Playa Lakes Joint Venture

The Playa Lakes Joint Venture (PLJV) Staff and Board Have Identified Nine Areas of Top Importance in the Management and Conservation of Bird Species and Their Habitats in Our Region. These Focus Areas - Conservation Delivery, Biological Planning, Communications, Geographic Information Systems, Funding, Granting, Education, Research, and Annual Review - Comprise the Foundation of Our Organization, and Allow Us to Build Strong, Mutually Supportive Areas of Expertise That Eliminate Conservation Delivery Bottlenecks. for Example, Biological Planning Cannot Be Effective Without Research; Research Is Ineffective Unless Results Are Communicated to Land Managers and Local Conservation Partnerships (LCPS); and LCPS and Land Managers Cannot Implement Projects Without Funding and Programs to Support Their Work. Removing These Bottlenecks Requires a Major Coordination Effort Which We Propose to Continue Under the Partnership Model PLJV Has Refined Over the Last 33 Years Through Funding From the U.s. Fish and Wildlife Service, as Well as From Its State and Regional Partners.