Resources

Publications
and Links

Regional and National Links:

Atlantic Coast Joint Venture: https://acjv.org/

Atlantic Flyway Shorebird Initiative: https://nfwf.org/amoy/Pages/home.aspx

BirdNET: https://birdnet.cornell.edu/

Field Guide to Native Oak Species of Eastern North America: https://www.fs.fed.us/foresthealth/technology/pdfs/fieldguide.pdf

Gopher Tortoise Council: https://gophertortoisecouncil.org/

Gap Analysis Project https://www.usgs.gov/core-science-systems/science-analytics-and-synthesis/gap

Gulf Coast Joint Venture. https://www.gcjv.org

National Bobwhite Initiative: https://bringbackbobwhites.org/

National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Shortgrass Prairie Conservation Program: https://www.nfwf.org/programs/short-grass-prairie

NatureServe: https://www.natureserve.org/

North American Waterfowl Management Plan: https://nawmp.org/

U.S North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee State of the Birds 2022 https://www.stateofthebirds.org/2022/

Playa Lakes Joint Venture: https://pljv.org/

Recovering America’s Wildlife Act: https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Wildlife-Conservation/Policy/Recovering-Americas-Wildlife-Act

State of the Bats Report – 2023: https://digital.batcon.org/state-of-the-bats-report/2023-report/

U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service Agricultural Conservation Easement Program: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/programs/easements/acep/

U.S.D.A. Natural Resources Conservation Service Local Service Center Directory: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/find-a-service-center

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Migratory Bird Treaty Act: https://www.fws.gov/birds/policies-and-regulations/laws-legislations/migratory-bird-treaty-act.php

U.S. Forest Service  Forest Incentive Programs: https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/econ/data/forestincentives/

U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/private-land/forest-legacy

Alabama

Current Use: https://revenue.alabama.gov/property-tax/current-use/

Forests at the Crossroads: https://forestry.alabama.gov/Pages/Informational/Forms/Forests_at_the_Crossroads.pdf

Greatest Conservation Need: https://www.outdooralabama.com/research/state-wildlife-grants

SWAP: https://www.outdooralabama.com/sites/default/files/Research/SWCS/AL_SWAP_FINAL%20June2017.pdf

Arkansas

Swap: https://www.wildlifearkansas.com/strategy.html

Colorado

SWAP: https://cpw.state.co.us/Documents/WildlifeSpecies/SWAP/CO_SWAP_FULLVERSION.pdf

Florida

SWAP: https://myfwc.com/conservation/special-initiatives/swap

Georgia

Coastal Marshlands Protection and Shore Protection Committees: https://coastalgadnr.org/CommitteesCRD

Conservation Use Assessment Information: https://dor.georgia.gov/conservation-use-assessment-information

County Comprehensive Planning: https://www.dca.ga.gov/node/2511/documents/2088

Forest Legacy Program: https://gatrees.org/forest-management-conservation/forest-legacy-conservation-easements/

Georgia Biodiversity Portal: https://georgiabiodiversity.org/portal/

SWAP: https://georgiawildlife.com/wildlifeactionplan

UGA Savannah River Ecology Lab: https://srelherp.uga.edu/herps.htm

Kentucky

KY Wildlife Action Plan: https://fw.ky.gov/WAP/Pages/Wildlife-Action-Plan-Full.aspx#3.3.2

Statewide Assessment of Forest Resources and Strategy: https://eec.ky.gov/Natural-Resources/Forestry/forest-stewardship-program-and-landowner-services/Pages/Statewide-Assessment-of-Forest-Resources-and-Strategy.aspx

Louisiana

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Rare Species and Natural Communities by Parish: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/page/rare-species-and-natural-communities-by-parish

Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. Louisiana Wildlife Action Plan: https://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/assets/Resources/Publications/Wildlife_Action_Plans/Wildlife_Action_Plan_2015.pdf

Mississippi

SWAP: https://www.mdwfp.com/museum/seek-study/state-wildlife-action-plan/

North Carolina

SWAP: https://www.ncwildlife.org/plan

South Carolina

SC Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need: http://www.state.sc.us/forest/sfra-leg.pdf

SC Natural Heritage Program: https://schtportal.dnr.sc.gov/portal/apps/sites/#/natural-heritage-program

UGA Savannah River Ecology Lab: https://srelherp.uga.edu/herps.htm

Tennessee

Forest Action Plan: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/agriculture/documents/forestry/2020-tn-fap/2021/2020-TN-FAP.pdf

Greenbelt: https://comptroller.tn.gov/boards/state-board-of-equalization/sboe-services/greenbelt0.html

SWAP: https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/twra/wildlife/action-plan/tennessee-wildlife-action-plan.html

Texas

Texas Conservation Action Plan: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/tcap/handbooks.phtml

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Ecological Mapping Systems of Texas: https://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/land/programs/landscape-ecology/ems/

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Rare, Threatened, and Endangered Species of Texas: https://tpwd.texas.gov/gis/rtest/