6.9 Other Statewide Conservation Partners and Initiatives
6.9.3 Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture (AMJV) AMJV is one of 18 habitat joint-venture partnerships in the United States. It comprises state and federal government agencies, NGOs, universities, and industries that work together to prioritize and coordinate bird conservation activities using an adaptive management framework that builds upon the best available science. AMJV is a self-directed partnership governed by a management board representing its partners, with NCWRC having a seat on the board. AMJV’s mission is to restore and sustain viable populations of native birds and their hab- itats in the Appalachian Mountains. It does so by coordinating and assisting partners in prioritizing which species and habitats to conserve, working with researchers and resource managers to design and implement efective conservation projects for native bird species throughout their annual life cycles, and capitalizing on funding opportunities relevant to partnership priorities. Teir work in the Appalachian Region of western North Carolina focuses on enhancing and maintaining young forest habitat for Golden-winged Warblers and other young forest spe- cies, improving mature forest habitat for forest interior species such as Cerulean Warblers and Wood Trush, and restoring high elevation spruce-fr forests. AMJV has released “Golden-winged Warbler Habitat: Best Management Practices for Forestlands in Maryland and Pennsylvania” by Drs. Jef Larkin and Marja Bakermans at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Key partners to AMJV in North Carolina include NCWRC, USFS, USFWS, NRCS, NPS, Audubon NC, National Wild Turkey Federation, and Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. Additional information about AMJV is available from its website (www.amjv. org). 6.9.4 Atlantic Coast Joint Venture (ACJV) Te mission of ACJV is to provide a forum for federal, state, regional, and local partners to coordinate and improve the efectiveness of bird conservation planning and implementa- tion. ACJV is one of 18 habitat joint-venture partnerships in the United States and brings together partners focused on the conservation of habitat for native birds in the Atlantic Flyway, from Maine south to Puerto Rico. ACJV was originally formed as a regional partnership focused on the conservation of water- fowl and wetlands under the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) in 1988 and has since broadened its focus to the conservation of habitats for all birds consis- tent with major national and continental bird conservation plans under the framework of the North American Bird Conservation Initiative formed in 1999.
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