"Conserving Birds in Human-Dominated Landscapes" is sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation in collaboration with the Mack Lipkin Man and Nature Lecture Series. Additional support is provided by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, National Audubon Society, The Nature Conservancy, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Park Service, and Hawk Mountain.
American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
In 1993, the American Museum of Natural History created the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (CBC) to enhance the use of scientific data to mitigate threats to biodiversity. The CBC develops strategic partnerships to expand scientific knowledge about diverse species in critical ecosystems and to apply this knowledge to conservation; to build professional and institutional capacities for biodiversity conservation; and to heighten public understanding and stewardship for biodiversity. Working both locally and around the world, we develop model programs that integrate research, education, and outreach so that people-a key factor in the rapid loss of biodiversity-will become participants in its conservation. For more information, please visit http://cbc.amnh.org
Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a nonprofit membership institution with the mission to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. From its headquarters at the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity in Ithaca, New York, the Lab leads international efforts in bird monitoring and conservation, and fosters the ability of bird enthusiasts of all ages and skill levels to make a difference.
National Audubon Society
For over a century, Audubon has worked to protect birds and other wildlife and the habitat that supports them. Our national network of chapters, nature centers, scientific and educational programs, and advocacy on behalf of areas sustaining important bird populations engages millions of people of all ages and backgrounds in conservation. Some of Audubon's most important initiatives include the Important Bird Areas program, which promotes community stewardship of critical bird habitat; citizen science projects that bring professional staff and volunteers together to monitor birds; and Audubon At Home, which provides information and resources that individual citizens can use to make conservation a part of their daily lives.
National Park Service
The National Park Service, a bureau within the U.S. Department of Interior, is charged with the responsibility to preserve, unimpaired, the natural and cultural resources and values of our nation's National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations.The National Park Service administers over 385 designated units of the National Park System, oversees a National Trails System, and cooperates and assists partners in the management of National Heritage Areas,Wild and Scenic River Systems and other natural and cultural heritage sites.The National Park System includes 40 units with significant marine resources including coral reef, temperate kelp forest, glacial fjord, rocky inter-tidal, estuarine, and arctic marine ecosystems. The Service manages over 4,000 miles of marine and Great Lakes shoreline for a total of 71 coastal and Great Lakes park units. For more information about the National Park Service and its programs, visit http://www.nps.gov.
The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, non-profit organization that preserves the plants, animals and natural communities representing the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 15 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 120 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. Visit the Conservancy on the Web at nature.org.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 95-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System, which encompasses 545 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 69 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resources offices, and 81 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign and Native American tribal governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Assistance program, which distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. For more information about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, visit http://www.fws.gov/.
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