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| x Prescribed burn |
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Controlled or prescribed burning, also known as hazard reduction burning or Swailing is a technique sometimes used in forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement. Fire is a natural part of both forest and grassland...
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| x Fire fighting |
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Firefighting is the act of extinguishing destructive fires. A firefighter fights these fires to prevent destruction of life, property and the environment. Firefighting is a highly technical profession which requires years of training and education...
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| x Vermont Institute of Natural Science |
The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a non-profit organization located at Quechee Gorge in the U.S. state of Vermont, with a mission of education and research to benefit the natural heritage and environment of the state.
One role VINS...
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| x American Bird Conservancy |
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American Bird Conservancy, is a charitable organization that works solely to conserve native wild birds and their habitats throughout the Americas. American Bird Conservancy is a membership organization that has received a top, four-star rating by...
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| x North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit | ||
| x Atlantic Coast Joint Venture |
The Atlantic Coast Joint Venture is one of fourteen habitat Joint Venture partnerships in the United States. The joint venture brings together public and private agencies, conservation groups, and other partners focused on the conservation of...
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| x Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture |
The Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture (AMJV) is one of 18 habitat Joint Venture partnerships in the United States. The AMJV is comprised of state and federal government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and...
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| x Fire Management | ||
| x Fire prevention | ||
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| x Cleveland Museum of Natural History |
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The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum located approximately five miles (8 km) east of downtown Cleveland, Ohio in University Circle, a 550-acre (220 ha) concentration of educational, cultural and medical institutions....
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| x United States Forest Service |
The United States Forest Service is an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 155 national forests and 20 national grasslands, which encompass 193 million acres. Major divisions of the agency include the...
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| x Tennessee Ornithological Society |
The Tennessee Ornithological Society (TOS) is an independent non-profit educational, scientific, and conservation organization in Tennessee, dedicated to the study and conservation of birds. It was formed in 1915 and has published a quarterly...
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| x North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences |
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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (NCMNS) is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. This museum is the oldest established museum in North Carolina and the largest museum of its kind in the Southeast. It has about 700,000 visitors annually,...
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| x U.S. National Park Service |
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The National Park Service (NPS) is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. It was created on August 25, 1916, by Congress...
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| x East Tennessee State University |
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East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an accredited American university, founded October 2, 1911 and located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities. ETSU has small off-campus...
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| x Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency |
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The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (also known as TWRA) is an independent state agency of the state of Tennessee with the mission of managing the state's fish and wildlife and their habitats, as well as responsibility for all wildlife-related...
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| x ETSU Research Development Committee | ||
| x Fred Alsop | ||
| x Center for Conservation Biology | ||
| x Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries |
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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, or VDGIF, regulates fish and wildlife in Virginia. It is managed by the Director of Game and Inland Fisheries and overseen by the Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries.
VDGIF's goals are to...
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| x Virginia Important Bird Area Program | ||
| x The Nature Conservancy |
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The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable environmental organization working to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.
Founded in...
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| x Smithsonian Institution Conservation and Research Center |
The Conservation Research Center (CRC) is a unit of the Smithsonian Institution located on a sprawling 3,200-acre (13 km) campus located just outside the historic town of Front Royal, Virginia. An extension of the National Zoological Park in...
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| x Western Carolina University |
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Western Carolina University (WCU) is a coeducational public university located in Cullowhee, North Carolina. The university is a constituent campus of the University of North Carolina system.
The fifth oldest institution of the sixteen four-year...
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| x Southern Appalachian Raptor Research | ||
| x Survey of diurnal raptors during autumn migration in the Southern Appalachians | ||
| x Southern Appalachian Raptor Research | ||
| x Falcon Research Group | ||
| x Population genetics of selected Appalachian species |
Collecting specimens of selected taxa throughout the Appalachian chain, to assess genetic diversity.
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| x Cherokee National Forest Fall Migrant Bird Banding |
Objective: To pool the data of 3 volunteers from long-term high elevation banding stations and examine species trends, relate trends with habitat variables, and examine trends within individual species such as longevity, return data, differences in...
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| x Northern Saw-whet Owl Surveys |
We surveyed sites where others (notably Mark Simpson) had found birds in years past and some new sites. Primary objective was to see if birds were still at same locations and to see if we could find any new locations.
