Natural Resources Conservation Service

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Wildlife Publications

The CEAP Wildlife Component is an effort to quantify the effects of USDA conservation practices and programs on fish and wildlife in landscapes influenced by agriculture in the United States.

Bibliography/Literature Synthesis

Effects of Agricultural Conservation Practices on Fish and Wildlife, August 2008
Fish and Wildlife Response to Farm Bill Conservation Practices. A synthesis of the literature on the documented effects of various agriculture conservation practices on fish and wildlife resources. September 2007
Fish and Wildlife Benefits of Farm Bill Conservation Programs: 2000-2005 Update. A synthesis of the literature describing documented effects of conservation programs on fish and wildlife. October 2005

CEAP Publications

Avian Use of Wetland Reserve Easement Program Sites in Missouri, June 2022 (PDF; 3.6 MB)
A Map Package and Framework to Inform Multi-objective Management of Dry Conifer Forests along the Colorado Front Range, June 2022 (PDF; 2.3 MB)
New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Project Report, March 2022 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
Assessing Wildlife Response to NRCS Conservation Programs Targeting Eastern Deciduous Forests: 2017-2021, March 2022 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Optimization Model for Forest and Shrubland Birds, December 2021 (PDF; 2.4 MB)
Assessing Eastern Whip-poor-will and Monarch Butterfly Responses to NRCS Conservation Programs Targeting Early-successional Habitats in the Eastern Forests, February 2022 (PDF; 2.5 MB)
Grazing Management and Prescribed Fire for Conservation of Lesser Prairie-Chickens, December 2021 (PDF; 12.3 MB)
A Decade of Science Support in the Sagebrush Biome, October 2021 (PDF; 9.2 MB) (high-resolution version)
Conservation Insight—Small, Diversified Farms in New England Provide Conservation Opportunities for Shrubland Birds, October 2021
Reversing Tree Expansion in Sagebrush Steppe Yields Population-level Benefit for Imperiled Grouse, June 2021
Best Management Practices for Pollinator Habitat in the Southeast U.S., May 2021 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
Conservation Insight—Conservation Reserve Program Benefits Lesser Prairie-Chickens, October 2020 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
Thermal Ecology and Multi-scale Nest Site Selection of the Scaled Quail, September 2020 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
An Evaluation of Bird Conservation and Ecosystem Services on Northeastern Farms, February 2020 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Guides: Arizona Bell's Vireo (XLSX; 4.1 MB), Yellow-billed Cuckoo (XLSX; 0.7 MB), Northern Mexican Gartersnake (XLSX; 2.0 MB), Narrow-headed Gartersnake (XLSX; 1.2 MB), Southwestern Willow Flycatcher (XLSX; 4.1 MB), February 2020
2019 Annual Report Assessing Wildlife Response to NRCS Conservation Programs Targeting Eastern Deciduous Forests, December 2019 (PDF; 3.8 MB)
Southwestern Willow Flycatchers: Habitat Features and Effects of Livestock Grazing on their Habitat, November 2019 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
University of New Hampshire Final Report on Northeastern Turtles, October 2019 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
Science to Solutions: A New Tool for Evaluating Outcomes of New England Cottontail Conservation Efforts, January 2019 (PDF; 2.3 MB)
Influence of Human Policies on Lesser Prairie-chicken Ecology in a Fragmented Landscape, January 2020 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
Conservation Insight—Quantifying Outcomes of Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) for the Benefit of Landowners and At-Risk Wildlife, January 2020 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Effects of Working Grassland Management on Lesser Prairie-Chicken Resource Selection Within Home Ranges and During Dispersal Events , September 2019 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
Conservation Insight—Conifer Removal Benefits Sage-Grouse, Other Sagebrush Birds, and Rangeland Productivity, February 2019 (PDF; 3.7 MB)
Habitat Ecology of Native Pollinators and Imperiled Migratory Songbirds within Early-successional Deciduous Forests, February 2019 (PDF; 1.9 MB)
