Act for Songbirds - An Opportunity to Help Migratory Birds

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Howdy Folks,

 

U.S.

Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD) have introduced

bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the existing Neotropical Migratory Bird

Conservation Act (NMBCA) to meet the growing needs of our migrants, many of

which are in rapid decline.

 

The Neotropical

Migratory Bird Conservation Act is the only source of federal funding dedicated

specifically to bird conservation throughout the Americas. It is an extremely

effective matching grants program that coordinates and funds the conservation

of Neotropical migratory birds and their habitats in the United States, Latin

America, and the Caribbean. It has a proven track record of reversing habitat

loss and degradation, and of advancing innovative management and habitat

restoration strategies.

 

The

reauthorization bill proposes a significant increase in maximum funding from $6

million to $20 million. Currently, many more grant applications are received

than can be funded, and so many worthwhile projects go unsupported. This

increase in the NMBCA is therefore crucial in helping achieve international

bird conservation goals.

 

The Act for

Songbirds Campaign is one way bird lovers can support the conservation of the

birds they love to watch.

 

Please Act for

Songbirds today! http://www.abcbirds.org/action

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve Holmer

sholmer

 

www.abcbirds.org

 

 

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