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Conserving Bird Habitat in California’s Central Valley

Conserving Bird Habitat in California’s Central Valley. Bob Shaffer, CVJV Coordinator JVC Meeting Austin, Texas December 2006. Central Valley Joint Venture formed in 1988. Central Valley Wetlands Decline. Coordinator: Bob Shaffer Assistant Coordinator: Ruth Ostroff

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Conserving Bird Habitat in California’s Central Valley

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  1. Conserving Bird Habitat in California’s Central Valley Bob Shaffer, CVJV Coordinator JVC Meeting Austin, Texas December 2006

  2. Central Valley Joint Ventureformed in 1988

  3. Central Valley Wetlands Decline

  4. Coordinator: Bob Shaffer Assistant Coordinator: Ruth Ostroff Science Coordinator: Rob Holbrook Communications Coordinator: Jill Shirley CVJV Coordination Office It’s all about the Partnerships!

  5. 9 mgt board partners 11 ex-officio members Who Comprises the Central Valley Joint Venture Board Management Board Private Partners

  6. Audubon California CA Association of Resource Conservation Districts California Waterfowl Association Defenders of Wildlife Ducks Unlimited, Inc. PRBO Conservation Science River Partners The Nature Conservancy The Trust for Public Land NGO Partners

  7. CA Dept. of Water Resources CA Dept. of Fish and Game CA Resources Agency CA State Parks CA Wildlife Conservation Board US Natural Resources Conservation Service US Army Corps of Engineers US Bureau of Land Management US Bureau of Reclamation US Environmental Protection Agency US Fish and Wildlife Service State/Federal Ex-Officio Partners

  8. CVJV Area of Influence

  9. Nine Basin Focus Area

  10. CA Inland Wetlands Program (WCB) Comprehensive Wetland Habitat Program (DFG) Presley Program a.k.a. CA Waterfowl Habitat Program (DFG) State and Federal Easement Programs (FWS, DFG) Farm Bill Programs (NRCS/FSA) Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program (FWS) Valley-Bay CARE & MARSH Programs (DU) NAWCA grants Pintail, Mallard and Wood Duck Programs (CWA) Central Valley Conservation Program (BOR) CVPIA Programs (BOR/FWS) The CVJV ToolboxSome of the ways the Joint Venture gets things done

  11. 56 NAWCA projects 502,000 ACRES Protected, Restored and Enhanced. $37 million in NAWCA grant funding $202 million Federal/non-Federal leveraged. The North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants in the Central Valley

  12. 2000 North American Bird Conservation Initiative www.nabci-us.org

  13. 2006 Implementation Plan

  14. 2006 Plan Expanded Role: • Wintering waterfowl • Wintering shorebirds • Breeding waterfowl • Breeding shorebirds • Riparian birds • Waterbirds

  15. Conservation issue #1: American Basin

  16. American Basin Location

  17. Needs 25K acres of additional wetlands. Focus area has high development threat, high wildlife values. Working with landowners to establish a core wildlife refuge in the area (5K ac). Ag/Wetland easements to surround core area (10K ac). CVJV American Basin Working Group:A forum for land protection planning in CVJV priority area

  18. Multi-partners w/funding and resources. Landowners contacted and many interested. Within multiple counties – NCCP/HCP areas. Giant Garter Snake Recovery Plan. CVJV American Basin Working Group (cont’d)

  19. American Basin Work Group • California Department of Fish and Game • Central Valley Joint Venture • Ducks Unlimited • Placer County Planning Department • Placer County Resource Conservation District • Sutter County Planning Department • Sutter County Resource Conservation District • The Placer Land Trust • The Trust for Public Land • Wildlife Conservation Board • US Fish and Wildlife Service

  20. American Basin Core Area Identified

  21. American Basin Agriculture, Wetland, Riparian, and Urban Interaction

  22. Focal Area and NCCP/HCP Efforts

  23. Have we waited too long? Unanticipated urban development = skyrocketing land values. Now appears to be high effort for small gain. Too late to continue efforts? Should efforts be redirected where acquisition/restoration is easier (cheaper)? American Basin Where are we now?

  24. Conservation issue #2: Tulare Basin

  25. Tulare Basin Location

  26. Public agencies, private organizations, and private individuals share information, coordinate, and collaborate on conservation projects led by the participant organizations Concerned with the protection and restoration of natural communities in the Tulare Lake Basin. Tulare Basin Working Group

  27. Mission: To protect, enhance, and restore wildlife and their habitats in the Tulare Lake Basin Provides strategic assistance to: Tulare Basin Wetland Association DFG FWS BLM CVJV Tulare Basin Wildlife Partners

  28. Current Projects • BOR funded three conservation plans in Tulare Basin • Goose Lake • Tulare Lake – Sand Ridge • Kern Lake – Buena Vista Lake

  29. Current Projects Proposal to link endangered species habitat and wetland areas on the West side of the Tulare Basin to East side undeveloped lands

  30. Projected urban growth, dairies, sludge farms high in basin. New NGO galvanizing partnerships, seeking new funding sources. Lack of Water is the key Issue. Number of Endangered species high. There’s still time - CVJV will continue high level of support to achieve the protection and restoration of all existing wetlands in the basin and restore 26,000 acres of wetlands. Tulare Basin Where are we now?

  31. Thank You!

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