Conservation Insight—LPCI Practices Benefit Lesser Prairie-Chickens and Ranchers, January 2019 (PDF; 5.1 MB)
Conservation Insight—Private Landowner Response to NRCS Young Forest Programs, December 2018 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Wildlife Use of Livestock Troughs and Wildlife Escape Structure Study, December 2018 (PDF; 0.7 MB)
Site-Specific and Landscape Features Associated with Shrubland Bird Occurence in Anthropogenic Shrublands in the Northeastern United States , December 2018 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Habitat Evaluation and Monitoring of Working Lands for Wildlife: Assessment of Habitats Managed for New England Cottontails , November 2018 (PDF; 9.5 MB)
Habitat selection, movements, and home range of bog turtles in southeastern PA and investigation of grazing as a management tool, September 2018 (PDF; 2.3 MB)
New Mexico Meadow Jumping Mouse Project Report , June 2018 (PDF; 4.3 MB)
Winter Ecology of Radiomarked Female Mallards in Mississippi’s Alluvial Valley , May 2018 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Assessing Avian Response to NRCS Conservation Programs Targeting Early-successional Habitats in the Appalachian Mountains and Western Great Lakes Regions, February 2018 (PDF; 4.4 MB)
Conservation Insight—Small Forest Openings Support Shrubland Birds and Native Bees in the Northeast, December 2017 (PDF; 2.5 MB)
Evaluating CRP-SAFE for Wildlife in Idaho , October 2017 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
Estimates of Waste Rice, Natural Seeds, and Wetland Birds in Gulf Coast Prairie Ricelands During Fall–Winter , May 2017 (PDF; 2.9 MB)
Conservation Insight—Conservation Practices Benefit Priority Birds in the Intermountain West, March 2017 (PDF; 2.6 MB)
Identifying Key Habitat Features for Managing Breeding Southwestern Willow Flycatchers, March 2017 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Vegetation Characteristics and Lesser Prairie-Chicken Responses to Land Cover Types and Grazing Management in Western Kansas , March 2017 (PDF; 2.7 MB)
2016 Annual Report Assessing Wildlife Response to NRCS Conservation Programs Targeting Early Succession Habitats, January 2017 (PDF; 2.7 MB)
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Avoidance of Trees in a Grassland Landscape , January 2017 (PDF; 0.7 MB)
Conservation Practices Benefit Golden-winged Warblers in Appalachia, December 2016 (PDF; 3.9 MB)
Fall Migrant Waterbird Community Structure and Stable Isotope Ecology in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley and Northern Gulf of Mexico: Use of Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative Sites and Other Wetlands , December 2016 (PDF; 9.1 MB)
Lesser Prairie-Chicken Initiative Science Support Briefing Paper , November 2016 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
Developing Guidelines For Promoting Pollinator Services And Shrubland Birds In The Northeast, October 2016 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Quantifying the Potential Water Quality Benefits of Agricultural Conservation Practices for Stream Conservation in the Western Lake Erie Basin, August 2016 (PDF; 13.3 MB)
Effects of Haying on Breeding Birds in CRP Grasslands , July 2016 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
Sage Grouse Initiative Final Report, March 2016 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Habitat Monitoring and Evaluation of Working Lands for Wildlife: New England Cottontails, February 2016 (PDF; 1.8 MB)
Methods for Determining Biodiversity Metrics, Focal Species, and Conservation Practices for Multi-scale Analysis in Support of the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEAP), February 2016 (PDF; 2.7 MB)
Conservation Insight—USDA Programs Help Meet Migrating Water-fowl and Shorebird Food Energy Needs on Rainwater Basin Wetlands in Nebraska, November 2015 (PDF; 2.6 MB)
An Assessment of Landscape Carrying Capacity for Waterfowl and Shorebirds in Nebraska’s Rainwater Basin, May 2015 (PDF; 1.4 MB)
Conservation Insight—Migrating and Wintering Waterfowl Select WRP Easements to Meet Annual Life-cycle Needs, March 2015 (PDF; 2.2 MB)
