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 Introduction
Selecting survey points
How to select forest patches
How to establish survey points
Delineating your study sites
If you need assistance
Describing habitat
Survey point characteristics
Study site characteristics
Landscape level characteristics
Suggestions for site coordinators
How to get help: Working with site coordinators
Property Owner Letter
.pdf of Study Site Instructions
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If you need assistanceWe urge you to try to identify study sites yourself. To find maps and aerial photographs of your area, try contacting the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS; formerly the Soil Conservation Service) or Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) office in your county. These offices We urge you to try to identify study sites yourself. To find maps and aerial photographs of your area, try contacting the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS; formerly the Soil Conservation Service) or Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) office in your county. These offices and other federal, state, or provincial land management offices may have recent aerial photographs. Color or black-and-white photocopies of aerial photos are useful and inexpensive. If you live near a university or college, contact the department of natural resources (or equivalent). Many universities have data on local topography computerized in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Finally, to make the site-selection process easier, we have enlisted the help of employees and representatives from numerous cooperating agencies and organizations. Check the list of site coordinators (see “How to get help: Working with site coordinators”). These people may be able to direct you to potential sites and assist you with habitat measurements. If you need further assistance locating sites, contact the BFL staff at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and we will link you to the nearest source of help. We will do our best to make it easy for you to find sites.Table 1. Land management agenciesU.S. and Canadian Federal Land Management Agencies USDA Forest Service—Ranger district or forest supervisor’s offices USDI Bureau of Land Management—District or area offices USDI National Park Service—National parks, national monuments US Department of Defense—Several military bases are participating in BFL USDI Fish and Wildlife Service—Refuge headquarters or field offices Canadian Forest Service/Service Canadian des Forets Natural Resources Canada/Ressources Naturelles Canada Environment Canada/Environnment Canada Canadian Wildlife Service/Service Canadien de la Faune Parks Canada/Parcs Canada State and Canadian Provincial Agencies The names of these agencies will vary by state or province (this list is not all inclusive). Department of Fish and Game or Wildlife Agency Department of Natural Resources Parks Department Forestry/Lands Department NONGOVERNMENTAL Organizations Be sure that you have permission before venturing onto private land. The Nature Conservancy—Land Stewardship or preserve offices Tribal Headquarters—Indian reservations often have biologists and foresters to help manage their lands; the Native American Fish and Wildlife Biologists Association. Forest products industry—You may be able to get access to blocks of land owned by private timber companies; if possible, talk to the company wildlife biologist. The forest products industry is active in Partners in Flight. |
