Pacific Southwest

Title: Linking Shorebird Conservation and Education Along Flyways: An Overview of the Shorebird Sister Schools Program

Author: Chapman, Hillary; Johnson, Heather

Date: 2005

Source: In: Ralph, C. John; Rich, Terrell D., editors 2005. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference. 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Volume 1 Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 443-445

Station ID: GTR-PSW-191

Description: The Shorebird Sister Schools Program (SSSP) is an internet-based environmental education program that provides a forum for students, biologists, and shorebird enthusiasts to track shorebird migration and share observations along flyways. The programÂ’s vision is to engage public participation in the conservation of shorebirds and their wetland, grassland, and shoreline ecosystems along flyways. The target audiences are students and educators. However, facilitating interaction between biologists, students, and educators is an essential component of the program. In addition, numerous volunteer shorebird enthusiasts participate in the program and greatly enrich the information that is shared. Partnerships at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels are crucial for this program to function. Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is responsible for maintaining the primary program components that include a web site, list server, and K-12 curriculum, partner input into each component is essential.

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Chapman, Hillary; Johnson, Heather   2005.  Linking Shorebird Conservation and Education Along Flyways: An Overview of the Shorebird Sister Schools Program.   In: Ralph, C. John; Rich, Terrell D., editors 2005. Bird Conservation Implementation and Integration in the Americas: Proceedings of the Third International Partners in Flight Conference. 2002 March 20-24; Asilomar, California, Volume 1 Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. Albany, CA: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station: p. 443-445.