Committee Charge
In September 2016, the Bird Conservation Committee formed a work group to collaboratively address the significant declines faced by many grassland-associated bird species. The Grassland Work Group was charged with completing these tasks within two years:
1. Develop a resolution outlining the crisis and prioritizing grassland birds conservation by AFWA and participating states for consideration by the AFWA Resolutions Committee
2. Facilitate evaluation of tri-national grassland habitats and bird conservation efforts and develop a report with synopsis of current programs (goals, objectives, funding entities, etc.) and recommendations for collaboratively and collectively addressing declines in the broad suite of grassland birds,
3. Develop a National Conservation Need proposal to address grassland bird conservation needs currently identified by conservation partners and to operationally address potential new recommendations from the above evaluation, and
4. Encourage prioritization of grassland birds conservation in budgeting of federal agencies, and identify other sources of funding that could support grassland conservation work.
Minutes & Agendas
AFWA Annual Meeting Agendas and Minutes: September 2023 Agenda
September 2022 draft Agenda
September 2022 Meeting Notes
September 2021 Agenda
September 2020 Meeting Notes
September 2019 Draft Meeting Agenda
Meeting Minutes 12 September 2017
North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference Agendas and Minutes:
March 2024 Draft Agenda March 2023 Draft Agenda
March 2023 Meeting Notes
March 2022 Draft Meeting Agenda
March 2022 Meeting Notes
March 2021 Draft Agenda
March 2020 Draft Meeting Agenda
Work Group Teams
National Conservation Need Development Team
Contact: Greg Link, glink@nd.gov
Resolution Development Team
Contact: Alicia Hardin, alicia.hardin@nebraska.gov
Gap Analysis/Evaluation Team
Contact: Jim Giocomo, jgiocomo@abcbirds.org
Funding Team
General Contact Information
AFWA Staff Contact
Bradley Wilkinson
bwilkinson@fishwildlife.org
Work Group Chair
Alicia Hardin, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
alicia.hardin@nebraska.gov
Work Group Vice-Chair
Greg Link, North Dakota Game and Fish Department
glink@nd.gov
Resources
Assessment of State-level Grassland Conservation Programs
Central Grasslands Roadmap (long form)
Central Grasslands Roadmap (Executive Summary)
Roadmap for Recovering Grassland Species of Greatest Conservation Need
in the Mississippi Flyway
Support for Grassland Bird Conservation, Research, Evaluation, and Monitoring (AFWA Resolution)