Monitoring and Evaluating Golden-winged Warbler Use of Breeding Habitat Created by the Natural Resources Conservation Service Practices, March 2015 (PDF; 3.6 MB)
Conservation Insight—Weather Surveillance Radar Reveals Bird Response to the Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative, January 2015 (PDF; 1.3 MB)
Conservation Insight—Wetlands Provide Vital Sage-Grouse Summer Habitats on Private Lands, December 2014 (PDF; 1.3 MB)
Conservation Insight—Wyoming's Core Area Policy and Conservation Easements Benefit Sage-Grouse, November 2014 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
Conservation Insight—Targeted Conifer Removal: a Proactive Solution to Conserving Sage-Grouse, September 2014 (PDF; 1.3 MB)
Evaluating Sage-Grouse and Habitat Responses to Sage-Grouse Friendly Livestock Grazing Strategies, September 2014 (PDF; 2.7 MB)
Conservation Insight—Relationship of Lesser Prairie-Chicken Lek Presence and Density to Grassland Conservation Programs, May 2014 (PDF; 0.8 MB)
Regional Assessment of the Relationships of Conservation Practices to Northern Bobwhite and Other Priority Grassland Bird Breeding Populations , May 2014 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Application of Ground-truth for Classification and Quantification of Bird Movements on Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative Sites in Southwest Louisiana, February 2014 (PDF; 3.3 MB)
Conservation Insight—Farm Bill Conservation Programs Can Help Meet the Needs of Spring-Migrating Waterfowl in Southern Oregon-Northeastern California, December 2013 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
Assessing the Effects of Conservation Practices on Priority Birds throughout the Intermountain West, September 2013 (PDF; 6.2 MB)
Evaluation of Farm Bill Programs to benefit Lesser Prairie-Chicken, August 2013 (PDF; 0.1 MB)
Assessment of Bird Response to the NRCS Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative using Weather Surveillance Radar: Final Report, May 2013 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Great Lakes Phase 2 Final Report: Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Conservation Practices to Restoring Biological Integrity in Agricultural Watersheds, March 2013 (PDF; 3.9 MB)
Conservation Insight—USDA Conservation Program Contributions to Lesser Prairie-Chicken conservation in the context of Projected Climate Change, December 2012 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
Conservation Insight—WRP Contributes to Amphibian Conservation in Missouri, December 2012 (PDF; 0.9 MB)
Conservation Insight—Applying the Sage-Grouse Fence Collision Risk Tool to Reduce Bird Strikes, November 2012 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
Remediating Effects of Human Threats on Lotic Fish Assemblages Within the Missouri River Basin: How Effective are Conservation Practices?, July 2012 (PDF; 7.3 MB)
Western Lake Erie Basin Partnership Meeting, May 2012
Conservation Insight—Wintering Waterfowl Respond to Wetlands Reserve Program Lands in the Central Valley of California, April 2012 (PDF; 2.3 MB)
Great Lakes Phase 1 Final Report: Assessing Benefits of Conservation Practices to the Biological Integrity of Agricultural Streams in Michigan and Wisconsin, April 2012 (PDF; 6.8 MB)
Regional Assessment of the Effects of Conservation Practices on Priority Birds in the Shortgrass Prairie Bird Conservation Region (BCR 18), March 2012 (PDF; 0.7 MB)
Conservation Insight—Conservation Practices Benefit Shrubland Birds in New England, January 2012 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
Conservation Insight—Landscape Context Affects Bird Use of Conservation Practices in Delmarva, December 2011 (PDF; 1.4 MB)
Evaluating Biological Effects of Dam Removals in Pennsylvania, April 2011 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
Conservation Insight—Conservation Practices Benefit Western Native Trout, April 2011 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
Establishing the Geomorphic Context for Wetland and Riverine Restoration of the San Rafael River, March 2011 (PDF; 7.6 MB)
Evaluating the Potential of the Conservation Reserve Program to Offset Projected Impacts of Climate Change on the Lesser Prairie-Chicken, March 2011 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
