The plover was listed as a federally threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in 1993. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Western Snowy Plover Pacific Coast Population Recovery Plan was published in 2007. The 2007 Recovery Plan provides reasonable actions believed to be required to recover and/or protect plovers. The first action needed from the Recovery Plan is to monitor breeding and wintering populations and habitats of the Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover to determine progress of recovery actions to maximize survival and productivity. The census and monitoring surveys are critical data for determining if the recovery criteria have been met. Recovery criteria for delisting the plover includes: 1) An average of 3,000 breeding adults has been maintained for 10 years and 2) A yearly average productivity of at least one (1.0) fledged chick per male has been maintained in each recovery unit in the last 5 years prior to delisting. The survey effort is a collaboration between multiple FWS Field Offices, contracted partners, and official volunteers.
For more information:
Here is a direct link to the Data Management Plan for this project, the ServCat reference page, the Survey123 link, and a link to the relevant program page for Arcata Fish & Wildlife Office.
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