{"id":7293,"date":"2019-05-07T17:01:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-07T21:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/?p=7293"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:36:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:36:24","slug":"golden-winged-warbler-conservation-strategy-and-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/golden-winged-warbler-conservation-strategy-and-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden-winged Warbler: Conservation Strategy and Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservation Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download the Plans<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list list-style card-four \"><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"http:\/\/www.gwwa.org\/resources\/GWWAPlanDraft129-LR-interactive.pdf\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-ConservationPlan-FI.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-ConservationPlan-FI.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-ConservationPlan-FI-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Golden-winged Warbler status review and conservation plan.\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gwwa.org\/resources\/GWWAPlanDraft129-LR-interactive.pdf\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Golden-winged Warbler Status Review and Conservation Plan<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-APPLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Appalachian-FI-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Appalachian-FI-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Appalachian-FI-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Best Management Practices for Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachian Region: A Guide for Land Managers and Landowners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-APPLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachian Region<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GreatLakes-FI.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GreatLakes-FI.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GreatLakes-FI-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Best Management Practices for Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region: A Guide for Land Managers and Landowners\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden-winged Warbler is a sharply declining songbird that lives in shrubby, young forest habitats in the Great Lakes and Appalachian Mountains regions. They have one of the smallest populations of any songbird not on the Endangered Species List and are listed as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/species\/22721618\/132145282\">Near Threatened<\/a> by the IUCN. An estimated 400,000 breeding adults remain\u2014a drop of 66% since the 1960s. In the Appalachian Mountains the situation is even worse: the regional population has fallen by 98%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Golden-winged Warbler conservation has been a main focus of the Cornell Lab&#8217;s&nbsp;Conservation Science program&nbsp;for more than a decade. We&#8217;ve learned that the main reasons for the decline include&nbsp;<strong>habitat loss on the breeding and wintering grounds<\/strong>&nbsp;(Central and northern South America) and&nbsp;<strong>hybridization<\/strong>&nbsp;with the closely related Blue-winged Warbler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Causes of Decline<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full wp-image-7314 size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-BWWA-Singh-square.jpg\" alt=\"hybrid Blue-winged Warbler x Golden-winged Warbler\" class=\"wp-image-7314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-BWWA-Singh-square.jpg 697w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-BWWA-Singh-square-480x474.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Golden-winged\/Blue-winged Warbler hybrid by <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/McDwa2\">B.N. Singh<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/McDwa2\">Birdshare<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Breeding-ground habitat loss.<\/strong>&nbsp;Historically, natural disturbances, such as wildfires and flooding from beaver dams, created a patchwork of shrubby openings amid a largely forested landscape. But today early successional habitats are declining due to forest regeneration, changes in agricultural and forestry practices, and increased human development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wintering-ground habitat loss.<\/strong>&nbsp;Similarly, the open woodlands where Golden-winged Warblers live during winter in Central and northern South America are disappearing, as forests there are cleared for palm oil, cattle grazing, and sun-grown coffee. True shade coffee, grown in forest setting, provides important winter habitat for golden-wings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hybridization with Blue-winged Warbler.<\/strong> Golden-winged and Blue-winged warblers often interbreed and form hybrids, including distinctive forms known as \u201cBrewster\u2019s\u201d and \u201cLawrence\u2019s\u201d warblers. Shifting geographic ranges have brought Blue-winged and Golden-winged warblers into more frequent contact, facilitating hybridization (<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA_BWWA-Overlap.jpg\">see a map of the overlap<\/a>), which contributes to the decline of Golden-winged Warblers. In the Appalachian Mountains, the two species have traditionally been separated by elevation, with golden-wings on the ridge tops and blue-wings in the valleys, but climate change has permitted blue-wings to move up the slopes where they compete and hybridize.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full wp-image-7299 size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-RangeContraction.jpg\" alt=\"Golden-winged Warbler range contraction\" class=\"wp-image-7299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-RangeContraction.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-RangeContraction-480x331.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden-winged Warbler range contraction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-RangeContraction.jpg\">See larger image<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current vs. Former Range<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Golden-winged Warbler&#8217;s range once ran continuously from the Midwest to the East. But it has now receded into two isolated subpopulations, one centered in the Great Lakes and the other along the Appalachian Mountains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The range contraction was documented through extensive field surveys as part of the Golden-winged Warbler Atlas Project and other surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This finding resulted in <a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-conservation_focal_areas.jpg\">two conservation focal areas<\/a>: the Great Lakes Conservation Region and the Appalachian Conservation Region. Download them below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For Landowners and Land Managers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large wp-image-7370 size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Laurie-Johnson_clearcut_1800-e1557246063433-1280x789.jpg\" alt=\"clearcut habitat by Laurie Johnson\" class=\"wp-image-7370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Laurie-Johnson_clearcut_1800-e1557246063433-1280x789.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Laurie-Johnson_clearcut_1800-e1557246063433-720x444.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Laurie-Johnson_clearcut_1800-e1557246063433-768x474.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Laurie-Johnson_clearcut_1800-e1557246063433-480x296.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Laurie-Johnson_clearcut_1800-e1557246063433.jpg 1795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden-winged Warblers sometimes use clearcut habitats. <em>Image by Laurie Johnson.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The rangewide Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Plan represents knowledge accumulated over 15 years of field surveys, genetic analyses, in-depth habitat studies, and other research. Habitat improvements for Golden-winged Warblers benefit 38 other early successional species, including Ruffed Grouse and American Woodcock. The plan was developed by the <a href=\"https:\/\/gwwa.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gwwa.org\/about-us\/\">Golden-winged Warbler Working Group<\/a>, which is a consortium of universities, agencies, and nonprofits including the Cornell Lab\u2019s Conservation Science program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"989\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-ConservationPLan-booklet.jpg\" alt=\"Golden-winged Warbler status review and conservation plan.\" class=\"wp-image-7302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-ConservationPLan-booklet.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-ConservationPLan-booklet-480x665.