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The Nature Conservancy, LA 



Neotropical Coordinalor 



Hire a Nature Conservancy Neotropical migra- 

 tory bird coordinator. 



NFWF Grant of $6,000 matched by $6,000 in 

 outside funds. 



The Nature Conservancy, NC 



North Carolina Migrant Bird Program 



Develop a land management plan to protect 

 Neotropical migratory birds in North Carolina's 

 Roanoke River floodplain. 



NFWF Grant of $2S.000 matched by $50,000 m 

 outside funds 



The Peregrine Fund, Inc., ID 



Neotropical Migrants in Guatemala 



Monitor, on a long-term basis, winter migrant 

 bird populations in Mexico and Belize and 

 train local professionals in monitoring tech- 

 niques. 



NFWF Grant of $54,000 matched by $54,000 in 

 outside funds. 



University of Alberta, Canada 



Forest Fragmentation in Alberta 



Develop a collaborative experimental harvest- 

 ing project for aspen forests, with the goal of 

 maximizing the long-term viability of Neotro- 

 pical migratory bird papulations — in coopera- 

 tion with Alberta Pacific Forest Industries. 



NFWF Grant of $6,000 matched by $12,000 in 

 outside funds 



University of Missouri-Columbia, MO 



Timber and Migrant Birds in Missouri 



Study the effects of forest management on the 

 reproduction of migrant songbirds in Missouri, 

 focusing on even-aged versus uneven-aged 

 forests. 



NFWF Grant of $29,255 matched by $58,000 in 

 outside funds. 



University of Montana-Mlssoula, MT 



Migratory Birds in Western Mexico -II 



Research and examine the habitat prefei 



of wintering migratory birds in western Mexjco 



NFWF Grant of $92,700 



University of Pennsylvania/Institute of 

 Biodiversity, PA 



Costa Rican Biodiversity Education 



Train women as parataxonomists to inventory 

 Costa Rica"s biological diversity 



NFWF Grant of $80,000 matched by $80,000 in 

 outside funds. 



University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wl 



Dickcissel Breeding and Wintering Study 



Collect baseline data on dickcissel ecology in 

 Wisconsin and Venezuela to evaluate the effea 

 of agricultural chemicals. 



landbirds wintering in the West Indies. 



NFWF Gram of $8,244 matched by $12,365 in 

 outside funds 



USDA - Forest Service, Region 8, Puerto 

 Rico 



Migrants in the Dominican Republic 



Research the diversity, abundance, and sur- 

 vival of migrant birds in agricultural areas and 

 forestry plantations on the Dominican Repub- 



NFWF Grant of $20,000 matched by $20,000 in 

 outside funds. 



Vermont Institute of Natural Science, VT 



Bicknell's Tbnish m Neiv England 



Develop census techniques and a volunteer 

 monitonng network for migrant birds to deter- 

 mine their populations in northern New En- 

 gland mountaintop habitats, 



NFWF Grant of $7,500 matched by $7,500 in 

 outside funds. 



Virginia Department of Game and Inland 

 Fisheries, VA 



Virginia Migratory^ Birds Brochure 



Publish a brochure on Neotropical migratory 

 birds in Virginia and on the state's participation 

 in the Partners in Flight program. 



NFWT Grant of $4,500 matched by $4,500 in 

 outside funds. 



NFWF Grant of $39,000 matched by $76,180 in 

 outside funds. 



University of Kansas-Lawrence, KS 



Latin American Library Development 



Establish a mechanism to distribute scientific 

 literature to Latin American nations for educa- 

 tional purposes. 



NFWF Grant of $15,000 matched by $25,000 in 

 outside funds. 



University of Missouri-Cohunbia, MO 



Piping and Snouy Plover Research - U 



Investigate the winter habitat preferences, for- 

 aging efficiency, and wintering site move- 

 ments of rare snowy plovers and endangered 

 piping plovers on the Texas Gulf Coast, 



NFWF Grant of $4,475 matched by $4,475 m 

 outside funds. 



University of Wyoming, WY 



Grasslands and Migrant Birds 



Study the cumulative effects of small fires/ 

 controlled bums on sagegrouse and migratory 

 songbird populations in diverse sagebrush- 

 grassland ecosystems. 



NFWF Grant of $ 1 5,000 matched by $25,000 in 

 outside funds 



USDA - Forest Service, Region 8, Puerto 

 Rico 



Caribbean Ornithology Society Support 



Establish a West Indies Migratory Bird Conser- 

 vation Committee and develop a symposium 

 on the biology and conservation of migrant 



South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Re- 

 sources Department, SC 



Neutniptctil Migrants in South Carolina 



Study the effect of forest openings on the 

 reproductive success of Neotropical migratory 

 birds in South Carolina, 



NFWF Grant of $14,000 matched by $ 14.000 in 

 outside funds. 



