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The Tampa Tribune: Tampa Bay oystercatcher count could help secure future of bird
This article was originally published in The Tampa Tribune on January 9, 2013. It was written by Yvette C. Hammett. View the original article here. RIVERVIEW - The tall birds with pale pink legs and bright orange beaks congregated on a spit of sand in The Kitchen area of Hillsborough Bay Wednesday, making a census that much easier. Mark Rachal, sanctuary manager for Audubon Florida, slowly motored toward the tiny sandbar. With binoculars and a GPS at the ready, he counted American oystercatchers in one of the more natural areas of Tampa Bay, filled with clear water, seagrass and mangrove islands, and in the more industrialized Port of Tampa area. Scientists taking part in the first full count of oystercatchers...
Cape May County Herald: Sandy to Migrating Birds: Fly Away
This article was originally published in The Cape May County Herald on January 6, 2013. It was written by Jack Fichter. View the original article here. PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.- Hurricane Sandy damaged more than houses, businesses and cars in the Mid-Atlantic states. The storm destroyed habitat for migratory birds along Delaware Bay in our county and points north. “High winds and storm-driven water moved masses of coastal sediments, changing barrier landscapes, eroding important nesting islands, and blowing out dikes on impoundments managed specifically for migratory birds,” according to a report from the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. It notes “habitats important to waterfowl and coastal water birds, including shorebirds, wading birds, and seabirds were...
New York Times Green Blog: Mending the Bird Preserves Hit by Sandy
This article was originally published in The New York Times Green Blog on January 4, 2013. It was written by Jon Hurdle. View the original article here. Conservationists are warning that swift action is needed to repair mid-Atlantic bird refuges that were badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy. In a report issued on Thursday, researchers at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences said that beaches should be replenished, nesting islands rebuilt and water-control structures in managed wetlands repaired to recreate the right conditions for threatened or endangered species to breed or migrate during the coming spring and summer. The organizations identified more than 70 sites from Massachusetts to Virginia that need to be restored,...
SRP Coordinators Visit California to Promote Strategic Partnerships
Late last year, Manomet Shorebird Recovery Program coordinators for the Southern Cone and Northwest Mexico visited sites in California to share lessons and experiences and encourage the nomination of a new WHSRN site at Morro Bay on California’s central coast. Southern Cone Programs Coordinator Diego Luna Quevedo and Northwest Mexico Programs Coordinator Eduardo Palacios attended the annual meeting of CRIMBI, the Copper River International Migratory Bird Initiative, in San Diego. CRIMBI is a network of scientists, land owners, state and federal government agencies and environmental nonprofits that work together to protect migratory bird habitat on the west coast of the Americas, from the north slope of Alaska to Peru. “Conserving shorebirds involves responding to questions that are...
Report Finds Close To $50 Million In Sandy Recovery For Coastal Bird Habitats
A report from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences has identified close to $50 million of projects needed to help bird populations and habitat impacted by Hurricane Sandy. "Hurricane Sandy did significant damage to some long-term conservation work," said Stephen Brown, director of Manomet's Shorebird Science Division. "Important habitats for high priority species have been altered by this storm. Areas that were being managed for conservation took a big hit." As part of the report, researchers identified actions that should be taken immediately to remediate negative impacts from the storm and protocols that can be put into effect to minimize long-term secondary effects of future storms. The report included over...
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Report finds $50M in post-Sandy bird habitat projects needed
This article was originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer on January 3, 2013. It was written by Sandy Bauers. View the original article here. The human devastation from Hurricane Sandy was so severe that not much attention was paid to other things -- such as the destruction of habitats that are important to birds. But on Thursday, the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation released a report detailing nearly $50 million in restoration projects that are needed to help birds and bird habitats that were affected by Sandy. "Hurricane Sandy moved massive amounts of coastal sediments with the extreme power of storm-driven water, changing barrier landscapes, eroding important bird nesting islands and blowing out...
Report Finds Close To $50 Million In Sandy Recovery For Coastal Bird Habitats
A report released today by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences has identified close to $50 million of projects needed to help bird populations and habitat impacted by Hurricane Sandy. “Hurricane Sandy did significant damage to some long-term conservation work,” said Stephen Brown, director of Manomet’s Shorebird Science Division. “Important habitats for high priority species have been altered by this storm. Areas that were being managed for conservation took a big hit.” Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast of the United States in late October, 2012. Shortly after, NFWF asked Manomet to work with local partners to assess the damage and compile a list of mitigation projects. As part of the report,...
Presentation in Boston on Restoring Downeast Maine’s Fisheries
Can a community build a future on fishing? On January 23, Manomet will host a presentation in Boston on restoring what was once one of the world's most vibrant fisheries. The talk will focus on the Downeast Fisheries Partnership (DFP), a recently launched effort to restore Downeast Maine’s freshwater and marine ecosystems. Fish stocks in Downeast Maine are at an all time low and the region's rivers hold the last remnants of wild Atlantic salmon in the United States. At the event, Manomet’s Anne Hayden and Penobscot East Resource Center Executive Director Robin Alden will discuss a collaboration of local groups that has joined forces to restore these ecosystems and the communities that depend on them. Cod...
Hagan Talk Focuses on Making Science Effective in a Polarized Society
On November 29, Manomet President John Hagan gave a presentation in Boston on the challenges scientists face in a time of increasing polarization. More than 35 people attended the program, including scientists from a variety of disciplines. Hagan drew from his own personal experiences at Manomet with forestry, biomass energy and climate change to discuss why people filter information to suit their own agendas and how this works to impede problem solving. He emphasized the need for people with different views to work together on traditionally polarizing and contentious issues in order for progress to be made. “You can't solve complex problems just by working with like-minded people,” Hagan said. “You will inevitably run into other...
Manomet Receives Contract To Study Hurricane Impact on Coastal Bird Habitat
The Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation launched a study this week to assess Hurricane Sandy’s impact on coastal bird habitat. “This is an important opportunity to understand how this historic storm has affected current and future generations of birds,” said Stephen Brown, director of the Shorebird Science Division at Manomet’s Shorebird Recovery Project. Hurricane Sandy made landfall in New Jersey on October 29th but the storm was so large that high winds and storm surges extended far up and down the East Coast. Under the contract, Manomet will work with the Foundation to coordinate a regional assessment of the impact on coastal shorebird, waterbird, and waterfowl populations and their habitats...