All-Bird Bulletin: Special Monitoring Issue
The All-Bird Bulletin is the newsletter of the U.S. North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI) Committee. The January Special Issue of the All-Bird Bulletin is dedicated to monitoring. Topics include the importance of monitoring, avoiding monitoring pitfalls, the Avian Knowledge Network, technological advances for bird monitoring, assessing conservation status of poorly monitored birds, and more.

Upcoming grant deadlines
We have recently added information about a number of new funding opportunities for those doing work in the SJV region. Please take the time to browse through the complete list of funding opportunities.

• North American Wetlands Conservation Act Program
  Deadline: 7 March 2008, 1 August 2008 (U.S. Standard Grants); 2 June 2008 (Mexican Standard Grants); TBA 2008--usually in November (U.S. Small Grants)
  Description: The North American Wetlands Conservation Act provides matching grants to private or public organizations or to individuals who have developed partnerships to carry out wetlands conservation projects in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The program provides US, Mexican, and Canadian Standard Grants (between $50,000 and $1,000,000) and US Small Grants (up to $75,000). For more details on how to apply, visit the NAWCA section of the SJV website. And be sure to check out the Playa Lakes Joint Venture's Timeline for preparing a NAWCA Proposal. Important note: Anyone considering applying for a U.S. grant should coordinate their application with SJV Science Coordinator Carol Beardmore (602-242-0524 ext. 248). The SJV will need to be involved not only to provide guidance but also because we rank all applications that are submitted (Mexican applicants do not need to coordinate with the SJV, although we are happy to provide assistance).
• bp Research Fellowship Program
  Deadline: 15 March 2008
  Description: The Research Fellowship Program (RFP), administered by the Wildlife Conservation Society-International Conservation’s Training & Capacity Building Program, is now receiving some support from the BP Conservation Programme. It is a small grants program designed to build capacity for the next generation of conservationists through supporting individual field research projects that have a clear application to the conservation of threatened wildlife and wildlife habitat. RFP seeks projects that are based on sound and innovative conservation science and that encourage practices in conservation that can contribute to sustainable development in their home country. Most of the grantees are professional conservationists from the country of research and/or post-graduates pursuing a higher degree. The WCS RFP supports field research in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as Native Americans (US) who intend to conduct work on native lands on issues of direct relevance to wildlife. Grants are for up to $25,000 dollars, with an average of $11,000.
• The Christensen Fund
  Deadline: 31 March 2008; 31 August 2008
  Description: The Christensen Fund makes grants to organizations that work towards maintaining the rich diversity of the world—biological and cultural—over the long run, including the persistence and adaptation of indigenous systems for managing landscapes that sustain cultural and biological value and diversity.
• Acres for America
  Deadline: 1 April 2008 (preproposal); 1 June 2008 (full proposal)
  Description: Acres for America is a partnership between Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The Acres for America program was established to provide funding for projects that conserve important habitat for fish, wildlife, and plants through acquisition of interest in real property. The goal of the Acres for America program is to offset the footprint of Wal-Mart's domestic facilities on at least an acre by acre basis through these acquisitions. Applicants are urged to contact the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation regional director in their area to discuss project ideas prior to submitting preproposals.
• Fund for Wild Nature
  Deadline: 1 May 2008, 1 November 2008, 1 February 2009
  Description: The Fund for Wild Nature provides money for campaigns to save and restore native species and wild ecosystems, including actions to defend wilderness and biological diversity. The fund supports advocacy, litigation, public policy work, development of citizen science, and similar endeavors. The fund does not support basic scientific research, private land acquisition, individual action or study, or conferences, and rarely supports proposals from organizations with annual budgets greater than $250,000. The fund will only support media projects that have a clear strategic value and a concrete plan for dissemination of the final product. The fund gives special attention to ecological issues not currently receiving sufficient public attention and funding. The fund seeks proposals with visionary and yet realistic goals to create tangible change. All proposals must be highly cost effective and be for projects in the United States, Canada, or Mexico.

Upcoming meetings and workshops
See complete details about upcoming meetings and workshops.

35th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PACIFIC SEABIRD GROUP: 27 February-2 March 2008, Blaine, Washington.

CALIFORNIA PARTNERS IN FLIGHT: 19-20 March 2008, Marin County, California.

Arizona Bird Conservation Initiative: 20-21 March 2008, Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: Edwin Juarez.

THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE WILSON ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY: 18-20 April 2008, Mobile Alabama. This will be a joint meeting with the Association of Field Ornithologists. Contact: Frank Moore (PH: 601-266-4748).

IV REUNION SOBRE MEDIO AMBIENTE:
Sociedad civil y medio ambiente en Sonora: 25-26 April 2008: Hermosillo, Sonora.