WHSRN Partners Receive Funding from ‘Wetlands for the Future’ and CRIMBI 
Three proposals submitted to Wetlands for the Future by WHSRN partners were approved for funding at US$20,000 each, and another four proposals were approved by the Copper River International Migratory Bird Initiative for various amounts. Congratulations to all!
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Wetlands for the Future is a joint initiative of the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Its purpose is to strengthen the capacity of Latin American and Caribbean countries to carry out integrated wetland conservation and management. Our appreciation goes to these initiative leaders for supporting the following conservation projects of benefit to shorebirds:
Partner: Ambiente Sur
Location: Río Gallegos Estuary WHSRN Site in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
Project goal: Involve the local community and raise awareness to diminish threats to the estuary’s coastal ecosystems, with a particular focus on conducting a Pride campaign for the appropriate management of municipal solid waste.
Partner: Asociación Calidris
Location: Delta del Rio Iscuandé WHSRN Site, Nariño Department, Colombia.
Project goal: Promote the conservation and sustainable use of the site’s wetland habitats, thereby improving both the environmental quality and the quality of life for the local communities. In particular, work with the 600 inhabitants of three fishing communities to address the current lack of basic sanitation and its affect on the wetland.
Partner: Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa (Sinaloa Science Center)
Location: 11 WHSRN sites in Northwest Mexico.
Project goal: Create a “Regional Shorebird Congress” to provide partners in Northwest Mexico with a forum for discussing and coordinating research, conservation, and shorebird protection. Key activities of the congress will be to continue to build consensus and approval for the regional application of Manomet’s Shorebird Recovery Project; create a Study Group for the Conservation of Shorebirds and their Wetlands in Northwest Mexico; propose including appropriate shorebirds within the Mexican regulatory framework for protecting at-risk species; and nominate a regional representative to the WHSRN Hemispheric Council.
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The Copper River International Migratory Bird Initiative (CRIMBI) is a diverse international partnership, facilitated by the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) International Programs, that works together to conserve migratory birds and their habitats throughout the Pacific Flyway. CRIMBI is not a granting mechanism; rather, projects are developed and funded exclusively through the pooled resources of its partners. We’d like to thank the CRIMBI Steering Committee for approving the four shorebird conservation projects for 2010 listed below, and recognize the partners whose funds made it possible: the USFS Alaska, Pacific Northwest, and Western Regions; National Forests in these regions; USFS Pacific-Northwest Research Station; USFS International Programs; as well as the matching and in-kind contributions by many CRIMBI partners along the Flyway.
Partner: Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa (Sinaloa Science Center)
Location: Sinaloa, Mexico
Project title: Contaminant Profiles of Western Sandpipers at Major Coastal Wetlands
Amount: $27,000
Partner: Kachemak Bay Conservation Society
Location: Alaska, USA
Project title: Aerial Survey of Shorebirds at Kachemak Bay, Alaska
Amount: $4,350
Partner: Tongass National Forest
Location: Alaska, USA
Project title: Estimating Size of Migratory Shorebird Populations on Stikine River Delta using Aerial Photography
Amount: $6,750
Partner: Asociación Calidris
Location: Colombia
Project title: Recognition of Important Sites for Conservation of Shorebirds
Amount: $27,900
See the CRIMBI newsletter for a summary of the 2009 programs and partnership projects.
For more information, please contact Jim Chu (jchu@fs.fed.us), CRIMBI Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service International Programs.
