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About Us
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About Us Intro
The Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative (MoBCI) is a partnership of organizations that "get excited about birds," care about bird conservation, and/or have formal legal responsibilities for bird conservation. It is an organization of organizations, a diverse partnership dedicated to the conservation of wild birds and their habitats. The MoBCI was formally established August 16, 2003 following the written commitment of 28 organizations to unite in the pursuit of integrated all bird conservation. A series of communication and consensus building meetings preceded the MoBCI's official formation. Now 46 organizations have agreed to participate in the initiative.
Purpose
MoBCI has as its primary purpose to work together to conserve, restore, and protect bird populations. MoBCI members realize that our respective organizational interests in birds are varied, but also that these diverse interests, if unified, represent a powerful force of action and voice on behalf of birds and their habitats. Further, member organizations recognize that much more can be accomplished if we jointly engage in what are truly common goals. Moreover, communication and cooperation promote an understanding of our respective individual and organizational interests in birds. Accompanying that understanding is appreciation for the motivations of others. MoBCI is Missouri's "step down" of the hemispheric and international integrated bird conservation partnership--the North American Bird Conservation Initiative (NABCI). The NABCI vision is one where "Populations and habitats of North America's birds are protected, restored, and enhanced through coordinated efforts at international, national, regional, state, and local levels, guided by sound science and effective management." Like the NABCI, the Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative is about conserving birds across geopolitical boundaries, across taxonomic groups, and across landscapes. Also, like NABCI, the MoBCI is a partnership based affiliation; however, it is designed for delivery of conservation at the state and local levels.
Guiding Principles
The following principles guide MoBCI operations:
- The following principles guide MoBCI operations:
- Bird conservation depends upon the coordination of diverse skills and resources of landowners, government agencies, businesses, private and public institutions, and all citizens who care for birds.
- Bird conservation demands that attention be focused on the full array of wild bird species.
- Bird conservation is based on the best available science.
- Voluntary partnerships are essential for the effective delivery of integrated bird conservation.
- Knowledge is shared widely to encourage voluntary stewardship and further bird-based recreation.
Consider the following:
- In Missouri, 26 percent of bird species exhibited significant declining trends from 1980 to 2000. This is an increase of 9 percent over the 1966-1979 time period. (Source: Patuxent Wildlife Research Center -- Analysis of Breeding Bird Survey data).
- Abundance indices for important Missouri game birds--northern bobwhite, mourning dove, and American woodcock -- have declined sharply along Breeding Bird Survey routes from 1966-2000. Meanwhile, indices of ruffed grouse abundance in Missouri dating to 1960 reached record lows in 2000.
- Fifty-two birds are listed on the Missouri Species of Conservation Concern Checklist. Species listed include: American bittern, marsh wren, Swainson's warbler, king rail, Cerulean warbler, greater prairie-chicken, Northern harrier, Henslow's sparrow, Bachman's sparrow and interior least tern.
Missouri is located at the confluence of the nation's largest river systems. These rivers and their associated wetlands provide critical migration stopovers and breeding and wintering habitat for many species of birds. However, over 90 percent of the wetlands once present in Missouri have been destroyed. Their loss has had profound, but largely unquantified, impacts on these species.
2007/2008 MoBCI Steering Committee
Linda Tossing, Chair (2007-2009)
St. Louis Audubon Society
9859 Charwick Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63128
314-849-4260
314-495-3063 (cell)
Ltossing@aol.com
Mike Currier , Vice-Chair (2006-2008)
Chair: Information Sharing Subgroup
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
1659 E. Elm St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
573-526-2990
Mike.Currier@dnr.mo.gov
Gene Gardner, Secretary (2007-2008)
Missouri Dept. of Conservation
P.O. Box 180
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0180
573-522-4115 ext. 3353 (O)
573-353-2726 (cell)
573-526-4663 (fax)
gene.gardner@mdc.mo.gov
Ted Cooper (2006-2008)
Chair: Grant Subgroup
Ruffed Grouse Society
1132 Eagle Creek Road
Wildwood, MO 63005
618-570-9347 (H)
618-570-9347 (Cell)
800-234-5828 (O)
ted@tswllc.com
Wayne Morton (2006-2008)
MoBCI Foundation, President
MO Chapter North Amer. Grouse Partnership
4950 Northeast 501 Rd.
Osceola, MO 64776
417-646-2450 (H)
417-646-8123 (O)
417-777-1746 (cell)
wayne2946@yahoo.com
John Burk (2006-2008)
Chair: MoBCI Conference Subgroup
National Wild Turkey Federation
7152 Tomahawk Lane
Steedman, MO 65077
573-676-5994 (fax and O)
jburknwtf@ktis.net
Kelly Srigley Werner (2006-2008)
Missouri Private Lands Coordinator
Missouri Private Lands Office
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
101 Park DeVille Dr. Suite A
Columbia, Missouri 65203
573-234-2132 ext. 112 (O)
573-239-0764 (cell)
Kelly_SrigleyWerner@fws.gov
Charles Burwick (2007-2008)
Greater Ozarks Audubon Society
1957 S. Kings Avenue
Springfield, MO 65807
417-889-0995 (H)
417-860-9505 (Cell)
ozarkbirder@sbcglobal.net
Susan Hazelwood (2007-2008)
Audubon Society of Missouri
3005 Chapel Hill Road
Columbia, MO 65203
573-882-7081 (O)
573-445-4925 (H)
hazelwoods@mchsi.com
Denny Donnell (2007-2009)
Columbia Audubon Society
1105 Pheasant Run
Columbia, MO 65201
573-442-8407
hddonnell@hotmail.com
Dick Baskett (2007-2009)
Ducks Unlimited
5474 Bittergreen Lane
Columbia, MO 65202-6702
573-445-1973 (H)
Steve Heying (2007-2009)
Missouri Falconers Association
514 Redbud Lane
Ashland, MO 65010
573-657-9033(H)
573-864-6598 (Cell)
573-442-3455(o) (fax info to office number)
ashlandbrdman@yahoo.com
Alan Leary (2007-2009)
Missouri Department of Transportation
P.O. Box 270
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-526-6678 (O)
573-522-1973 (fax)
alan.leary@modot.mo.gov
Steve Mowry (2006-2008)
Missouri Prairie Foundation
5600 N. Antioch
Kansas City, MO 64114
816-370-2353 (H)
816-370-6100 (cell)
Stevem4444@aol.com
Frank Oberle (2006-2008)
Missouri Native Seed Assoc.
24882 Prairie Grove Trail
Novinger, MO 63559
660/488-6849
Frank@FrankOberle.com
Jim Wildman (2006-2008)
Director of Protection
The Nature Conservancy
2800 S. Brentwood Blvd.
St. Louis MO 63144
314-968-1105 (O)
314-560-2499 (cell)
jwildman@tnc.org
MoBCI Permanent Mailing Address:
Missouri Bird Conservation Initiative
c/o Audubon Missouri
2620 Forum Blvd., Suite C-1
Columbia, MO 65203
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