Data Owner

Bird Studies Canada (BSC)

Data Access: Level 4

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Abstract

Through the efforts of many dedicated and skilled volunteers who survey amphibians, marsh birds, or both, the Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) contributes to the conservation of wetlands and wetland dependent wildlife in the Great Lakes region. The MMP was established by Bird Studies Canada and Environment Canada in 1994 and is intended to run well beyond the year 2010. The program was designed to provide information on marsh bird and selected amphibian populations, and to contribute to our understanding of their habitat needs. Along with the essential role played by MMP volunteers, the program receives important support from Environment Canada, TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Reports and publications are available online at <http://www.bsc-eoc.org> or by contacting Ryan Archer at the below address. Trends are available. Local citizen groups are using Marsh Monitoring Program (MMP) data to help understand and maintain wetlands in their neighbourhoods, regional governments and others are making use of MMP data for planning, and federal governments and others are making use of MMP data to help assess the health of Great Lakes wetlands and the bird communities at the scale of individual lake basins and for the region as a whole.

Purpose

Supplemental Information

The Marsh Monitoring Program data have been reported at State of the Lakes Ecosystem Conferences and the data collected are being used as indicators of Great Lakes health.

Contact

Kathy Jones: aqsurvey@bsc-eoc.org