GCJV Open Water and Marsh-to-Open Water within 1 km of Fresh-to-Intermediate Marsh

Publication Date

2018-06-20

Start Date

2006-01-01

End Date

2010-12-31

Mark Parr, Gulf Coast Joint Venture/USFWS, GIS Analyst, 20180620, GCJV Open Water and Marsh-to-Open Water within 1 km of Fresh-to-Intermediate Marsh: .

The Gulf Coast Joint Venture (GCJV) is a bird habitat conservation partnership that spans the coastal portions of AL, MS, LA, and TX. It is one of 18 bird habitat joint ventures in the U.S. The mission of the GCJV is to advance the conservation of important bird habitats within the GCJV region through biological planning, implementation of habitat conservation actions, and focused monitoring and evaluation of the planning and implementation process. King Rail (KIRA) is a priority bird species selected for conservation planning and habitat delivery in the GCJV region. It utilizes fresh-to-intermediate salinity emergent marsh and rice fields for breeding and wintering habitat. The GCJV identified areas of open water within 1 km of existing fresh-to-intermediate salinty marsh, including areas that had converted from palustrine marsh to open water from 2006-2010, that could be targeted for creation of intermediate marsh habitat to benefit KIRA.

• Gulf Coast Prairie Landscape Conservation Cooperative
• LC MAP - Landscape Conservation Management and Analysis Portal

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