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| x Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus, and Veery, C. fuscescens, habitat associations in a dynamic Southern Appalachian Spruce-fir Forest | ||
| x The Common Raven (Corvus corax) in Tennessee |
Breeding status and distribution of Common Raven in Southern Appalachians
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| x Behavorial Study of the Breeding Season of the Alder Flycather, Empidonax alnorum, on Roan Mountain |
Project Objective: To determine the breeding history on Roan Mt (TN/NC), behavior, and habitat requirements
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| x Natural History of the Northern Saw-Whet Owl, Aegolius acadicus, in the Southern Appalachian Mountains |
Placement of nest boxes on Roan & Unaka mountains, monitoring of singing owls, monitoring of breeding success, recording prey items brought to nest, record of nest parasites, comparison with outer populations, some birds captured and measured.
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| x Avian Populations of the High Altitude Red Spruce Forest and Associated Northern Hardwoods on Unaka Mountain, Unicoi County, Tennessee |
Recording of all avian species in the habitats at 4,100 feet and above over all seasons with special emphasis on Magnolia Warbler and Northern Saw-Whet Owl in the breeding season.
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| x Habitat analysis and survey of the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Sphyrapicus varius, in the Southern Appalachians | ||
| x Changes in the spruce-fir avifauna of Mt. Guyot, Tennessee, 1967-1985 |
Comparative breeding bird census
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| x Breeding habitats and biology of the Golden-winged Warbler in the Appalachian highlands of upper East Tennessee |
Objective: Estimate breeding population, locate and describe nests & contents, describe vegetation/habitat
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| x A breeding bird census of the spruce habitat on Whitetop Mountain, Virginia |
Objective: Estimate breeding population, locate and describe nests & contents, describe vegetation/habitat on Whitetop Mountain, VA.
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| x A breeding bird census of boreal forest habitat on Roan Mountain, Mitchell County, North Carolina |
Objective: Estimate breeding population, locate and describe nests & contents, describe vegetation/habitat
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| x Virginia Avian Heritage |
Virginia is unique in that it is considered the birthplace of ornithology in this country. It has become the incomparable benefactor for the most extensive collection of archives that describe avifaunal change. Much of the ornithological...
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| x U.S. Nightjar Survey Network |
The Nightjar Survey Network is a new and statistically powerful monitoring program, coordinated by the Center for Conservation Biology, which is designed to collect information on the population status of Nightjar species across the United States....
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| x Investigation of Cliffs and Cliff-nesting Birds of the Southern Appalachians |
A systematic aerial survey of cliffs and cliff use by birds was conducted throughout a significant portion of the southern Appalachian Mountains covering nearly all of the mountains of Virginia a small portion of Kentucky, and the spine of the...
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| x Allegheny Highlands IBA Golden-winged Warbler Surveys |
Determine distribution and abundance of Golden-winged Warblers to support IBA nomination
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| x Pine Mountain, Powell Mountain, Stone Mountain IBA Surveys |
Objective: Provide baseline inventory of avian community to support IBA nomination
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| x Status Assessment of Golden-winged Warblers and Bewick’s Wrens in Virginia |
The purpose of this report is to provide a rapid assessment of Golden-winged Warblers and Bewick’s Wren in Virginia. Specifically we determined 1) species’ distributions, 2) habitat use and requirements, and 3) the amount of geographic...
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| x VA Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Breeding Bird Surveys |
Provide baseline inventory of avian community, evaluate effects of management actions and assess habitat use
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| x Shenandoah NPS Priority Bird Species Monitoring |
Objective: monitor abundance of priority species
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| x Inventory of Bird Communities within High Elevation Sites of Virginia |
Objective: to conduct baseline surveys of high-elevation bird communities in Virginia
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| x Comparison of Black-capped and Carolina Chickadee |
An extensive project (my MS Thesis) to map the ranges of Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees and their hybrids over the full extent of the the former's range in North Carolina. Method was by mapping their calls (the "...
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| x Survey of Northern Saw Whet Owls during autumn migration in the Southern Appalachians |
Objective: Identify, quantify and gather health condition data on Northern Saw Whet Owls in the blue ridge of the southern Appalachians, specifically on Big Bald Mountain, Madison County, NC
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| x Bird Conservation Region 28 |
Included in this area are the Blue Ridge, the Ridge and Valley Region, the Cumberland Plateau, the Ohio Hills, and the Allegheny Plateau. The rugged terrain is generally dominated by oak-hickory and other deciduous...
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| x Brian W. Smith |
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture Coordinator.
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| x NCWRC Cold Mountain Game Land Bird Survey |
Objective: Inventory and monitoring of bird community on mid to high elevation game land (Cold Mountain Game Land, Haywood County, NC).
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| x Cold Mountain |
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Cold Mountain is in the mountain region of western North Carolina, United States.
The mountain is one of the Great Balsam Mountains which are a part of the Blue Ridge Mountains within the Appalachian Mountains.
Cold Mountain is located within the...
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| x North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission | ||
| x Christine Kelly | ||
| x Cold Mountain Game Land | ||
