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Sustaining a long-term monitoring project: Lessons from the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey

Sustaining a long-term monitoring project: Lessons from the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey Robert W. Howe Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey. ongoing since 1987

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Sustaining a long-term monitoring project: Lessons from the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey

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  1. Sustaining a long-term monitoring project: Lessons from the Nicolet National Forest Bird Survey Robert W. Howe Cofrin Center for Biodiversity, Department of Natural and Applied Sciences University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

  2. Nicolet National ForestBird Survey • ongoing since 1987 • volunteer based • 522 points • 36,000+ records Sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, NE Wisconsin Audubon Society, and Wisconsin Society for Ornithology

  3. Ron Austing • 181 species recorded during 10 minute counts • 504 participants • 14,400 wood ticks removed from forest • etc., etc.

  4. 11+ Master’s theses, 16 + published articles/chapters, > 500 participants

  5. Habitat Associations

  6. Bird Population Models

  7. Population Trends Swainson’s Thrush

  8. Important Bird Areas

  9. Upland Forest Species Black-throated Green Warbler Eastern Wood-Pewee Least Flycatcher Scarlet Tanager CART Linear Regression

  10. Why has the NNF Bird Survey been successful?

  11. Northern Wisconsin:A Globally Significant Bird Area

  12. Infrastructure

  13. Field Experts

  14. Camaraderie

  15. Timing

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