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Waterbirds on Working Lands Project: Downloadable Resources
The Waterbirds on Working Lands Project is a partnership endeavor of the National Audubon Society, Monsanto and the Monsanto Fund to build a science-based conservation framework for engaging the producer community in efforts to measurably improve wetlands and agricultural landscapes for waterbirds. The project has focused on better understanding what we objectively know or do not know about the status and trends of waterbird populations in agricultural regions, how waterbirds use row-crops and row-crop landscapes, and the impacts of production practices on waterbird distribution and abundance in order to define waterbird conservation needs on working lands and identify opportunities for partnering with the agricultural community to address those needs.
Drawing upon the knowledge and expertise of representatives from grower associations, industry, academia, government agencies, and non-profit organizations, we have amassed and synthesized a large body of technical and scientific information that is available below as downloadable resources. Please visit the Waterbirds on Working Lands web pages for more information about the project and key findings.
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Technical Reports 1. Status and Trends of Waterbirds in High-Intensity Agricultural Areas of the United States
Citation: Butcher, G.S., D.K. Niven, and T. Present. 2007. Status and Trends of
Waterbirds in High-Intensity Agricultural Areas of the United States. Technical
Report. National Audubon Society. 52 pp.
Downloads: Full Report (540k) 2. Waterbirds on Working Lands: Literature Review and Bibliography Development
Citation: Taft, O.W. and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Waterbirds on Working Lands: Literature
Review and Bibliography Development. Technical Report. National Audubon
Society. 284 pp.
Downloads:
Title Page & Summary (70k)
Table of Contents & Acknowledgments (30k)
Chapter 1: Introduction (80k)
Chapter 2: Methods (30k)
Chapter 3: Rice (237k)
Chapter 4: Corn (278k)
Chapter 5: Wheat (325k)
Chapter 6: Sorghum (167k)
Chapter 7: Soybeans (210k)
Chapter 8: Cotton (143k)
Chapter 9: Peanuts (76k)
Chapter 10: Tobacco (74k)
Chapter 11: All Crop Summary (182k)
Chapter 12: Appendix A (20k) 3. Waterbirds on Working Lands: Literature Review Bibliography (219k)
Citation: Taft, O.W. and C.S. Elphick. 2007. Waterbirds on Working Lands: Literature
Review Bibliography. National Audubon Society. 46 pp.
Downloads: Full Report (219k) 4. Important Bird Areas (IBAs) Significant for Waterbirds in Agricultural Landscapes
Citation: Cecil, J., C. Sanchez, and J. Sheehan. 2007. Important Bird Areas (IBAs)
Significant for Waterbirds in Agricultural Landscapes. Technical Report. National
Audubon Society. 70 pp.
Downloads:
Title Page & Acknowledgments, Executive Summary & Introduction (75k)
Important Bird Areas Program (604k)
Audubon Important Bird Areas Database (647k)
Waterbird Important Bird Areas (1.4 MB)
References & Appendices (126k)
Full report (2.7 MB)
5. Arkansas Waterbirds on Working Lands Initiative
Citation: Scheiman, D. 2007. Arkansas Waterbirds on Working Lands Initiative. Technical
Report. National Audubon Society. 74 pp.
Downloads: Full Report (511k) 6. Waterbirds on Working Lands in Mississippi
Citation: Rooks-Barber, E., B. Reid, and N. Winstead. 2007. Waterbirds on Working Lands
in Mississippi. Technical Report. National Audubon Society. 126 pp.
Downloads: Full Report (911k) 7. Missouri Waterbirds and Working Lands
Citation: Jensen, W.E. 2007. Missouri Waterbirds and Working Lands. Technical Report. National Audubon Society. 36 pp.
Downloads: Full Report (660k)
Recommended Production Practices
Downloads:
All Row Crops
Corn
Cotton
Rice
Soybeans
Wheat
Other Resources
Downloads: Waterbirds on Working Lands overview brochure (3.8 MB)
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