Virginia Coastal Program: 2003 Coastal Grant Project Description and Final Summary
Project Task:
12.13
Grantee:
Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper - subcontract to Terwilliger Consulting, Inc.
Project Title:
Progress on Goals of the 1996 Conservation Action Plan for Avian Communities on VA Barrier Islands
Project Description as Proposed:
This project will involve a review of the Conservation Action Plan for the Avian Communities in the Virginia Barrier Island System completed by the Barrier Island Avian Partnership in September 1996. This will include contacting identified lead partners and co-partners to determine the status of progress for each of the 8 Management Actions, 12 Research and Monitoring Actions and 5 Conservation Education Actions. Information will be collected from partner interviews, websites and relevant publications, annual reports, etc. to document and describe progress made to date, over the Plan’s 10 year implementation. A summary progress report to the Plan will be produced to document current status. This progress report will serve as the foundation for the next phase, guiding assessment of what remains to be done of the original goals and identification of new goals to set for the next 10 years.
Federal Funding:
$5,800
Project Contact:
Richard Ayers, (757) 678-6182; shorekeeper@verizon.net OR Laura McKay, Virginia CZM Project Manager, (804) 698-4320; Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov
Project Status:
Grant Closed
Final Product Received:
Project Summary Provided by Grantee:
The final report titled, Progress on Goals of the 1996 Conservation Action Plan for the Avian Communities in the Virginia Barrier Islands System was prepared by Terwilliger Consulting Inc. under a subcontract with Virginia Eastern Shorekeeper.
The summary progress report documents and describes the progress made to date on identified goals over the Plan’s 10 year implementation. Information was gathered from lead partners and co-partners to document the status of progress for each of the 8 Management Actions, 12 Research and Monitoring Actions and 5 Conservation Education Actions. Interviews were conducted and websites, publications, annual reports and other relevant documents were reviewed to capture the progress made to date, over the Plan’s 10 year implementation. The report also begins to describe current status and identify new opportunities, challenges and potential partners that have developed since this plan was first implemented. The report includes hyperlinks to online supporting documents. Also, a CD was created with .pdf versions of several of the supporting documents that were not available online and a list of acronyms used in the Progress Report.
The Progress on Goals of the 1996 Conservation Action Plan for the Avian Communities in the Virginia Barrier Islands System report will serve as the foundation for the next phase, guiding assessment of what remains to be done of the original goals. It will also facilitate identification of new goals and priorities for the next 10 years to guide respective and cooperative management, research and monitoring, and education actions by the Virginia Coastal Avian Partnership. This is the first step in updating the Plan to be incorporated as the avian portion into the broader Seaside Management Plan.
Disclaimer: This project summary provides the federal dollars initially awarded to the grantee. Due to underexpenditure or reprogramming of grant funds, this figure may change. For more information on the allocation of coastal grant funds, please contact Laura McKay, Virginia Coastal Program Manager, at 804.698.4323 or email: Laura.McKay@deq.virginia.gov
A more detailed Scope of Work for this project is available. Please direct your request for a copy to Virginia.Witmer@deq.virginia.gov