Bird Response to Conservation Reserve Program Land and Landscape Attributes in Maryland and Delaware, December 2010 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
Amphibians as Wetland Restoration Indicators on Wetlands Reserve Program Sites in Lower Grand River Basin, Missouri, December 2010 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
Effects of Historic and Current Land Covers on Water Budget and Water Quality in Agricultural Regions of Michigan and Wisconsin: SWAT Model Report 040302 (Wolf/Fox Rivers) (PDF; 1.6 MB); SWAT Model Report 040303 (Lake Michigan) (PDF; 1.1 MB); SWAT Model Report 040500 (Grand Basin) (PDF; 2.3 MB); SWAT Model Report 040801 (Lake Huron) (PDF; 1.5 MB); SWAT model Report 040802 (Saginaw Bay) (PDF; 1.9 MB); SWAT Model Report 040900 (Detroit Basin) (PDF; 1.2 MB); SWAT model Report 070700 (Wisconsin River) (PDF; 1.5 MB); SWAT model Report 070900 (Rock River) (PDF; 1.3 MB), December 2010
An Assessment of Wintering Waterfowl Use of Wetland Reserve Program Restored Wetlands in California Using NEXRAD Weather Radar: Final Report, November 2010 (PDF; 3.4 MB)
Pilot Study to Investigate the Impacts of Emerging Warm-Season Grass Management Systems on Wildlife Habitat Components, August 2010 (PDF; 4.7 MB)
Wood River Valley Aquatic Habitat Study, January 2010 (PDF; 2.8 MB)
Conservation Insight—Bobwhite and Upland Songbird response to CRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds, December 2009 (PDF; 0.6 MB)
Conservation Insight—Estimated CRP Benefits to Priority Shortgrass Prairie Birds, December 2009 (PDF; 1.1 MB)
National Evaluation of Wildlife Benefits of CRP practice CP33 (Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds), October 2009 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Priority Shortgrass Prairie Birds, July 2009 (PDF; 5.3 MB)
Analysis of Missouri Wetlands Reserve Program Easement Monitoring Data, May 2009 (PDF; 2.5 MB)
Factors Influencing Swamp Sparrow Reproductive Success at Restored and Natural Marshes, May 2009 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
Conservation Reserve Program Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2007 Annual Report, May 2009 (PDF; 3.1 MB)
Conservation Insight—The CRP Enhances Landscape-level Grassland Bird Species Richness, January 2009 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
Conservation Insight—WRP Supports Migrating Waterfowl in Nebraska's Rainwater Basin Region, September 2008 (PDF; 0.4 MB)
Conservation Insight—Estimated CRP Benefits to Mixed-Grass Prairie Birds, July 2008 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
Effects of the Wetlands Reserve Program on Waterfowl Carrying Capacity in the Rainwater Basin Region of South-Central Nebraska, May 8, 2008 (PDF; 1.2 MB)
Conservation Insight—Ecological Monitoring Insights from the Wetlands Reserve Program in Missouri, February 2008 (PDF; 1.0 MB)
Effects of the Conservation Reserve Program on Priority Mixed-grass Prairie Birds, December 2007 (PDF; 1.5 MB)
Ecology and Management of Scrub-shrub Birds in New England: A Comprehensive Review. August 2007 (PDF; 4.5 MB)
Science Note—Using NatureServe Information to Assess Conservation Practice Effects on At-Risk Species, June 2007 (PDF; 0.2 MB)
Conservation Reserve Program Bird Monitoring and Evaluation Plan 2006 Annual Report, February 2007 (PDF; 2.0 MB)
Using NatureServe Information to Assess Farm Bill Practice Effects on At-risk Species and Habitats, Missouri Pilot Final Report, February 2007 (PDF; 3.2 MB)
Wildlife Component Work Plan. September 2006

FSA CRP Studies

Benefits of the Conservation Reserve Program to Grassland Bird Populations in the Prairie Pothole Region of North Dakota and South Dakota, February 2007 (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Waterfowl Response to the Conservation Reserve Program and Swampbuster Provision In the Prairie Pothole Region, 1992–2004, February 2007 (PDF; 1.4 MB)
Estimating Wildlife Response to the Conservation Reserve Program: Bobwhite and Grassland Birds, October 2006 (PDF; 0.5 MB)
Use of CRP Fields by Greater Sage-grouse and other Shrubsteppe associated Wildlife in Washington, October 2006 (PDF; 4 MB)
Estimating Response of Ring-necked Pheasant to the Conservation Reserve Program June 2006 (PDF; 0.7 MB)

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