BLM Strategic Plan for Migratory Bird Conservation

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Strategic Plan for Migratory Bird Conservation is a national sectoral strategic plan of the United States of America. Its main objective is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of public lands for use and enjoyment of present and future generations.
More specifically, the Strategic Plan aims to address BLM priority migratory birds during the NEPA and planning process, including consistent consideration of national and regional conservation goals and objectives; address national and regional conservation goals and objectives for migratory birds; identify and implement feasible measures, in coordination with the USFWS, to avoid or minimize unintentional take of migratory birds that may result from conducting BLM authorized activities; identify all BLM-authorized activities intended to have positive effects on wildlife habitat, where the activity itself may result in take of individual migratory birds, and modify the activity to have a resultant desired outcome that has a positive effect on populations of migratory birds that are birds of conservation concern; identify at the BLM district level at least one focal area for BLM priority migratory bird habitat management, based on (1) conservation priorities of Bird Conservation Regions (BCRs) or parts of BCRs within each District, and (2) the number of BLM priority species benefitted by the habitat management; coordinate BLM monitoring of priority migratory bird species associated with conservation-based vegetation treatments for effectiveness across the BLM public lands; increase education and awareness among BLM personnel about MBTA responsibilities, partnerships, and conservation plans through joint training with USFWS or through other partnerships; increase the capabilities of BLM personnel to connect youth and other members of the public with migratory birds for initiating and supporting long-term conservation partnerships in local communities; promote awareness of migratory birds through youth programs and local community events IMD, Audubon Bird Walk, etc.); increase the technical skills of wildlife biologists and vegetation ecologists to oversee complex, multidisciplinary restoration and enhancement projects that benefit migratory birds; establish internal communication to transfer information on migratory bird conservation among all management levels of the BLM; improve and maintain two-way data and information sharing between the BLM and its partners in migratory bird conservation; identify and support annual science research projects that serve to enhance migratory bird conservation and utilize migratory birds as indicators of healthy landscapes; and follow all migratory bird permitting requirements for authorized activities.