Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture

AMJV is a regional partnership committed to the conservation of habitat for the benefit of birds, wildlife, and people in the core of the Appalachian Region.

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Our 2022 Year in Review is available!

Follow the link below to read about all of the great work that our partners accomplished in 2022 😀

https://t.co/G6gzm3N426

Cover photo by Livingood Photography and courtesy of the Tennessee River Gorge Trust

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

AMJV staff, board members, and guests (34 folks; some attending virtually) met in Asheville in May for the Spring AMJV Board Meeting!

After the meeting, a small group hiked to Mt. Mitchell to check out a spruce restoration planting and take in the amazing views!

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Mike and Laura Jackson are shining examples of landowners who prioritize forest health and wildlife habitat when caring for their forests! Follow the link below to read their amazing story!

https://t.co/dJfJawjxm5

Photos by Mike and Laura Jackson

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

The State of the Birds Report finds continued losses of our migratory birds, such as the stunning Golden-winged Warbler. Solutions such as planting native plants and bolstering urban parks can benefit birds & people. https://t.co/LWgyygJE2h #BirdFriendly #StateOfTheBirds

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

AMJV Coordinator Todd Fearer recently discussed bird conservation and the 2022 #StateOfTheBirds Report (released today!) in an interview with American Bird Conservancy and BirdWatching Magazine! https://t.co/zabZwY0KGC

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

The 2022 #StateOfTheBirds report is here! Birds across the U.S. show downward trends in every habitat except wetlands—where comebacks show the power of funding & policies to restore nature, boost birds, & help our communities. https://t.co/EzWg0eB9bC.

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Read below about how the Boiling Springs Rod and Gun Club in Virginia is managing for healthy forests and bird habitat on its private property!

https://t.co/h5NBe1wLL6

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Follow the link below to read about how the small local team of @nature_org - Allegheny Highlands Program is making a significant positive conservation impact in the AMJV Virginia Highlands focal landscape (and throughout Appalachia)!

https://t.co/uG3O3jdEsN

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

If you haven't yet browsed our AMJV Summer 2022 newsletter, please click on the link below to check it out!☺️
https://t.co/4vOV5rxrrG

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

We are excited to share with you that our new AMJV Outreach Toolkit - designed to help folks communicate about forest management topics - is available!

https://t.co/8IGxuEMXCu

Please check out & share the toolkit, and stay tuned for additional toolkit content in the future!

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

🎉 Our 2021 AMJV Year in Review is available! 🥳

Follow the link below to read about some of the great work that our wonderful partners completed throughout the Appalachian Region and internationally in 2021! 🙌👏

https://t.co/12YO1zZd1S

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

🎉Congratulations to this year's NFWF Central Appalachia Habitat Stewardship Program Grant Recipients! 🎉

[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation @NFWFnews]

NFWF and partners announced more than $1.7M in grants to restore forest and freshwater habitat for central Appalachian wildlife, including ruffed grouse, brook trout, hellbender and forest birds @USDA_NRCS, @forestservice, @USFWS, @Shell_US https://t.co/7ASn3bmQin

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

📣 We are excited to announce the first of AMJV’s (FREE) virtual courses: Forest Management for Birds!

Visit our website to register for the free, self-paced online course or to browse the course content: https://t.co/PB7oN4IuET

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🎉 Our 2020 AMJV Year in Review is available! 🥳

Follow the link below to read about all of the great work that our wonderful partners completed throughout the Appalachian Region and internationally in 2020 despite COVID-19! 🙌👏

https://t.co/7wvSbWg2B6

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Check out this article about a really neat project that is using game-changing technology - autonomous recording units (ARUs) and neural networks that can extract specific bird calls from data - to complete bird surveys for focal species in Pennsylvania!

https://t.co/0tam2hwTVf

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Check out this great job opportunity with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources! 🤩 They're accepting applications through April 2nd for a statewide Wetlands Biologist position.

https://t.co/maqZbNb0hw

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

The AMJV is proud to be serving as one of the multiple partners working together on this habitat improvement project!

[Sustainable Forestry Initiative @sfiprogram]

#SFI & #conservation partners are pleased to announce a grant award from @NFWFnews designed to engage landowners in West Virginia on #forest management that benefits #bird species.
#SFIconservation #BetterChoicesForThePlanet #GrowingSolutions

Learn more: https://t.co/e3KrxfsO1j

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

An AMJV Partnership proposal was recently selected as one of 12 projects receiving more than $1.9 million in @NFWFnews grants through the Central Appalachian Habitat Stewardship Program to restore forest and freshwater habitat in central Appalachia!

https://t.co/jSc5m3m1cF

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Congratulations to our partners that recently received funding for forest and freshwater restoration projects as part of the $1.9 million in grants awarded through the Central Appalachian Habitat Stewardship Program! 🙌😊

[National Fish and Wildlife Foundation @NFWFnews]

NFWF today announced more than $1.9 million in grants to restore forest and freshwater habitat for wildlife in central Appalachia in partnership with @USDA_NRCS, @forestservice, @USFWS, @Shell_US and the Richard King Mellon Foundation. https://t.co/fMHxzD6Hqb

[Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture @AppMountainsJV]

Horses and flying logs?! You know you want to read THIS private lands habitat conservation story! 🙌🐦🐴🌲🌳

[Audubon North Carolina @AudubonNC]

For one WNC landowner, old and new #forestry practices are a boon for birds. Learn how Audubon teamed up with local foresters to revive an old tree farm, creating gaps in the forest that are just right for Golden-winged Warblers. https://t.co/or1Bm7IjN5