The Alaska Shorebird Group represents academic and private researchers, federal and state agency staff, conservation organizations and shorebird enthusiasts dedicated to shorebirds and the habitats they depend on throughout their annual cycle. Our mission is to raise public awareness of shorebirds and to promote research, monitoring, management, and conservation of this unique group of birds.
Given the importance of Alaska’s landscapes to shorebirds throughout the annual cycle and the “overriding political and social responsibility to perpetuate this valuable resource,” the Alaska Shorebird Group was founded in 1997 to:
1) raise the public’s awareness of shorebirds
2) promote research, monitoring, management, conservation, and education/outreach relevant to shorebirds
3) integrate the goals and objectives of the Alaska Shorebird Group with regional, national, and international programs
4) provide a structured forum to facilitate, coordinate, and enhance the exchange of shorebird information
5) promote range-wide management and conservation of shorebirds
VISION
To create impactful, collaborative partnerships that inspire effective conservation actions to maintain or enhance shorebird populations.
Alaska Shorebird Conservation
Plan III
Semipalmated Sanpiper – Z. Pohlen
Annual Project Summaries
National Petroleum Reserve – Alaska – Z. Pohlen
Meeting Presentations
Stilt Sandpiper – Z. Pohlen