The Science of Saving Nature
Manomet 2007 Conservation Agenda

Reducing Toxicity in Wildlife and Humans
Manomet has recently concluded a 10-year study, which showed that commonly applied pesticides are causing disease symptoms and mortality in wildlife. This year we will work with partners to understand the human health impacts of these chemicals and to drive changes in pesticide management practices throughout the U.S.

Saving Forests
How do we know when forestry is truly sustainable? Based in Brunswick, Maine, Manomet’s forest team is working with private timberland owners to ensure forests are managed to support healthy populations of native plant and animal species.

Protecting Wildlife in ANWR
Manomet’s research team in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has determined that some of the hemisphere’s most imperiled shorebirds would be negatively impacted by oil drilling. We are launching a major outreach program focused around our recently released book, Arctic Wings: Birds of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, which will help raise awareness about the need to protect the Refuge.

Conserving Shorebird Habitat
We will continue to add new sites and partners to the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN), which now protects more than 22 million acres of wetlands habitat in eight different countries.

Protecting Biodiversity in Southeastern Massachusetts
Through efforts such as our natural community identification workshops, Manomet is helping to protect the best of Southeastern Massachusetts. We have trained nearly 400 conservationists to recognize, protect, and manage important natural communities resulting in the permanent protection of conservation land throughout the 60 cities and towns of the region.

Tracking Bird Populations
Our landbird team added another successful round of data collection to our massive data set which has tracked bird populations for the past 35 years. Analysis in 2007 will concentrate on changes in the timing and condition of migrants. We will also present the results of several years of cooperative studies of migration stopover habitat in four New England states.