CENTER FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INC
Information that Enables Conservation
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Research
Our research has global impact driving the conservation community forward on a daily basis. CCB research is used to create or improve environmental policy, to inform management decisions, to locate the highest priority lands for protection, and to educate us about the least destructive path ahead. In 2013, CCB reached its 21st year and during that short span of time has completed more than 530 research projects on birds of conservation concern and made conservation impacts on 430 bird species in 25 countries. This year we conducted a Chesapeake Bay-wide survey of Great Blue Heron and Great Egret nesting colonies, coordinated conservation efforts on the imperiled Black Rail, monitored migratory shorebirds in the Mid-Atlantic region, changed shorebird hunting policies through Whimbrel tracking research, monitored and managed the federally listed Red-cockaded Woodpecker population in Virginia, monitored the breeding population of Bald Eagles in Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina, collaborated with the Canadian Wildlife Service to monitor breeding shorebirds in the Artic, quantified predation rates on marsh bird nests thought to be contributing to the decline of marsh bird populations, continued a tracking study with the endangered Crowned Eagle in Argentina, monitored and managed the Virginia threatened Peregrine Falcon, surveyed the critically threatened Red Knot, tracked bald and golden eagles along the Atlantic flyway, and many more projects on species of conservation concern.
Education
CCB has produced 15 master’s degree students with research projects spanning from the impact of human beach use on birds to the effects of salinity on diet and reproductive parameters of Osprey. In 2013, CCB continued support for a master’s student studying conflicts within the Bald Eagle population related to interspecific competition. In addition, CCB staff mentored undergraduate students in Virginia and conducted 25 public presentations to citizen and academic audiences. Our two citizen science programs, nightjars.org and osprey-watch.org engage 2300 volunteers from 20 countries in observing and recording birds for scientific research.
Information and Advisory Services
CCB has provided hundreds of pro bono advisory services to government agencies and NGO conservation groups. In 2013, CCB provided information on management of habitat for the federal endangered Red-Cockaded Woodpecker, collaborated with federal wildlife agencies to incorporate migratory songbirds into habitat planning for the Virginia Eastern Shore, advised state and federal agencies on bald eagle management, identified critical staging areas for migrant shorebirds along the Mid-Atlantic coast, exposed the hunting pressures on migrant shorebirds in the Caribbean, and collaborated with the BBC in a successful public campaign about the consequences of sea-level rise on vulnerable species. CCB was covered by 64 print, online, and radio media stories and 3 film documentaries about bird conservation. In 2013, CCB continued to share bird data through our online mapping portal allowing wildlife and environmental planners free online mapping access to nest locations for planning and permit activities. CCB houses the Paul Baker Library which houses and maintains research resources from various sources including original CCB data. The Baker Library currently houses more than 1,000 historic databases on birds of conservation concern. These materials are made available to students, professionals, research organizations, and the interested public to further the avian conservation ideals of CCB.
Where we work
Awards
Leadership and Partnership Award 2014
The Nature Conservancy
Endangered Species Recovery Champion 2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jackson Abbott Conservation Award 2007
Virginia Society of Ornithology
Jackson Abbott Conservation Award 2001
Virginia Society of Ornithology
Research Management and Partnership Award 2013
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CENTER FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INC
Board of directorsas of 12/01/2017
Dr. Bryan Watts
College of William and Mary and Virginia Commonwealth University
Term: 2009 -
Mitchell Byrd
Barton Paxton
Dana Bradshaw
Bryan Watts
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes