The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act is now up for reauthorization in the House. You can help ensure it passes.
U.S. Representatives Ron Kind (D-WI) and Jim Gerlach (R-PA) have introduced House Bill H.R. 2213, which reauthorizes the existing Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA) to meet the growing needs of our migrants, many of which are in rapid decline.
NMBCA is the only federal U.S. grants program specifically dedicated to the conservation of our migrant birds that is available Americas-wide. It has a proven track-record of success, having supported 260 projects in 48 U.S. states/territories and 36 other countries since its inception in 2002. Advances in conservation for many species, such as the declining Cerulean Warbler, owe much to the NMBCA.
The reauthorization bill will propose a significant increase in maximum funding from $6 million to $20 million by 2015, meaning many of the worthwhile projects that cannot currently be funded will be able to be supported. This increase in the NMBCA is therefore crucial in helping achieve international bird conservation goals.
Please use the form below to tell your Representative how important you believe the NMBCA is, and encourage them to support the reauthorization.
The system is fully automated. Start by telling us your zip code so we can identify your Representative and see if he/she has already cosposnored the bill. Then, by filling in the form and clicking send, your message will be sent directly to your Congressperson. We have drafted a letter for you, but your personal comments will increase the impact of your email, so please consider making your own edits to the letter body and subject line.
Thank you for your support in ensuring that the NMBCA reauthorization is passed.
Sincerely,
Anne Law
Deputy Director for Conservation Advocacy
American Bird Conservancy
The Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act is now up for reauthorization in the Senate. You can help ensure it passes.
U.S. Senators Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) have introduced S. 690, which reauthorizes the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (NMBCA), the only federal U.S. grants program specifically dedicated to the conservation of our migrant birds that is available throughout the Americas. The bill proposes an increase in funding from $6 million to $20 million per year by 2015, meaning many of the conservation projects that cannot currently be funded will be able to receive support.
NMBCA has a proven track-record of success, having supported 260 projects in 48 U.S. states/territories and 36 other countries since its inception in 2002. Advances in conservation for many declining species, such as the Cerulean Warbler, owe much to the NMBCA.
Please use this system below to tell your Senators how important you believe the NMBCA is, and encourage them to cosponsor the Cardin-Crapo Bill.
The system is fully automated; simply enter your zip code below to find which Senators in your state have already co-sponsored the legislation and which have yet to do so. We have drafted corresponding letters for you, but your personal comments will increase the impact of your email, so please consider making your own edits to the letter body and subject lines. Then just enter your address and send the email.
Thank you for your support in ensuring that the NMBCA reauthorization is passed.
An example of the devastation caused by mountaintop mining in Appalachia. Photo courtesy of Southwings and Appalachian Voices
Using this action page, you can help stop America’s most destructive mining practice that turns mountainsides into wastelands, buries streams forever under an avalanche of fill, and decimates critically needed habitat of our fastest declining songbird.
Mountaintop-removal/valley-fill mining results in the complete removal of the top of a mountain in order to reach hidden coal seams. Millions of tons of dirt and rock that formerly composed the mountaintop are dumped into surrounding valleys, burying streams and their aquatic life forever, and impacting headwaters that supply drinking water for millions of people. More than 1,200 miles of streams and river valleys in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have been turned into barren moonscapes by mountaintop mining activities so far, and more is planned. THIS MUST STOP!
The most notable bird species harmed by this practice is the Cerulean Warbler, which relies on mature forests, and whose core breeding range falls within the Appalachian coalfield region. Mountaintop mining destroys these forests, significantly harming Cerulean populations.
We must bring an end to the disfigurement of our landscape and prevent further loss of Cerulean Warbler habitat. Please ask your Senators to co-sponsor S. 696 that will stop the destructive practice of mountaintop mining. Just enter your zip code in the box below to automatically generate a letter.
Don't forget, the impact of your letter will be significantly increased if you add your own text to the email. Tell your elected officials in your own words how you feel about the danger posed to Cerulean Warblers and other wildlife by mountaintop mining.
Thank you for taking action to help birds and the environment!
Using this action page, you can help stop America’s most destructive mining practice that turns mountainsides into wastelands, buries streams forever under an avalanche of rock, and decimates critically needed habitat of our fastest declining songbird.
Mountaintop-removal/valley-fill mining results in the complete removal of the top of a mountain in order to reach hidden coal seams. Millions of tons of dirt and rock that formerly composed the mountaintop are dumped into surrounding valleys, burying streams and their aquatic life forever, ravaging forests, and impacting headwaters that supply drinking water for millions of people. More than 1,200 miles of streams and river valleys in West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, and Tennessee have been turned into barren moonscapes by mountaintop mining activities so far, and more is planned. THIS MUST STOP!
The most notable bird species harmed by this practice is the Cerulean Warbler, which relies on mature forests, and whose core breeding range falls within the Appalachian coalfield region. Mountaintop mining destroys these forests, significantly harming Cerulean populations.
We must bring an end to the disfigurement of our landscape and prevent further loss of Cerulean Warbler habitat. Please ask your Representative to co-sponsor H.R. 1310 that will stop the destructive practice of mountaintop mining. Just enter your zip code in the box below to automatically generate a letter.
Don't forget, the impact of your letter will be significantly increased if you add your own text to the email. Tell your elected officials in your own words how you feel about the danger posed to Cerulean Warblers and other wildlife by mountaintop mining.
Thank you for taking action to help birds and the environment!
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