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Golden-winged Warbler status review and conservation plan. <a href=\"https:\/\/gwwa.org\/gwwa_conservation-plan_191007_low-res\/\">Download the plan<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Who can help create and manage Golden-winged Warbler breeding habitat?&nbsp;<\/strong>Anybody who manages an appropriate amount and type of land within the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-conservation_focal_areas.jpg\">conservation focal areas<\/a>&nbsp;for the Golden-winged Warbler, including managers of public land, land trusts, and private landowners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>What kind of land is needed?&nbsp;<\/strong>Golden-winged Warblers use young forest and shrubby habitats located in deciduous forest. Prime examples include young forest created through timber harvesting, abandoned farm fields, utility corridors, reclaimed minelands, and shrub wetlands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloadable Resources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Plan<\/strong><br>The Golden-winged Warbler Conservation Plan was published in 2013 by a coalition of researchers including the Cornell Lab. It offers a comprehensive species assessment and management strategy for Golden-winged Warbler conservation, and identifies three goals for recovering Golden-winged Warbler populations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large featured\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RegionalPLans-1280x816.jpg\" alt=\"Best Management Practices for Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Great Lakes Region: A Guide for Land Managers and Landowners, Best Management Practices for Golden-winged Warbler Habitats in the Appalachian Region: A Guide for Land Managers and Landowners\" class=\"wp-image-7374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RegionalPLans-1280x816.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RegionalPLans-720x459.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RegionalPLans-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RegionalPLans-480x306.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/RegionalPLans.jpg 1691w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Download the regional plans for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\">Great Lakes<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-APPLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\">Appalachian Mountains<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enlarge total Golden-winged Warbler breeding habitat by 1 million acres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resuscitate the Appalachian Mountains population by doubling the number of breeding adults<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grow the rangewide population 50 percent by 2050<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan can be downloaded in its entirety on the olden-winged Warbler Working Group site. There is also <a href=\"http:\/\/gwwa.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/GWWA-WinterConservationPlan.pdf\">an additional chapter on wintering grounds conservation<\/a>&nbsp;that was published in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Management Practices\u2014Regional Guides:<\/strong>&nbsp;These guides\u2014one for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-GLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\">Great Lakes region<\/a>&nbsp;and one for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-APPLRegionalGuide_130808_lo-res.pdf\">Appalachian region<\/a>\u2014are distilled from the plan to provide only the most important management actions. They provide land managers and landowners with science-based, regionally specific strategies and techniques for developing and restoring habitat for Golden-winged Warblers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Habitat Supplements:<\/strong> These two-page documents provide specific guidance for 11 common habitat types within the Golden-winged Warbler\u2019s range. They are concise and intended to be carried into the field to facilitate implementation. Supplements are available for the following habitats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deciduous Forests of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Appalachian-forest-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Appalachians<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-GreatLakes-decid-forests-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Great Lakes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Abandoned Farmlands of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Appalachian-abandoned-farms-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Appalachians<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-GreatLakes-abandoned-farms-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Great Lakes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Utility Rights-of-way of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Appalachian-utility-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Appalachians<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-GreatLakes-utility-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Great Lakes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Appalachian-mineland-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Minelands of the Appalachians<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Appalachian-grazed-forest-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Grazed Forestland and Montane Pastures of the Appalachians<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Appalachian-wetlands-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Forest and Shrub Wetlands of the Appalachians<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-GreatLakes-shrub-wetlands-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Shrub Wetlands of the Great Lakes<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-Habitat-Canada-parkland-130808_lo-res.pdf\">Aspen Parkland Transition Zone of Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group sidebar-alignright has-lightgray-background-color has-background order-bottom is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More About This Topic<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"article-list list-style card-four \"><ul><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/a-golden-plan-to-turn-around-the-golden-winged-warblers-decline\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-LB-MarieRead.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-LB-MarieRead-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-LB-MarieRead-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-LB-MarieRead-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-LB-MarieRead.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Golden-winged Warbler by Marie Read, from Living Bird 2013\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.allaboutbirds.org\/a-golden-plan-to-turn-around-the-golden-winged-warblers-decline\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">A Golden Plan To Turn Around The Golden-Winged Warbler\u2019s Decline<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"article-item\"><div class=\"article-item-container\"><div class=\"article-item-media content-article\" data-link-to=\"https:\/\/gwwa.org\/about-us\/\"><figure class=\"article-item-media-ratio\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-workinggrouplogo2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-workinggrouplogo2-720x539.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-workinggrouplogo2-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-workinggrouplogo2-480x359.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.birds.cornell.edu\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/GWWA-workinggrouplogo2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"\" alt=\"Golden-winged Warbler working group logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"article-item-body\"><a class=\"article-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/gwwa.org\/about-us\/\"><span class=\"article-item-header\">Golden-winged Warbler Working Group<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funds Available to Assist With Habitat Restoration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The federal Farm Bill\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nrcs.usda.gov\/wps\/portal\/nrcs\/main\/national\/programs\/financial\/eqip\/\">Environmental Quality Incentives Program<\/a>&nbsp;provides funding and technical assistance for the creation, management, and restoration of Golden-winged Warbler habitat (the&nbsp;<em>Working Lands for Wildlife<\/em>&nbsp;program was folded into this program in 2014).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/program\/partners-fish-and-wildlife\">Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program<\/a>, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service funds projects for golden-wing habitat restoration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a 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