Forest Evaluation and Prescription for the Benefit of Migratory Birds

for the benefit of fish and wildlife species and their habitat (16 U.S.C. 661 and 742 et seq.), Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1544, 87 Stat. 884), Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978, as amended (16 U.S.C. 753) and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 16 U.S. C. 709a authorizes financial and technical assistance to other federal agencies, states, local governments, tribes, non-governmental organizations, citizen groups and land owners on the conservation and management of fish and wildlife resources. The objective of this Cooperative Agreement is to provide a person trained in forestry techniques to evaluate forest systems, write forest prescriptions and implement forestry methods for the benefit of wildlife, primarily migratory birds, on both Refuge and private lands.