Monitoring goals and programs of the Bureau of Land Management

Abstract

In 1991, the Bureau of Land Management wrote its Nongame Migratory Bird Habitat Conservation Plan to guide implementation of Partners In Flight objectives on 270 million acres of public land in the U.S. Inventory and monitoring of neotropical migrants are the most important program goals because few bird data are available over large expanses of sparsely populated western lands. Nongame bird activities will mesh nicely with ongoing initiatives such as the Riparian-Wetlands, Watchable Wildlife, and Ecosystem Management. Impediments to success are the remoteness of many important habitats and the shortage of skilled birders in those areas.

Parent Publication

• Status and management of neotropical migratory birds

Citation

Rich, Terrell D. 1993. Monitoring goals and programs of the Bureau of Land Management. In: Finch, Deborah M.; Stangel, Peter W. (eds.). Status and management of neotropical migratory birds: September 21-25, 1992, Estes Park, Colorado. Gen. Tech. Rep. RM-229. Fort Collins, Colo.: Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service: 265-268