incorporated stopover site attribute statements for each of 5 birds groups (landbirds, raptors, waterfowl, shorebirds, waterbirds). Phase III will incorporate recommendations from the final conservation plan (currently in review) and findings from the GIS models to match the most appropriate conservation measures with protecting priority stopover sites. Back to Top

Scuppernong River Habitat Area: the Largest Wet Prairie East of the Mississippi River

SGCN: Blue-winged Warbler, Franklin's Ground Squirrel, Field Sparrow, Eastern Red Bat, Eastern Meadowlark, Dickcissel, Cerulean Warbler, American Bittern, Bobolink, Hoary Bat, Blue-winged Teal, Blanding's Turtle, Black-billed Cuckoo, Black Tern, American Woodcock, American Golden Plover, Brown Thrasher, Short-eared Owl, Woodland Jumping Mouse, Wood Thrush, Wilson's Phalarope, Willow Flycatcher, Whip-poor-will, Vesper Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Solitary Sandpiper, Henslow's Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird Red-shouldered Hawk Red-headed Woodpecker, Pickerel Frog, Northern Harrier King Rail, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Upland Sandpiper, Papaipema silphii, Oarisma powesheik
COA(s): Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal

The project will restore 500 acres of habitat for nesting and migrating Neotropical wetland and grassland birds within a 3,500-acre wetland complex called the Scuppernong River Habitat Area. The Scuppernong River Habitat Area restoration is the largest of its kind in the world. No other place on earth is restoring wet prairie on such a scale. This restoration is truly unique due to its wet prairie types, the scale (3,500 acres) and the combination of high quality remnants interspersed with moderately disturbed patches and the abundance of SGCN. Back to Top

Status Determination of Wisconsin’s Lotic Invertebrate SGCN

SGCN: Over 400 aquatic invertebrates
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, North Central Forest, Northeast Sands, Northern Highland, Northern Lake Michigan Coastal, Northwest Lowlands, Northwest Sands, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Superior Coastal Plain, Western Coulee and Ridges, Western Prairie

The Wisconsins Wildlife Action Plan's (WWAP) strategy relies on identification of species with low or declining populations, identifying the habitats they are associated with, and determining their current distribution in order to develop the conservation actions required to keep them off the Endangered Species List. However, the current WWAP was not able to address distribution and habitats of invertebrate species. This project will compile existing occurrence data on Wisconsin stream obligate aquatic invertebrates currently on the WWAP SGCN (127 species) and use this information to model distribution and habitat for each species. These species models will be analyzed and verified using a combination of techniques and results will be made available for incorporation in the WWAP the WDNR's Surface Water Integrated Management System and in the Natural Heritage Inventory database. Back to Top

Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative: A Cooperative Effort to Deliver the Full Spectrum of Bird Conservation, Including both Game and Nongame Birds, by Working Together in Voluntary Implementation

SGCN: Greater Prairie-Chicken, Connecticut Warbler, Dickcissel, Dunlin, Eastern Meadowlark, Field Sparrow, Forster's Tern, Golden-winged Warbler, Goldeye, Lark Sparrow, Great Egret, Caspian Tern, Henslow's Sparrow, Hooded Warbler, Horned Grebe, Hudsonian Godwit, Kentucky Warbler, King Rail, Kirtland's Warbler, Acadian Flycatcher, Grasshopper Sparrow, Black-throated Blue Warbler, American Bittern, American Black Duck, American Golden Plover, American Woodcock, Bald Eagle, Barn Owl, Bell's Vireo, Black Tern, Common Tern, Black-billed Cuckoo, Cerulean Warbler, Blue-winged Teal, Blue-winged Warbler, Bobolink, Boreal Chickadee, Brown Thrasher, Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Canada Warbler, Canvasback, Le Conte's Sparrow, Black-backed Woodpecker, Whip-poor-will, Short-eared Owl, Snowy Egret, Solitary Sandpiper, Spruce Grouse, Trumpeter Swan, Upland Sandpiper, Veery, Vesper Sparrow, Kiyi Whimbrel, Rusty Blackbird, Whooping Crane, Willow Flycatcher, Wilson's Phalarope, Wood Thrush, Worm-eating Warbler, Yellow Rail, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Yellow-crowned Night-Heron, Western Meadowlark, Osprey, Least Flycatcher, Lesser Scaup, Loggerhead, Shrike, Louisiana Waterthrush, Marbled Godwit, Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow, Northern Bobwhite, Northern Goshawk, Short-billed Dowitcher, Olive-sided Flycatcher, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Peregrine Falcon, Piping Plover, Prothonotary Warbler, Red Crossbill, Redhead, Red-headed Woodpecker, Red-necked Grebe, Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow-throated Warbler, Northern Harrier
COA(s): Central Lake Michigan Coastal, Central Sand Hills, Central Sand Plains, Forest Transition, North Central Forest, Northeast Sands, Northern Highland Northern Lake Michigan, Coastal Northwest Lowlands, Northwest Sands, Southeast Glacial Plains, Southern Lake Michigan Coastal, Southwest Savanna, Superior Coastal Plain, Western Coulee and Ridges, Western Prairie

The main objectives of this project are to complete and implement the All-Bird Conservation Plan for Wisconsin, work with the Wisconsin Bird Conservation Initiative (WBCI) to initiate conservation efforts for neotropical birds of concern in Wisconsin, work with the WCBI Issues Committee to develop guidance and implement programs to mitigate non-habitat conservation issues, and to work with the WCBI Outreach Committee to keep all WCBI partners informed on bird-related news, funding, and issues through use of an e-mail network, website, and quarterly newsletter. Back to Top