DRAFT Agenda

Atlantic Coast Joint Venture

Winter Management Board Meetings

February 12-14, 2007, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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Atlantic Coast Joint Venture Vision:

Partners working together for the conservation of native bird species in the Atlantic Flyway
region of the United States

Mission

The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture will provide a forum for federal, state, regional and local partners to coordinate and improve the effectiveness of bird conservation planning and implementation in the Atlantic Flyway region of the United States.

Meeting Tasks/Outcomes:

• Coordination of ACJV efforts with State Wildlife Action Plans

• Review of Bird Conservation Region planning efforts including review of New England Mid Atlantic plan and approval of the Lower Great Lakes St. Lawrence Bird Conservation Plan

• Review and Discussion of ACJV Biological Foundation Draft Plan

• Presentations by IBCC representatives on IBCC approach and highest Initiative/BCR priorities

• Review of NAWCA and other grant program projects and issues

• Presentation and review of annual accomplishment report

• Presentations on Bird Habitat Conservation in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

• Field trips demonstrating Puerto Rico’s approach to bird habitat conservation

Meeting Schedule

Monday, February 12: MB and IBCC travel to San Juan, afternoon meeting of IBCC, evening reception

Tuesday, February 13: Joint meeting of Management Board and IBCC through mid afternoon; field trip and dinner with Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources to Humacao Wildlife Refuge

Wednesday, February 14: Morning Management Board meeting, afternoon travel home or optional travel to Northeast Puerto Rico, field trips or travel home

Thursday, February 15: Optional Field Trips, travel home

Monday, February 12

Travel to San Juan for Management Board and IBCC

2:30-6:30 p.m. Integrated Bird Conservation Committee Meeting (for IBCC members and partners)

7:00 p.m. Reception for IBCC and Management Board in Old San Juan, Dinner on your own

Tuesday, February 13

Welcome and Opening Remarks (8:00-8:30 a.m.)

8:00 Welcome, Introductions, Logistics Andy Manus, Jose Cruz-Burgos

8:10 Review Meeting Purpose, Agenda, and Expected Outcomes Andy Manus, EJ Williams

8:20 Review and Approval of Minutes and Action Items from Summer Meeting All

Biological Foundation (8:30-10:00)

8:30 Presentation on Biological Foundation Draft Plan Tim Jones, Judd Howell

9:00 Discussion on Biological Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Research Priorities All

9:15 Results of NAWMP Continental Assessment John Frampton, Tim Jones, Paul Castelli

9:45 Strategic Habitat Conservation Marvin Moriarty, Judd Howell

10:00 Break

State Wildlife Action Plans and Regional Projects (10:15-11:00)

10:15 Report on Northeast and Southeast Regional Projects (habitat classification and mapping, EJ Williams monitoring, shorebird monitoring) and pooling of SWG funds for regional projects Dee Mazzarese

10:30 Report on Northeast Bird Monitoring Workshop Tim Jones

10:45 Report on Atlantic Flyway SWAP Bird Conservation Database Project Melanie Steinkamp, Deb Hahn

Priority Projects of the IBCC/Bird Initiatives (11:00-12:00)

11:00 Update on proposed National Conservation Needs Andrew Milliken, Scott Johnston

11:15 Priorities Identified by the IBCC and Waterfowl Technical Committee Stephen Brown, Paul Castelli

11:30 Discussion of Management Board Action Items from IBCC/WTC Management Board

12:00 Lunch

Bird Habitat Conservation in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (1:00-3:00)

1:00 Overview of Bird Conservation in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Jaime Collazo

1:20 Caribbean Priorities Identified through AFWA Bird Conservation Committee Deb Hahn

1:40 Bird Habitat Conservation Priorities in Puerto Rico Eduardo Ventosa-Febles, Ricardo Lopez-Ortiz

2:00 ACJV Projects in Puerto Rico (Laguna Cartegena, Sierra Bermeja) Susan Silander, Veronica Mendez

2:20 USFWS Priorities for Puerto Rico and the USVI EJ Williams, Stefani Melvin

2:40 Overview of Humacao Wildlife Management Area Jose Cruz-Burgos

3:00 Adjourn Meeting for the Day - Field Trip to Humacao Wildlife Management Area with Dinner

Local Restaurant in Humacao (3:00-8:00 p.m.)

Wednesday, February 14

Meeting 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Annual Accomplishment Report to Board 8:00-8:45 a.m.

8:00 Review of Progress under ACJV Strategic Plan

Review of Progress on Strategies ACJV Staff

Review of Progress on Acres in Implementation Plans

Discussion of Present/Future Accomplishment Tracking Process

Status of Budget

Questions and Discussion from Board

Review of Bird Conservation Plans Regional Planning 8:45-10:15

8:45 Review of Core Elements of BCR Plans and ACJV Approval Process Andrew Milliken

8:50 Review, Discussion and Approval of Lower Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Plain Plan

Presentation of Plan Mitch Hartley, John Major

Recommendation from Integrated Bird Conservation Committee Chair, IBCC

Discussion by Management Board members and partners All

Approval of Plan Management Board

9:10 Review and Discussion of New England-Mid Atlantic Plan

Presentation of Draft Plan Melanie Steinkamp, Ed Parker

Recommendations from Integrated Bird Conservation Committee Chair, IBCC

Discussion by Management Board members and partners All

9:30 Reports from Other Regional (BCR) Planning Efforts

Atlantic Northern Forest Mitch Hartley, Ken Elowe

SAMBI Craig Watson, John Frampton

Appalachian Mountains Paul Johansen

Piedmont Beth LeMaster

Peninsular Florida Craig Watson

10:00 Discussion of new joint ventures adjacent to ACJV All

10:15 Break

Congressional Outreach Discussion 10:30-10:45 a.m.

10:30 Association of JV Management Boards, Hill Visits, Andy Manus, Helen Hooper

Teaming with Wildlife, Dear Colleague Letters, Follow-ups Ron Regan

Grants and Funding 10:45-11:15 a.m.

10:45 Grants Updates and Issues

North American Wetlands Conservation Act Wayne MacCallum

Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Craig Watson

National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grants Andrew Milliken

Other Joint Venture Business 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

11:15 Election of New Board Chair and Vice Chair Ron Regan

11:30 Other Business, Action Items, Next Meeting Andy Manus

12:30 Adjourn

Travel Home or Optional Field Trips

Field Trip to El Yunque Rainforest, Northeast Ecological Corridor, 1:00-8:00 p.m.